Thalia   

to the notions of the Persians: to wit, with two daughters of Cyrus,
Atossa and Artystone; of whom, Atossa had been twice married before,
once to Cambyses, her brother, and once to the Magus, while the other,
Artystone, was a virgin. He married also Parmys, daughter of
Smerdis, son of Cyrus; and he likewise took to wife the daughter of
Otanes, who had made the discovery about the Magus. And now when his
power was established firmly throughout all the kingdoms, the first
thing that he did was to set up a carving in stone, which showed a man
mounted upon a horse, with an inscription in these words following:-
"Darius, son of Hystaspes, by aid of his good horse" (here followed
the horse's name), "and of his good groom Oebares, got himself the
kingdom of the Persians."
This he set up in Persia; and afterwards he proceeded to establish
twenty governments of the kind which the Persians call satrapies,
assigning to each its governor, and fixing the tribute which was to be
paid him by the several nations. And generally he joined together in
one satrapy the nations that were neighbours, but sometimes he
passed over the nearer tribes, and put in their stead those which were
more remote. The following is an account of these governments, and
of the yearly tribute which they paid to the king:- Such as brought
their tribute in silver were ordered to pay according to the
Babylonian talent; while the Euboic was the standard measure for
such as brought gold. Now the Babylonian talent contains seventy
Euboic minae. During all the reign of Cyrus, and afterwards when
Cambyses ruled, there were no fixed tributes, but the nations
severally brought gifts to the king. On account of this and other like
doings, the Persians say that Darius was a huckster, Cambyses a
master, and Cyrus a father; for Darius looked to making a gain in
everything; Cambyses was harsh and reckless; while Cyrus was gentle,
and procured them all manner of goods.
The Ionians, the Magnesians of Asia, the Aeolians, the Carians,
the Lycians, the Milyans, and the Pamphylians, paid their tribute in a
single sum, which was fixed at four hundred talents of silver. These
formed together the first satrapy.
The Mysians, Lydians, Lasonians, Cabalians, and Hygennians paid
the sum of five hundred talents. This was the second satrapy.
The Hellespontians, of the right coast as one enters the
straits, the Phrygians, the Asiatic Thracians, the Paphlagonians,
the Mariandynians' and the Syrians paid a tribute of three hundred and
sixty talents. This was the third satrapy.
The Cilicians gave three hundred and sixty white horses, one for
each day in the year, and five hundred talents of silver. Of this
sum one hundred and forty talents went to pay the cavalry which
guarded the country, while the remaining three hundred and sixty
were received by Darius. This was the fourth satrapy.
The country reaching from the city of Posideium (built by
Amphilochus, son of Amphiaraus, on the confines of Syria and
Cilicia) to the borders of Egypt, excluding therefrom a district which
belonged to Arabia and was free from tax, paid a tribute of three
hundred and fifty talents. All Phoenicia, Palestine Syria, and Cyprus,
were herein contained. This was the fifth satrapy.
From Egypt, and the neighbouring parts of Libya, together with the
towns of Cyrene and Barca, which belonged to the Egyptian satrapy, the
tribute which came in was seven hundred talents. These seven hundred
talents did not include the profits of the fisheries of Lake Moeris,
nor the corn furnished to the troops at Memphis. Corn was supplied
to 120,000 Persians, who dwelt at Memphis in the quarter called the
White Castle, and to a number of auxiliaries. This was the sixth
satrapy.
The Sattagydians, the Gandarians, the Dadicae, and the Aparytae,
who were all reckoned together, paid a tribute of a hundred and
seventy talents. This was the seventh satrapy.
Susa, and the other parts of Cissia, paid three hundred talents.
This was the eighth satrapy.