Identifier: cu31924091767503 (find matches)
Title: History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916 Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry), 1845-1933 McClure, M. L., d. 1918
Subjects: Civilization, Ancient History, Ancient
Publisher: London : Grolier Society
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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n identified by Sayce with the Cimmerian chief mentioned by Strabounder the name of Lygdamis. The opinion of Sayce has been adopted byother Assyriologists. The inscription makes Tugdami a king of the Manda,and thus overthrows the hypothesis that Lygdamis or Dygdamis was aLyciau chief who managed to discipline the barbarian hordes. 2 The alliance of the Lycians with the Cimmerians and Treres is knownfrom the evidence of Callisthenes preserved for us by Strabo. It is probablethat many of the marauding tribes of the Taurus—Isaurians, Lycaonians,and Pamphylians—similarly joined the Cimmerians, 240 THE POWER OF ASSYRIA AT ITS ZENITH enemys hands (652 b.c). The whole of Lydia wasmercilessly ravaged, and the lower town of Sardes wastaken by storm/ Ardys, who had succeeded his fatheron the throne, was able, however, to save the citadel:he rallied around him the remnants of his army andonce more took the field. The cities of Ionia madecommon cause with him; their hoplites issued victorious
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BATTLE OF THE CIMMERIANS AGAINST THE GREEKS ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR DOGS.^ from more than one engagement, and their dogs, trainedto harry fearlessly the horses of the enemy, often tookan active part in the battle. City after city was attackedby the barbarians, and the suburbs plundered. Ephesus,on account of the wealth it contained, formed theirchief attraction, but their forces dashed themselves fruit-lessly against its walls; they avenged themselves for theirfailure by setting on fire the temple of Artemis which stood 1 Strabo states definitely that it was Lygdamis -who took the city. Theaccount given by the same author of a double destruction of Sardes in 652and 682 B.C. is due to an unfortunate borrowing from the work of Callis-thenes. ^ Drawn by Faucher-Gudin, from the sarcophagus of Clazomente. ABANDONMENT OP THE SIEGE 211 in the outskirts. This act of sacrilege profoundly stirredthe whole Hellenic world, and when the first fury of pillagewas exhausted, the barbarians themselves se

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