The accounts记述 · the ancient witnesses
Greek historians · 希腊史家
Herodotus — Histories （希罗多德·历史）primary source · 源典
§ 1
Hdt. 1.95–216 — the Persian logos from Cyrus' birth to his death among the Massagetae; the frame into which Lydia, Ionia and Babylon are each folded希罗多德 1.95–216——自居鲁士出生至其死于马萨革泰人之手的波斯志；吕底亚、伊奥尼亚与巴比伦皆纳入此框架
Diodorus Siculus — Library of History （狄奥多罗斯·历史丛书）dated witness · 系年见证46 loci · well-attested
§ 3.3–3, 9.1–31, 10.2–2
Josephus — Works (Antiquities · Wars · Apion · Life) （约瑟夫斯·著作（古史·战争·驳阿庇翁·自传））dated witness · 系年见证3 loci · sparse
§ 11.1–1
Provenance: “primary source” = curated canonical witness (editorial); “dated witness” = derived from the ToposText date index by year-span, with the matched loci count. Sparse counts may include incidental mentions.出处：「源典」为校订之正典见证（编辑判断）；「系年见证」由 ToposText 系年索引按年代跨度推得，附匹配条目数；稀少者或含偶涉。
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