Well then, said Cyrus, do you think that he also would be glad to see us, if he thought we could help him?
Think said Gobryas, I am sure of it. But, Cyrus, it would be difficult to see him.
Why? asked Cyrus.
Because, to effect a union of forces with him, one has to march along under the very walls of Babylon .
Cyropaedia. Xenophon. Walter Miller (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1914.
Sponsored by Perseus Project, Tufts University.
Funding provided by The Annenberg CPB/Project.