Psammetichus ruled Egypt [30,27] (nation), Africa Egypt for fifty-three years, twenty-nine of which he spent before +Ashdod (deserted settlement), Mehoz HaDarom, Israel, Asia Azotus , a great city in +Syria [38,35] (nation), Asia Syria , besieging it until he took it. +Ashdod (deserted settlement), Mehoz HaDarom, Israel, Asia Azotus held out against a siege longer than any city of which we know.
Histories. Herodotus. ed. A.D. Godley. Cambridge. 1920-1925.
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