Book 4
84.1
Then the Persian Oeobazus, who had three sons, all with the army, asked Darius that one be left behind. “You are my friend,” said the king, “and your request is reasonable; I will leave all your sons.”
84.2
Oeobazus was very happy, supposing his sons released from service; but Darius told those whose job it was to execute all of Oeobazus' sons. So their throats were cut, and they were left there.
85.1
But Darius, when he came to that place in his march from Shush [48.333,32.2] (inhabited place), Khuzestan, Iran, AsiaSusa where the Karadeniz Bogazi (strait), Istanbul, Marmara, Turkey, AsiaBosporus was bridged in the territory of Calchedon, went aboard ship and sailed to the Dark Rocks Rocks (the “Wandering” or “Clashing” Rocks of Greek legend) off the northern end of the Karadeniz Bogazi (strait), Istanbul, Marmara, Turkey, AsiaBosporus. (as they are called), which the Greeks say formerly moved; there, he sat on a headland and viewed the +Black Sea [38,42] (sea) Pontus, a marvellous sight.
