Cambyses at Pelusium by Paul-Marie Lenoir 1872
"When Cambyses attacked Pelusium, which guarded the entrance into Egypt, the Egyptians defended it with great resolution. They advanced formidable engines against the besiegers, and hurled missiles, stones, and fire at them from their catapults. To counter this destructive barrage, Cambyses ranged before his front line dogs, sheep, cats, ibises, and whatever other animals the Egyptians hold sacred. The Egyptians immediately stopped their operations, out of fear of hurting the animals, which they hold in great veneration. Cambyses captured Pelusium, and thereby opened up for himself the route into Egypt."
-Polyaenus of Macedon: Stratagems - Book 7.9
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| Cambyses at Pelusium by Paul-Marie Lenoir 1872. |
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