
110 Xenophon and "The Ten Thousand"
The History of Ancient Greece
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Xenophon and Cyrus
Artaxeris spotted Cyrus and hurled his javelin at him, but his armor held strong and deflected it. Then in response, Cyrus hurled his own javelin, though he managed to strike Artaxeris through the neck and collarbone area. A fraternal duel then ensued, with Artaxer is taking a minor wound before swiftly escaping to a hill overlooking the village of Kunoxa along with a large body of cavalry. In any case, Cyrus soon became enveloped by his brother's men, and with one place Javelin, he was struck in the head,. and died.
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