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                <requestUrn>urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1:A.abrocomas_1</requestUrn>
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                <passage>
                    <TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><text xml:base="urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1"><body xml:lang="eng" n="urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1"><div type="textpart" subtype="alphabetic_letter" n="A"><div type="textpart" subtype="entry" xml:id="abrocomas-bio-1" n="abrocomas_1"><head><persName xml:lang="la"><surname full="yes">Abro'comas</surname></persName></head><p>(<persName xml:lang="grc"><surname full="yes">Ἀβροκόμας</surname></persName>), one of the satraps
      of Artaxerxes Mnemon, was sent with an army of 300,000 men to oppose Cyrus on his march into
      upper Asia. On the arrival of Cyrus at Tarsus, Abrocomas was said to be on the Euphrates; and
      at Issus four hundred heavy-armed Greeks, who had deserted Abrocomas, joined Cyrus. Abrocomas
      did not defend the Syrian passes, as was expected, but marched to join the king. He burnt some
      boats to prevent Cyrus from crossing the Euphrates, but did not arrive in time for the battle
      of Cunaxa. (<bibl n="Xen. Anab. 1.3.20">Xen. Anab. 1.3.20</bibl>, <bibl n="Xen. Anab. 1.4.3">4.3</bibl>, <bibl n="Xen. Anab. 1.4.5">5</bibl>, <bibl n="Xen. Anab. 1.4.18">18</bibl>,
       <bibl n="Xen. Anab. 1.7.12">7.12</bibl>; Harpocrat. and Suidas, <hi rend="ital">s.
      v.</hi>)</p></div></div></body></text></TEI>
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