Angered at the Babylonians, who had revolted, The usual tradition is that Babylong revolted from Darius; Herodotus, iii. 150. he overpowered them, and then ordained that henceforth they should not bear arms, but should play the i lyre and flute, keep public prostitutes, engage in I petty trade, and wear long flowing garments.Cyrus is said to have employed this device against the Lydians; Herodotus, i. 156; Polyaenus, , vii. 6. 4; Justin, For two other instances cf. the scholia on Sophocles, 329, and Dionysius Hal. vii. 9.