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Meanwhile Cyrus, having advanced a day's march from the river, did
as Croesus had advised him, and, leaving the worthless portion of his
army in the camp, drew off with his good troops towards the river.
Soon afterwards, a detachment of the Massagetae, one-third of their
entire army, led by Spargapises, son of the queen Tomyris, coming
up, fell upon the body which had been left behind by Cyrus, and on
their resistance put them to the sword. Then, seeing the banquet
prepared, they sat down and began to feast. When they had eaten and
drunk their fill, and were now sunk in sleep, the Persians under
Cyrus arrived, slaughtered a great multitude, and made even a larger
number prisoners. Among these last was Spargapises himself.
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