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692 INDEX.Seleocus, 168, 228, 549, 557.Selge, 277.Semiramis, 45.Sesostris, 22-3.Seven against Thebes, 28.Sheds or tortoises, 173,Ships, how propelled, 77.Side, 27(J.Sidon, 327, 332.Sieges, little advanced, 25 ; no <strong>art</strong> in,oU ; long drawn out, 34 ; unknownamong Pereians, 61 ; devices in, 75very laborious, 76 ; means <strong>of</strong>, 171.Signals, code <strong>of</strong>, 149, 167 ; new cues introduced,31)3.Sindomaua, 612.Sisygambis, 318, 399.Sitalces, 228, 308, 373, 445.Slaves, in <strong>the</strong> ranks, 61 ; carried rations<strong>and</strong> arms, 143.Sling, favorite weapon <strong>of</strong> Jews, 20.Sochi, 295-7, 298, 300.Sogdian Rock, 500.Sogdiaus, 609.Soldier, how trained in Greece, 31Greek soldiei-s had many virtues <strong>and</strong>vices, 35.Soli, 294.Solon, 39.Sopei<strong>the</strong>s, 576.Sopohs, 193.Sorties, 76, 179.Sp<strong>art</strong>a, object <strong>of</strong> her laws, 35 ;quietedby defeat at Megalopolis, 434.Sp<strong>art</strong>an, youth, how trained, 35 ; soldier,how armed, 36; organization,37 ;rank <strong>and</strong> comm<strong>and</strong>, 37 ; kingshauiijered by Ephors, 37 ; battles, 38 ;marches, 38 ; camps, 38 ; fondness for<strong>war</strong>, 38 ; army, decay <strong>of</strong>, 78 ; army,how composed, 79 ; cavalry, 79 ; foot,79 ; tactics, 79.Spices, captured at Gaza, 347.Spitamenes, 456, 462, 463, 471, 478-481,489-492.Staff corps, in Macedonian army, 163.St<strong>and</strong>ing army, Greek, 61.Statira, 318, 360.Strabo, 510, 570, 582.Strategic flank at Issus, 312.Strategy, what it is, 2 ; how it grew, 5 ;its <strong>origin</strong>, 11 ;Sp<strong>art</strong>ans knew nothing<strong>of</strong>, 37 ;excellent strategy <strong>of</strong> Scythians,54.Substitutes, in A<strong>the</strong>ns, 62.Susa, 391, 392, 630.Susia, 435-7.Sylium, 276.Synapism, 147.Syntagma, 142.Syracuse, siege <strong>of</strong>, 95.Syrian Gates, 293, 297, 304-5.Tactical formation <strong>of</strong> Greek army, 33.Tactics : how it grew, 5 ; Persian, '60.*Tarpurians, 429.Tarsus, 291.Taxila, 538-40.Taxiles, 511, 539, 664, 567, 584, 686,588.Telenon, 178.Ten Thous<strong>and</strong> Greeks, 102-4, 105-12.Tents, Greek, 73.Termessus, 277.Thapsacus, 354r-6.Thara, 423.Thebans, 210.Theban Sacred B<strong>and</strong>, 62, 129.Thebes, 209 et seq., 213-15.Themistocles, 87, 92.Thessalians, 186.Thucydides, 7, 26, 89, 137, 171.Thymbra, 48-50.Tigris, 355, 357.Tissaphernes, 113 et seq.Tongs, to pick up raixis, 179.Tortoise, 173.Towers, 76, 175-7.Train baggage, 163.Triballians, battle against, 192.Trojan <strong>war</strong>, 28.Trophies on battlefield, 71.Troy, 29-30, 232.Tyre, 321 et seq. ; refuses to submit,326 ;plans for taking, 329 ; <strong>the</strong> moleat, 330 ; ability <strong>of</strong> Tyrians, 330 ; firesliip, 331 ; <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong>'s work burned,331 ; a new mole, 332 ; <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong>collects large fleet, 332 ; fully investedby new fleet, 333-4 ; <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong>'sdevices <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Tyrians, 334-5its harbors, 336 ; its fleet attacks <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong>,336-7 ; <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong> makes abreach, 338 ; breach assaulted, 338new assault, 339 ; captured, 340massacre <strong>and</strong> losses, 340 ; what became<strong>of</strong>, 341 ; return to, 353.Uxian campaign, 396-8.Van <strong>and</strong> rear g^ard, 165.Walls, Egyptian, 23 ; Greek, 74; <strong>of</strong>contravallation <strong>and</strong> circumvallation,75.Weapons, <strong>origin</strong> <strong>of</strong>, 10.Wedge, 148 ; at Arbela, 378.Xenophon, 7, 18, 24, 33, 36, 48, 65, 106,^106-8, 110^112, 137, 165, 394.Xerxes, review in Thrace, 58.Zadrac<strong>art</strong>a, 429 et seq., 437.Zariaspa (or Bactra), 460-2, 477, 482,484, 487, 490, 506.

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