Histories

When they went into battle they painted half their bodies with gypsum and the other half with vermilion. The Arabians and the Ethiopians who dwell above Egypt [30,27] (nation), Africa Egypt had as commander Arsames, the son of Darius and Artystone daughter of Cyrus, whom Darius loved best of his wives; he had an image made of her of hammered gold.

The Ethiopians above Egypt [30,27] (nation), Africa Egypt and the Arabians had Arsames for commander, while the Ethiopians of the east[*](For these see Hdt. 3.94. The “eastern Ethiopians” were apparently in or near +Baluchistan [66,28] (province), Pakistan, Asia Beluchistan.) (for there were two kinds of them in the army) served with the Indians; they were not different in appearance from the others, only in speech and hair: the Ethiopians from the east are straight-haired, but the ones from Libya [17,25] (nation), AfricaLibya have the woolliest hair of all men.