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Those that went for him found that the son was no longer alive, but had been the first to be slaughtered; but they brought Psammenitus up and led him to Cambyses; and there he lived, and no violence was done him for the rest of his life.
Those that went for him found that the son was no longer alive, but had been the first to be slaughtered; but they brought Psammenitus up and led him to Cambyses; and there he lived, and no violence was done him for the rest of his life.
[2] And if he had known how to mind his own business, he would have regained
Egypt [30,27] (nation), Africa
Egypt
to govern; for the
Persians are inclined to honor kings' sons; even though kings revolt from them, they give back to their sons the sovereign power.
[3] There are many instances showing that it is their custom so to do, and notably the giving back of his father's sovereign power to
Thannyras son of
Inaros, and also to
Pausiris son of
Amyrtaeus; yet none ever did the
Persians more harm than
Inaros and
Amyrtaeus.
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[4] But as it was,
Psammenitus plotted evil and got his reward; for he was caught raising a revolt among the
Egyptians; and when
Cambyses heard of it,
Psammenitus drank bull's blood
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and died. Such was his end.
Histories. Herodotus. ed. A.D. Godley. Cambridge. 1920-1925.
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