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of one of the guards on the acropolis. When the heights were taken, the Lydians fled from the walls. Cyrus entered the city at daybreak, having ordered that no one move from the ranks. And Croesus, having shut himself up in the palace, called out to Cyrus. And Cyrus left guards for Croesus, and after encamping his own men, he went to Croesus. And seeing him, Croesus said, "Hail, O master." "And hail to you too," said Cyrus, "O Croesus. But would you be willing to give me some advice?" "I would be willing," he said, "O Cyrus." So he said, "I, Croesus, seeing that the soldiers have toiled and risked a great deal and now think they possess the wealthiest city in Asia after Babylon, I think the soldiers deserve to profit, but I am not willing to allow them to plunder the city." And Croesus said, "But allow me to say to whomever of the Lydians I wish that I have arranged with you that there be no plundering, and know that you will have from the willing Lydians everything of value in Sardis. And first," he said, "send to my treasuries and take as much as you wish." Cyrus therefore agreed to do these things in this way, and then they spent the day on these matters; and on the next day Cyrus called some of his friends, and ordered some to take possession of the treasures, and others whatever 1.252 money Croesus might hand over. Then he asked if anyone had seen Abradatas; and when one of the attendants said that he had died in the battle, he struck his thigh, and leaping upon his horse he rode towards him. And when he saw Pantheia sitting on the ground and the corpse lying there, he wept and said, "Alas, O good and faithful soul." And the wife said, "I know that because of me he suffered these things, and perhaps, O Cyrus, also because of you. For I, foolish woman, often urged him to show himself a friend worthy of your esteem, and he himself was considering what he might do to please you. And so he has died blamelessly, but I who urged him sit by, still living." And Cyrus for a time wept in silence, then he spoke many words of consolation for her suffering, then he went away. And the wife ordered the eunuchs to stand aside, and told her nurse to remain and, when she was dead, to cover both herself and her husband with one cloak. So the nurse sat weeping; but she kills herself, and placing her own head on her husband's breast, she died. And the nurse lamented aloud and covered them both. And the eunuchs, realizing what had happened, three of them, drawing their daggers, kill themselves. And when Cyrus learned of the woman's deed, he admired her and lamented, and he raised a very large mound for them, burying them magnificently. The Carians, being at odds and warring with each other, each side surrendered themselves to Cyrus, and those in the Phrygia by the Hellespont also offered very many gifts 1.253 to Cyrus, so that they would not have to admit barbarians into their walls, but would pay tribute to him and serve in his army wherever Cyrus commanded. The king of the Phrygians prepared as if he would not make a truce; but since his lieutenants were deserting him, he came to terms with Hystaspes. And Hystaspes, leaving garrisons of Persians in the citadels, departed, leading with his own men many cavalry and peltasts of the Phrygians. And Cyrus set out from Sardis, leaving a garrison in Sardis, but taking Croesus with him, who was bringing very many wagons full of many and various kinds of valuables, and had written down precisely what was in each wagon. He also gave the lists to Cyrus; but Cyrus said, "You have done well, O Croesus, but those who have taken the valuables will certainly bring them to me, and if they steal anything, they will be stealing their own property." Croesus also led many Lydians, splendidly armed. And Cyrus, marching towards Babylon, subdued the Phrygians in Greater Phrygia, and he subdued the Cappadocians, and he made the Arabians subject to him; and from all these he armed no fewer than forty thousand Persian cavalry, and he distributed many of the captured horses to all his allies. However, he arrived at Babylon leading many cavalry, and many archers and javelin-throwers,

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