La storia di Erodoto . rea-figlio dell'invasione era la seguente.^ Cam-byses, con la consulenza di un certo egiziano, whowas arrabbiato con Amasis per aver strappato himfrom la moglie e i figli e gli ha dato overto persiani, aveva inviato un araldo di Amasis toask sua figlia in matrimonio. Il suo consulente medico wasa, quale Amasis, quando Ciro aveva ri-quested che egli avrebbe inviato a lui più skillfulof tutti egiziani di eye-medici, singolarizzati inquanto migliori dal numero intero. Pertanto il foro theEgyptian Amasis un rancore e la sua rea- 1 Dahlmann ha ben sottolineato, che l'alleanza di Egyptwith Lydia era q

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The history of Herodotus . rea-son of the invasion was the following.^ Cam-byses, by the advice of a certain Egyptian, whowas angry with Amasis for having torn himfrom his wife and children, and given him overto the Persians, had sent a herald to Amasis toask his daughter in marriage. His adviser wasa physician, whom Amasis, when Cyrus had re-quested that he would send him the most skilfulof all the Egyptian eye-doctors, singled out asthe best from the whole number. Therefore theEgyptian bore Amasis a grudge, and his rea- 1 Dahlmann has well remarked, that the alliance of Egyptwith Lydia was quite sufficient ground of quarrel, without fur-ther personal motives. And Herodotus had already told usthat the subjugation of Egypt was among the designs of Cy-rus. Indeed, two motives of a public character, each by itselfenough to account for the attack, urged the Persian arms inthis direction; viz., revenge, and the lust of conquest. S3 Cambyses After a Rare Etching of the Sixteenth Century in the Vatican Library, Rome. BOOK III THALIA 53 son for urging Cambyses to ask the hand ofthe kings daughter was, that if he complied, itmight cause him annoyance; if he refused, itmight make Cambyses his enemy. When themessage came, Amasis, who much dreaded thepower of the Persians, was greatly perplexedwhether to give his daughter or no; for thatCambyses did not intend to make her his wife, but would only receive her as his concubine, heknew for certain. He therefore cast the mat-ter in his mind, and finally resolved what hewould do. There was a daughter of the lateking Apries, named Nitetis, ^ a tall and beautifulwoman, the last survivor of that royal house.Amasis took this woman, and, decking her outwith gold and costly garments, sent her to Per-sia as if she had been his own child. Some timeafterwards, Canjbyses, as he gave her an em-brace, happened to call her by her fathers name, whereupon she said to him, I see, O king, thou 2TMs account, which Herodotus says was that of the Per-sia

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