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Then, he rode past the Greeks in a chariot, and the Cilician queen in a carriage. All had bronze helmets, crimson tunics, greaves, and polished shields. When he had ridden past everyone, he stopped the chariot in front of the phalanx and sent Pigres the interpreter to the generals of the Greeks, and ordered them to advance the line and for the whole phalanx to move forward. They announced these things to the soldiers. And when the trumpet sounded, they advanced their weapons and charged. Then, as they moved forward faster with a shout, the soldiers spontaneously started running toward the tents. There was great fear among many of the barbarians, and the Cilician queen fled from her carriage. Those in the market left their wares and fled. The Greeks came to the tents with laughter. The Cilician queen, seeing the splendor and the order of the army, was amazed. Cyrus, having seen the fear of the barbarians for the Greeks, was pleased. From there he marched for three stages, twenty parasangs, to Iconium, the last city of Phrygia. There he stayed for three days. From there he marched through Lycaonia for five stages, three parasangs. He allowed the Greeks to plunder this territory, as it was hostile. From there, Cyrus sent the Cilician queen back to Cilicia by the fastest route. And he sent with her the soldiers whom Menon had, and Menon the Thessalian himself. Cyrus, with the others, marched through Cappadocia for four stages, twenty-five parasangs, to Dana, a large and prosperous inhabited city. There he stayed for three days, during which Cyrus executed a Persian man, Megaphernes, a royal officer, and another powerful official, accusing them of plotting against him. From there they attempted to...