Cyropaedia: the Education of Cyrus
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C4. 13 ff. Notice how in this stirring and inspiriting speech Cyrus bydealing with the Egyptians (the only unknown quantity) strikes a newnote and sets up a new motive, as it were, preparing us for the tragicstruggle which is to come, which will cost Abradatas and other goodmen dear, not to speak of the brave Egyptians themselves (cf. SudaneseArabs). Also note Xenophon's enthusiasm in reference to the new armingand the odds of encounter between cavalry and infantry (cf. Napier, Forbes, etc. ).
...BOOK VII [C. 1] So they prayed to the gods and went to their place, and thesquires brought food and drink to Cyrus and his staff as they stoodround the sacrifice. And he took his breakfast where he stood, aftermaking the due offering, sharing what he had with all who needed it, andhe poured out the libation and prayed, and then drank, and his men withhim.
Then he supplicated Zeus, the god of his fathers, to be his leader andhelper in the fight, and so he mounted his horse and bade those abouthim follow.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
C4. 13 ff. Notice how in this stirring and inspiriting speech Cyrus bydealing with the Egyptians (the only unknown quantity) strikes a newnote and sets up a new motive, as it were, preparing us for the tragicstruggle which is to come, which will cost Abradatas and other goodmen dear, not to speak of the brave Egyptians themselves (cf. SudaneseArabs). Also note Xenophon's enthusiasm in reference to the new armingand the odds of encounter between cavalry and infantry (cf. Napier, Forbes, etc. ).
...BOOK VII [C. 1] So they prayed to the gods and went to their place, and thesquires brought food and drink to Cyrus and his staff as they stoodround the sacrifice. And he took his breakfast where he stood, aftermaking the due offering, sharing what he had with all who needed it, andhe poured out the libation and prayed, and then drank, and his men withhim.
Then he supplicated Zeus, the god of his fathers, to be his leader andhelper in the fight, and so he mounted his horse and bade those abouthim follow.
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