The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c12.73
The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c12.73
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c12.73
The infantry were all armed with a broad and heavy two-handed sword suspended from the left shoulder,² and a long buckler of undressed ox-hide. In addition to these arms each man carried either javelins or a bow. The bow is described as being