Histories

Darius was about to eat pomegranates, and no sooner had he opened the first of them than his brother Artabanus asked him what he would like to have as many of as there were seeds in his pomegranate; then Darius said that he would rather have that many men like Megabazus than make all Greece [22,39] (nation), EuropeHellas subject to him.

By speaking thus among Persians, the king honored Megabazus; and now he left him behind as his commander, at the head of eighty thousand of his army.

This Megabazus is forever remembered by the people of the Canakkale Bogazi (strait), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Hellespont for replying,