[1] The Spartan king who was deposed in B.C. 491, whereupon he fled to
    King Darius, and settled in south-western Mysia.  See Herod. vi.
    50, 61-70.  We shall hear more of his descendant, Procles, the
    ruler of Teuthrania, in the last chapter of this work.

When they heard these tidings, the generals were sorely distressed; so 4 too were the rest of the Hellenes when they were informed of it.  Then Clearchus spoke as follows:  “Would that Cyrus were yet alive!  But since he is dead, take back this answer to Ariaeus, that we, at any rate, have conquered the king; and, as you yourselves may see, there is not a man left in the field to meet us.  Indeed, had you not arrived, we should ere this have begun our march upon the king.  Now, we can promise to Ariaeus that, if he will join us here, we will place him on the king’s throne.  Surely to those who conquer empire pertains.”  With these words he sent back the messengers and with them he sent Cheirisophus the Laconian, and Menon the Thessalian.  That was what Menon himself wished, being, as he was, a friend and intimate of Ariaeus, and bound by mutual ties of hospitality.  So these set off, and Clearchus waited for them.

The soldiers furnished themselves with food [and drink] as best they might—­falling back on the baggage animals, and cutting up oxen and asses.  There was no lack of firewood; they need only step forward a few paces from the line where the battle was fought, and they would find arrows to hand in abundance, which the Hellenes had forced the deserters from the king to throw away.  There were arrows and wicker shields also, and the huge wooden shields of the Egyptians.  There were many targets also, and empty wagons left to be carried off.  Here was a store which they were not slow to make use of to cook their meat and serve their meals that day.

It was now about full market hour[2] when heralds from the king and Tissaphernes arrived.  These were barbarians with one exception.  This was a certain Phalinus, a Hellene who lived at the court of Tissaphernes, and was held in high esteem.  He gave himself out to be a connoisseur of tactics and the art of fighting with heavy arms.  These were the men who now came up, and having summoned the generals of the Hellenes, they delivered themselves of the following message:  “The great king having won the victory and slain Cyrus, bids the Hellenes to surrender their arms; to betake themselves to the gates of the king’s palace, and there obtain for themselves what terms they can.”  That was what the heralds said, and the Hellenes listened with heavy 9 hearts; but Clearchus spoke, and his words were few; “Conquerors do not, as a rule, give up their arms”; then turning to the others he added, “I leave it to you, my fellow-generals, to make the best and noblest answer, that ye may, to these gentlemen.  I will rejoin you presently.”  At the moment an official had summoned him to come and look at the entrails which had been taken out,