To Darius then it seemed that the woman had spoken well, and he let go not only him for whose life she asked, but also the eldest of her sons because

Having so done in Persia, he established twenty provinces, which the Persians themselves call satrapies . . . .Translated by George C. Macaulay

Then Darius said: "If then thou hast any such trick, it is time to devise it and not to put things off, for our trial is to-morrow."Translated

"Thrust with thy sword even though it stab through us both." So Darius was persuaded, and he thrust with his danger and happened to hit the

When they had thus become six, Darius the son of Hystaspes arrived at Susa, having come from the land of Persia, for of this his father was