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Book IV Content
The history of the Scythians (from the land north of the Black Sea)
The geography of Scythia
A comparison of Libya (Africa), Asia, and Europe
The rivers of Scythia
The culture of the Scythians: religion, burial rites, xenophobia (the stories of Anacharsis and Scylas), population
The beginning of Darius's attack on Scythia, including the bridge over the Bosphorus
The brutal worship of Zalmoxis by the Getæ
The customs of the surrounding peoples
The wooing of the Amazons
Darius's attack on Scythia
The story of the Minyæ (descendants of the Argonauts) and the founding of Cyrêné
The rulers of Cyrêné: Battus, Arcesilaüs, Battus the lame (and the reforms of Demônax), Arcesilaüs (his revolt and death)
The peoples of Libya from east to west
The revenge of Arcesilaüs's mother Pheretima
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