4^ THE HISTORY AN DART 



riorly graceful. Varro, in his account of fine breeds of 

 ■horfes, mentions thefe as the firft and beft. Strabo 

 alfo records their merit. 



The horfes of Mycencc were held in much efleem, 

 and accounted more proper for fiiew and parade, from, 

 the pride and gracefulnefs of their carriage, than for 

 fwiftnefs, or great fatigue. 



To M-jcejtce we muft add Ephus, a country much 

 extolled for its breed of fleet and beaiuiful horfes. 



The Lacedamcnians are mentioned by Paufantas, as be- 

 ing remarkable for their love and knowledge of horfes, 

 and for having a diftinguiflied breed exprefly deftined 

 to contend in the Olympic courfe. 



Argolis^ a country in the Pehponnefus, was another 

 part which muft be remembered upon this occafion. 

 The horfes of Argos are extolled by all antiquity. 

 Arcadia juftly boaftcd her breed of horfes, and had 

 large and rich paftures for their nouri(hment. 



Magnejia, a region of Macedonia, and bordering 

 upon ThefTaly, is commended for its horfes, in which 

 its inhabitants were very curious, and fought upon 

 them with great addrefs. Lucan and Oppian make 

 mention of them. 



The Dalmatian horfss had likewife their fliare of 

 praife.— Thofe of Ionia are celebrated by Oppian and 

 Claudian. 



The illand Scyros produced thefe animals in great 

 abundance, and furniflied Greece with large fupplies : 

 nor was flie lefs indebted to Colophon, whofe horfes (he 



highly 



