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kick on the exercising´grounds�察�since it is impossible to keep such animals
in the ranks�察 �and in case of an advance against a hostile force at any
point�撮�22�А�they must perforce trail in the rear�察�so that�察�thanks to the vice of
the animal which he bestrides�察�the trooper himself is rendered useless。
��20�А �Or�察 �As regards those who are actually serving in the cavalry。;
For a plausible emend。 of this passage ��S。 13�� see Courier �─�Notes
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sur le texte�察─�p。 54���察�L。 Dind。 ad loc。
��21�А�Lit。 ;the senate might incite to 。 。 。;
��22�А�Reading ��ean���察�or if ��kan�� with the MSS。�察�trans。 ;even in case of
an advance against the enemy。;
With a view to strengthening the horses' feet�此�if any one has an easier
or more simple treatment to suggest�察�by all means let it be adopted�察�but for
myself�察�as the result of experience�察�I maintain that the proper course is to
lay down a loose layer of cobbles from the road�察�a pound or so in weight�察�
on which the horse should be put to stand�察�when taken from the manger to
be groomed。��23�А�The point is�察�that the horse will keep perpetually moving
first one foot and then another on the stones�察�whilst being rubbed down or
simply because he is fidgeted by flies。 Let any one try the experiment�察�and�察�
I venture to predict�察 �not only will he come to trust my guidance�察�but he
will see his horse's hoofs grow just as round and solid as the cobbles。
��23�А �See below�察 �Horse。; iv。 4。 The Greeks did not ;shoe; their
horses。
Assuming�察�then�察�your horses are all that horses ought to be�察�how is the
trooper to attain a like degree of excellence�拭�To that question I will now
address myself。 The art of leaping on to horseback is one which we would
fain persuade the youthful members of the corps to learn themselves�察�
though�察�if you choose to give them an instructor�撮�24�А�all the greater credit
to yourself。 And as to the older men you cannot do better than accustom
them to mount�察 �or rather to be hoisted up by aid of some one�察 �Persian
fashion。��25�А�
��24�А �Like Pheidon�察 �in the fragment of Mnesimachus's play ;The
Breeder of Horses�察─�ap。 Athen。 See Courier�察�ib。 p。 55。
��25�А�See ;Anab。; IV。 iv。 4�察 �Horsemanship�察─�vi。 12。
With a view to keeping a firm seat on every sort of ground�察�it may be
perhaps be thought a little irksome to be perpetually marching out�察�when
there is no war�撮�26�А �but all the same�察 �I would have you call your men
together and impress upon them the need to train themselves�察�when they
ride into the country to their farms�察�or elsewhere�察�by leaving the high road
and galloping at a round pace on ground of every description。��27�А �This
method will be quite as beneficial to them as the regular march out�察�and at
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the same time not produce the same sense of tedium。 You may find it
useful also to remind them that the state on her side is quite willing to
expend a sum of nearly forty talents��28�А�yearly�察�so that in the event of war
she may not have to look about for cavalry�察�but have a thoroughly efficient
force to hand for active service。 Let these ideas be once instilled into their
minds�察�and�察�mark my words�察�your trooper will fall with zest to practising
horsemanship�察 �so that if ever the flame of war burst out he may not be
forced to enter the lists a raw recruit�察 �unskilled to fight for fame and
fatherland or even life itself。
��26�А�In the piping days of peace。
��27�А�See ;Econ。; xi。 17。 Cf。 Theophr。 ;Ch。; viii。 ;The Late Learner;�此�
��kai eis agron eph' ippou allotriou katakhoumenos ama meletan
ippazesthai�察 �kai peson ten kephalon kateagenai���察 �Riding into the
country on another's horse�察�he will practise his horsemanship by the
way�察�and falling�察�will break his head; ��Jebb��。
��28�А�= L10��000 circa。 See Boeckh�察�op。 cit。 p。 251。
It would be no bad thing either�察�to forewarn your troopers that one day
you will take them out yourself for a long march�察 �and lead them across
country over every kind of ground。 Again�察�whilst practising the evolutions
of the rival cavalry display�撮�29�А�it will be well to gallop out at one time to
one district and again to another。 Both men and horses will be benefited。
��29�А �Lit。 ;the anthippasia。; See iii。 11�察 �and ;Horsemanship�察─ �viii。
10。
Next�察�as to hurling the javelin from horseback�察�the best way to secure
as wide a practice of the art as possible�察�it strikes me�察�would be to issue an
order to your phylarchs that it will be their duty to put themselves at the
head of the marksmen of several tribes�察 �and to ride out to the butts for
practice。 In this way a spirit of emulation will be rousedthe several
officers will�察�no doubt�察�be eager to turn out as many marksmen as they can
to aid the state。��30�А�
��30�А�On competition cf。 ;Cyrop。; II。 i。 22�察�and our author passim。
And so too�察�to ensure that splendour of accoutrement which the force
requires�撮�31�А �the greatest help may once again be looked for from the
phylarchs�察�let these officers but be persuaded that from the public point of
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view the splendid appearance of their squadrons��32�А�will confer a title to
distinction far higher than that of any personal equipment。 Nor is it
reasonable to suppose that they will be deaf to such an argument�察�since the
very desire to hold the office of phylarch itself proclaims a soul alive to
honour and ambition。 And what is more�察 �they have it in their power�察 �in
accordance with the actual provisions of the law�察 �to equip their men
without the outlay of a single penny�察�by enforcing that self´equipment out
of pay��33�А�which the law prescribes。
��31�А�Or�察 �a beauty of equipment�察�worthy of our knights。; Cf。 Aristoph。
;Lysistr。; 561�察�and a fragment of ;The Knights�察─�of Antiphanes�察 �ap。
Athen。 503 B�察。�pant' 'Amaltheias keras��。 See ;Hiero�察─�ix。 6�察 �Horse。;
xi。 10。
��32�А �Lit。 ;tribes�察─ 。�phulai�� ��each of the ten tribes contributing
about eighty men�察�or�察�as we might say�察�a squadron��。
��33�А �i。e。 the ��katastasis���察 �allowance�察─ �so technically called。 Cf。
Lys。 ;for Mantitheos;�察�Jebb�察 �Att。 Or。; i。 246�察�Boeckh�察 �P。 E。 A。; II。
xxi。 p。 263�察�K。 F。 Hermann�察�152�察�19�察�Martin�察�op。 cit。 p。 341。
But to proceed。 In order to create a spirit of obedience in your
subordinates�察 �you have two formidable instruments�撮�34�А �as a matter of
plain reason you can show them what a host of blessings the word
discipline implies�察�and as a matter of hard fact you can�察�within the limits
of the law�察 �enable the well´disciplined to reap advantage�察 �while the
undisciplined are made to feel the pinch at every turn。
��34�А �The one theoretic�察�the other practical。;
But if you would rouse the emulation of your phylarchs�察�if you would
stir in each a personal ambition to appear at the head of his own squadron
in all ways splendidly appointed�察�the best incentive will be your personal
example。 You must see to it that your own bodyguard��35�А�are decked with
choice accoutrement and arms�察 �you must enforce on them the need to
practise shooting pertinaciously�察�you must expound to them the theory of
the javelin�察�yourself an adept in the art through constant training。��36�А�
��35�А�Techn。 ��prodromoi���察�possibly = the Hippotoxotai�察�or corps of 200
mounted archersScythians�察 �cf。 ;Mem。; III。 iii。 11。 Or�察 �probably�察�
;mounted skirmishers�察─ �distinct from the ��ippotexotai��。 Cf。 Arrian�察�
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;An。; i。 12。 7。 See Aristot。 ;Ath。 Pol。; 49。 5。
��36�А�Reading as vulg。 ��eisegoio���察�or if with L。 D。 ��egoio�� ��cf。 above�察�
S。 21���察�trans。 ;you must lead them out to the butts yourself。;
Lastly�察�were it possible to institute and offer prizes to the several tribal
squadrons in reward for every excellence of knighthood known to custom
in the public spectacles of our city�察 �we have here�察 �I think�察 �an incentive
which will appeal to the ambition of every true Athenian。 How small�察�in
the like case of our choruses�察 �the prizes offered�察 �and yet how great the
labour and how vast the sums expended�。�37�А �But we must discover
umpires of such high order that to win their verdict will be as precious to
the victor as victory itself。
��37�А �See ;Hell。; III。 iv。 15�察 �Hiero�察─ �ix。 3�察 �Cyrop。; I。 vi。 18�察�
Martin�察�op。 cit。 p。 260 f。
II
Given�察�then�察�that your troopers are thoroughly trained in all the above
particulars�察�it is necessary�察�I presume�察�that they should further be instructed
in a type of evolution the effect of which will show itself not only in the
splendour of the great processions��1�А �in honour of the gods�察 �but in the
manouvres of the exercising´ground�察 �in the valorous onslaught of real
battle when occasion calls�察 �and in the ease with which whole regiments
will prosecute their march�察�or cross a river�察�or thread a defile without the
slightest symptom of confusion。 What this formation isessential�察�at least
in my opinion�察�to the noblest execution of their several dutiesI will now�察�
without delay�察�endeavour to explain。��2�А�
��1�А�e。g。 the Panathenaic�察�as depicted on the frieze of the Parthenon。
��2�А �Or�察 �what this best order is�察 �the adoption of which will give
these several features fair accomplishment�察 �I will without further
pause set forth。;
We take as our basis�察�then�察�the constitutional division of ten tri