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Babylonian troops in the Persian army (1)

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Topics (move over topic to see place in topic list) Equipment and provisioning of troops (šaṣbussu) 09 Army and warfare 09.02 Standing army 09.02.10 Equipment and provisioning of troops (šaṣbussu)	Keywords armies Babylonia
Period 5th century BCE Achaemenid Empire Greek Classical Age	Channel Greek poets

Text
Aeschylus, Persians 52-54:
And Babylon, rich in gold, sends forth her long frailing column of hordes of every kind; sailors borne in ships, and those who trust in their skill and courage with the bow.

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Aeschylus, Persians 52-54

Bibliography

Hall 1996, 41

Hall, Edith. Aeschylus, Persians. Edited with Introduction, Translation and Commentary. Warminster: Aris & Phillips Ltd 1996.

Amar Annus

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