Histories

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.

After being persuaded to send an expedition against Greece [22,39] (nation), EuropeHellas, Xerxes first marched against the rebels in the year after Darius death. He subdued them and laid Egypt [30,27] (nation), Africa Egypt under a much harder slavery than in the time of Darius, and he handed it over to Achaemenes, his own brother and Darius' son. While governing Egypt [30,27] (nation), Africa Egypt, this Achaemenes was at a later time[*](In 460; cp. Hdt. 3.15.) slain by a Libyan, Inaros son of Psammetichus.