Book 5
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5.1 Back in the Hellespont area, Megabazus, Darius' general [cf. 4.144], 1st subdued the Perinthians. |
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5.2 Next, per Darius' orders, Megabazus subdued all of Thrace. |
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5.3 The Thracians are the largest nation of all mankind, but they are not united. The various tribes have similar customs except for three. |
| Posted on 12-02-12 | |
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5.4 I've already written re. the Getae [4.94]. The Trausi mourn at someone's birth & rejoice when he dies. [1/2 OF THE HISTORY NOW TWEETED!] |
| Posted on 12-03-12 | |
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5.5 When 1 of the Thracians who live above the Crestonaeans dies, his favorite wife is slaughtered over his tomb. The other wives feel bad. |
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5.6 The Thracians let their daughters mate with anyone they want. They sell their children for export. Tattoos & war are good & farming bad. |
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5.7 They worship Ares, Dionysus, and Artemis, but their kings chiefly worship Hermes. |
| Posted on 12-06-12 | |
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5.8 The burial of wealthy people involves the sacrifice of lots of victims and a feast, with a festival and contests. |
| Posted on 12-07-12 | |
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5.9 No one knows who lives north of the Thracians. The only ppl I know who live beyond the Ister are the Sigynnae, who have shaggy horses. |
| Posted on 12-08-12 | |
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5.10 The Thracians say no one can travel beyond the Ister because of the bees there, but I doubt this, as bees are sensitive to cold. |
| Posted on 12-09-12 | |
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5.11 Darius rewarded Histiaeus and Coes for their service in Scythia: Histiaeus wanted Myrcinus in Thrace, Coes to be tyrant of Mytilene. |
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5.12 Darius decided to bring the Paeonians of Thrace to Asia after watching a Paeonian girl walk through Sardis one day while spinning flax. |
| Posted on 12-11-12 | |
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5.13 Speaking to her brothers, Darius became convinced that the Paeonians as a whole were an industrious people. |
| Posted on 12-12-12 | |
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5.14 He sent orders to Megabazus to capture the Paeonians and bring them to Asia. Megabazus duly marched on Paeonia. |
| Posted on 12-13-12 | |
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5.15 Many of the Paeonians surrendered to Megabazus after he had captured their cities. |
| Posted on 12-14-12 | |
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5.16 Some of the Paeonias were not captured, including those who live in houses on stilts over the water. Their men marry multiple wives. |
| Posted on 12-15-12 | |
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5.17 After the Paeonians, Megabazus sent seven Persian emissaries to Macedon to ask the Macedonian king, Amyntas, for earth and water. |
| Posted on 12-16-12 | |
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5.18 Amyntas complied & feasted the Persians. He allowed women to join the party, contrary to Macedonian custom. The Persians pawed at them. |
| Posted on 12-17-12 | |
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5.19 Amyntas endured the insult, fearing the Persians, but his son Alexander was angry & persuaded Amyntas to go to bed: he would play host. |
| Posted on 12-18-12 | |
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5.20 Amyntas left. Alexander told the women to go bathe, and he replaced them with armed boys, who killed the Persians when they got fresh. |
| Posted on 12-19-12 | |
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