Chapter 44 Volume Six IV

On this day they camped in situ on the harbor beach.This place called the Port of Calpe is located in the Asian part of Thrace.This part of Thrace begins at the mouth of the Euxian Sea and extends to Heraclea, on the right side of the sail into the Eukaryan Sea.It was a long day's trip by trireme from Byzantium to Heraclea, and there was no city in between, friendly or Greek, but the Thracians of Bithynia.They are said to have brutally mistreated Greeks who were shipwrecked or otherwise captured.The port of Calpe was halfway between Heraclea and Byzantium.It is a piece of land jutting out of the sea, and the part of the rock that juts out to the sea is steep, and the lowest point is no less than twenty feet high; Ten thousand people live there.There is a harbor just below the rock, with the beach facing west; there is also a freshwater spring with a lot of water flowing out of the headland close to the coast.

There is also a great deal of woods of all kinds on the coast here, especially good timber for shipbuilding.The ridge extends inland for about twenty stadia.The soil in this area is deep and stoneless, and the land along the coast stretches for more than twenty stadia, densely forested, and rich in all kinds of fine giant trees.The rest of this country is good and vast, and has many villages of inhabitants, for it produces barley, wheat, all kinds of beans, millet, and sesame, and a great deal of figs, and a great deal of grapes that make a good sweet wine, except, in fact, olives. There is everything.

This is the case in the surrounding area.People linger on the shores of the sea, refusing to camp where they might become cities.They thought that coming here was actually the result of some people plotting to build a city.Most of these soldiers left Greece to serve on voyages to earn money, not because they lived in poverty, but because they heard that Cyrus was a noble character.Some people brought others along with them, and some even spent a lot of their own money on it.There is another kind of people who leave their parents and children, and try to get some money to bring them back, because they have heard that other people who have served with Cyrus have had good luck in abundance.Because of this kind of people, they are all eager to return to Greece safely.

The day after the reunion of the three men and horses, Xenophon offered sacrifices to the gods and planned to go on an expedition because he needed to go out to find supplies, and he planned to bury the Arcadians who died in battle.It was auspicious to offer sacrifices, and the Arkadians followed the rest.They buried most of the dead individually on the spot, because they had been dead for five days, and it was impossible to remove the corpses at this time.However, some of the corpses on the road moved together and buried them as grandly as possible.For those who could not be found, they erected an off-site burial monument and placed wreaths on it.When all this was done they went back to their tents, and ate and went to bed.The next day all soldiers held a meeting.The chief proposers of the council were Acacia the Stenphali, a captain, Hieronymus the Elis, also a captain, and some of the elders of the Ashidi.They passed a resolution: in the future, anyone who proposes to split the army should be punished with death, and the army should return to the previous establishment, and the former generals should be reinstated.At this time, Cherisophus died from the influence of taking medicine to treat fever, and his command was passed to Neon the Asinian.

Then Xenophon stood up and said, "Brothers, it seems that our journey must be by land, because we have no boats; and we must set off immediately, because there will be no provisions if we stay here. Then we will sacrifice to the gods, and you will be with us." Prepare for battle as before, for the enemy has regained his courage." Then the generals began to sacrifice, and the prophet who was present was Arixon the Arcadian, because Silanus the Ambrasian was already in Hebrew. Lacree hired a boat and escaped.But when they offer their sacrifices and ask about their lives, the omens are not good.So they stopped and rested that day.

Some people were emotional at this time, saying that Xenophon wanted to build a city at this place, and induced the prophet to declare that the omen of sacrifice should not leave.So he publicly announced that tomorrow anyone who wants to be there can participate in the sacrifice;So he made the offering in the presence of many witnesses.But even though he sacrificed one after another to seek advice and leave, the omen of sacrifice was always bad.Thus the soldiers became angry because they had run short of provisions and there was still no market nearby to supply them. So they had a council where Xenophon spoke to them again.He said: "Brothers, regarding the matter of setting out on the road, you have seen that the omen of sacrifice is still unfavorable. But I know that you are short of supplies; so I think we must sacrifice and sacrifice only to ask about the latter point." At this time someone stood up and said, "The omen of our sacrifice seems quite justified, for I heard from a man who happened to come here by boat yesterday that the Byzantine governor, Cleander of Lasidium, will come here with merchant ships and warships." Everyone thought it was best to wait for this news.But still need to go out to get supplies.For this Xenophon sacrificed another sacrifice, and even three sacrifices, but the omen of sacrifice was still bad.At this time people even came to Xenophon's camp, claiming that they had no provisions.But he said he would not lead out until the omens of sacrifice turned favorable.

The next day he had to sacrifice again, and almost the entire army gathered at the place where the sacrifice was made—because this was something everyone cared about.But the sacrifice is gone.At this time, the generals refused to lead them out, so they called them together for a meeting.Said Xenophon: "Perhaps the enemy has gathered and we must fight. Then, if we put our baggage on that strong spot and set out to fight, perhaps the omen of our sacrifice will be good." But hearing this Then the soldiers shouted that there was no need to enter the place at all, but that it was better to sacrifice the sacrifice as soon as possible.At this time they had no more sheep, so they sacrificed a steer bought and harnessed to the cart.Xenophon called to the attention of Clianor the Arcadian, to see if there were any auspicious omens in this consecration.But even that doesn't bode well.

At this time Neon replaced Kerisonans as general.When he saw how deprived the soldiers were, he wanted to help them.found a Heraclea who claimed to be familiar with nearby villages where provisions might be found People, he announced, that anyone who wills may find provisions, and he will lead them there.So about two thousand people set out with poles, wine bags, bags and other utensils.But when they reached the village and were spreading out in search of loot, they were first attacked by the cavalry of Farnabazus.These cavalry came to the aid of the Bithenians, and wanted to join them in trying to prevent the Greek army from entering Phrygia.These cavalry killed no less than five hundred soldiers, and the rest of the Greek army fled to the high ground for refuge.One escaped man returned to the camp to report what had happened.Xenophon, as the day's sacrifice was unfavorable, unloaded an ox from a cart - since there were no other animals - and sacrificed it.He led all the rest of the people under the age of 30 to rush to the rescue.They rescued the survivors and returned to the camp.At this time, it was almost dusk, and the Greek army was preparing to eat in a low mood. Suddenly, some Bithenians sent out from the jungle, killed some of the Greek army, and forced the rest to the camp.With a cry, all the Greeks took up arms.But because the area was densely covered with jungle, it seemed unsafe to attack or move the camp at night, so they spent the night in full gear and sent many sentries to guard.