on some good map of ancient Greece."

22. [Some say Thebes the less, others, the suburbs of Thebes the
greater. It is certain that Thebes itself sent none.--TR.]

23. It was the custom of these people to shave the fore parts of their
heads, that their enemies might not seize them by the hair; on the
hinder part they allowed it to grow, as a valiant race that would
never turn their backs. Their manner of fighting was hand to hand,
without quitting their javelins.

24 Menelaus is occasionally distinguished by his activity, which shows
his personal concern in the war.

25. The Arcadians, being an inland people, were unskilled in
navigation, for which reason Agamemnon furnished them with
shipping.

26. Nireus is nowhere mentioned as a leader but in these lines. As
rank and beauty were his only qualifications, he is allowed to sink
into oblivion.

27. The mud of the Peneus is of a light color, for which reason Homer
gives it the epithet of silvery. The Titaresius, and other small
streams which are rolled from Olympus and Ossa, are so extremely
clear, that their waters are distinguished from those of the Peneus
for a considerable distance from the point of their
confluence.--DODWELL.

28. Dr. Clarke, in his travels, describes this tomb as a conical
mound; and says that it is the spot of all others for viewing the
plain of Troy, as it is visible in all parts of Troas. From its top
may be traced the course of the Scamander, the whole chain of Ida,
stretching towards Lectum, the snowy heights of Gargarus, and all
the shores of Hellespont, near the mouth of the river Sigaeum and
the other tumuli upon the coast.

29. A patronymic given to Achilles as descendant of AEacus, father of
Peleus.

30. A river of Troas in Asia Minor, the same as the Scamander.

31. This expression is construed by critics as denoting an unpolished
dialect, but not a foreign.

Footnotes for Book III:
1. The scenes described in this book are exceedingly lifesome. The
figures are animating and beautiful, and the mind of the reader is
borne along with breathless interest over the sonorous
verse.--FELTON.

2. This is a striking simile, from its exactness in two points--the
noise and the order. It has been supposed that the embattling of an
army was first learned by observing the close order of the flight
of these birds. The noise of the Trojans contrast