For a year and a half, Darius and his armies were unable to retake the city, though he attempted many tricks and strategies—even copying that which Cyrus the Great had employed when he captured Babylon.
I halvandet år var Dareios og hans hær ikke i stand til at generobre byen, selvom han forsøgte mange tricks og strategier, endda ved at kopiere Kyros den Store metode, da han erobrede Babylonien.