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Rh Arrian tells us, that Alexander marched from the lake Acania Celæne in five days. This is, according to D'Anville's ancient map of Aia Minor, 1250 Olympic tadia, and 143 Englih miles by Rochette's map, and the ame by D'Anville's modern map of Aia Minor. This makes 250 tadia, or 28½ Englih miles, for each day's march, allowing nothing for the winding of the road. If ½ allowed on that account, each day's march will be 280 tadia, equal to 32 Englih miles

Herodotus tells us, that 200 tadia, or 25 Greek miles, equal to 22.893 Englih miles, was a day's journey for a foot traveller; and that 150 tadia, or 18¼ Greek miles, was a day's march for an army.

Strabo aigns 250, or even 300, tadia for a day's journey for a foot traveller; and Procopius. mentions 210 as the uual computation.

Vegetius, at a time when the Roman dicipline began to decline, ays, that the uual daily march of the army was 20 miles, which was performed in five hours ; and that if they accelerated

their