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called     Prosopitis�察    �and   the   half    of  Natho��of      these    districts   are   the 

Hermotybians�察�who reached when most numerous the number of sixteen 

myriads。 Of these not one has been learnt anything of handicraft�察�but they 

are given up to war entirely。 Again the districts of the Calasirians are those 

of    Thebes�察    �Bubastis�察    �Aphthis�察     �Tanis�察  �Mendes�察      �Sebennytos�察      �Athribis�察�

Pharbaithos�察  �Thmuis�察  �Onuphis�察  �Anytis�察           �Myecphoris��this   last   is   on      an 

island    opposite     to  the   city   of  Bubastis。    These     are  the   districts   of  the 

Calasirians�察  �and   they   reached�察  �when   most   numerous�察  �to   the   number   of 

five´and´twenty myriads of men�察�nor is it lawful for these�察�any more than 

for the others�察�to practise any craft�察�but they practise that which has to do 

with    war    only�察  �handing     down     the   tradition    from    father   to  son。    Now 

whether the   Hellenes   have   learnt   this   also   from  the   Egyptians�察 �I   am  not 

able to say for certain�察�since I see that the Thracians also and   Scythians 

and   Persians and   Lydians   and   almost   all   the   Barbarians   esteem  those   of 



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their   citizens   who   learn   the   arts�察  �and   the   descendants   of   them�察  �as   less 

honourable than the rest�察�while those who have got free from all practice 

of manual arts are accounted noble�察�and especially those who are devoted 

to   war�此   �however      that  may     be�察 �the   Hellenes     have    all  learnt   this�察 �and 

especially the Lacedemonians�察�but the Corinthians least of all cast slight 

upon those who practise handicraft。 

     The following privilege was specially granted to this class and to none 

others   of   the   Egyptians   except   the   priests�察  �that   is   to   say�察  �each   man   had 

twelve yokes of land specially granted to him free from imposts�此�now the 

yoke   of   land   measures   a   hundred   Egyptian   cubits   every   way�察  �and   the 

Egyptian cubit is�察�as it happens�察�equal to that of Samos。 This�察�I say�察�was a 

special   privilege   granted   to   all�察  �and   they   also   had   certain   advantages   in 

turn    and   not   the   same    men     twice�察  �that   is  to  say�察  �a  thousand     of   the 

Calasirians and a thousand of the Hermotybians acted as body´guard to the 

king    during     each   year�察  �and    these   had   besides    their   yokes    of   land   an 

allowance given them for each day of five pounds weight of bread to each 

man�察�and two pounds   of beef�察 �and four half´pints of   wine。 This   was the 

allowance given to those who were serving as the king's body´guard for 

the time being。 

     So   when Apries   leading   his   foreign   mercenaries�察  �and Amasis   at   the 

head of the whole body of the Egyptians�察�in their approach to one another 

had come to the city of Momemphis�察�they engaged in battle�此�and although 

the   foreign   troops   fought   well�察  �yet   being   much   inferior   in   number   they 

were worsted by reason of this。 But Apries is said to have supposed that 

not   even   a   god   would   be   able   to   cause   him   to   cease   from   his   rule�察  �so 

firmly did he think that it was established。 In that battle then�察�I say�察�he was 

worsted�察�and being taken alive was brought away to the city of Sais�察�to that 

which had formerly been his own dwelling but from thenceforth was the 

palace   of   Amasis。   There   for   some   time   he   was   kept   in   the   palace�察  �and 

Amasis dealt well with him but at last�察�since the Egyptians blamed him�察�

saying that he acted not rightly in keeping alive him who was the greatest 

foe both to themselves and to him�察�therefore he delivered Apries over to 

the   Egyptians�察  �and   they   strangled   him�察  �and   after   that   buried   him   in   the 

burial´place   of   his   fathers�此  �this   is   in   the   temple   of Athene�察  �close   to   the 



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sanctuary�察�on the left hand as you enter。 Now the men of Sais buried all 

those of this district who had been kings�察�within the temple�察�for the tomb 

of Amasis also�察�though it is further from the sanctuary than that of Apries 

and   his   forefathers�察 �yet   this   too   is   within the court   of the  temple�察 �and   it 

consists of a colonnade of stone of great size�察�with pillars carved to imitate 

date´palms�察�and otherwise sumptuously adorned�察�and within the colonnade 

are double doors�察�and inside the doors a sepulchral chamber。 Also at Sais 

there is   the burial´place   of him  whom  I   account   it not pious to name   in 

connexion with such a matter�察�which is in the temple of Athene behind the 

house   of   the   goddess�察  �stretching   along   the   whole   wall   of   it�察  �and   in   the 

sacred   enclosure   stand   great   obelisks   of   stone�察  �and   near   them   is   a   lake 

adorned with an edging of stone and fairly made in a circle�察�being in size�察�

as it seemed to me�察�equal to that which is called the ;Round Pool; in Delos。 

On this lake they perform by night the show of his sufferings�察�and this the 

Egyptians call Mysteries。 Of these things I know more fully in detail how 

they take place�察�but I shall leave this unspoken�察�and of the mystic rites of 

Demeter�察�which the Hellenes call /thesmophoria/�察�of these also�察�although I 

know�察�I shall leave unspoken all except so much as piety permits me to tell。 

The daughters of Danaos were they who brought this rite out of Egypt and 

taught   it   to   the   women   of   the   Pelasgians�察  �then   afterwards   when   all   the 

inhabitants   of  Peloponnese  were   driven out   by  the   Dorians�察 �the  rite   was 

lost�察�and only those who were left behind of the Peloponnesians and not 

driven out�察�that is to say the Arcadians�察�preserved it。 

     Apries   having   thus   been   overthrown�察�Amasis   became   king�察  �being   of 

the district of Sais�察�and the name of the city whence he was is Siuph。 Now 

at the first the Egyptians despised Amasis and held him in no great regard�察�

because   he   had   been   a   man   of   the   people   and   was   of   no   distinguished 

family�察�but afterwards Amasis won them over to himself by wisdom and 

not   wilfulness。 Among   innumerable   other   things   of   price   which   he   had�察�

there was a foot´basin of gold in which both Amasis himself and all his 

guests were wont always to wash their feet。 This he broke up�察�and of it he 

caused to be made the image of a god�察�and set it up in the city�察�where it 

was   most   convenient�察  �and       the   Egyptians   went   continually   to   visit   the 

image and did great reverence to it。 Then Amasis�察�having learnt that which 



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was done by the men of the city�察�called together the Egyptians and made 

known to them the matter�察�saying that the image had been produced from 

the foot´basin�察�into which formerly the Egyptians used to vomit and make 

water�察  �and   in   which   they   washed   their   feet�察  �whereas   now   they   did   to   it 

great reverence�察�and just so�察�he continued�察�had he himself now fared�察�as 

the foot´basin�察�for though formerly he was a man of the people�察�yet now 

he   was   their   king�察  �and   he   bade   them   accordingly   honour   him   and   have 

regard for him。 In such manner he won the Egyptians to himself�察�so that 

they consented to be his subjects�察�and his ordering of affairs was this��In 

the  early  morning�察 �and until the  time   of   the  filling   of the  market he   did 

with a good will the business which was brought before him�察�but after this 

he passed the time in drinking and in jesting at his boon´companions�察�and 

was frivolous and playful。 And his friends being troubled at it admonished 

him in some such words as these�此 �O king�察�thou dost not rightly govern 

thyself   in   thus   letting   thyself   descend   to   behaviour   so   trifling�察  �for   thou 

oughtest   rather   to   have   been   sitting   throughout   the   day   stately   upon   a 

stately throne and administering thy business�察�and so the Egyptians would 

have been assured that they were ruled by a great man�察�and thou wouldest 

have   had   a   better   report�此  �but   as   it   is�察  �thou   art   acting   by   no   means   in   a 

kingly     fashion。;   And    he   answered     them    thus�此   �They    who    have   bows 

stretch them at such time as they wish to use them�察�and when they have 

finished using them they loose them again�察�for if they were stretched tight 

always they would break�察�so that the men would not be able to use them 

when they needed them。 So also is the state of man�此�if he should always be 

in earnest and not relax himself for sport at the due time�察�he would either 

go mad or be struck with stupor before he was aware�察�and knowing this 

well�察�I distribute a portion of the time to each of the two ways of living。; 

Thus he replied to his friends。 It is said however that Amasis�察�even when 

he was in a private station�察�was a lover of drinking and of jesting�察�and not 

at all seriously disposed�察�and whenever his means of livelihood failed him 

through   his   drinking   and   luxurious   living�察  �he   would   go   about   and   steal�察�

and they from whom he stole would charge him with having their property�察�

and when he denied it would bring him before the judgment of an Oracle�察�

whenever there was one in their place�察�and many times he was convicted 



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by the Oracles and many times he was absolved�此�and then when fi
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