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As soon as Artagerses saw Cyrus in action, 1 he delivered his attack on the enemy’s left, putting forward the camels, as Cyrus had directed. But while the camels were still a great way off, the horses gave way before them; some took fright and ran away, others began to rear, while others plunged into one another; for such is the usual effect that camels produce upon horses.
As soon as Artagerses saw Cyrus in action, 1 he delivered his attack on the enemy’s left, putting forward the camels, as Cyrus had directed. But while the camels were still a great way off, the horses gave way before them; some took fright and ran away, others began to rear, while others plunged into one another; for such is the usual effect that camels produce upon horses.
Cyropaedia. Xenophon. Walter Miller (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1914.
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