(e) Sardanapalus.] He was the last King of Assyria, overthrown by Arbaces the Mede: at Anchiale was a Monu∣ment erected for him, on a Marble Base the Statue of a Man in Brass, with his right Thumb apply'd to his middle Finger; underneath was insorib'd;
Sardanapalus, Son of Anacyndaraxes, built Anchiale and Tarsus in one day. Stranger, do you eat, drink and play, for all else is not worth this.
The posture above is of one giving a fillip.