o. The [Greek: xenoi] were bound by a league of
friendship and hospitality, by which each engaged to entertain the
other, when he visited him.]

[Footnote 14: A town of Arcadia, on the borders of Achaia.]

CHAPTER II.

Cyrus begins his march, proceeding from Sardis through Lydia into
Phrygia, where he is joined by new forces. The city of Celaenae; the
plain of Caystrus, where the soldiers demand their arrears of pay,
which Cyrus discharges with money received from the queen of
Cilicia. The town of Thymbrium; the fountain of Midas. Cyrus enters
Cilicia, and is met at Tarsus by Syennesis, the king of the
country.

1. When it seemed to him time to march up into the country, he made it
his pretext for doing so that he wished to expel the Pisidians entirely
from the territory, and mustered, as if for the purpose of attacking
them, the whole of the troops, as well Barbarian as Greek, that were on
the spot.[15] He also sent word to Clearchus to join him, bringing
whatever force was at his command; and to Aristippus, as soon as he had
come to terms with the party at home, to send him back the troops that
he had. He also desired Xenias the Arcadian, who commanded for him the
mercenaries in the several towns, to bring him all his men except such
as would be required to garrison the citadels. 2. He summoned, too, the
army that was besieging Miletus, and invited the exiles to accompany him
on his expedition; promising them, that if he successfully accomplished
the objects for which he undertook it, he would never rest till he had
re-established them in their country. They cheerfully consented, as they
had confidence in him, and, taking their arms, joined him at Sardis.

3. To Sardis also came Xenias, bringing with him the troops from the
several towns, to the number of four thousand heavy-armed men. Thither
came also Proxenus, with heavy-armed men to the number of fifteen
hundred, and five hundred light-armed; Sophaenetus the Stymphalian with a
thousand heavy-armed; Socrates the Achaean with five hundred; and Pasion
of Megara with three hundred heavy-armed, and the same number of
peltasts.[16] Both Pasion and Socrates were among those serving in the
army at Miletus.

4. These joined him at Sardis. Tissaphernes, observing these
proceedings, and considering the force to be greater than was necessary
to attack the Pisidians, set out, with all possible speed, to give
notice of the matte