ABSTRACT
Herodotos tells us that Deioces, son of Phraortes, had such a name for his sense of justice that the people of his village, and then the members of his tribe, all submitted disputed cases to him. Seeing that he was growing powerful, Deioces let it be known that he could not spend all his time at the expense of his own affairs, and gave over this activity, whereupon thefts and disorders began once more. Then the Medes resolved to set up a king, and for that office they chose Deioces. 1
