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a_o country_n of_o greece_n boeotia_n that_o part_n of_o greece_n where_o the_o city_n thebes_n stand_v sâ—ymphalus_n a_o city_n of_o arcadia_n achaia_n a_o country_n of_o peloponâ—sus_n pisidia_n a_o country_n of_o asia_n asia_n arcadia_n a_o country_n of_o peloponesus_fw-la sardâ—s_n a_o city_n in_o lydia_n arm_a 11300._o light_o arm_v 2300._o megara_n a_o city_n in_o greece_n the_o grecian_n that_o serve_v cyrus_n cyrus_n a_o parasang_n contain_v 30_o stadia_fw-la or_o furlong_n 8_o furlong_n go_v to_o a_o mile_n so_o a_o parasang_n be_v 3_o mile_n three_o quarter_n 22_o parasang_n amount_v to_o 82_o mile_n and_o a_o half_a which_o be_v divide_v by_o 3_o the_o quotient_n will_v be_v 27_o and_o a_o half_a so_o he_o march_v every_o day_n 27_o mile_n &_o a_o half_a half_a plethrum_fw-la be_v 100_o foot_n foot_n 67_o miles_n &_o a_o half_a 22_o miles_n and_o a_o half_a every_o encamp_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 13000_o arm_v and_o light_v arm_v 37_o miles_n and_o a_o half_a the_o day_n 18_o mile_n and_o more_o these_o game_n be_v first_o institute_v in_o the_o honour_n of_o pan_n god_n of_o arcadia_n young_a man_n run_v naked_a in_o they_o livius_fw-la l._n 1._o they_o be_v call_v luperâ—alia_n among_o the_o roâ—â—nes_n vide_fw-la 〈◊〉_d aâ—cadi_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 456._o numâ—â—o_fw-la 3â—_n 517._o num_fw-la 40._o 40._o â—5_n milâ—â—_n every_o day_n 22_o mâ—les_n and_o a_o half_a half_a a_o great_a march_n if_o it_o be_v not_o mistake_v it_o amount_v to_o 112_o mile_n in_o all_o and_o to_o more_o than_o 37_o mile_n a_o day_n epiaxa_n the_o queen_n of_o cilicia_n cilicia_n 37_o miles_n and_o a_o half_a 18_o mile_n every_o day_n and_o above_o above_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clâ—â—â—chus_n the_o chief_a of_o the_o grecian_a commander_n in_o the_o leâ—t_a wing_n a_o muster_n of_o the_o army_n of_o cyrus_n no_o cuirass_n cuirass_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o grecian_n put_v the_o barbarian_n in_o fear_n 22_o miles_n and_o above_o a_o day_n 20_o miles_n and_o above_o a_o day_n 23_o miles_n and_o a_o half_a and_o upward_o the_o entrance_n into_o cilicia_n syennesis_n king_n of_o cilicia_n cilicia_n a_o kind_n of_o indian_a corne._n 23_o miles_n and_o upward_o a_o day_n cydnus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lochos_n signify_v here_o a_o company_n in_o aeliaâ—_n it_o be_v use_v for_o a_o file_n the_o grecian_n refuse_v to_o go_v any_o further_o clearchus_n art_n in_o draw_v they_o further_o 20_o s._n and_o 6_o d._n 37_o mile_n and_o a_o half_a 18_o mile_n &_o upward_o a_o day_n three_o plether_n plether_n 18_o mile_n and_o upward_o 600_o foot_n foot_n 28_o miles_n and_o more_o a_o day_n cheâ—isophus_n who_o afterward_o be_v one_o of_o the_o colonel_n 18_o mile_n and_o more_o the_o straits_n of_o syria_n the_o river_n chersos_fw-la abrocomas_n his_o army_n 300000._o man_n 18_o mile_n and_o upward_o xenias_n &_o pasion_n two_o colonel_n forsake_v cyrus_n without_o leave_n the_o lenity_n of_o cyrus_n 75_o miles_n 18_o mile_n and_o more_o the_o day_n day_n a_o plether_n the_o god_n of_o the_o syrian_n 22_o mâ—les_n and_o upward_o a_o day_n a_o plether_n 56_o miles_n 18_o and_o more_o the_o day_n thapsacus_n under_o the_o lead_n of_o xenias_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d among_o the_o grecian_n be_v of_o the_o value_n of_o 58_o s_o 4_o d._n the_o whole_a sum_n is-14_a li._n 11_o s8_a d._n menons_n subtlety_n euphrates_n a_o deep_a river_n 187_o mile_n and_o upward_o above_o 20_o mile_n a_o day_n arabia_n wild_a ass_n ostrich_n bustard_n a_o plether_n 337_o miles_n and_o a_o half_a which_o amount_v to_o 25_o mile_n and_o upward_o the_o day_n day_n a_o capitha_n contain_v half_o a_o peck_n of_o our_o measure_n a_o chaenix_n a_o quarter_n of_o a_o peck_n peck_n obolus_fw-la atticus_n be_v take_v for_o penny_n farthing_n of_o our_o money_n the_o
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about_o a_o bushel_n â—mphâ—ra_fw-it a_o measure_n of_o 30_o gallon_n or_o thereabouts_o one_o general_n the_o affection_n of_o the_o army_n to_o xenophon_n jupiter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d birdgazer_n jupiters_n answer_n xenophon_n refuse_v to_o be_v general_n peninsula_n that_o be_v join_v to_o the_o continent_n with_o a_o neck_n of_o land_n only_o a_o medimne_n be_v about_o one_o of_o our_o bushel_n amphora_n be_v a_o vessel_n that_o contain_v thirty_o gallon_n and_o a_o half_a 200._o foot_n a_o cyzicen_n be_v in_o value_n about_o 18._o s._n sedition_n of_o the_o arcadian_n and_o achaean_n their_o number_n be_v 4500._o the_o army_n divide_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o one_o have_v 450_o under_o his_o command_n xenophons_n zeal_n without_o knowledge_n the_o haven_n calpe_n the_o several_a march_n of_o the_o army_n be_v severe_v of_o the_o arcadian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o thracians_n besiege_v the_o aâ—cadians_n of_o cherisophus_n of_o xenophon_n 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