Histories

Herodotus

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

This Persian force advanced as far as Euhesperidae in Libya [17,25] (nation), AfricaLibya and no farther. As for the Barcaeans whom they had taken for slaves, they carried them from Egypt [30,27] (nation), Africa Egypt into banishment and brought them to the king, and Darius gave them a town of +Afghanistan [65,33] (nation), Asia Bactria to live in. They gave this town the name +Al Marj [20.833,32.5] (inhabited place), Al Jabal al Akhdar, Libya, Africa Barce, and it remained an inhabited place in +Afghanistan [65,33] (nation), Asia Bactria until my own lifetime.