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The Paphlagonians went to the war with plaited helmets upon their
heads, and carrying small shields and spears of no great size. They
had also javelins and daggers, and wore on their feet the buskin of
their country, which reached half way up the shank. In the same
fashion were equipped the Ligyans, the Matienians, the
Mariandynians, and the Syrians (or Cappadocians, as they are
called by the Persians). The Paphlagonians and Matienians were
under the command of Dotus the son of Megasidrus; while the
Mariandynians, the Ligyans, and the Syrians had for leader
Gobryas, the son of Darius and Artystone.
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