Kitap 7
4.15
And of those who had been made subjects he required all who were unarmed to practise with the sling, for he considered this weapon to be the one most fitting for a slave. For in conjunction with other forces there are occasions when the presence of slingers is of very effective assistance, but by themselves alone not all the slingers in the world could stand against a very few men who came into a hand-to-hand encounter with them with weapons suited for close combat.
4.16
On the way to Babylon he subdued GreaterHe marches still conquering to Babylon Phrygia and Cappadocia and reduced the Arabians to submission. From all these he secured armour for not less than forty thousand Persian horsemen, and many horses taken from the prisoners he distributed among all the divisions of his allies. And thus he arrived before Babylon with a great host of cavalry, and a great host of bowmen and spearmen, and a multitude of slingers that was beyond number.
5.1
When Cyrus appeared before Babylon heCyrus surrounds Babylon stationed his whole force about the city and then rode around it himself in company with his friends and the staff-officers of the allies;
