Those who recollect the description of Babylon and its surrounding territory, will not be surprised to learn that the capture of it gave the Persian
Croesus of Lydia Defeated
Croesus asked the god Apollo through his priestesses at Delphi, whether it was his custom to deceive his benefactors, and whether he was not ashamed
Persian Versus Lydia
To ask advice of the oracle, before he took any final decision, was a step which no pious king would omit.Continuing Cyrus Begins the Persian