| WSUCougar |
11-16-2006 06:14 AM |
10,000 and The Immortals
In the words of Herodotus, the 10,000 were:
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a body of picked Persians under the leadership of Hydarnes, the son of Hydarnes. This corps was known as the Immortals, because it was invariably kept up to strength; if a man was killed or fell sick, the vacancy he left was at once filled, so that the total strength of the corps was never less -and never more- than ten thousand.
Of all the troops in Persian army, the native Persians were not only the best but also the most magnificently equipped; their dress and armor I have mentioned already, but I should add that every man glittered with the gold which he carried about his person in unlimited quantity. They were accompanied, moreover, by covered carriages full of their women and servants, all elaborately fitted out. Special food, separate from that of the rest of the army, was brought along for them on dromedaries and mules.
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So if I go back and delete one post for every new one I make, I will always have 10,000 posts, and they will be IMMORTAL.
Of course the Immortals got their asses handed to them by the Spartans at Thermopylae, so the tie-in is kind of lame anyway...:p |
