Explore "The Retreat of the Ten Thousand" by C. Witt on Textopian. Read with annotations and highlights.
The next thing was to decide as to the best route for the return march, and Arieus was of opinion that it would be better not to return by the way they had come.
‘If we go that way' he said, ‘we cannot fail to perish from hunger, for even on the journey hither we have often been short of food, and in those places where food was plentiful, we have already taken all that was to be had. I think I can show you a better way, which though longer, goes through fruitful districts. But for the first few days we must make long forced marches, so as to get at least two or three days' journey in advance of the Great King. He will give up the idea of pursuing us, for he would not venture to come after us with a small army; and with a great army, which must of necessity move slowly, he would not be able to overtake us.'