When Croesus marched away after the battle in the Pterian country, Cyrus, learning that Croesus had gone intending to disband his army, deliberated and perceived that it would be opportune for him to march quickly against Sardis [28.0167,38.475] (Perseus) Sardis , before the power of the Lydians could be assembled again.
Histories. Herodotus. ed. A.D. Godley. Cambridge. 1920-1925.
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