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to march against Apries�此�and Apries hearing this sent to Amasis one of the 

Egyptians   who   were   about   his   own   person�察  �a   man   of   reputation�察  �whose 

name     was    Patarbemis�察    �enjoining    him    to  bring   Amasis     alive   into   his 

presence。 When this   Patarbemis came   and summoned Amasis�察�the latter�察�

who happened to be sitting on horseback�察�lifted up his leg and behaved in 

an unseemly manner�察�bidding him take that back to Apries。 Nevertheless�察�

they say�察�Patarbemis made demand of him that he should go to the king�察�

seeing that the king had sent to summon him�察�and he answered him that he 

had   for   some   time   past   been   preparing   to   do   so�察  �and   that Apries   would 

have no occasion to find fault with him�察�for he would both come himself 

and bring others with him。 Then Patarbemis both perceiving his intention 

from that which he said�察�and also seeing his preparations�察�departed in haste�察�

desiring to make known as quickly as possible to the king the things which 

were being done�此�and when he came back to Apries not bringing Amasis�察�

the   king   paying   no   regard   to   that   which   he   said�察  �but   being   moved   by 



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violent anger�察�ordered his ears and his nose to be cut off。 And the rest of 

the Egyptians who still remained on his side�察�when they saw the man of 

most     repute    among     them     thus   suffering    shameful      outrage�察   �waited     no 

longer   but   joined   the   others   in   revolt�察  �and   delivered   themselves   over   to 

Amasis。       Then     Apries      having     heard     this   also�察   �armed     his    foreign 

mercenaries   and   marched   against   the   Egyptians�此  �now   he   had   about   him 

Carian and Ionian mercenaries to the number of thirty thousand�察�and his 

royal palace was in the city of Sais�察�of great size and worthy to be seen。 So 

Apries   and   his   army  were   going   against   the   Egyptians�察  �and Amasis   and 

those with him were going against the mercenaries�察�and both sides came to 

the   city   of   Momemphis   and   were   about   to   make   trial   of   one   another   in 

fight。 

     Now of the Egyptians there are seven classes�察�and of these one class is 

called that of the priests�察�and another that of the warriors�察�while the others 

are    the  cowherds�察     �swineherds�察     �shopkeepers�察      �interpreters�察   �and   boatmen。 

This   is   the   number   of   the   classes   of   the   Egyptians�察  �and   their  names   are 

given them from the occupations which they follow。 Of them the warriors 

are   called   Calasirians   and   Hermotybians�察  �and   they   are   of   the   following 

districts��for     all  Egypt     is  divided    into   districts。   The    districts   of   the 

Hermotybians   are   those   of   Busiris�察  �Sais�察  �Chemmis�察  �Papremis�察  �the   island 

called     Prosopitis�察    �and   the   half    of  Natho��of      these    districts   are   the 

Hermotybians�察�who reached when most numerous the number of sixteen 

myriads。 Of these not one has been learnt anything of handicraft�察�but they 

are given up to war entirely。 Again the districts of the Calasirians are those 

of    Thebes�察    �Bubastis�察    �Aphthis�察     �Tanis�察  �Mendes�察      �Sebennytos�察      �Athribis�察�

Pharbaithos�察  �Thmuis�察  �Onuphis�察  �Anytis�察           �Myecphoris��this   last   is   on      an 

island    opposite     to  the   city   of  Bubastis。    These     are  the   districts   of  the 

Calasirians�察  �and   they   reached�察  �when   most   numerous�察  �to   the   number   of 

five´and´twenty myriads of men�察�nor is it lawful for these�察�any more than 

for the others�察�to practise any craft�察�but they practise that which has to do 

with    war    only�察  �handing     down     the   tradition    from    father   to  son。    Now 

whether the   Hellenes   have   learnt   this   also   from  the   Egyptians�察 �I   am  not 

able to say for certain�察�since I see that the Thracians also and   Scythians 

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their   citizens   who   learn   the   arts�察  �and   the   descendants   of   them�察  �as   less 

honourable than the rest�察�while those who have got free from all practice 

of manual arts are accounted noble�察�and especially those who are devoted 

to   war�此   �however      that  may     be�察 �the   Hellenes     have    all  learnt   this�察 �and 

especially the Lacedemonians�察�but the Corinthians least of all cast slight 

upon those who practise handicraft。 

     The following privilege was specially granted to this class and to none 

others   of   the   Egyptians   except   the   priests�察  �that   is   to   say�察  �each   man   had 

twelve yokes of land specially granted to him free from imposts�此�now the 

yoke   of   land   measures   a   hundred   Egyptian   cubits   every   way�察  �and   the 

Egyptian cubit is�察�as it happens�察�equal to that of Samos。 This�察�I say�察�was a 

special   privilege   granted   to   all�察  �and   they   also   had   certain   advantages   in 

turn    and   not   the   same    men     twice�察  �that   is  to  say�察  �a  thousand     of   the 

Calasirians and a thousand of the Hermotybians acted as body´guard to the 

king    during     each   year�察  �and    these   had   besides    their   yokes    of   land   an 

allowance given them for each day of five pounds weight of bread to each 

man�察�and two pounds   of beef�察 �and four half´pints of   wine。 This   was the 

allowance given to those who were serving as the king's body´guard for 

the time being。 

     So   when Apries   leading   his   foreign   mercenaries�察  �and Amasis   at   the 

head of the whole body of the Egyptians�察�in their approach to one another 

had come to the city of Momemphis�察�they engaged in battle�此�and although 

the   foreign   troops   fought   well�察  �yet   being   much   inferior   in   number   they 

were worsted by reason of this。 But Apries is said to have supposed that 

not   even   a   god   would   be   able   to   cause   him   to   cease   from   his   rule�察  �so 

firmly did he think that it was established。 In that battle then�察�I say�察�he was 

worsted�察�and being taken alive was brought away to the city of Sais�察�to that 

which had formerly been his own dwelling but from thenceforth was the 

palace   of   Amasis。   There   for   some   time   he   was   kept   in   the   palace�察  �and 

Amasis dealt well with him but at last�察�since the Egyptians blamed him�察�

saying that he acted not rightly in keeping alive him who was the greatest 

foe both to themselves and to him�察�therefore he delivered Apries over to 

the   Egyptians�察  �and   they   strangled   him�察  �and   after   that   buried   him   in   the 

burial´place   of   his   fathers�此  �thi
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