Herodotus, Histories, ed. A.D. Godley, 1.103.3

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[3] He defeated the Assyrians in battle; but while he was besieging their city, a great army of Scythians came down upon him, led by their king Madyes son of Protothyes. They had invaded Asia (continent) Asia after they had driven the Cimmerians out of Europe (continent) Europe : pursuing them in their flight, the Scythians came to the Median country.¹

Histories. Herodotus. ed. A.D. Godley. Cambridge. 1920-1925.

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[3] καί οἱ, ὡς συμβαλὼν ἐνίκησε τοὺς Ἀσσυρίους, περικατημένῳ τὴν Νίνον ἐπῆλθε Σκυθέων στρατὸς μέγας, ἦγε δὲ αὐτοὺς βασιλεὺς ὁ Σκυθέων Μαδύης Προτοθύεω παῖς· οἳ ἐσέβαλον μὲν ἐς τὴν Ἀσίην Κιμμερίους ἐκβαλόντες ἐκ τῆς Εὐρώπης, τούτοισι δὲ ἐπισπόμενοι φεύγουσι οὕτω ἐς τὴν Μηδικὴν χώρην ἀπίκοντο.

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1. This is the same story as that related in the early chapters of Book IV. The Scythians, apparently, marched eastwards along the northern slope of the Bol'soj Kavkaz [46.833,42] (mountain range), Asia Caucasus , turning south between the end of the range and the Caspian. But Herodotus' geography in this story is difficult to follow.—The “ Saspires” are in Armenia (region (general)), Asia Armenia .

Herodotus Histories 1.103.3

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