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How do you think King Darius will like this insolence? What good will it do you if he gets away from us? What city will we attack first here? Which will we try to enslave first?”

But the men of +Croton [17.1333,39.0833] (Perseus) Croton paid no attention to them; so the Persians lost Democedes and the galley with which they had come, and sailed back for Asia (continent)Asia, making no attempt to visit and learn of the further parts of Greece [22,39] (nation), EuropeHellas now that their guide was taken from them.

But Democedes gave them a message as they were setting sail; they should tell Darius, he said, that Democedes was engaged to the daughter of Milon. For Darius held the name of Milon the wrestler in great honor; and, to my thinking, Democedes sought this match and paid a great sum for it to show Darius that he was a man of influence in his own country as well as in Iran [53,32] (nation), AsiaPersia.

The Persians then put out from +Croton [17.1333,39.0833] (Perseus) Croton; but their ships were wrecked on the coast of Iapygia, and they were made slaves in the country until Gillus, an exile from +Taranto [17.216,40.466] (inhabited place), Taranto, Apulia, Italy, Europe Tarentum, released and restored them to Darius, who was ready to give him whatever he wanted in return.

Gillus chose to be restored to +Taranto [17.216,40.466] (inhabited place), Taranto, Apulia, Italy, Europe Tarentum and told the story of his misfortune; but, so as not to be the occasion of agitating Greece [22,39] (nation), EuropeGreece, if on his account a great expedition sailed against Italy [12.833,42.833] (nation), Europe Italy, he said that it was enough that the Cnidians alone be his escort; for he supposed that the Tarentines would be the readier to receive him back as the Cnidians were their friends.