Histories

Herodotus

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

Because of this Hipparchus banished him, though they had previously been close friends. Now he had arrived at Shush [48.333,32.2] (inhabited place), Khuzestan, Iran, AsiaSusa with the Pisistratidae, and whenever he came into the king's presence they used lofty words concerning him and he recited from his oracles; all that portended disaster to the Persian he left unspoken, choosing and reciting such prophecies as were most favorable, telling how the Canakkale Bogazi (strait), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Hellespont must be bridged by a man of Iran [53,32] (nation), AsiaPersia and describing the expedition.

So he brought his oracles to bear, while the Pisistratidae and Aleuadae gave their opinions.