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known part of the habitable world, the seas, and the
rivers. He thus addressed the Spartan monarch:
" When you know my business, Cleomenes, you will
cease to wonder at my zeal in desiring to see you. The
Ionians, who ought to be free, are in a state of servi­
tude, which is not only disgraceful, but also a source
of the extremest sorrow to us, as it must also be to
you, who are so pre-eminent in Greece. I entreat you,
therefore, by the gods of Greece, to restore the Ioni­
ans to liberty, who are connected with you by ties of
consanguinity. The accomplishment of this will not
be difficult; the Barbarians are by no means remarka­
ble for their valour, whilst you, by your military vir­
tue, have attained the summit of renown. They rush
to the combat armed only with a bow and a short spear;
their robes are lpng, they suffer their hair to grow, and
they will afford an easy conquest; add to this, that
they who inhabit the continent are affluent beyond the
rest of their neighbours. They have abundance of
gold, of silver, and of brass; they enjoy a profusion
of every article of dress, have plenty of cattle, and a
prodigious number of slaves: all these, if you think
proper, may be yours. The nations by which they
are surrounded I shall explain: next to these Ionians
are the Lydians, who possess a fertile territory, and a
profusion of silver." Saying this, he pointed on the
tablet in his hand, to the particular district of which
he spake. " Contiguous to the Lydians," continued
Aristagoras, "as you advance towards the east, are the
Phrygians, a people who, beyond all the nations of
whom I have any knowledge, enjoy the greatest abun­
dance of cattle, and of the earth's produce. The Cap-
padocians, whom we call Syrians, join to the Phrygi­
ans; then follow the Cilicians, who possess the scat­
tered islands of our sea, in the vicinity of Cyprus:
these people pay annually to the king a tribute of five
hundred talents. The Armenians, who have also
great plenty of cattle, border on the Cilicians. The
Armenians have for their neighbours the Matieni,
who inhabit the region contiguous to Cissia: in this
latter district, and not far remote from the river Cho-
aspea, is Susa, where the Persian monarch occasion­