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lies close to your province, yet you have not added it to the king's dominion — an island so easy to conquer that some native of it rose against his rulers with fifteen men at arms, and is now lord of it. Some say that
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503:(365 BC)
495:(370 BC)
492:Struthas
487:(375 BC)
423:(517 BC)
415:(520 BC)
396:Harpagus
184:—
173:Cambyses
147:—
91:Harpagus
83:Cambyses
1551:Babylon
1547:Mazaeus
1541:Susiana
1521:Parthia
1507:Atizyes
1477:Belesys
1453:Arsames
1448:Mazaeus
1430:Cilicia
1380:Dadarsi
1367:Bactria
1356:Mazaces
1351:Sabaces
1341:Arsames
1284:Armenia
1280:Satraps
1175:Abdemon
1112:Idrieus
1091:Adusius
1059:Dynasts
1049:Perikle
1031:Arbinas
1021:Kheriga
1010:Kuprlli
1001:Kheziga
948:Prokles
893:Datames
881:Satraps
871:Arsites
804:Satraps
734:Bagaeus
729:Oroetus
719:Mazares
714:Tabalus
629:Bardiya
609:Cyrus I
604:Teispes
598:Arsames
573:of the
412:Bagaeus
404:Oroetus
388:Mazares
380:Tabalus
239:Sources
165:Bagaeus
95:Bagaeus
67:Ὀροίτης
51:Oroetes
47:Oroetus
18:Oroetes
1531:Persis
1390:Bessus
1259:Tennes
1232:Anysos
1208:Tabnit
1026:Kherei
921:cities
739:Otanes
420:Otanes
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178:Darius
171:After
121:Sardis
71:Satrap
59:Arvita
1487:Ochus
1481:Syria
1401:Media
1318:Egypt
1245:Baana
1063:Caria
994:Lycia
706:Lydia
359:Lydia
141:Samos
125:Cyrus
113:Samos
75:Lydia
49:, or
1566:and
1501:Aria
260:ISBN
181:son.
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