id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt 30707 Abbott, Jacob Cyrus the Great Makers of History .txt text/plain 56704 2389 68 told us in relating the history of the great Persian king are true, is joy.--Life at Cambyses's court.--Instruction of the young men.--Cyrus married Mandane, the daughter of Astyages, and Cyrus was their son. grandfather.--Dress of the king.--Cyrus's considerate reply.--Habits Cyrus advanced thus toward the king and presented him with the cup, enough there, grandfather," said Cyrus, "and I shall consider them all great Croesus, originally King of Lydia, was at this time gradually of Astyages.--Cyrus makes great progress in mental and personal going to make was that Cyrus should come into Media with as great a Cyrus sent back word, in reply, that Astyages would Croesus had large bodies of horse, while Cyrus had no efficient Cyrus had not ordered his soldiers to spare the life of Croesus in Croesus remained after this for a long time with Cyrus, and Cyrus said, "No; he would not see her by any means." Araspes asked him ./cache/30707.txt ./txt/30707.txt