Kitap 4
123.2
Then going forward still on the horsemen's track, they passed through this country into desolation, which is inhabited by no one; it lies to the north of the Budini and its breadth is a seven days' march.
123.3
Beyond this desolation live the Thyssagetae; four great rivers flow from their country through the land of the Maeetians, and issue into the lake called the Maeetian; their names are Lycus, +Volga [48,45.833] (river), Russia, Asia Oarus, +Azov [39.433,47.1] (inhabited place), Rostov, Rossiya, Russia, Asia Tanaïs, Syrgis.
124.1
When Darius came into the desolate country, he halted in his pursuit and camped on the Oarus river, where he built eight great forts, the ruins of which were standing even in my lifetime, all at an equal distance of about seven miles from one another.
124.2
While he was occupied with these, the Scythians whom he was pursuing doubled north and turned back into Scythia (region (general)), AsiaScythia. Then, when they had altogether vanished and were no longer within the Persians' sight, Darius left those forts only half finished, and he too doubled about and marched west, thinking that those Scythians were the whole army, and that they were fleeing toward the west.
125.1
But when he came by forced marches into Scythia (region (general)), AsiaScythia, he met the two divisions of the Scythians, and pursued them, who always kept a day's march away from him;
