Res Gestae

The Amazons of old, after having by constant losses worn out their neighbours, and devastated them by bloody raids, had higher aspirations; and considering their strength and feeling that it was too great merely for frequent attacks upon their neighbours, being carried away besides by the headstrong heat of covetousness, they broke through many nations and made war upon the Athenians.[*](In the days of Theseus. The war of the Greeks and the Amazons is a frequent subject in works of Greek art.) But after a bitter contest they were scattered in all directions, and since the flanks of their cavalry were left unprotected, they all perished.