The boys' and girls' Herodotus; being parts of the history of Herodotus . ccasion. Assoon as I returned from Scythia, and youwere out of my sight, I have wished fornothing so much as to see you and con-verse with you again ; being persuadedthat a friend who is both intelligent and wellaffected, is the most valuable of all posses-sions ; both of which I am able to testify from my own knowledgeconcur in you, as regards my affairs. You have done well incoming, and I make you this offer : Think no more of Miletus,nor of the new-founded city in Thrace; but follow me to Susa,have the same that I hav
The boys' and girls' Herodotus; being parts of the history of Herodotus . ccasion. Assoon as I returned from Scythia, and youwere out of my sight, I have wished fornothing so much as to see you and con-verse with you again ; being persuadedthat a friend who is both intelligent and wellaffected, is the most valuable of all posses-sions ; both of which I am able to testify from my own knowledgeconcur in you, as regards my affairs. You have done well incoming, and I make you this offer : Think no more of Miletus,nor of the new-founded city in Thrace; but follow me to Susa,have the same that I have, and be the partner of my table andcounsels. And Darius appointed Artaphernes, his brother by thesame father, to be governor of Sardis, and departed for Susa,taking Histiaeus with him. He first nominated Otanes to be gen-eral of the forces on the coast, whose father, Sisamnes, one of theroya judges. King Cambyses had put to death and flayed, becausehe had given an unjust judgment for a sum of money. He hadhis skin torn off, and cut into thongs, and extended it on the. HEAD-DRESS OK A lUDING UORSE. 222 . HERODOTUS. bench on which he used to sit, when he pronounced judo-ment ;then Cambyses appointed as judge in the room of Sisamnes, whomhe had slain and flayed, the son of Sisamnes, admonishing him toremember on what seat he sat to administer justice. This veryOtanes, then, being now appointed successor to Megabazus in thecommand of the army, subdued the Byzantians and Chalcedonians,and took Antandros, which belongs to the territory of Troas, andLamponium ; and obtaining ships from the Lesbians, he tookLemnos and Imbrus, both of which were then Inhabited by Pelas-gians. The Lemnians fought valiantly, and defended themselvesfor some time, but were at length overcome ; and over those whosurvived, the Persians set up Lycaretus as governor, the brotherof Mseandrlus, who had reigned In Samos. Otanes enslaved andsubdued them all for various alleo^ed reasons : some he chargedwith deser
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