1 66 XENOPHON ON HORSEMANSHIP. 



less to be admired are the form and character of 

 the rider, the easy firmness of his seat, the 

 perfect confidence in his own powers of com- 

 mand, his entire composure and tranquiUity con- 

 trasted with the sudden and vehement action of 

 the animal beneath him ; and the grace and 

 precision with which the whole framework of 

 his body is indicated, and the muscular action 

 developed." 



Page 109. The monument of Dexileus, an 

 Athenian knight, who was born, as the inscription 

 shows, in 414 b. c, and who fell in battle near 

 Corinth in 394. His youth may show that this 

 was his first and last campaign. This monument 

 is still in situ in the Street of Tombs, outside the 

 Dipylon gate of Athens ; near it are the stelae of 

 others of the family of Dexileus. He is in the act 

 of slaying a foeman. For the purposes of artistic 

 effect he is not in armour. His weapon, whether 

 sword or spear, and the bridle of his horse were 

 doubtless added in bronze. From a photograph 

 in my possession ; the shadow at the left is caused 

 by a wooden casing, set about the monument to 

 preserve it. In the reproduction this casing is 

 happily omitted. 



Page 145. Assurbanipal (Sardanapalus), King 

 of Assyria from 668 to 626 b. c., hunting wild 

 asses. From a photograph of the alabaster relief 

 found at Kouyunjik, Nineveh, now in the British 



