Note 119 — TO TITUS VALGIUS.[113] BOOK THE SECOND, ODE THE NINTH.
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l. 12. Scythians rein—The Scythians, or Parthians, were a warlike people, famous for their equestrian prowess, for the speed of their horses, and for the unerring aim of their arrows, shot when flying on full speed. Augustus obliged their king, Phraates, not only to restore the Roman standards and prisoners, taken many years before, but to withdraw his troops from Armenia.