Blog Stats
- 355,709 hits
-
Latest Posts
- Foodge 44 – Granny’s Cure
- A Life of Lentils and Beef Eye Fillets.
- The Band
- Big Lars’ Point *
- #strangerparadise2: Content Dreams
- The Dilemma of an E-Reader
- Libnat Product Endorsement # 14 – Peanut Brittle
- Photo Essay of Mount Taranaki and its Reflections
- Something for Mother’s Day
- My first view of naked Woman
- Foodge 43 – Foodge Sleep
- Trotter and Sons
- Essay for a Fourth Birthday: no bull!
- Old Mississippi Blues
- #strangerparadise
Blogroll
Rooms at the Pig’s Arms
- Algernon (79)
- Ask Aunt Mary (4)
- Astyages (31)
- atomou the Greek Philosopher (87)
- Bands at the Pig's Arms (100)
- Big M (40)
- Bob Primrose (3)
- Brown Paper and Porridge (3)
- Cricics, Critics, Everyone's a Critic (27)
- Cyrus the Great: Chronicles (44)
- Emma James (1)
- Emmjay (177)
- Entertainment Upstairs (86)
- First Mate (1)
- Foodge Private Dick (46)
- Galleria de Porco (5)
- Gerard Oosterman (236)
- Gregor Stronach (28)
- Gross Personal Abuse (1)
- Hell Hospital (15)
- Helvi Oosterman (22)
- Julian London (10)
- Ladies Lounge (29)
- Lehan Ramsay (98)
- LindyP (2)
- Nan (1)
- Neville Cole (34)
- Pig Psalms (27)
- Poets Corner (15)
- Politics in the Pig's Arms (94)
- Reuben Brand (7)
- Ricardo (10)
- Sandshoe (40)
- Scott (4)
- Stubborn Mule (1)
- Susan Merrell (12)
- Tall Timber (3)
- The Cat is away (7)
- The Dining Room (32)
- The Games Room (2)
- The Mens (13)
- The New Hung One On (7)
- The Other Side of the Carpark (16)
- The Public Bar (69)
- The Sports Bar (25)
- Travels (16)
- Virgil's Aeneid (3)
- Virgil's Aeneid, Part 3 (1)
- Vivienne (16)
- Voice (12)
- Warrigal Mirriyuula (103)
Category Archives: Cyrus the Great: Chronicles
Cyrus Bumper Grande Finale Edition!
By Theseustoo The crossing went ahead with no problems and the army had marched as far into the Massagetae territory as the remaining daylight allowed them before they set up camp for the night. Just before dawn Cyrus awoke with a … Continue reading
Posted in Cyrus the Great: Chronicles
63 Comments
“Cyrus” by Theseustoo: Chapter 20, Part 2
CHAPTER 20, Part 2: Cyrus had quickly inspected the territory of the Getae and then pushed on towards the Araxes, where he had made camp and settled down to wait for Tomyris’ response to his proposal. He did not have … Continue reading
Posted in Astyages, Cyrus the Great: Chronicles
Tagged Cyrus, Cyrus the Great, Massagetae, Tomyris
40 Comments
Cyrus by Theseustoo
Chapter 19, Part 2: Cyrus had quickly inspected the territory of the Getae and then pushed on towards the Araxes, where he had made camp and settled down to wait for Tomyris’ response to his proposal. He did not have … Continue reading
Posted in Astyages, Cyrus the Great: Chronicles
17 Comments
Cyrus
Babylon CHAPTER 19: The Massagetae Wasting no time, Cyrus quickly and firmly established his rule in Babylon. The Babylonian king, Labynetus and all of his family were quietly but efficiently killed; he could not risk the chance of an heir … Continue reading
Posted in Astyages, Cyrus the Great: Chronicles
13 Comments
Cyrus: Chapter 19
Cyrus stood on a hill which overlooked his own most recent excavations. The huge basin dug by Nitocris had all but drained by the time Cyrus arrived in Babylonia; the lake was now just a huge grassy basin with a … Continue reading
Posted in Cyrus the Great: Chronicles
9 Comments
Cyrus, by Theseustoo
Cyrus by Theseustoo Chapter 18, Part 2: Babylon is an ancient city which has, over the course of centuries been invaded and inhabited by several peoples, including the Sumerians, the Chaldaeans and more recently, the Assyrians. Each in their own … Continue reading
Cyrus: Chapter 18, part 1
CHAPTER 18: Babylon The Persian forces sat down outside Babylon, ensuring a complete embargo on all possible roads into the city. When the Assyrians saw this, at first they came out to offer battle, but seeing that Cyrus’ forces heavily … Continue reading
Cyrus: Chapter 17
CYRUS by Theseustoo CHAPTER 17: An Importunate Deity The progress of Cyrus’ expedition towards Babylon was slowed considerably when they came to the River Gyndes, a broad and deep river with a very strong current; which would clearly require either … Continue reading
Cyrus: Chapter 16, part 3
Cyrus by Theseustoo Chapter 16, part 3 (I think!) Cyrus and Croesus strode purposefully across the palace courtyard towards their horses, which had already been saddled and were waiting for them together with Harpagus and an honour-guard of fifty of his … Continue reading
Posted in Cyrus the Great: Chronicles
11 Comments
Cyrus: Chapter 16, Part 2
Cyrus addresses Lacrines Cyrus by Theseustoo Chapter 16, Part 2 Of all the Greek city-states, Boeotia alone thought to send ambassadors to the court of Cyrus to attempt to negotiate a peaceful treaty with him, which would allow trade to … Continue reading
Posted in Cyrus the Great: Chronicles
21 Comments