When Satibarzanes, his chamberlain, petitioned him in an unjust matter, and he understood he did it to gain thirty thousand darics, he ordered his treasurer to bring the said sum, and gave them to him, saying: O Satibarzanes ! take it ; for when I have given you this, I shall not be poorer, but it had been more unjust if I had granted your petition.
我记得亚杰西劳斯二世说他是被1000个“弓箭手”赶出亚洲的，波斯人拿了这么多钱就贿赂了底比斯、阿尔戈斯和科林斯的政要（色诺芬说是50塔伦特，普鲁塔克说是1000大流克，这两者应该是等价吧，不过在普鲁塔克的贿赂名单上只有雅典和底比斯）。这里阿塔薛西斯二世一撒钱就是30000大流克，还是送给一个内侍（而且他的行为无疑是犯罪）。波斯人到底是多有钱！那些希腊政要收到1000大流克就美死了，但是这点前在波斯王面前大约只是个毛毛雨。