[12] Corn: any kind of grain used for food.
[13] Satrap: the governor of a Persian province.
[14] Cyreian Greeks: those Greeks who had engaged in the expedition of Cyrus in his attempt to seize the throne of Persia. See Introduction.
[15] Covenant: a solemn agreement or treaty which both parties bound themselves to keep by oath, calling on their respective gods to punish them if they violated the compact.
[16] Convention: treaty or agreement.
[17] See note on p. 38.
[18] Tribute: this was an annual tax so heavy and so cruelly extorted that it kept the great body of the people in a state little better than that of slavery.
[19] Cyreian Persians: those Persians who had espoused the cause of Cyrus in his attempt to seize the throne.
[20] Amnesty: pardon.
[21] Strike our tents: take down our tents.