Kitap 3
94.1
The Paricanii and Ethiopians of Asia (continent) Asia , the seventeenth, paid four hundred; the Matieni, Saspiri, and Alarodii were the eighteenth, and two hundred talents were the appointed tribute.
94.2
The Moschi, Tibareni, Macrones, Mossynoeci, and Mares, the nineteenth province, were ordered to pay three hundred. The Indians made up the twentieth province. These are more in number than any nation of which we know, and they paid a greater tribute than any other province, namely three hundred and sixty talents of gold dust.
95.1
Now if these Babylonian silver talents be calculated in Euboic money, the sum is seen to be nine thousand eight hundred and eighty Euboic talents:
95.2
and the gold coin being thirteen times the value of the silver, the gold-dust is found to be worth four thousand six hundred and eighty Euboic talents. Therefore it is seen by adding all together that Darius collected a yearly tribute of fourteen thousand five hundred and sixty talents; I take no account of figures less than ten.
96.1
This was Darius' revenue from Asia (continent) Asia and a few parts of Libya [17,25] (nation), Africa Libya . But as time went on he drew tribute also from the islands and the dwellers in Europe (continent) Europe , as far as +Thessaly [22.25,39.5] (region), Greece, Europe Thessaly .
