Cf. It was about four furlongs'march to the crossing, and as they moved along the bank, the squadronsof cavalry kept pace with them on the opposite side. The one thing needfulto real and recognised generalship was, he thought, to praise thevirtuous and to withhold praise from the evildoer. When the Hellenes were not only right across, but had got about a milefrom the ravine, Mithridates also crossed with his forces. Then turning to the officers: "Andnow," said he, "let us waste no time; retire at once, I beg you, andchoose leaders where you need them. To sustain a running fightwith an enemy constantly attacking was one thing; to keep him at arm'slength from a fixed base of action another: and the difference wasmuch in their favour. The Anabasis (also called The Anabasis of Cyrus, The March Up Country, The March of the Ten Thousand, and The Persian Expedition) is a work by the ancient Greek writer Xenophon.It details the journey of 10,000 Greek mercenaries in the army of Cyrus the Younger as he seeks to overthrow his older brother, the King of Persia Artaxerxes II. Laughter at an enemy heconsidered out of place, but his whole conversation turned upon theridicule of his associates. Then I shall carry them across, and when Ihave fastened the links at both ends, I shall place layers of wood onthem and a coating of earth on the top of that. The order passed to his own men was: "Wait tillyou are within sling-shot, and the shield rattles, then sound thepaean and charge the enemy. With you everypath is plain to us, every river passable, and of provisions we shallknow no stint. a general toundertake the work? But Soteridas theSicyonian said: "We are not on equal terms, Xenophon; you are mounted 47on a horse; I can hardly get along with my shield to carry;" and he,on hearing the reproach, leapt from his horse. Surely it belongs to people altogether without resources,who are helplessly struggling in the toils of fate, and are villainsto boot, to seek accomplishment of their desires by perjury to heavenand faithlessness to their fellows. Geog. This observation,also, I have laid to heart, that they, who in matters of war seek inall ways to save their lives, are just they who, as a rule, diedishonourably; whereas they who, recognising that death is the commonlot and destiny of all men, strive hard to die nobly: these morefrequently, as I observe, do after all attain to old age, or, at anyrate, while life lasts, they spend their days more happily. After that, the generalsresolved that it would be better to proclaim open war, without truceor herald, as long as they were in the enemy's country; for they usedto come and corrupt the soldiers, and they were even successful withone officer--Nicarchus[1], an Arcadian, who went off in the night withabout twenty men. "Good," replied Clearchus. 983 Cf. There is no passing, 39until we have dislodged these fellows; why have you not brought up thelight infantry?" This whole bodyhe had got by request from Tissaphernes, and in return he undertook todeliver up the Hellenes to Tissaphernes. Asa result of this day, then, the Hellenes chancing upon some villageshad no sooner encamped than the barbarians fell back, having haddistinctly the worst of it in the skirmishing. There is onepoint, I admit, in which their cavalry have the whip-hand of us; it issafer for them than it is for us to run away. of Greece," vol. Livy (ix. He had no reverenceeven for Zeus, the god of strangers; but, after entertaining Clearchusat his own board as a friend, he used his hospitality to delude anddecoy his victims. Instantly theHellenes ran to their arms, one and all, in utter consternation, andfully expecting that the enemy would instantly be down upon the camp.However, they did not all come; only Ariaeus came, and Artaozus andMithridates, who were Cyrus's most faithful friends; but theinterpreter of the Hellenes said he saw and recognised the brother ofTissaphernes also with them. They were a people, so said theprisoners, dwelling up on the hills, addicted to war, and not subjectto the king; so much so that once, when a royal army one hundred andtwenty thousand strong had invaded them, not a man came back, owing tothe intricacies of the country. The generals thought it a pretty invention enough, but its realisationimpracticable, for on the other side were masses of cavalry posted andready to bar the passage; who, to begin with, would not suffer the 12first detachment of crossers to carry out any item of the programme. In the next place, let me recallto your minds the dangers of our own forefathers, that you may see and 11know that bravery is your heirloom, and that by the aid of the godsbrave men are rescued even out of the midst of sorest straits. And when asked whether therewas any point on it difficult to pass, he replied that there was a colwhich it would be impossible to pass unless it were occupied inadvance. There and then the barbarians turned and fled as best they might, and 1the Hellenes held the summit, while the troops with Tissaphernes andAriaeus turned aside and disappeared by another road. Full text Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. A saying of his is recordedto the effect that the soldier who is to mount guard and keep hishands off his friends, and be ready to dash without a moment'shesitation against the foe--must fear his commander more than theenemy. And now it is high time I brought my remarks to anend, for may be the enemy will be here anon. are as an historian, they are yet surpassed by his excellence as an The Medes once dwelt in it. [2] These words sound to me like an author's note, parenthetically, and perhaps inadvertently, inserted into the text. It was nearly midnight when this took place. This is the first comprehensive commentary on a section of Xenophon's Anabasis in English for almost a century. 480, and at Plataea and Mycale, B.C. Their name, pronounced Kardu by the ancient Syrians and Assyrians, Kordu by the Armenians (plural Kordukh), first appears in its narrower sense in western literature in the pages of the eye-witness Xenophon as {Kardoukhoi}. or, possibly, do we seem to you 17to lack the physical surroundings suitable for attacking you? Betrayed even by the Asiatics, atwhose side they had marched with Cyrus to the attack, they were leftin isolation. Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and the younger Cyrus.Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him. Xenophon having read the letter, consulted Socrates the Athenian,whether he should accept or refuse the invitation. the most excellent writers of his time, above which he is raised by See iii. Curtius, x. When it is open to him to enjoy peacewith honour, no shame, no injury attached, still he prefers war; whenhe may live at home at ease, he insists on toil, if only it may end infighting; when it is given to him to keep his riches without risk, hewould rather lessen his fortune by the pastime of battle. Todefend ourselves--to ward off that fate--not a hand stirs: no one ispreparing, none cares; but here we lie, as though it were time to restand take our ease. To this the Hellenes madeanswer by the mouth of Cleanor of Orchomenus, their spokesman, whosaid, addressing Ariaeus: "Thou villain, Ariaeus, and you the rest ofyou, who were Cyrus's friends, have you no shame before God or man,first to swear to us that you have the same friends and the sameenemies as we ourselves, and then to turn and betray us, making commoncause with Tissaphernes, that most impious and villainous of men? They were Proxenus the Boeotian, Menon theThessalian, Agias the Arcadian, Clearchus the Laconian, and Socratesthe Achaean; while the captains remained at the doors. "At this very moment you would confer a great boon on the army, if youmade it your business to appoint generals and officers to fill theplaces of those that are lost. Do that, andtheir spirits will soon revive wonderfully. [In the preceding pages of the narrative will be found a fullaccount, not only of the doings of the Hellenes during theadvance of Cyrus till the date of the battle, but of the inci-dents which befell them after Cyrus' death at the commencementof the retreat, while in company with Tissaphernes during thetruce.]. That is why I hastenedon, and why I could not wait for you, hoping to be beforehand withthem yonder in seizing the pass: the guides we have got say there isno other way." "Thesm." [11] Some MSS. At that time,it was to win a throne for Cyrus that you showed your bravery; to-day,when the struggle is for your own salvation, what is more natural thanthat you should show yourselves braver and more zealous still. 981 Cf. But after their deaths thevengeance of the king fell upon him, and he was put to death, not like 29Clearchus and the others by what would appear to be the speediest ofdeaths--decapitation--but, as report says, he lived for a year in painand disgrace and died the death of a felon. 3; xii. You see, the enemy did not dare to bring war to bearupon us until they had first seized our generals; they felt thatwhilst our rulers were there, and we obeyed them, they were no matchfor us in war; but having got hold of them, they fully expected thatthe consequent confusion and anarchy would prove fatal to us. Thereupon Hieronymous the Eleian, the eldest of Proxenus's captains,commenced speaking as follows: "Generals and captains, it seemed rightto us, in view of the present crisis, ourselves to assemble and tosummon you, that we might advise upon some practicable course. and Roman Biography. The speaking was ended; they got up and retired; then they burnt the 1wagons and the tents, and after sharing with one another what eachneeded out of their various superfluities, they threw the remnant intothe fire. Or perhaps to gain moneyand wealth is your ambition, strive again for mastery; have notconquerors the double gain of keeping what is their own, whilst theyseize the possessions of the vanquished?". Cheirisophus retorted: "That isnot quite my view; I say, let us do a little burning ourselves, andthey will cease all the quicker. Workingon the feelings of that prince, in language described elsewhere, hereceived from his entertainer a present of ten thousand darics. At the time of his death he was onlythirty years of age. Tothis city also the king of the Pesians laid siege, but could not takeit either by length of days or strength of hand. [7] In the passage above I have translated {lokhoi} companies, and, as usual, {lokhagoi} captains. See also Aelian (Varia At times ithappened that, the relief party having mounted, encounteredconsiderable annoyance in their descent from the barbarians, who wereso agile that they allowed them to come up quite close, before theyturned back, and still escaped, partly no doubt because the onlyweapons they had to carry were bows and slings. . Some of the officers findingthemselves baulked at this point, kept trying other ways, nor did theydesist till darkness set in; and then, when they thought they wouldnot be seen retiring, they returned to supper. 979 Cf. And, next, we shouldthrow our tents into the bonfire also: for these again are only atrouble to carry, and do not contribute one grain of good either forfighting or getting provisions. Thenthey vowed to Artemis that for every man they slew of the enemy, theywould sacrifice to the goddess goats so many; and when they could notfind sufficient for the slain, they resolved to offer yearly fivehundred; and to this day they perform that sacrifice. 41; Arrian, iii. After this Cheirisophus spoke. It is an "aside" to the reader, which in a modern book would appear as a footnote. Örs’ positivist view of the text could have influenced Okay in his relative objectivity in summarising Anabasis. When theywere across, Mithridates appeared again with one thousand horse, andarchers and slingers to the number of four thousand. As it was, they gotinto quarters, and bivouacked in the villages that night, while theCarduchians kept many watch-fires blazing in a circle on themountains, and kept each other in sight all round. To-day you have made 16trial of them, and knowing that, however many times your number, theydo not care to await your onset, what concern have you now to beafraid of them? If you like, stay in command of the army, and I will go; or, ifyou prefer, do you go to the mountain, and I will stay here." And these, seeing their own cavalryfleeing, seeing also the heavy infantry advancing upon them, abandonedthe heights above the river. "For my part, all the while the truce lasted, I never ceased pityingourselves and congratulating the king and those with him, as, like ahelpless spectator, I surveyed the extent and quality of theirterritory, the plenteousness of their provisions, the multitude oftheir dependants, their cattle, their gold, and their apparel. Thereupon Xenophon spoke as follows: "We all know only too well, that 34the king and Tissaphernes have seized as many of us as they could, andit is clear they are plotting to destroy the rest of us if they can.Our business is plain: it is to do all we can to avoid getting intothe power of the barbarians; rather, if we can, we will get them intoour power. thatwe were not to fire the king's country, they are now themselvesdoing--setting fire to it as if it were not their own. But without you, all our way is through darkness; forwe known nothing concerning it, every river will be an obstacle, eachmultitude a terror; but, worst terror of all, the vast wilderness, sofull of endless perplexity. Indeed, many herds of cattle had beencaught whilst being conveyed across to the other side of the river.And now Tissaphernes and his troops made an attempt to burn thevillages, and some of the Hellenes were disposed to take the matterdeeply to heart, being apprehensive that they might not know where toget provisions if the enemy burnt the villages. But when the pinch of danger was past, andit was open to them to go and taste subordination under some otherofficer, many forsook him. I confine myself to the following facts,which are known to all. Then it was resolved to summon the officers of the light infantry andsome of those of the heavy infantry, and to acquaint them with thestate of affairs, and ask them whether any of them were minded todistinguish themselves, and would step forward as volunteers on anexpedition. Search full-text index. So Cheirisophus with his detachment stepped in. Later writers knew of a small kingdom here at the time of the Roman occupation, ruled by native princes, who after Tigranes II (about 80 B.C.) Variousways in which you Hellenes may be useful to me you yourself havementioned, but there is one still greater. So they stripped naked,expecting to have to swim for it, and with their long knives in theirhands began crossing, but going forward crossed without being wet upto the fork. You will see in aminute that there's no danger of your drowning, for every skin will beable to support a couple of men without sinking, and the wood andearth will prevent your slipping off.". Both individuals and organizations that work with arXivLabs have embraced and accepted our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. We need feel no alarm for all that. As soon as they were all met, they seated themselves in frontof the place d'armes: the assembled generals and officers, numberingabout a hundred. [5] The best MSS read {Skuthai}, Scythians; if this is correct, it is only the technical name for "archers." [4] I.e. "The first thing which I recommend is to burn the wagons we have got,so that we may be free to march wherever the army needs, and not,practically, make our baggage train our general. Search HathiTrust. You have them, and your ownsatrapy besides, safe and sound; while the king's power, which was athorn in the side of Cyrus, is your support. Havinggot this money, he did not sink into a life of ease and indolence, butcollected an army with it, carried on war against the Thracians, and 5conquered them in battle, and from that date onwards harried andplundered them with war incessantly, until Cyrus wanted his army;whereupon he at once went off, in hopes of finding another sphere ofwarfare in his company. Rule he soughtafter only as a stepping-stone to larger spoils. The Anabasis of Xenophon : with an interlinear translation, for the use of schools and private learners on the Hamiltonian system / as improved by Thomas ... Search full-text index. Now there was in that host a certain man, an Athenian[1], Xenophon,who had accompanied Cyrus, neither as a general, nor as an officer,nor yet as a private soldier, but simply on the invitation of an oldfriend, Proxenus. Meanwhile the ArgiveArchagoras arrived, in full flight, with the announcement that theyhad been dislodged from the first ridge, and that Cephisodorus andAmphicrates were slain, with a number of others besides, all in factwho had not jumped down the crags and so reached the rearguard. 401 and 338, see Jebb, "Attic Orators," vol i. p. 17. Anabasis, Book 4 Xenophon Full view - 1883. He claims them as his, sincethey belonged to Cyrus, who was his slave." Hoarse were the shouts of theHellenic troops as the men cheered their companions forwards, andhoarse the answering shouts from the troops of Tissaphernes, urging ontheirs. With these I shall couple the skins to one another; then Ishall moor each skin by attaching stones and letting them down likeanchors into the water. "Heredotus estimates the number of those who fell on the Persian side at 6400 men: the number of Athenian dead is accurately known, since all were collected for the last solemn obsequies--they were 192." Xenophon went and put the question toApollo, to which of the gods he must pray and do sacrifice, so that hemight best accomplish his intended journey and return in safety, withgood fortune. The arrows pierced through shieldand cuirass, and the Hellenes, when they got hold of them, used themas javelins, fitting them to their thongs. thequestion arises, Was he equally good as a commander? [6] Here seems to be the germ--unless, indeed, the thought had been conceived above--here at any rate the first conscious expression of the colonisation scheme, of which we shall hear more below, in reference to Cotyora; the Phasis; Calpe. There are horses in the army I know; some few withmyself, others belonging to Clearchus's stud, and a good many otherscaptured from the enemy, used for carrying baggage. I know that the Mysians are a cause of troubleto you, and I flatter myself that with my present force I could renderthem humbly obedient to you. At this instant the signal of thebugle was heard. --"Ileave it to you," Cheirisophus answered, "to choose which you likebest." The ANABASIS, the progressive rock collaborative of Barry Thompson (music) and George Andrade (words), announce that Jimmy Keegan (Spock's Beard, Pattern Seeking Animals) will record drums for the band’s long-awaited sophomore release, The Battle – An Opioid Story, a progressive rock opera written to benefit the Edwina Martin House in Brockton, MA. Arrian, Anabasis A.G. Roos, Ed. Historia, ii. movements and operations, the drawing up of the armies for battle, and This is what took place. They had at their back other Persiansalso, armed with cuirasses, as many as three hundred. 37). Over and over again Xenophonwould send an order to the front to slacken pace, when the enemy werepressing their attack severely. "Why, when we had it in our power to destroy you, did we not proceedto do it? the Persian leaders were seen flogging their men to the attack. Advanced full-text search ... Anabasis. The generals who were thus seized were taken up to the king and there 1decapitated. Search HathiTrust. [8] I.e. "Thefact is," he added, "I was driven to pursue; it was too trying to lookon and see our men suffer so badly, and be unable to retaliate.However, when we did charge, there is no denying the truth of what yousay; we were not a whit more able to injure the enemy, while we hadconsiderable difficulty in beating a retreat ourselves. Thus, andwithout further ado, Xenophon offered sacrifice to those whom the godhad named, and set sail on his voyage. Meanwhile, as the rest of the army filed past,and the colloquy was proceeding, all the people of the place had timeto gather gradually, and the enemy formed; and as soon as the Hellenesbegan to descend from the mamelon to join the others where the troopswere halted, on rushed the foe, in full force, with hue and cry. It seemed to him in a vision that there was astorm of thunder and lightning, and a bolt fell on his father's house,and thereupon the house was all in a blaze. Cheirisophus was in possession of the higher ground, and Lycius, withhis little squadron, in an attempt to follow up the pursuit, hadcaptured some stragglers of their baggage-bearers, and with them somehandsome apparel and drinking-cups. [6] I.e., in practising, in order to get the maximum range they let fly the arrows, not horizontally, but up into the air. At the time of his death he musthave been about fifty years of age. But turning to matters human, you I lookupon as our greatest blessing in this present time. What happened, when a bridge had to be crossed orother passage effected, was, that each unit of the force pressed on inanxiety to get over first, and at these moments it was easy for theenemy to make an attack. In this way they advanced four stages, but ere the fifth wascompleted, they came in sight of a palace of some sort, with villagesclustered round it; they could further see that the road leading tothis place pursued its course over high undulating hillocks, the spurof the mountain range, under which lay the village. Retiring from the sacrifice, thegenerals and officers issued an order to the troops to take theirbreakfasts; and while Xenophon was taking his, two young men camerunning up to him, for every one knew that, breakfasting or supping,he was always accessible, or that even if asleep any one was welcometo awaken him who had anything to say bearing on the business of war. So lacking in grace of manner was he; butwas ever harsh and savage, so that the feeling of the soldiers towardshim was that of schoolboys to a master. I am sure that theking would be thrice glad to give the Mysians as many guides as theylike, or as many hostages as they care to demand, in return for a safeconduct out of his country; he would make carriage roads for them, andif they preferred to take their departure in coaches and four, hewould not say them nay. Send them back to us. amicorum et vanitatem ementiendae stirpis. View full catalog record. Isee there are plenty of sheep and goats and asses. The resolution wascarried. An orderhad been passed down the lines, what light infantry and what heavyinfantry were to take part in the pursuit; and the cavalry wereinstructed to follow up the pursuit with confidence, as a considerable 3support was in their rear. As toyourselves, the king demands your arms. by John J. As to us, Igo so far as to assert, we ought never to have let it be seen that wewere bent on getting home: at any rate, not so soon; we should havebegun stocking and furnishing ourselves, as if we fully meant tosettle down for life somewhere or other hereabouts. I say, as I 21reasoned thus, there were times when I dreaded the truce more than Inow dread war. Herod. It must beadmitted that, as far as was compatible with his quality of temper, hewas; none more so. This man's opinion was that it was mere nonsense for any oneto pretend they could obtain safety otherwise than by an appeal to theking, if he had skill to enforce it; and at the same time he began todilate on the difficulties. It is the frontier river between Armenia and the country of theCarduchians. Why then, with all theseavenues of attack, this machinery of war, open to us, not one of whichcan be turned against ourselves, why should we select from among themall that method, which alone in the sight of God is impious and of manabominable? Nay, itis very meet and right that you should be more undaunted still to-dayto face the foe. As soon as he was fully awake, the firstclear thought which came into his head was, Why am I lying here? All these goodthings of theirs are now set as prizes for the combatants. After this conversation Tissaphernes, with kindliest expression,invited Clearchus to remain with him at the time, and entertained himat dinner. Separated from Hellas by more than a thousand miles, they hadnot even a guide to point the way. But when they were comeopposite to it they raced up hill towards their mountains. Search Field List. Afterthis achievement the barbarians came to a crest facing the mamelon,and Xenophon held a colloquy with them by means of an interpreter, tonegotiate a truce, and demanded back the dead bodies. The Anabasis of Alexander; or, The history of the wars and conquests of Alexander the Great. Thenight advances; with the day, it is like enough, the enemy will beupon us. In this way and to this extent he knewhow to rule; but to play a subordinate part himself he had no greattaste; so, at any rate, it was said. is not their lordship over all alikeoutspread? Though it may be looked upon as a supplement to the Anabasis, Arrian often refers in the one work to the other. At any rate they have deserted us, and sought refuge withthem. The first said no; andin spite of all sorts of terrors applied to extract a betteranswer--"no," he persisted. 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