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Kyros der Große

Xenophon. Kyrupädie. Die Erziehung des Kyros.
[Hrsg./Übs. R. Nickel. München 1992]

1.I.4 […] ἦρξε δὲ καὶ Βακτρίων καὶ Ἰνδῶν καὶ Κιλίκων, ὡσαύτως δὲ Σακῶν καὶ Παφλαγόνων καὶ Μαγαδιδῶν, καὶ ἄλλων δὲ παμπόλλων ἐθνῶν, ὧν οὐδ’ ἂν τὰ ὀνόματα ἔχοι τις εἰπεῖν, […]
1.V.3 […] Οὕτω δς ὀψομένων τῶν Ἰνδῶν ὄπως ἂν προσίῃς. […]

Then he established his rule over the Bactrians, Indians, and Cilicians, over the Sakians, Paphlagonians, and Magadidians, over a host of other tribes the very names of which defy the memory of the chronicler.

Accordingly he sent his messengers to every part of his dominions: to Croesus, king of Lydia, to the king of Cappadocia, to both the Phrygias, to the Paphlagonians and the Indians, to the Carians and the Cilicians.

VI 2,1-11 [C.4] Now it chanced one day as Cyrus was holding a review, a messenger came from Cyaxares to tell him that an embassy from India had just arrived, and to bid him return with all despatch.

"And I bring with me," said the messenger, "a suit of splendid apparel sent from Cyaxares himself: my lord wishes you to appear in all possible splendour, for the Indians will be there to see you."