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He had never thought before of the possibility that there might be some other Ecbatane besides his splendid royal retreat in Media; but now, when he learned that was the name of the place where he was then encamped, he felt sure that his hour was come, and he was overwhelmed with remorse and despair. He suffered, too, inconceivable pain and anguish from his wound.
His advice to Cambyses. Cambyses's rage at Croesus. He attempts to kill him. The declaration of the oracle. Ecbatane, Susa, and Babylon. Cambyses returns northward. He enters Syria. A herald proclaims Smerdis. The herald seized. Probable explanation. Rage of Cambyses. Cambyses mortally wounded. His remorse and despair. Cambyses calls his nobles about him. His dying declaration. Death of Cambyses.
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