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[2] It was clear to Darius, however, that he was trained in deceit,1 and he ordered those who had brought him to bring along scourges and goads. Then he confessed, saying that his training was not exact, but that he had associated with a physician and had a passing acquaintance with medicine.

1 Or, that he knew how to practice his art?

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