small and rude rock-forts of the Kurds." _Ainsworth, Travels in the
Track_, p. 153, 154.]

[Footnote 177: [Greek: Syneoron allelous].] The lighted fires served as
signals, by means of which the Carduchi could keep an eye on one
another. _Kuehner_.]

[Footnote 178: [Greek: Plen ei tis ti eklepsen, k. t. l.]] "Except if
any one concealed anything, either coveting a youth or woman of the
handsome ones"]

[Footnote 179: [Greek: Tes spolados].] See note on iii. 3. 20.]

[Footnote 180: [Greek: Lochagous kai peltastas kai ton hopliton].] H. e.
_Centuriones et ex peltastis et ex militibus gravis armaturae_. Kuehner.
[Greek: Peltastas] is to be taken as an epithet; compare [Greek:
gymneton taxiarchon], sect. 28.]

CHAPTER II.

One of the prisoners is forced to guide them to an eminence, from
which they dislodge the Carduchi. But they are still harassed, and
the rear suffers severely.

1. It was now afternoon, and the generals[181] desired the party to take
some refreshment and set forward. Having bound the guide, they put him
into their hands, and arranged with them, that, if they should gain the
summit, they should keep guard at that post during the night, and give a
signal by trumpet at break of day, and that those on the height should
then charge the enemy in possession of the apparent egress,[182] and
those below should issue forth and come in a body to their assistance as
soon as they were able.

2. When they had made this arrangement, the party set out, being in
number about two thousand; and there was heavy rain at the time.
Xenophon, taking the rear-guard, led them towards the apparent egress,
in order that the enemy might turn their attention in that direction,
and that those who were going round might as much as possible escape
notice. 3. But when the rear-guard came to a ravine, which they had to
pass to gain the ascent, the Barbarians then rolled down masses of
rock,[183] each big enough to load a waggon, with other stones greater
and smaller, which, striking in their descent against the rocks, were
hurled abroad in all directions;[184] and it was utterly impossible even
to approach the pass. 4. Some of the captains, when they could not
succeed in this part, made attempts in another, and continued their
efforts till darkness came on. When they thought that they might retire
unobserved, they went to get their supper; for the rear-guard had been
dinnerless that day. The enemy, however,