Histories

Herodotus

Herodotus. Godley, Alfred Denis, translator. Cambridge, MA; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann, Ltd., 1920-1925 (printing).

After taking Babylon [44.4,32.55] (deserted settlement), Babil, Iraq, AsiaBabylon, Darius himself marched against the Scythians. For since Asia (continent)Asia was bursting with men and vast revenues were coming in, Darius desired to punish the Scythians for the wrong they had begun when they invaded Media first and defeated those who opposed them in battle.