Cyrop.
2.3.5.) He is represented throughout the Cyropaedeia as deservedly high in the favour of
Cyrus, to whom he proved himself most useful, not only by his gallantry and promptitude in the
field, but also by his wisdom in the council, and the zeal with which he forwarded the
political plans of the prince. In the distribution of provinces after the conquest of Babylon,
his services were rewarded, according to Xenophon (comp.