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DARIUS' ARRAY. 369spears butted with golden apples, the Indians, Carians andMardian archers. The Uxians, Babylonians and Red Seamen, and the Sitacenians were behind the centre in a deepcolumn as reserve to the body surrounding the Gi-eat King.The Scythian cavalry was in front on the left, and near itone hundred scythed chariots. In front of Darius stood thefifteen elephants, and beside them other fifty scythed chariots.In front of the right were drawn up the Armenian and Cappadociancavalry, and still other fifty scythed chariots. TheGreek mercenaries, on whose skill and courage Darius reliedto meet Alexander's phalanx, but whose fidelity at the sametime he needlessly suspected, were stationed in two divisions,one on each side of the king and his body-guards. Bessuscommanded the left wing ;Mazaeus the right.Darius had likewise encouraged his army by a stirringaddress. He bade them not be disheartened by the partialdefeat at the Granicus or by the defeat at Issus, where themountains and the sea so shut them in that the Macedonianfighting force was as large as their own. He bade them dobattle for their families and hearthstones. " It has becomea contest for existence, and what is dearer still, the liberty ofyour wives and children, who must fall like mine into thehands of the enemy, unless your bodies become a rampart tosave them from captivity." He conjured them by the splendorof the sun, the fire on their altars, and the immortal memoryof Cyrus, to preserve the Empire and its glory.The Macedonians filed out of their camp on the hills atearly morn, after a hearty sleep and breakfast (October 1).They moved forward in order of battle which was marshaledthus : The right was held by the cavalry Companions, theroyal squadron leading under Clitus, accompanied by Alexanderin person. Then to the left, the squadrons of Glaucias,Aristo, Sopolis, Heraclides, Demetrius, Meleager, Hege-