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b'\\u201cIn winter, as you lie on a soft couch by the fire,\\nFull of good food, munching on nuts and drinking sweet wine,\\nThen you must ask questions such as these:\\n\\u2018Where do you come from?\\xa0 Tell me, what is your age?\\nHow old were you when the Mede came?\\u2019\\u201d \\u2013 Xenophanes of Colophon\\nThe return of Harpagus to Anatolia signaled the end of Ionian Greek freedom.\\xa0 After securing his third tyranny, Peisistratos brought stability and prosperity to Athens.\\xa0 Fresh from a series of Eastern conquests, Cyrus II used propaganda and military might to overthrow Nabonidus and claim his third Near Eastern empire.\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'