Linking the Athenian and the Persian powers
Against the martial Spartan—Xerxes' son,
Enthroned Artaxerxes, sendeth one
Whom you shall see here in great pomp attend,
An honored guest, well-welcomed—Athens' friend,
The Persian Pharnabazus. In his hands
Is given the sway of those Bithynian meads
Where roam innumerable herds of steeds
Much sought by war-kings in a thousand lands.
Mighty with Median strength he comes—with gold