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Historiarum adversum paganos libri VII (417 - 418) Orosius |
| Quotation |
1 Igitur idem Cyrus proximi temporis successu Scythis bellum intulit. quem Thamyris regina quae tunc genti praeerat cum prohibere transitu Araxis fluminis posset, transire permisit, primum propter fiduciam sui, dehinc propter opportunitatem ex obiectu fluminis hostis inclusi. 2 Cyrus itaque Scythiam ingressus, procul a transmisso flumine castra metatus, insuper astu eadem instructa uino epulisque deseruit, quasi territus refugisset. hoc conperto regina tertiam partem copiarum et filium adulescentulum ad persequendum Cyrum mittit. 3 Barbari ueluti ad epulas inuitati primum ebrietate uincuntur, mox reuertente Cyro uniuersi cum adulescente obtruncantur. |
| Translation |
1. Immediately afterwards Cyrus waged war on the Scythians. Although
Queen Thamyris who at that time ruled this race could have stopped him
crossing the river Araxes, she allowed him to cross both because of her
own confidence and because this gave her a chance to trap her enemy as he
would have the river to his rear. 2. Cyrus therefore advanced into Scythia
and pitched his camp far from where he had crossed the river. Afterwards,
he cunningly abandoned it, though it had been decked out with food and
wine, to give the impression that he had fled in terror. When the queen heard
of this, she sent her young son with a third of her army to pursue Cyrus.
3. Soon, after the barbarians had been overcome by drink, just as if they
had been invited to a feast, Cyrus returned and slew them all, including the
young boy. |
| Quotation source |
Lib. 2, Cap. 7, 1-3 (p. 98-9, trans. Fear, p. 85) |
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