'We are Medes'.(ancient Assyria)

Calliope | September 1, 2004| | Copyright

We are Medes. Our ruler, whose father and grandfather ruled our fathers and grandfathers, calls himself a "city lord." To us, he is a big man. We are only a few thousand strong, and our territory stretches just to the end of our volley. When the great king of Assyria is no more, what are we to do?

The king of Assyria made a treaty with our ruler's grandfather to which we swore by our gods and the gods of Assyria. The king of Assyria said that he would protect us, and we agreed to pay him tribute year by year and to give him troops for his great army. But when he ...

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