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Xenophon * tells us, that this was one of the punifhments 

 ufed by Cyrus. And Ammianus Marcellinus f mentions, 

 that Sapor king of Perfia banimed Arfaces, whom he had 

 taken prifoncr to a certain caflle, after having pulled out 

 his eyes. 



The dead bodies of criminals flain for treafon, murder, 

 and violence, on the high- way at certain times, are feldom 

 buried in AbyfTinia. The flreets of Gondar are flrewed with 

 pieces of their carcafes, which bring the wild beads in mul- 

 titudes into the city as foon as it becomes dark, fo that it 

 is fcarcely pollible for any to walk in the night. Too many 

 inftances of this kind will be found throughout my nana- 

 tive. The dogs ufed to bring pieces of human bodies into 

 the houfe, and court-yard, to eat them in greater fecurity. 

 This was mod difguftful to me, but fo often repeated, that 

 I was obliged to leave them in pofleilion of fuch fragments. 

 We learn from Qiiintus Curtius X, that Darius having order- 

 ed Charidamus to be put to death, and finding afterwards 

 that he was innocent, endeavoured to Hop the executioner, 

 though it was too late, as they had already cut his throat; 

 but, in token of repentance, the king allowed him the liber- 

 ty of buriaL 



I have taken notice, up and down throughout my hiflory, 

 that the Abyflinians never fight in the night. This too was 

 sl rule among the Perfians J|. 



i Notwithstanding 



Xenqph. lib. i. f Amm. Mar. lib. vii. % Q; Curt. lib. iii. 2, J$. 



|| Q. Curt. v. 12. 



