03-29-2005, 09:00 PM
There's a reference in Xenophon's <em>Hellenica</em>, 4.4.10:<br>
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"But Pasimachus, the Lacedaemonian commander of horse, at the head of a few horsemen, when he saw the Sicyonians hard pressed, tied his horses to trees, took from the Sicyonians their shields, and advanced with a volunteer force against the Argives. The Argives, however, seeing the Sigmas upon the shields, did not fear these opponents at all, thinking that they were Sicyonians. Then, as the story goes, Pasimachus said: 'By the twin gods,10 Argives, these Sigmas will deceive you,' and came to close quarters with them; and fighting thus with a few against many he was slain, and likewise others of his party." This was in 391 BC.<br>
from www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi...ell.+4.4.1<br>
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I'm not sure of other references, but they might be out there. <p></p><i></i>
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"But Pasimachus, the Lacedaemonian commander of horse, at the head of a few horsemen, when he saw the Sicyonians hard pressed, tied his horses to trees, took from the Sicyonians their shields, and advanced with a volunteer force against the Argives. The Argives, however, seeing the Sigmas upon the shields, did not fear these opponents at all, thinking that they were Sicyonians. Then, as the story goes, Pasimachus said: 'By the twin gods,10 Argives, these Sigmas will deceive you,' and came to close quarters with them; and fighting thus with a few against many he was slain, and likewise others of his party." This was in 391 BC.<br>
from www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi...ell.+4.4.1<br>
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I'm not sure of other references, but they might be out there. <p></p><i></i>
Dan Diffendale
Ph.D. candidate, University of Michigan
Ph.D. candidate, University of Michigan
