[28] There, with the full consent of his father and his mother, he wedded the daughter of Cyaxares, the fame of whose beauty has lasted to this day.

And after the marriage his steeds were yoked and they set out for Babylon.
[C.6] When he was in Babylon once more, he thought it would be well to appoint satraps and set them over the conquered tribes.

Yet he did not wish the commandants in the citadels and the captains in charge of the garrisons throughout the country to be under any authority but his own.
Herein he showed his foresight, realising that if any satrap became insolent and rebellious, relying on his own wealth and the numbers at his back, he would at once find a power to oppose him within his own district.

[2] In order to carry out this plan, Cyrus resolved to summon a council of the leading men and explain the terms on which the satraps who went would go.

In this way, he thought, they would not feel aggrieved, whereas, if a man found himself appointed and then learnt the restrictions for the first time, he might well take it ill, fancying it a sign of personal mistrust.