Stories of Crsus, Cyrus And Babylon From Herodotus
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It must needs be lo that the child die; for how else shall I escape, but the slayer shall be one of the servants of Astyages, and not I or one of my own servants.^^ 8. When he had thus spoken, he sent a messenger straightway to one of the herdsmen of Astyages, know- 15 ing that the 'man dwelt in a place well fitted for the purpose, tha^t is to say, a mountain abounding in wild beasts. The name of this herdsman was Mitradates, and his wife was a slavewoman, Spaco by name. 9. As for the pastures ...where he pastured his herd, 20 they lay under the mountains which are northward from Egbatana, toward the Black Sea. For this region of the land of Media is covered with woods and moun- tains, but the country for the most part is a plain coun- try. The herdsman therefore being thus called came 25 with all speed. 22. JEgbatana (eg-bat'a-na): The capital of Media, more commonly called Ecbatana. Herodotus describes it thus : "The walls are of great size and. strength, rising in circles one within the other.
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