The Egyptians were the only ones of all the 1 enemy that distinguished themselves in the battle, while of those under Cyrus the Persian cavalry seemed to be the most efficient. And therefore the equipment which Cyrus had then provided for his cavalry continues in use even to our own times.
Cyropaedia. Xenophon. Walter Miller (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1914.
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