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I just read the early bit with Orontas, Cyrus' treacherous general (Dakyns's translation on Gutenberg):quote:After they had conducted him to the tent of Artapates, the trustiest of Cyrus's wand-bearers, none set eyes upon him ever again, alive or dead. No one, of his own knowledge, could declare the manner of his death; though some conjectured one thing and some another. No tomb to mark his resting-place, either then or since, was ever seen. Seems really strikingly characteristic of what we see of Cyrus. He tries to project a perfect image of himself, but this story starts with his deceptions. Xenophon seems to take notice of this secrecy, like it's one of those cracks in Cyrus's image.
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The ancient Greeks seemed to find the sheer size of the Persian Empire quite intimidating. Which is pretty understandable.
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Feb 14, 2016 11:26
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