When Cyrus had completed his round of the 1 troops, he passed on to the right wing. And Croesus, thinking that the centre, which he commanded in person, was already nearer to the enemy than the wings that were spreading out beyond, gave a signal to his wings not to go out any further but to halt and face about. And when they had halted, and stood facing Cyrus’s army, Croesus gave them the signal to advance against the foe.
Cyropaedia. Xenophon. Walter Miller (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1914.
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