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The preparations of Darius against the Scythians had begun,
messengers had been despatched on all sides with the king's commands,
some being required to furnish troops, others to supply ships, others
again to bridge the Thracian Bosphorus, when Artabanus, son of
Hystaspes and brother of Darius, entreated the king to desist from
his expedition, urging on him the great difficulty of attacking
Scythia. Good, however, as the advice of Artabanus was, it failed
to persuade Darius. He therefore ceased his reasonings; and
Darius, when his preparations were complete, led his army forth from Susa.
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