ðɪ ɐtʃˈiːmənˌɪd kˈɪŋ, dˈɛɹɪəs ˈaɪ, sˈɛɾəld sˌʌm ʌvðə bɑːɹkˈiən kˈæptɪvz ɪn ɐ vˈɪlɪdʒ ɪn bˈæktɹiə, wˌɪtʃ wʌz stˈɪl flˈɜːɹɪʃɪŋ ɪn hɪɹˈɑːdəɾəs tˈaɪm.
The Achaemenid king, Darius I, settled some of the Barcaean captives in a village in Bactria, which was still flourishing in Herodotus' time.