tut TERPSICHORE.

visablo to encounter the Phoenicians, it becomes joa
to do bo immediately. Decide which way you please,
that as far as our efforts can prevail, Ionia and Cy»
prus may be free." " We have been commissioned,"
answered the Ionians," by our country, to guard
ocean, not to deliver up our vessels unto you, nor
engage the Persians by land. Wo will endeavour
discharge our duty in the station appointed us; it
for you to distinguish yourselves as valiant men, re­
membering the oppressions you have endured from
the Medes,"

CX< When the Persians were drawn up before
Salamis, the Cyprian commanders placed the forces
of Cyprus against the auxiliaries of the enemy, select­
ing the flower of Salamis and Soli to oppose the Per­
sians : Onesilus voluntarily stationed himself against
Artybius, the Persian general.

CXI. Artybius was mounted on a charger, which
had been taught to face a man in complete armour.
Onesilus hearing this, called to him his shield-bearer,
who was a Carian of great military experience, and
of undaunted courage:—"I hear," says he, "that the
horse of Artybius, by his feet and teeth, materially
assists his master against an adversary; deliberate on
this, and tell me which you will encounter, the man
or the horse." " Sir," said the attendant, " I am ready
to engage with either, or both, or indeed to do what­
ever you command me; I Should rather think it will
be more consistent for you, being a prince and a gene­
ral, to contend with one who is a prince and general
also. If you should fortunately kill a person of this
description, you will acquire great glory, or if you
should fall by his hand, which Heaven avert, the ca­
lamity is somewhat softened by the rank of the con­
queror : it is for us of inferior rank to oppose men like
ourselves. As to the horse, do not concern yourself
about what he has been taught; I will venture to say,
that he shall never again be troublesome to any one."

CXII. In a short time afterwards, the hostile forces
engaged both by sea and land; the Ionians, after a se­
vere contest, obtained a victory over the Phoenicians,
in which the bravery of the Samians was remarkably