conveyance of troops or of military stores. There were also a large number of vessels, which were built on a peculiar model, prescribed by the engineers, being very long and straight-sided, and smooth and flat upon their decks. These were intended for the bridge across the Hellespont. They were made long, so that, when placed side by side across the stream, a greater breadth might be given to the platform of the bridge. All these things were very deliberately and carefully planned.Конец ознакомительного фрагмента.
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1
His history in given in the first chapter of Darius the Great.
2
For a more particular account of the transaction, and for an engraving illustrating this scene, see the history of Darius.
1
His history in given in the first chapter of Darius the Great.
2
For a more particular account of the transaction, and for an engraving illustrating this scene, see the history of Darius.
3
Plutarch, who gives an account of these occurrences, varies the orthography of the name. We, however, retain the name as given by Herodotus.