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110 Xenophon and "The Ten Thousand"

The History of Ancient Greece

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The Battle of Fassus

The 10,000 Greeks eventually reached the city of Fassus on the Fassus River in western Georgia. It seems to have been a vital component of the presumed trade route from India to the Black Sea. There they were met by an alliance between these three peoples, the Fassians, the Kaleeboy and the Ta'e'koy. But using the same tactics as before with the Cardu'koy, the Greek force was able to defeat this force.

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