The dominion of the Scythians over Asia lasted twenty eight years, during which time their insolence and oppression spread ruin on every side. For in addition to the regular tribute, they exacted from the several nations additional imposts, which they fixed at pleasure; and further, the scoured the country and plundered everything they could. After a time, Cyaxares and the Medes invited most of them to a banquet, and made them drunk with wine, whereupon they were all massacred.