Histories

Seeing that they were greatly affected by the rolls and yet more by what was written in them, he gave another, in which were these words: “Persians! King Darius forbids you to be Oroetes' guard.” Hearing this, they lowered their spears for him.

When Bagaeus saw that they obeyed the letter so far, he was encouraged and gave the last roll to the scribe, in which was written: “King Darius instructs the Persians in Sardis [28.0167,38.475] (Perseus) Sardis to kill Oroetes.” Hearing this the spearmen drew their scimitars and killed him at once. Thus atonement for Polycrates the Samian overtook Oroetes the Persian.

Oroetes' slaves and other possessions were brought to Shush [48.333,32.2] (inhabited place), Khuzestan, Iran, AsiaSusa. Not long after this, it happened that Darius twisted his foot in dismounting from his horse while hunting

so violently that the ball of the ankle joint was dislocated from its socket. Darius called in the best physicians of Egypt [30,27] (nation), Africa Egypt, whom he had until now kept near his person. But by violently twisting the foot they made the injury worse;

and for seven days and nights the king could not sleep because of the pain. On the eighth day, when he was doing poorly, someone who had heard in Sardis [28.0167,38.475] (Perseus) Sardis of the skill of Democedes of +Croton [17.1333,39.0833] (Perseus) Croton told Darius of him; and he told them to bring him as quickly as possible. When they found him among the slaves of Oroetes, where he was forgotten, they brought him along, dragging his chains and dressed in rags.