Greece -- History -- To 146 B.C.; History, Ancient
90. From the Ionians and the Magnesians who dwell in Asia and the
Aiolians, Carians, Lykians, Milyans and Pamphylians (for one single
sum was appointed by him as tribute for all these) there came in four
hundred talents of silver. This was appointed by him to be the first
division. 75 From the Mysians and Lydians and Lasonians and Cabalians
and Hytennians 76 there came in five hundred talents: this is the second
division. From the Hellespontians who dwell on the right as one sails
in and the Phrygians and the Thracians who dwell in Asia and the
Paphlagonians and Mariandynoi and Syrians 77 the tribute was three
hundred and sixty talents: this is the third division. From the
Kilikians, besides three hundred and sixty white horses, one for every
day in the year, there came also five hundred talents of silver; of
these one hundred and forty talents were spent upon the horsemen which
served as a guard to the Kilikian land, and the remaining three hundred
and sixty came in year by year to Dareios: this is the fourth division.
91. From that division which begins with the city of Posideion, founded
by Amphilochos the son of Amphiaraos on the borders of the Kilikians and
the Syrians, and extends as far as Egypt, not including the territory
of the Arabians (for this was free from payment), the amount was
three hundred and fifty talents; and in this division are the whole of
Phenicia and Syria which is called Palestine and Cyprus: this is the
fifth division. From Egypt and the Libyans bordering upon Egypt, and
from Kyrene and Barca, for these were so ordered as to belong to
the Egyptian division, there came in seven hundred talents, without
reckoning the money produced by the lake of Moiris, that is to say from
the fish; 7701 without reckoning this, I say, or the corn which was
contributed in addition by measure, there came in seven hundred talents;
for as regards the corn, they contribute by measure one hundred and
twenty thousand 78 bushels for the use of those Persians who are
established in the "White Fortress" at Memphis, and for their foreign
mercenaries: this is the sixth division. The Sattagydai and Gandarians
and Dadicans and Aparytai, being joined together, brought in one hundred
and seventy talents: this is the seventh division. From Susa and the
rest of the land of the Kissians there came in three hundred: this is
the eighth division.
92. From Babylon and from the rest of Assyria there came in to him a
thousand talents of silver and five hundred boys for eunuchs: this is
the ninth division. From Agbatana and from the rest of Media and the
Paricanians and Orthocorybantians, four hundred and fifty talents: this
is the tenth division. The Caspians and Pausicans 79 and Pantimathoi and
Dareitai, contributing together, brought in two hundred talents: this
is the eleventh division. From the Bactrians as far as the Aigloi
the tribute was three hundred and sixty talents: this is the twelfth
division.
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