Monday, March 31, 2008

History Corner

"First marched the Thracians, who, he himself tells us, inspired him with most terror; they were of great stature, with bright and glittering shields and black frocks under them, their legs armed with greaves, and they brandished, as they moved, straight and heavily-ironed spears over their right shoulders."

Plutarch’s description of Thracian soldiers in Macedonian army.

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