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　thereupon。　As　for　the　son　of　Artayctes；　him　they　stoned　to　death　before　his　eyes。　　　　　This　done；　they　sailed　back　to　Greece；　carrying　with　them；　besides　other　treasures；　the　shore　cables　from　the　bridges　of　Xerxes；　which　they　wished　to　dedicate　in　their　temples。　And　this　was　all　that　took　place　that　year。　　　　　It　was　the　grandfather　of　the　Artayctes；　one　Artembares　by　name；　who　suggested　to　the　Persians　a　proposal　which　they　readily　embraced；　and　thus　urged　upon　Cyrus：…　〃Since　Jove；〃　they　said；　〃has　overthrown　Astyages；　and　given　the　rule　to　the　Persians；　and　to　thee　chiefly；　O　Cyrus！　come　now；　let　us　quit　this　land　wherein　we　dwell…　for　it　is　a　scant　land　and　a　rugged…　and　let　us　choose　ourselves　some　other　better　country。　Many　such　lie　around　us；　some　nearer；　some　further　off：　if　we　take　one　of　these；　men　will　admire　us　far　more　than　they　do　now。　Who　that　had　the　power　would　not　so　act？　And　when　shall　we　have　a　fairer　time　than　now；　when　we　are　lords　of　so　many　nations；　and　rule　all　Asia？〃　Then　Cyrus；　who　did　not　greatly　esteem　the　counsel；　told　them；…　〃they　might　do　so；　if　they　liked…　but　he　warned　them　not　to　expect　in　that　case　to　continue　rulers；　but　to　prepare　for　being　ruled　by　others…　soft　countries　gave　birth　to　soft　men…　there　was　no　region　which　produced　very　delightful　fruits；　and　at　the　same　time　men　of　a　warlike　spirit。〃　So　the　Persians　departed　with　altered　minds；　confessing　that　Cyrus　was　wiser　than　they；　and　chose　rather　to　dwell　in　a　churlish　land；　and　exercise　lordship；　than　to　cultivate　plains；　and　be　the　slaves　of　others。




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