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Croesus was not content with the size of his force, for his army that had engaged was far smaller than that of Cyrus; therefore, when on the day after the battle Cyrus did not try attacking again, he marched away to Sardis [28.0167,38.475] (Perseus) Sardis , intending to summon the Egyptians in accordance with their treaty
Croesus was not content with the size of his force, for his army that had engaged was far smaller than that of Cyrus; therefore, when on the day after the battle Cyrus did not try attacking again, he marched away to Sardis [28.0167,38.475] (Perseus) Sardis , intending to summon the Egyptians in accordance with their treaty
[2] (for before making an alliance with the
Lacedaemonians he had made one also with
Amasis king of
Egypt [30,27] (nation), Africa
Egypt
), and to send for the
Babylonians also (for with these too he had made an alliance,
Labynetus at this time being their sovereign),
[3] and to summon the
Lacedaemonians to join him at a fixed time. He had in mind to muster all these forces and assemble his own army, then to wait until the winter was over and march against the
Persians at the beginning of spring.
[4] With such an intention, as soon as he returned to
Sardis [28.0167,38.475] (Perseus)
Sardis
, he sent heralds to all his allies, summoning them to assemble at
Sardis [28.0167,38.475] (Perseus)
Sardis
in five months' time; and as for the soldiers whom he had with him, who had fought with the
Persians, all of them who were mercenaries he discharged, never thinking that after a contest so equal
Cyrus would march against
Sardis [28.0167,38.475] (Perseus)
Sardis
.
Histories. Herodotus. ed. A.D. Godley. Cambridge. 1920-1925.
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