The histories of Herodotus;

Iqo HERODOTUS—BOOK III, THALIA [91-95
Mceris, which was derived from the fish: in addition, then,
to this money, and the fixed supply of corn, there accrued
seven hundred talents ; for they furnish in addition one hundred
and twenty thousand measures of corn for the Persians
who occupy the white fortress at Memphis, and their allies
this was the sixth division. The Sattagydae, Gandarians,
Dadicae, and Aparytae, joined together, contributed one hundred
and seventy talents ; this was the seventh division. From
Susa, and the rest of the country of the Cissians, three hundred
talents; this was the eighth division. From Babylon
and the rest of Assyria, there accrued to him a thousand talents
of silver, and five hundred young eunuchs; this was the
ninth division. From Ecbatana and the rest of Media, and
the Paricanians, and Orthocorybantes, four hundred and fifty
talents; this was the tenth division. The Caspians, Pausicae,
Pantimathians, and Daritae, contributing together, paid two
hundred talents ; this was the eleventh division. From the
Bactrians as far as the iEglae, was a tribute of three hundred
and sixty talents ; this was the twelfth division. From Pac-
tyica, and the Armenians, and the neighbouring people as far
as the
teenth
Euxine Sea, four hundred talents ; this was the thir-
division. From the Sagartians, Sarangeans, Thamanaeans,
Utians, Mycians, and those who inhabit the islands
on the Red Sea, in which the king settles transported convicts
; from all these came a tribute of six hundred talents
this was the fourteenth division. The Sacae and Caspians
paid two hundred and fifty talents ; this was the fifteenth division.
The Parthians, Chorasmians, Sogdians, and Arians,
three hundred talents ; this was the sixteenth division. The
Paricanians and Asiatic Ethiopians paid four hundred talents
this was the seventeenth division. The Matienians, Saspires,
and Alarodians were taxed at two hundred talents ; this was
the eighteenth division. From the Moschians, Tibarenians,
Macronians, Mosyncecians, and Marsians, three hundred talents
were demanded ; this was the nineteenth division. Of
the Indians the population is by far the greatest of all nations
whom we know of, and they paid a tribute proportionably
larger than all the rest, three hundred and sixty talents of
gold dust ; this was the twentieth division. Now the Babylonian
standard, compared with the Euboic talent, makes the
total nine thousand five hundred and forty talents; and the
gold estimated at thirteen times the value of silver, the gold
dust will be found to amount to four thousand six hundred
and eighty Euboic talents. Therefore, if the total of all these
are computed together, fourteen thousand five hundred and
: ;