The boys' and girls' Herodotus; being parts of the history of Herodotus . death, and took a still greaternumber prisoners, among them the son of Queen Tomyris, whocommanded the Massagetae, and whose name was she heard what had befallen her army and her son, she sent So HERODOTUS. a herald to Cyrus with the following message : Cyrus, insatiatewith blood, be not elated with what has now happened, that by thefruit of the vine, with which ye yourselves, when filled with it, sorave, that when it descends into your bodies, evil words float onyour lips ; be not elated, that by such a
The boys' and girls' Herodotus; being parts of the history of Herodotus . death, and took a still greaternumber prisoners, among them the son of Queen Tomyris, whocommanded the Massagetae, and whose name was she heard what had befallen her army and her son, she sent So HERODOTUS. a herald to Cyrus with the following message : Cyrus, insatiatewith blood, be not elated with what has now happened, that by thefruit of the vine, with which ye yourselves, when filled with it, sorave, that when it descends into your bodies, evil words float onyour lips ; be not elated, that by such a poison you have deceivedand conquered my son, instead of by prowess in battle. But takethe good advice that I offer you. Restore my son ; depart out ofthis country unpunished for having insolently disgraced a thirddivision of the army of the Massagetse. But if you will not do this,I swear by the sun, the Lord of the Massagetae, that, insatiable asyou are, I will glut you with blood. Cyrus, however, paid no at-tention to this message ; but Spargapises, the son of Queen. SEPULCHRAL VASES. Tomyris, as soon as he recovered from the effects of the wine, andperceived in what a plight he was, begged of Cyrus that he mightbe freed from his fetters ; and as soon as he was set free, andfound his hands at liberty, he put himself to death. But Tomyris,finding Cyrus did not listen to her, assembled all her forces, andenea^ed with him. I think that this battle was the most obstinatethat was ever fought between barbarians. First of all, they stoodat a distance and used their bows; afterward, when they had emptiedtheir quivers, they engaged in close fight with their swords andspears, and thus they continued fighting for a long time, andneither was willing to give way; but at length the Massagetse got THE CONQUEST OF ASSYRIA. 81 the better, and the greater part of the Persian army was cut inpieces on the spot, and Cyrus himself was killed, after he hadreigned twenty-nine years. Tomyris filled
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