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The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2. (of 7): Assyria

CHAPTER VII
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The light-armed archers correspond to Sennacherib's bowmen of the third class.

They have the fillet, the plain tunic, the cross-belts, the broad girdle, and the phillibeg.

They differ only in having no lappets over the ears and no sandals.

The heavy-armed archers resemble the first class of Sennacherib exactly, except that they are not seen shooting from behind the _gerrhon_.
In the case of the spearmen, the only novelty consists in the shields.
The spearmen of the heavier equipment, though sometimes they carry the old convex oval shield, more often have one which is made straight at the bottom, and rounded only at top.

[PLATE C., Fig.1.


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