This paper focuses on the information, provided by Xenophon and preserved also by Diodorus, concerning the presence of a contingent of 1000 Paphlagonian horsemen among the ranks of Cyrus’ army deployed in the battle of Cunaxa against his brother Artaxerxes. As opposed to the belief that these horsemen were conscripted as satrapal forces, this paper aims at identifying them as mistophoroi, coming from a region – such as Paphlagonia at that time – which was not subject to Achaemenid military and tributary control.
Paphlagonian Horsemen in Cunaxa (Xenophon Anabasis 1.8.5)
TRIPODI, Bruno
2012-01-01
Abstract
This paper focuses on the information, provided by Xenophon and preserved also by Diodorus, concerning the presence of a contingent of 1000 Paphlagonian horsemen among the ranks of Cyrus’ army deployed in the battle of Cunaxa against his brother Artaxerxes. As opposed to the belief that these horsemen were conscripted as satrapal forces, this paper aims at identifying them as mistophoroi, coming from a region – such as Paphlagonia at that time – which was not subject to Achaemenid military and tributary control.File in questo prodotto:
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