. History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria . KEBELS BROUGHT TO DAEIDS BY AHUEA-MAZDA. After consummating his victories, Darius caused an in-scription in commemoration of them to be carved on therooks in the pass of Bagistana [Behistun], one of the mostfrequented routes leading from the basin of the Tigris tothe tableland of Iran. There his figure is still to be seen 1 Mention, of some new wars is made towards the end of the inscription,but the text here is so mutilated that the sense can no longer be easilydetermined. ^ This is the scene depicted on the rock of Behistun. THE PAC
. History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria . KEBELS BROUGHT TO DAEIDS BY AHUEA-MAZDA. After consummating his victories, Darius caused an in-scription in commemoration of them to be carved on therooks in the pass of Bagistana [Behistun], one of the mostfrequented routes leading from the basin of the Tigris tothe tableland of Iran. There his figure is still to be seen 1 Mention, of some new wars is made towards the end of the inscription,but the text here is so mutilated that the sense can no longer be easilydetermined. ^ This is the scene depicted on the rock of Behistun. THE PACIFICATION OP ASIA 175 standing, with his foot resting on the prostrate body of anenemy, and his hand raised in the attitude of one addressing. THE ROCKS OF BEHISTDN. an audience, while nine figures march in file to meet him, Drawn by Boudier, from Flandin and Coste. 176 THE IRANIAN CONQUEST their arms tied behind their backs, and cords round theirnecks, representing all the pretenders whom he had foughtand put to death—Athrlna, Nadinta-bel, Khshatrita,Vahyazd^ta, Arakha, and Chitraiitakhma; an inscription,written in the three official languages of the court, recountsat full length his mighty deeds. The drama did not, how-ever, come to a close with the punishment of Vahyazdata,for though no tribe or chieftain remained now in openrevolt, many of those who had taken no active share inthe rebellion had, by their conduct during the crisis, laidthemselves open to grave suspicions, and it seemed butprudent to place them under strict surveillance or toremove them from office altogether, Oroetes had beensummarily despatched, and his execution did not disturbthe peace of Asia Minor; but Aryandes, to whose ruleCambyses had entrusted
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