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[6] The most respectable citizens among those who favoured the people, not less than one thousand, fearing the situation they were in, fled to Pharnabazus the satrap, who received them kindly and giving each of them a gold stater1 settled them in Blauda, a fortress of Lydia.

1 Probably the Persian daric, whose bullion worth was about $5.40 or one pound, three shillings.

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