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 STRATAGEMS, II. m. 10-14

ducted in Africa against Marcus Atilius Regulus, placed his light-armed troops in the front line, holding the Hower of his army in reserve. Then he directed the auxiliary troops,^ after hurling their javelins, to give way before the enemy, withdraw within the ranks of their fellow-soldiers, hurry to the flanks, and from there again rush forward to the attack. Thus when the enemy had been met by the stronger troops, they were enveloped also by these light-armed forces. ^

Sertorius employed the same tactics in Spain in the camjiaign against Pompey.^

Cleandridas, the Spartan, when fighting against the Lucanians, drew up his trooi)s in close array, so as to present the appearance of a much smaller army. Then, when the enemy had thus been put off their guard, at the moment the engagement began he opened up his ranks, enveloped the enemy on the Hank, and put them to I'out.^

Gastron, the Spartan, having come to assist the Egyptians against the Persians, and realizing that the Greek soldiers were more powerful and more dreaded by the Persians, interchanged the arms of the two contingents, placing the Greeks in the front line. When these merely held their own in the encounter, he sent in the Egyptians as reinforce- ments. Although the Persians had proved equal to the Greeks (deeming them Egyptians), they gave wa', so soon as they Avere set upon by a multitude, of whom (as supposedly consisting of Greeks) they had stood in terror.^

When Gnaeus Pompey was fighting in Albania, and the enemy were superior in numbers and in cavalry, he directed his infantry to cover their

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