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H. now resumes his history from c. I, but at once turns aside to describe the Pontus (cc. 85-6), and later on the geography and races of Scythia (cc. 99-117).

Artabanus plays the part of Cassandra here as in vii. cc. 10, 49, while Oeobazus (c. 84) anticipates the misfortunes of Pythius (vii. 39); but H. skilfully touches here only on the points which he works out dramatically in his main narrative.

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