11-28-2007, 01:21 PM
@Paralus
I fully agree that the heavy hoplites were not the reason why the Persian military failed against the Greeks. But that’s neither what the Cyropaedia is claiming, for most parts Xenophon should have had an Persian original, it's more or less the only ancient Persian work that has directly survived.
[quote]Nor is it possible that a “small numberâ€
I fully agree that the heavy hoplites were not the reason why the Persian military failed against the Greeks. But that’s neither what the Cyropaedia is claiming, for most parts Xenophon should have had an Persian original, it's more or less the only ancient Persian work that has directly survived.
[quote]Nor is it possible that a “small numberâ€
Bahram Ardavan-Dorood
