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Once when Cyrus was holding a general review 1 and parade of all his men under arms, a messenger came from Cyaxares saying that an embassy had arrived from India . He therefore bids you come as soon as possible. Moreover, said the messenger, I am bringing you a very beautiful robe from Cyaxares; for he expressed the wish that you appear as brilliant and splendid as possible when you come, for the Indians will see how you approach him.
Once when Cyrus was holding a general review 1 and parade of all his men under arms, a messenger came from Cyaxares saying that an embassy had arrived from India . He therefore bids you come as soon as possible. Moreover, said the messenger, I am bringing you a very beautiful robe from Cyaxares; for he expressed the wish that you appear as brilliant and splendid as possible when you come, for the Indians will see how you approach him.
Cyropaedia. Xenophon. Walter Miller (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1914.
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