The Twitter Herodotus

4.91 Darius erected a pillar at the river saying what a great river it was & what a great man he was.

4.92 He marched to the Artescus River and had each man in the army place a stone in a certain spot, so they left behind a big pile of rocks.

4.93 Darius subjugated the Getae on his way to the Ister. They're the most law-abiding of all Thracians.

4.94 Every 5 yrs the Getae send a messenger to their god, Salmoxis (who they think is the only god). They send him by killing him w/spears.

4.95 As a man Salmoxis claimed he wouldn’t die. This seemed credible when he rose from the dead. (He'd hidden underground for 3 years.)

4.96 I'm on the fence as to the veracity of the underground bunker story.

4.97 Darius got to the Ister & crossed w/his army. He was going to have the bridge dismantled but was persuaded to leave it be, under guard.

4.98 He ordered the Ionians to guard the bridge for 60 days--he gave them a knotted strap to count the days--after which they could go home.

4.99 The Scythians live along the Black Sea from the Ister to the Crimean Peninsula, which, however, is inhabited by the Taurians.

4.100 The Scythians also inhabit the area north of Lake Maeotis [the Sea of Azov] to the Tanaïs River, which empties into the lake.