horsemen
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Bactrians and Scythians and Persians · cavalry · one of the Persians or Bactrians
spoken of as
1 expressionPersians and Bactrians“horsemen”1 mention
Orations (Greek)
And yet perhaps one of the Persians or Bactrians will say that they themselves know how to ride and seem well-nigh the best of horsemen — for they practise the thing for the sake of empire and freedom;
in the texts
Orations
Foreign peoples present among the international spectators, cited as skilled horsemen who practice riding for serious purposes unlike the Alexandrians.
And yet perhaps one of the Persians or Bactrians will say that they themselves know how to ride and seem well-nigh the best of horsemen — for they practise the thing for the sake of empire and freedom;
For I, for my part, see among you not only Greeks nor Italians nor from the neighbouring Syria, Libya, Cilicia, nor those beyond them, Ethiopians nor Arabs, but also Bactrians and Scythians and Persians and some of the Indians, who view the spectacles with you and are present on each occasion;
Anabasis
Mounted troops under Seuthes used for speed, reconnaissance, rear guard, and attack.
When day came, Seuthes rode along to the front and expressed his approval of the Greek practice.
Now I am going to let the horsemen charge down to the plain on the run, and to send the peltasts against the villages.
I will give you guides from among the oldest men, who know the country best, and I myself will bring up the rear with my horsemen;