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thee　（which　may　Heaven　forefend！）；　yet　to　fall　by　the　hand　of　a　worthy　foe　makes　death　lose　half　its　horror。　To　us；　thy　followers；　leave　his　war…horse　and　his　retinue。　And　have　thou　no　fear　of　the　horse's　tricks。　I　warrant　that　this　is　the　last　time　he　will　stand　up　against　any　one。〃　　　　　Thus　spake　the　Carian；　and　shortly　after；　the　two　hosts　joined　battle　both　by　sea　and　land。　And　here　it　chanced　that　by　sea　the　Ionians；　who　that　day　fought　as　they　have　never　done　either　before　or　since；　defeated　the　Phoenicians；　the　Samians　especially　distinguishing　themselves。　Meanwhile　the　combat　had　begun　on　land；　and　the　two　armies　were　engaged　in　a　sharp　struggle；　when　thus　it　fell　out　in　the　matter　of　the　generals。　Artybius；　astride　upon　his　horse；　charged　down　upon　Onesilus；　who；　as　he　had　agreed　with　his　shield…bearer；　aimed　his　blow　at　the　rider；　the　horse　reared　and　placed　his　fore　feet　upon　the　shield　of　Onesilus；　when　the　Carian　cut　at　him　with　a　reaping…hook；　and　severed　the　two　legs　from　the　body。　The　horse　fell　upon　the　spot；　and　Artybius；　the　Persian　general；　with　him。　　　　　In　the　thick　of　the　fight；　Stesanor；　tyrant　of　Curium；　who　commanded　no　inconsiderable　body　of　troops；　went　over　with　them　to　the　enemy。　On　this　desertion　of　the　Curians…　Argive　colonists；　if　report　says　true…　forthwith　the　war…chariots　of　the　Salaminians　followed　the　example　set　them；　and　went　over　likewise；　whereupon　victory　declared　in　favour　of　the　Persians；　and　the　army　of　the　Cyprians　being　routed；　vast　numbers　were　slain；　and　among　them　Onesilus；　the　son　of　Chersis；　who　was　the　author　of　the　revolt；　and　Aristocyprus；　king　of　the　Solians。　This　Aristocyprus　was　son　of　Philocyprus；　whom　Solon　the　Athenian；　when　he　visited　Cyprus；　praised　in　his　poems　beyond　all　other　sovereigns。　　　　　The　Amathusians；　because　Onesilus　had　laid　siege　to　their　town；　cut　the　head　off　his　corpse；　and　took　it　with　them　to　Amathus；　where　it　was　set　up　over　the　gates。　Here　it　hung　till　it　became　hollow；　whereupon　a　swarm　of　bees　took　possession　of　it；　and　filled　it　with　a　honeycomb。　On　seeing　this　the　Amathusians　consulted　the　oracle；　and　were　commanded　〃to　take　down　the　head　and　bury　it；　and　thenceforth　to　regard　Onesilus　as　a　hero；　and　offer　sacrifice　to　him　year　by　year；　so　it　would　go　the　better　with　them。〃　And　to　this　day　the　Amathusians　do　as　they　were　then　bidden。　　　　　As　for　the　Ionians　who　had　gained　the　sea…fight；　when　they　found　that　the　affairs　of　Onesilus　were　utterly　lost　and　ruined；　and　that　siege　was　laid　to　all　the　cities　of　Cyprus　excepting　Salamis；　which　the　inhabitants　had　surrendered　to　Gorgus；　the　former　king；　forthwith　they　left　Cyprus；　and　sailed　away　home。　Of　the　cities　which　were　besieged；　Soli　held　out　the　longest：　the　Persians　took　it　by　undermining　the　wall　in　the　fifth　month　from　the　beginning　of　the　siege。　　　　　Thus；　after　enjoying　a　year　of　freedom；　the　Cyprians　were　enslaved　for　the　second　time。　Meanwhile　Daurises；　who　was　married　to　one　of　the　daughters　of　Darius；　together　with　Hymeas；　Otanes；　and　other　Persian　captains；　who　were　likewise　married　to　daughters　of　the　king；　after　pursuing　the　Ionians　who　had　fought　at　Sardis；　defeating　them；　and　driving　them　to　their　ships；　divided　their　efforts　against　the　different　cities；　and　proceeded　in　succession　to　take　and　sack　each　one　of　them。　　　　　Daurises　attacked　the　towns　upon　the　Hellespont；　and　took　in　as　many　days　the　five　cities　of　Dardanus；　Abydos；　Percote；　Lampsacus；　and　Paesus。　From　Paesus　he　marched　against　Parium；　but　on　his　way　receiving　intelligence　that　the　Carians　had　made　common　cause　with　the　Ionians；　and　thrown　off　the　Persian　yoke；　he　turned　round；　and；　leaving　the　Hellespont；　marched　away　towards　Caria。　　　　　The　Carians　by　some　chance　got　information　of　this　movement　before　Daurises　arrived；　and　drew　together　their　strength　to　a　place　called　〃the　White　Columns；〃　which　is　on　the　river　Marsyas；　a　stream　running　from　the　Idrian　country；　and　emptying　itself　into　the　Maeander。　Here　when　they　were　met；　many　plans　were　put　forth；　but　the　best；　in　my　judgment；　was　that　of　Pixodarus；　the　son　of　Mausolus；　a　Cindyan；　who　was　married　to　a　daughter　of　Syennesis；　the　Cilician　king。　His　advice　was　that　the　Carians　should　cross　the　Maeander；　and　fight　with　the　river　at　their　back；　that　so；　all　chance　of　flight　being　cut　off；　they　might　be　forced　to　stand　their　ground；　and　have　their　natural　courage　raised　to　a　still　higher　pitch。　His　opinion；　however；　did　not　prevail；　it　was　thought　best　to　make　the　enemy　have　the　Maeander　behind　them；　that　so；　if　they　were　defeated　in　the　battle　and　put　to　flight；　they　might　have　no　retreat　open；　but　be　driven　headlong　into　the　river。　　　　　The　Persians　soon　afterwards　approached；　and；　crossing　the　Maeander；　engaged　the　Carians　upon　the　banks　of　the　Marsyas；　where　for　a　long　time　the　battle　was　stoutly　contested；　but　at　last　the　Carians　were　defeated；　being　overpowered　by　numbers。　On　the　side　of　the　Persians　there　fell　2000；　while　the　Carians　had　not　fewer　than　10；000　slain。　Such　as　escaped　from　the　field　of　battle　collected　together　at　Labranda；　in　the　vast　precinct　of　Jupiter　Stratius…　a　deity　worshipped　only　by　the　Carians…　and　in　the　sacred　grove　of　plane…trees。　Here　they　deliberated　as　to　the　best　means　of　saving　themselves；　doubting　whether　they　would　fare　better　if　they　gave　themselves　up　to　the　Persians；　or　if　they　abandoned　Asia　for　ever。　　　　　As　they　were　debating　these　matters　a　body　of　Milesians　and　allies　came　to　their　assistance；　whereupon　the　Carians；　dismissing　their　former　thoughts；　prepared　themselves　afresh　for　war；　and　on　the　approach　of　the　Persians　gave　them　battle　a　second　time。　They　were　defeated；　however；　with　still　greater　loss　than　before；　and　while　all　the　troops　engaged　suffered　severely；　the　blow　fell　with　most　force　on　the　Milesians。　　　　　The　Carians；　some　while　after；　repaired　their　ill　fortune　in　another　action。　Understanding　that　the　Persians　were　about　to　attack　their　cities；　they　laid　an　ambush　for　them　on　the　road　which　leads　to　Pedasus；　the　Persians；　who　were　making　a　night…march；　fell　into　the　trap；　and　the　whole　army　was　destroyed；　together　with　the　generals；　Daurises；　Amorges；　and　Sisimaces：　Myrsus　too；　the　son　of　Gyges；　was　killed　at　the　same　time。　The　leader　of　the　ambush　was　Heraclides；　the　son　of　Ibanolis；　a　man　of　Mylasa。　Such　was　the　way　in　which　these　Persians　perished。　　　　　In　the　meantime　Hymeas；　who　was　likewise　one　of　those　by　whom　the　Ionians　were　pursued　after　their　attack　on　Sardis；　directing　his　course　towards　the　Propontis；　took　Cius；　a　city　of　Mysia。　Learning；　however；　that　Daurises　had　left　the　Hellespont；　and　was　gone　into　Caria；　he　in　his　turn　quitted　the　Propontis；　and　marching　with　the　army　under　his　command　to　the　Hellespont；　reduced　all　the　Aeolians　of　the　Troad；　and　likewise　conquered　the　Gergithae；　a　remnant　of　the　ancient　Teucrians。　He　did　not；　however；　quit　the　Troad；　but；　after　gaining　these　successes；　was　himself　carried　off　by　disease。　　　　　After　his　death；　which　happened　as　have　related；　Artaphernes；　the　satrap　of　Sardis；　and　Otanes；　the　third　general；　were　directed　to　undertake　the　conduct　of　the　war　against　Ionia　and　the　neighbouring　Aeolis。　By　them　Clazomenae　in　the　former；　and　Cyme　in　the　latter；　were