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Passargadse, 413.Patala, 613, 615, 619.Paura, 625.Pay, Greeks received none, 34 ; Pei^sian, 58 ; <strong>of</strong> Greek mercenaries inPersia, 59 ; in Greece, 70 ; rate <strong>of</strong> payin Macedonian army, 158.Peithon, 228, 490, 594, 599, 601, 613,615, 633.PeUum, 198, 199, 201, 202, 203, 204, 207,208.Pella, 133.Peloponnesian, 62, 93, 100.Peltasts, 63, 143.Pelusium, 347-8.Perdiccas, 207, 214, 228, 239, 264, 304,332, 371, 378, 380, 404, 444, 453, 487,505, 514, 515, 526, 530, 548, 597, 598,633, 648, 664.Perge, 276.Pericles, 14.Persepolis, 395, 408-10.Persia, its condition, 223.Persian army, 24 ; organized by Darius,57 ; its decay, 59 ; its weakness,61 newly equipped for Arbela, 361 ; ,how comm<strong>and</strong>ed at Arbela, 363 ; itssize, 362-3 ; its position, 363.Persian fleet, 322, 328.Persian gates, 401-408, 627.Persian <strong>war</strong>, popular in Greece, 224.Peucestas, 228, 603-4, 627, 632, 635,647.Pezetaeri, 138, 139, 140.Phalanx, founded on twos, 65 ; its•^ depth, 65 ;its formation, 66 ; intervalsin 66 ; manoeuvres <strong>of</strong>, 66 ;position<strong>of</strong> troops in, 67 ; advantages <strong>of</strong>,67 ; disadvantages <strong>of</strong>, 67 ; as describedby Thucydides <strong>and</strong> Xenophon,137 ; its weight, 138 ; <strong>of</strong> varioussizes, 142 ; subdivisions, 145 ; manceuvres<strong>of</strong>, 149 ; space occupied by,149 ; how it marched, 164 ; insensibleedging to right, 166.Phaselis, 272-4.Phegeus, 576.Philip <strong>of</strong> Macedon, how he gained <strong>the</strong>throne, 126 ; hostage in Thebes, 126 ;as army organizer, 126 ; his conquests,126 ; chief <strong>of</strong> Amphictyons,128 ; invades Greece, 128 ; at Chiierona;a,128, 130;. his death, 131 ;hischaracter, 132-3 ; his army, 135 etseq.PhiUp, son <strong>of</strong> Machatas, 196, 228, 539,589, 594, 608, 629.Philip, son <strong>of</strong> Menelaus, 239, 371.Philip, <strong>the</strong> physician, 292.Philistines, what <strong>the</strong>y taught <strong>the</strong> Jews,19.*Plidopoemen, 673-7.Philotas, 192, 193, 202, 228, 242, 260,371, 392, 406-8, 437, 441 efseq., 443,446.Phoenicia, 323, 324.INDEX. 691Phrygia, 277.Picket duty, 164.Pisidia, 280.Plattea, siege <strong>of</strong>, 93, 171.Plunder, made up for lack <strong>of</strong> pay, 34.Plutarcli, ix., 332, 333, 350, 409, 446,659.Polytimetus, 479-80.Polysperchon, 228, 320, 371, 487, 506,641.Pontoon bridges, 516-539.Porus, 539, 541 et seq. ; his army, 542confused by <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong>'s manoeuvres,543-5 ; sends his son to meet <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong>,550 ; marches on <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong>,552 ; liis dispositions for battle, 554 ;liis mistakes, 557 ; his chariots <strong>and</strong>infantry useless, 559 ; his elephantsdangerous to his own army, 560 ; hislast charge, 561 ; captured, 563 ; hismeeting with <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong>, 565 ; reconciled,to Taxiles, 567 ; later acts, 570,575, 584, 585, 588.Praestians, 611.Prisoners, how treated, 29 ; by Greeks,73.Psiloi, 33, 63, 144.Ptolemy, son <strong>of</strong> Lagus, viii., 228, 304,316, 350, 365, 407, 462, 487, 505, 516,518, 519, 520, 531, 532, 574, 575, 594,595 633 645 664.Ptolemyi son <strong>of</strong> Philip, 228, 238, 242.Public games, 31.Punishments, 34, 71, 79, 81.Pylos, seizure <strong>of</strong>, 93.Pyntagoras, 332-3.Rams, 75, 177.Rank <strong>and</strong> comm<strong>and</strong> in Persian array,58 ; in Grecian, 70 ; in <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong>'s,168-70.Rations, how ga<strong>the</strong>red by Persians, 58 ;how carried, 70, 163, 165.Reinforcements, received by <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong>,392, 482, 484, 486.Re<strong>war</strong>ds, 34 ; among Greeks, 71 ; inSp<strong>art</strong>a, 79 ; in A<strong>the</strong>ns, 81.Rivers, method <strong>of</strong> crossing with skins,195 ; crossing in retreat at Pelium206 ; forcing passage <strong>of</strong>, 473, 544-8.Roxana. 502.Rugged Cilicia, campaign in, 293.Sacrifices, before battle, 72.Sagalassus, 279.Sambus, 612.Sardis, 253.Sangala, 572 et seq.Sarissa, introduced by Philip, 136 ;howlong, 140 ;position <strong>of</strong>, 146.Satibarzanes, 427, 455.Satraps, independent monarchs, 59<strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong>'s, 628-30.Schools, grew better during decadence,62.Scythians, operations against, 474-7.

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