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Equipment and Commanders of Paphlagonians and Allies

This section details the equipment of the Paphlagonians, Ligyes, Matieni, Mariandyni, and Syrians, and names their respective commanders, Dotos and Gobryas.

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§7.72.1

Παφλαγόνες δὲ ἐστρατεύοντο ἐπὶ μὲν τῇσι κεφαλῇσι κράνεα πεπλεγμένα ἔχοντες, ἀσπίδας δὲ μικρὰς αἰχμάς τε οὐ μεγάλας, πρὸς δὲ1 ἀκόντια καὶ ἐγχειρίδια, περὶ δὲ τοὺς πόδας πέδιλα ἐπιχώρια ἐς μέσην κνήμην ἀνατείνοντα. Λίγυες δὲ καὶ Ματιηνοὶ καὶ Μαριανδυνοί τε καὶ Σύριοι τὴν αὐτὴν ἔχοντες Παφλαγόσι2 ἐστρατεύοντο. οἱ δὲ Σύριοι οὗτοι ὑπὸ Περσέων Καππαδόκαι καλέονται.

​The Paphlagonians marched having plaited helmets on their heads, small shields and not very large spears, and furthermore javelins and daggers, and on their feet native sandals reaching up to the middle of the shin. The Ligyes, Matieni, Mariandyni, and Syrians marched having the same equipment as the Paphlagonians. These Syrians are called Cappadocians by the Persians.

§7.72.2

Παφλαγόνων μέν νυν καὶ Ματιηνῶν Δῶτος ὁ Μεγασίδρου ἦρχε, Μαριανδυνῶν δὲ καὶ Λιγύων καὶ Συρίων Γοβρύης ὁ Δαρείου τε καὶ Ἀρτυστώνης.3

​Now Dotos the son of Megasidrus was commanding the Paphlagonians and Matieni, while Gobryas, the son of Darius and Artystone, was commanding the Mariandyni, Ligyes, and Syrians.

Syntax notes3 items
  1. 7.72.1πρὸς δὲ

    Adverbial use of the preposition πρός, meaning "furthermore" or "in addition."

  2. 7.72.1τὴν αὐτὴν ἔχοντες Παφλαγόσι

    The feminine singular τὴν αὐτὴν implies the omission of σκευήν ("equipment", cf. 7.71.1). The dative Παφλαγόσι is governed by ὁ αὐτός, expressing similarity.

  3. 7.72.2Γοβρύης ὁ Δαρείου τε καὶ Ἀρτυστώνης

    The two coordinated genitives Δαρείου and Ἀρτυστώνης are connected by τε καὶ, both depending on the article ὁ ("the son of...").

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-05-25)urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:7.72.1-7.72.2