Chapter 17 (1/2)

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Chapter 17

Chapter 17 – Dances olves

Just as Davos started preparing for his field hospital, the Persian envoy caeneral that was most familiar to the mercenary leaders, the satrap of Asia Minor, TissaphernesHe brought with him the hope that the Greeks would be able to return ho that the o home

The mercenary leaders welcomed him with pleasure

After Tissaphernes left, the mercenary leaders saw hope for a peaceful settle for his return

After anxiously waiting for two days, Tissaphernes once again came to the Greek ca to the y of the mercenary, despite the opposition of many ministers, he decided to let the Greek mercenary return to Greece under the leadershi+p of Tissaphernes and had agreed to provide a market for the Greeks to solve their problem with supplies on their way homeAt the same time, the Greeksthe way is not allowed…

The leaders certainly couldn’t ask for reement with Tissaphernes and both sides swear an oath in the name of their GodTissaphernes then warned the leaders to patiently wait, while he report back to the king and to ements for their return

Soon after Tissaphernes left, the news spread throughout the camp and the soldiers cheered

Davos still did not relax his vigilanceAlthough he heard what Xenophon said last time, he realized that there were many differences between the actual situation of Persia and his own guessed based on Chinese history

Just yesterday, Xenophon visited again and had finally adjusted his mood after a few days, he wanted to talk with Davos about the deled on this issue, and had instead skillfully led the topic to the local customs of the Greek city-states

Most of the time, it was Xenophon who talk incessantly, while Davos listens attentivelyIn between, Davos asked about Tissaphernes, so Xenophon said so about Tissaphernes that he had heard from Proxenus, which made Davos remember them deeply

When Tissaphernes served as the satrap of Asia Minor, it was during the time of the Peloponnesian WarTissaphernes chose to forth of Sparta against Athens in order to restore Persian rule over the Greek city-state on the Ionian coast, while Sparta would receive funding to build an enor after he stopped his promised financial support to Sparta, which cause the Spartans to protest to the then Persian king, Darius II[1], Darius then appointed his second son, Cyrus the Younger, to serve as the ion and to fully support Sparta against Athens