Chapter 5 Volume 1 Ⅱ

Cyrus thought the time had come for the march to begin.He excused that he wanted to drive all the Pisidians out of the territory, and claimed that the reason why he recruited the Bo and Greek troops was solely for this purpose.At this time he also sent word to Clearchus to bring the whole army he had gathered, and to Aristipus to make peace with the enemies in his territory and send the army he had gathered.He also sent a message to Zenias the Arcadian who led the mercenaries in the cities for him, ordering him to lead all the troops except those needed to guard the city.He also summoned the troops besieging Miritu to withdraw, and invited these Miritu exiles to fight with him, promising to make them fight back to their hometown after successfully completing the current task of dispatching troops, and never give up until they achieve their goals.They obediently obeyed—for they trusted him—and were at Sardis in readiness.

At this time, Zenias led the troops from various cities, including 4,000 heavy armored infantry, to Sardis; Proxinus brought 1,500 heavy armored infantry and 5 light armored soldiers; Sophinetus the Achaean brought a thousand hoplites; Socrates the Achaean brought about 500 hoplites; Pasione the Megarian brought 300 hoplites and 300 light shields soldiers ①.Pación and Socrates also belonged to the army that was besieging Miritu.All the above armies came to Sardis to report to Cyrus. At this time, Tissaphernes had noticed these movements, and concluded that the scale of Cyrus's army was not limited to Pisidia.He led five hundred cavalry to meet the king.The king heard about the deployment of Cyrus' army from Tisafnes, and began to plan countermeasures.

Cyrus at this time set out from Sardis with the above-mentioned armies, marched through Lydia for three stops and twenty-two parasangs, and arrived at the Meander, which is two plathrons wide. , there is a bridge built by seven boats on the river.After crossing the Meander he marched through Phrygia one station, eight parasangs, and reached Kolossak.This is a densely populated and prosperous city④.Here he stayed for seven days.At this moment Menon of Thessaly arrived with a thousand hoplites and five hundred light shields, among whom were Doropians, Aeneans, and Olynthians.From this he marched three stations, twenty parasangs, and arrived at Seleni, which is also a prosperous city with a large population of Phrygians.Here Cyrus had a palace and a great park full of wild animals.When he is happy, he often rides and shoots here to train himself and his horse.The Meander River flows through the middle of the palace; its source is below the palace; it also flows through the city of Sereni.There was also a great king's palace in Sereni, with a fortified fortress, under the acropolis of Acropolis on the source of the Marsya.The Marsya also flows through the city, twenty-five feet wide, and joins the Meander.According to legend, it was here that

After defeating Marsya in a musical contest, Apollo skinned him and hung it in a cave at the source of the river.Hence the name of the river Marsya.It is also here that Xers is said to have built the palace and the Acropolis of Sereni during his retreat from Greece after the defeat of the famous battle.Here Cyrus stayed thirty days.Clearchus, the Lasidemonian exile, arrived with 1,000 hoplites, 800 Thracian light shields, and 200 Cretan archers.At the same time Sosis the Syracusan came with three hundred men in armor, and Achias the Arcadian came with a thousand men in armor.In this garden, Cyrus held a review and counted these Greek generals, a total of 11,000 heavy armor and about 2,000 light armor.

From here he marched two stations, ten parasangs, to Peltai.This is a densely populated city. Here he stayed for three days.At this time Xenias the Arcadian celebrated the festival of Lycia, with sacrifices and games.The competition prize is a gold scraper.Cyrus himself was there to see it.From here he marched two stations, twelve parasangs, to the densely populated city of Seramon Nagosan.It was the last Phrygian city on the way to Melia.From there, march three stations, thirty parasangs, and arrive at the densely populated city of Kestorupedian.He stayed here for five days.At this time, he had owed more than three months' payment for soldiers, and these soldiers had repeatedly come to his headquarters to ask for it.He always expressed hope, obviously with difficulty, because Cyrus never defaulted on his army when he had money.At this time Epiaxa, queen of the king of Cilicia ④Synesis, came to visit.It is said that she gave him a large sum of money.At any rate, Cyrus then paid the troops four months' pay.The Queen of Silesia came with a bodyguard of Silesians and Aspendians.Cyrus is said to have had a close relationship with the queen.

From this he marched two stations, ten parasangs, and arrived at the densely populated city of Taimobuliu.Here, along the road, there is a fountain called Midas.Midas is the king of Phrygia, and it is said that he caught the lustful man and beast here with spring water and wine.From here he proceeded two stations, ten parasangs, to Tiriaku, a densely populated city.He stayed here for three days.The queen of Silesia is said to have asked Cyrus to show her his army.This was exactly what he wanted.So he conducted a review of his Greek ② and Bo ③ teams on this plain.He ordered the Greek army to line up for battle as usual, and each general lined up his own team, forming a four-tier deep formation.Menon led his troops on the right, Clearcus led his troops on the left, and the other generals in the center.Cyrus first inspected the Polish army.They marched in formations of cavalry and companies of infantry for inspection.Then came the Greek troops.He reviewed them in a chariot, and the Queen of Silesia sat in a carriage.These Greek soldiers all wore bronze helmets, purple robes, greaves, and shields that came off their sleeves.After Cyrus inspected all the troops, he parked his chariot in front of the center of the phalanx, sent the interpreter Pigris to come to the Greek general, and ordered the troops to raise their weapons and march forward in formation.The general communicated the order to the soldiers; when the trumpet sounded, they raised their weapons and attacked.

At that time, they walked faster and faster, and at the last shout, they took the initiative to run and ran towards the tent.Persian team Wu was greatly shocked, the Queen of Silesia fled in a chariot, and the people in the market abandoned their goods and ran away; the Greek soldiers burst into laughter and came to the barracks.At this time, the queen of Silesia was very appreciative when she saw the majestic and majestic formation and order of the Greek army; Cyrus was also very happy to see that the Greek army shocked the Polish army so much. From here he marched three more stations, twenty parasangs, to Ikonium, the last city in Phrygia.Here he stopped for three days, then advanced five stations, thirty parasangs, through Lycaonia.

Here he let the Greek army plunder at will, because it is a foreign country②.At this time Cyrus sent the queen of Cilicia back to Cilicia by a short cut, escorted by some of Menon's troops, led by Menon himself.At this time, Cyrus led the rest of the team to advance through four stations in Kapadesia and twenty-five parasangs, and arrived at the densely populated and prosperous city of Dana.Here they stayed for three days.At this time Cyrus executed a Persian nobleman named Megaphernes, and another nobleman under his command, on the charge that they conspired against him. From here they were ready to attempt to enter Silesia.Entry is through the east road, which is extremely steep, and it is difficult for a large army to enter.Cynes was reported to be guarding the pass on the heights, so Cyrus remained only a day on the plain.But the next day a messenger came with word that Synesis had withdrawn from the heights, for he had learned that Menon was in the interior of Mount Cilicia, and that he had received word from Lasidemon and Cyrus. My heavy-oared warship was coming round from Ionia under the command of Tamos.In short, Cyrus went up the hill without any resistance, and saw the camp where the Silesians had been garrisoned.From this place he descended to a great and beautiful plain, well watered and covered with trees and vines of every kind.This area is rich in sesame, millet, rice, wheat and barley; it is surrounded by mountains and dangerous mountains from sea to sea.

After descending into the plain he marched four stations, twenty-five parasangs, to Tarsus.Tarsus is a prosperous city in Cilicia and the seat of the Palace of Jade Synesis in Cilicia.A River Seidnus, two platrons wide, flows through the center of the city.The inhabitants of the city had fled with Synesis to a fortress on the hill, except the owner of the inn.People from Soli and Issus on the coast also stayed behind. By this time Epiaxa, wife of Synesis, had reached Tarsus five days before Cyrus, but two companies of Menon's army were lost while she was crossing the mountains to the plain.Some say they were hacked up by the Silesians while they were doing some plunder; another says they were left behind and lost touch with the troops, lost track of their way, and wandered on all sides; the hundred hoplites disappeared up.When the rest of Menon's army reached Tarsus, in a rage for having lost their comrades, they plundered as much as they could, not only the city, but also its palaces.After entering the city, Cyrus repeatedly summoned Synesis to see him.But Synesis declared that he had never yielded to a strong man, and now he would not go to Cyrus unless his wife persuaded him and secured him.Finally, when the two men met, Synesis drew a large sum of money for Cyrus' army, and Cyrus gave him some gifts that were considered honor at court3--a horse with a golden cage, Gold necklaces and tins, gold daggers and Persian robes--and a promise that he would never again rob his dominion, and to bring back any captive slaves, if found anywhere.