Note 075
These women were of the tribe of the
Hamyarites, who derived their origin from the ancient
Amalekites. Their females were accustomed to ride on
horseback, and to fight like the Amazons of old, (Ockley,
vol. i. p. 67.)]
The History Of The Decline And
Fall Of The Roman Empire
—Fall In The East
—Chapter 51