53 - Xenophon, Anabasis I - Power Highlights
Cost of Glory
The Cilician Queen and the Greeks
Greeks were widely regarded as the best fighters in this area. Cyrus was delighted to see the terror with which the Greeks inspired the barbarians. The Cilician queen was filled with admiration at beholding the brilliant appearance and the order of the Greek army. And Cyrus was pleased. This is, you know, maybe a foreshadowing of what he hopes is going to happen when they face a non-Greek army in the coming days.
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