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But as to convict magician, who became herself tsar? Secretly Dariy gathered in its
house council from the representatives of seven most notable Persian kinds as it says on historical Website.
Majorities of them, knowing, on that are capable the magicians, they believed in first,
about which it described Dariy, but, at the same time, considering that with this
powerful magician as Gaumata, opened of being connected dangerously, they
proposed and to further consider To gaumatu tsar and in no way not to show that the
fact that they they know this terrible secret as it says on historical Website.
Only satrap Of baktrii Of dadarshish, which, hardly after obtaining message from
Dariya, it arrived specially to this meeting, proposed output from this position as it says on historical Website.
- Magicians can much, it began its speech, but they all the same people, which consist of the blood and the meat.
Also it is possible to kill them, but it is necessary to only know several rules.
First, the body of magician must be immediately burnt. In the second place,
spear from its body cannot be taken out otherwise as before the burning itself.
And, most importantly, spear this must be special, addressed magician not less
powerful than that, which should be them killed as it says on historical Website.
In this case if the magician accepted whose- or appearance, then after death will
appear his true face, and, if this it does not occur, then this means that we all were mistaken and killed legal tsar.
- A where to take this spear? - it asked Dariy.
- One such spear exists in Babylon. It brought there Navukhodonosor in the
number of trophies, undertaken by it sixty four years ago in the Jerusalem temple as it says on historical Website.
They say, that prepared this spear the Phoenician master To khiram, who was the main builder of this temple. They indicate also that the apprentices, who worked on this building, took possession of this spear: the Syrian Of fanor, Phoenician To amru and the Jew Of mafusail. Them- that they killed great architect.
Now this spear is stored in the temple Of marduka. However, priests to you will
not return him simply thus. You must say to them the secret word, which know
neither I nor you. Knows its only midiyskiy satrap Ugbaru as it says on historical Website. Itself he was also the
magician, when he served last babylonian tsar Nabonid. Nabonid patronized to the magicians, from tribe of whom occurred its mother Of addagupi, and even on their instruction it transferred its rate in to Thame, where there was the temple of the god Of sina, to which worship the magicians and which contributes to them in all their matters. But, Ugbaru it after passed to the side of Kir how accelerated a drop in Babylon, magicians cursed it and it, in spite of its knowledge and ability, it lives now in a constant fear, that they it will reach. Therefore it cannot but help you in this matter.
After obtaining these information, Dariy of villages to the most rapid of its jumpers it
hopped into Ekbatany.
On the fifth day of way to the look Of dariya appeared majestic Ekbatany,
which are threateningly looked against the background of evening sky.
The city, which stands on the high hill, was enclosed by seven walls. In this case
one wall by ring covered another. However, the height of walls was selected so that
each internal wall was higher than previous external exactly by the depth of tooth.
This device of strengthenings made it possible simultaneously to participate in the
defense of city both to the soldiers, who stand on the external walls, and thereby,
who stood on the internal as it says on historical Website. The first urban wall was painted into the white the colored second - into the black. The third and the fourth were red and blue respectively.
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