ians captured together with his ship; and being
informed about him, that he was the son of Miltiades, they brought him
up to the king, supposing that they would lay up for themselves a great
obligation; because it was Miltiades who had declared as his opinion to
the Ionians that they should do as the Scythians said, at that time when
the Scythians requested them to break up the bridge of boats and sail
away to their own land. Dareios however, when the Phenicians brought up
to him Metiochos the son of Miltiades, did Metiochos no harm but on the
contrary very much good; for he gave him a house and possessions and
a Persian wife, by whom he had children born who have been ranked as
Persians. Miltiades meanwhile came from Imbros to Athens.

42. In the course of this year there was done by the Persians nothing
more which tended to strife with the Ionians, but these things which
follow were done in this year very much to their advantage.--Artaphrenes
the governor of Sardis sent for envoys from all the cities and compelled
the Ionians to make agreements among themselves, so that they might
give satisfaction for wrongs and not plunder one another's land. This
he compelled them to do, and also he measured their territories by
parasangs,--that is the name which the Persians give to the length
of thirty furlongs, 28--he measured, I say, by these, and appointed
a certain amount of tribute for each people, which continues still
unaltered from that time even to my own days, as it was appointed by
Artaphrenes; and the tribute was appointed to be nearly of the same
amount for each as it had been before..

43. These were things which tended to peace for the Ionians; but at the
beginning of the spring, the other commanders having all been removed
by the king, Mardonios the son of Gobryas came down to the sea, bringing
with him a very large land-army and a very large naval force, being a
young man and lately married to Artozostra daughter of king Dareios.
When Mardonios leading this army came to Kilikia, he embarked on board
a ship himself and proceeded together with the other ships, while other
leaders led the land-army to the Hellespont. Mardonios however sailing
along the coast of Asia came to Ionia: and here I shall relate a thing
which will be a great marvel to those of the Hellenes who do not believe
that to the seven men of the Persians Otanes declared as his opinion
that the Persians ought to have popular rule; 29 for Mardonios de