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ἔτι ἐπ᾽ ἐμεῦ: this reference to the Persian garrisons seems to show that H. was in Egypt after 454 B.C. (cf. App. IX, § 1). The garrison at Marea was given up, because the Libyans to the west were completely reduced (Stein, cf. iii. 91; iv. 167 seq.); this reason is more probable than that of Krall, viz. that the defence of the west was entrusted to native princes, e.g. Inaros and Thannyras (iii. 15). Sourdille (H. E. p. 3) thinks that H. had been told generally that ‘the Persian garrison system was the same’ as the Egyptian, but says nothing special as to Marea, because he had not verified the statement as to the garrison there personally, as he had done at Elephantine and at Daphnae. This explanation seems over-subtle.

ἐς Αἰθιοπίην. One of the points attacked in the story is the implication that the fugitives traversed the whole of Egypt. The story is at least consistent; it would not be easy to stop ‘240,000’ armed and organized runaways.

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