der Tigranes an Achaimenid. These
in ancient time used to be generally called Arians; but when Medea the
Colchian came from Athens to these Arians, they also changed their name.
Thus the Medes themselves report about themselves. The Kissians served
with equipment in other respects like that of the Persians, but instead
of the felt caps they wore fillets: 59and of the Kissians Anaphes
the son of Otanes was commander. The Hyrcanians were armed like the
Persians, acknowledging as their leader Megapanos, the same who after
these events became governor of Babylon.

63. The Assyrians served with helmets about their heads made of bronze
or plaited in a Barbarian style which it is not easy to describe; and
they had shields and spears, and daggers like the Egyptian knives, 60
and moreover they had wooden clubs with knobs of iron, and corslets of
linen. These are by the Hellenes called Syrians, but by the Barbarians
they have been called always 61 Assyrians: [among these were the
Chaldeans]: 62 and the commander of them was Otaspes the son of
Artachaies.

64. The Bactrians served wearing about their heads nearly the same
covering as the Medes, and having native bows of reed and short spears.
The Scaran Scythians had about their heads caps 63 which were carried
up to a point and set upright and stiff; and they wore trousers, and
carried native bows and daggers, and besides this axes of the kind
called sagaris. These were called Amyrgian Sacans, being in fact
Scythians; for the Persians call all the Scythians Sacans: and of the
Bactrians and Sacans the commander was Hystaspes, the son of Dareios and
of Atossa the daughter of Cyrus.

65. The Indians wore garments made of tree-wool, and they had bows
of reed and arrows of reed with iron points. Thus were the Indians
equipped; and serving with the rest they had been assigned to
Pharnazathres the son of Artabates.

66. The Arians 64 were equipped with Median bows, and in other respects
like the Bactrians: and of the Arians Sisamnes the son of Hydarnes was
in command. The Parthians and Chorasmians and Sogdians and Gandarians
and Dadicans served with the same equipment as the Bactrians. Of these
the commanders were, Artabazos the son of Pharnakes of the Parthians and
Chorasmians, Azanes the son of Artaios of the Sogdians, and Artyphios
the son of Artabanos of the Gandarians and Dadicans. The Caspians
served wearing coats of skin 65 and having native bows of reed and short
swords: 66