Histories

The Paphlagonians in the army had woven helmets on their heads, and small shields and short spears, and also javelins and daggers; they wore their native shoes that reach midway to the knee. The Ligyes and Matieni and Mariandyni and Syrians were equipped like the Paphlagonians. These Syrians are called by the Persians Cappadocians.

Dotus son of Megasidrus was commander of the Paphlagonians and Matieni, Gobryas son of Darius and Artystone of the Mariandyni and Ligyes and Syrians.

The Phrygian equipment was very similar to the Paphlagonian, with only a small difference. As the Macedonians say, these Phrygians were called Briges as long as they dwelt in Europe (continent)Europe, where they were neighbors of the Macedonians; but when they changed their home to Asia (continent)Asia, they changed their name also and were called Phrygians.[*](This tends to support a reversal of Herodotus account of racial migration in Hdt. 7.20; see the note there.) The Armenians, who are settlers from Phrygia (region (general)), Turkey, Asia Phrygia, were armed like the Phrygians. Both these together had as their commander Artochmes, who had married a daughter of Darius.

The Lydian armor was most similar to the Greek. The Lydians were formerly called Meiones, until they changed their name and were called after Lydus son of Atys. The Mysians wore on their heads their native helmets, carrying small shields and javelins of burnt wood.

They are settlers from Lydia [27.516,38.683] (region (general)), Turkey, Asia Lydia, and are called Olympieni after the mountain +Olympus (mountain), Nomos Larisis, Thessaly, Greece, Europe Olympus. The commander of the Lydians and Mysians was that Artaphrenes son of Artaphrenes, who attacked Marathon with Datis.