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Queen Tomyris of the Massagetae joins her son in raiding Cyrus's camp where he deliberately left behind all his wine and much food.

End result, she is drunk when Cyrus returns and is captured along with a third of her army.

She then has a choice, marry Cyrus, or be married to Cyrus.

End result, the Massagetae are added to the Achaemenid Empire.

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