Histories

The Parians reconciled them in the following manner. Their best men came to Miletus [27.3,37.5] (Perseus) Miletus, and seeing the Milesian households sadly wasted, they said that they desired to go about the country. They then made their way through all the territory of Miletus [27.3,37.5] (Perseus) Miletus, and whenever they found any well-tilled farm in the desolation of the land, they wrote down the name of the owner of that farm.