The Twitter Herodotus

5.11 Darius rewarded Histiaeus and Cöes for their service in Scythia: Histiaeus wanted Myrcinus in Thrace, Cöes to be tyrant of Mytilene.

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.

5.13 Speaking to her brothers, Darius became convinced that the Paeonians as a whole were an industrious people.

5.14 He sent orders to Megabazus to capture the Paeonians and bring them to Asia. Megabazus duly marched on Paeonia.

5.15 Many of the Paeonians surrendered to Megabazus after he had captured their cities.

5.16 Some of the Paeonians were not captured, including those who live in houses on stilts over the water. Their men marry multiple wives.

5.17 After the Paeonians, Megabazus sent seven Persian emissaries to Macedon to ask the Macedonian king, Amyntas, for earth and water.

5.18 Amyntas complied & feasted the Persians. He allowed women to join the party, against Macedonian custom. The Persians pawed at them.

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.

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.