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xxii XXU CONTENTS. Page Standards belonging to different Corps - - - 294 Bearers of Flabella near the King's Person. Troops sum- moned by Trumpet. Arms, _ - 297 Their defensive Arms. The Shield - - - 298 Shield suspended by a Thong - - - 300 The Handle how placed _ - - - 301 A lighter Kind of Buckler, of rare Occurrence - 302 Some cumbrous Shields, seldom used - - 303 The Bow. String how fixed ; differing from that of some Asiatic People - - - - 304- Mode of stringing the Bow - - - - 305 Another Method of stringing it. Guard on the Wrist, and a Groove of Metal on the fore Knuckle in which the Arrow rested. _ . . 306 Sometimes a Chasseur carried spare Arrows in his Hand, while shooting. Mode of drawing the Bow _ - 307 Greek Method. Use of the Bow among the Scythians and Persians. Egyptian Bow String. Arrows of Wood and Reed - - - - - 308 Arrows tipped with Stone ; used also by the Persians, and even by the Greeks. Metal Heads of Arrows - - 310 Quivers; how carried. Bow Case attached to Chariots 311 Archers of Infantry had a different Bow Case. Their Weapons. The Spear - - - - 312 The Javelin - - - - 313 Slings looked upon with contempt by the Greeks - - 316 Swords; how used. Daggers - - - 318 Dagger of Berlin Museum. Elasticity of its Bronze Blade 320 Knife. Falchion ; a favourite Weapon. Officers, how Armed -. . . _ 321 The Hatchet .... 322 The Battle-axe, varied in Form ; some with long, others with very short Handles. One in Mr. Salt's Collection - 324 The Pole-axe. The Mace. One Kind armed with a Ball 326 The great Execution done by such Weapons in early Times. Another Kind of Mace or Stick - -. 328 The curved Stick or LissaUy still used in Ethiopia, and by