Chapter 54 Volume VII VIII

From here they crossed the sea to Lampsachus, where Xenophon was greeted by Euclides.Euclides was the son of Crigolas, the prophet of Phrias and the creator of the Lysim frescoes.Euclides congratulated Xenophon on his safe return and asked him how much gold he had gained.Xenophon swore that he could not even afford enough for the journey, so he had to sell his horse and everything he had with him.Euclids would not believe it. But when the Lampsacians brought Xenophon host gifts, and he sacrificed to Apollo, he had Euclides beside him.Euclides inspected the entrails of the sacrifice, said he was sure that Xenophon had no money, and said: "I believe that even if money were to come to you, there would always be obstacles--if nothing else.

Well, also yourself. Xenophon agreed with him. Then Euclides said again, "Yes, Zeus the Merciful is a fault in your journey," and asked if he had made an offering to the god, " As I used to sacrifice for you in my hometown, and with all my sacrifices. Xenophon replied that he had not sacrificed to the god since he left home. So Euclides persuaded him to sacrifice as usual, saying that it would be beneficial to him. Next day came to Auvergne, Xenophon Then there was a sacrifice, and a whole pig was offered, according to the custom of the ancestors, and a good omen was obtained. Verily, Bion and Naucreides brought money to the army that day, and Xenophon entertained them. They redeemed the horse which he had sold at Lampsacus for fifty darics—they guessed he had sold it for want of money, for it was said that he loved the horse—and returned the horse to He refused to accept the ransom.

From there they traveled through the Troads, over Mount Ida, first to Andandreus, and then along the coast to the plain of Tibal.From there traveling through Adramitus and Sethonus, they came to the plain of Caicus, and thus reached Polgamus in Mycia. Here Xenophon was entertained by Madame Gonchilus of the Yelidori, Gorkyon, and Helens, mother of Gonchilus.She told him of a Persian named Asidatis in the plain, and that if he went by night with three hundred troops, he could capture him, with his wife, children, and all his great possessions. As a guide for this, she sent not only her own cousin, but also Daphnagoras whom she admired very much.

So Xenophon performed the sacrifice and had the two men beside him.Barcia, the Elysian who was present, said that the omens were in his favour, and that he was easy to capture.After dinner he set out, leading his closest captain and others who had always proved reliable, so that he might do them a favor.But there were others who forcibly joined, numbering six hundred.The captains tried to drive them away so they wouldn't share in the loot--as if the loot was already in their hands. It was about midnight when they arrived, and the slaves and most of the livestock around the castle had fled.The Greeks ignored all this, intent on capturing Acidatis himself and his belongings.When they found that the fort could not be stormed down (for it was so high and large, and battlemented, and defended by a strong army of warriors), they attempted to dig through the walls of the fort.The wall is eight bricks thick, and a hole was opened at dawn.As soon as it became clear, someone inside pierced the thigh of the man closest to the hole with a meat fork.They have been shooting arrows ever since, and it is not safe to even pass through this place again.They shouted and lighted the beacon, and at this time someone came to the rescue-Itamenis led his troops, Assyrian hoplites and Hicanian cavalry from Commania: these are also for the Persian state jade Mercenaries in service—eighty in number, and about 800 light soldiers; many more from Partinium, from Aponia, and from various places about here, and cavalry among them.

At this time, it is time to consider how to withdraw from the army.They seized all the cattle, sheep, and slaves that were here, surrounded them on all sides, and drove forward with their army.They did this not because they were still thinking about the loot, but because they feared that if they went away and left the loot, the enemy would be emboldened and the soldiers would be discouraged; Fight for their belongings.But when Gonquilus saw that the Greek army was few and the assailants were numerous, he, regardless of his mother, rushed forward with his own troops to join the battle. Procles and Tethrania, a descendant of Damaratus, also came from Harissa to help.At this time Xenophon and his soldiers were hurt by tendons and stones, and marched in a curve so that their shields faced the arrows, and finally crossed the Shiercesus River, almost half of them were injured.Captain Stern Farley Agassiz is here

Ri was wounded, but he kept fighting the enemy.Thus they ended safely with about two hundred slaves and enough sheep for sacrifice. Xenophon sacrificed the next day, and then marched with the whole army at night, intending to pass Lydia as long as possible, so that Asidatis would not be frightened by their approach, and thus relax his guard.But Acidatis, hearing that Xenophon was again sacrificing, that he was going to attack him, and that he would come with his whole army, left his castle, and camped in the village below the town of Partinium.Here Xenophon and his soldiers met him, and captured him, his wife and children, his horses, and all that belonged to him.Thus the former sign of the sacrifice was confirmed.Thereafter they returned to Polgamus.Here Xenophon pays homage to the god; arranges for the Laconians, captains, other generals, and soldiers that he gets the best horses and pack oxen, among other things.The result is that he can even be kind to others now.

Then Tiburon came, took the army, combined it with the rest of his Greek army, and went to fight Tisafnes and Farnabazus.