History of Darius the Great

accordingly Amasis Amazons ancient Aristagoras army arrangements arrived Artaphernes Asia Minor Athenians Athens Atossa attempt attendants Babylon Babylonians battle began Bosporus bridge brother byses Cambyses Cambyses's captive Cassandane chapter command commenced conquest conspirators court crime Croesus cruelty Cyrus danger Danube Darius Darius's Datis death Democedes destroyed dominions Egypt Egyptian empire execution expedition father favor fleet friends galleys Greece Greek guards Hippias Histiseus horse Hystaspes iEgean Sea immediately Intaphernes invasion Ionian island killed king land length magi magian manner Marathon means Megabates Megabyzus ment messenger Miltiades mind mode monarch nobles oracle Oretes Otanes palace Paros Periander Persian physician Polycrates possession Prexaspes provinces Psammenitus rebellion replied respect revolt rius river Samos Sardis Scythians seems seized sent ships shores sians Smerdis soon story supposed Susa Syloson temple thought Thrace throne tion took tribe troops usurper vast whole Zopyrus