3. A Persian of the tribe of the Maraphii, who was sent by Aryandes, the governor of Egypt
under Cambyses, at the head of an army, to assist Pheretime, the mother of Arcesilaus III.,
king of Cyrene. He took Barca by stratagem and treachery, and made an unsuccessful attempt
upon Cyrene. He was then recalled by Aryandes. On its march back the Persian army suffered
severely from the Libyans. (