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the_o citizen_n take_v upon_o they_o the_o government_n stir_v up_o the_o common_a people_n to_o innovation_n and_o disturbance_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o so_o all_o thing_n run_v a_o second_o time_n into_o sedition_n and_o confusion_n and_o a_o continual_a and_o mighty_a storm_n of_o trouble_n and_o disorder_n shake_v the_o city_n for_o there_o arise_v many_o ringleader_n and_o seducer_n of_o the_o people_n especial_o young_a conceit_a man_n who_o think_v none_o speak_v like_o themselves_o nor_o no_o wisdom_n like_o they_o in_o sum_n many_o instead_o of_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o ancient_a justice_n and_o honesty_n instill_a 452._o ant._n chr._n 452._o nothing_o into_o the_o people_n but_o wicked_a notion_n both_o in_o manner_n and_o practice_n in_o time_n of_o peace_n it_o be_v their_o only_a business_n to_o heap_v together_o riches_n but_o have_v no_o regard_n at_o all_o to_o amity_n and_o justice_n among_o men._n the_o decree_n therefore_o of_o petalism_n upon_o more_o mature_a consideration_n be_v repeal_v within_o a_o short_a time_n after_o it_o be_v put_v in_o execution_n and_o thus_o stand_v the_o affair_n of_o sicily_n at_o this_o time_n chap._n xxvii_o pericles_n make_v a_o inroad_n into_o peloponesus_fw-la besiege_a scytion_n phaylus_fw-la in_o sicily_n make_v admiral_n against_o the_o tyrrhenian_a pirate_n be_v corrupt_v and_o banish_v the_o original_a of_o the_o palici_n and_o the_o story_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o wonder_n of_o the_o crater_n in_o sicily_n when_o lysicrates_n be_v governor_n of_o athens_n caius_n nausius_n rutillius_n and_o lucius_n 451._o olymp._n 81._o 4._o ante_fw-la chr._n 451._o minutius_n augurinus_n be_v celebrate_v consul_n at_o rome_n during_o their_o time_n pericles_n the_o athenian_a general_n make_v a_o inroad_n into_o peloponesus_fw-la and_o waste_v the_o peloponesus_fw-la pericles_n make_v a_o inroad_n into_o peloponesus_fw-la country_n of_o the_o scytion_n the_o scytion_n march_v out_o with_o a_o great_a army_n against_o he_o and_o battle_n be_v join_v pericles_n rout_v they_o and_o kill_v many_o in_o the_o pursuit_n and_o have_v drive_v the_o rest_n within_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n lay_v siege_n to_o the_o place_n but_o after_o he_o have_v make_v a_o valiant_a assault_n and_o see_v he_o can_v not_o besiege_v scytion_n besiege_v win_v the_o place_n in_o regard_n the_o lacedaemonian_n have_v send_v aid_n to_o the_o besiege_a he_o withdraw_v his_o army_n from_o scytion_n and_o march_v into_o acarnania_n there_o waste_v the_o country_n of_o the_o oeniades_n and_o have_v load_v himself_o with_o booty_n and_o plunder_n leave_v acarnania_n after_o this_o he_o march_v into_o chersonesus_n and_o divide_v the_o country_n by_o lot_n among_o a_o thousand_o citizen_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n tolmides_n the_o other_o general_n make_v a_o descent_n into_o eubea_n and_o divide_v the_o country_n of_o the_o naxian_n among_o another_o thousand_o of_o the_o citizen_n as_o for_o sicily_n the_o italy_n the_o the_o etrurians_n in_o italy_n tyrrhenian_o infest_v the_o sea_n with_o piracy_n the_o syracusian_n choose_v one_o phaylus_fw-la to_o be_v admiral_n of_o the_o fleet_n and_o command_v he_o to_o make_v a_o descent_n upon_o sicily_n upon_o hetruria_n the_o affair_n of_o sicily_n tyrhenia_n be_v furnish_v with_o a_o fleet_n well_o provide_v upon_o the_o first_o attempt_n he_o waste_v the_o island_n of_o aethalia_n but_o be_v corrupt_v by_o the_o hetruscan_o with_o money_n he_o return_v into_o sicily_n without_o do_v any_o thing_n memorable_a but_o the_o syracusian_n banish_v he_o 451._o ante_fw-la chr._n 451._o for_o his_o treason_n and_o choose_v another_o call_v apelles_n and_o send_v he_o with_o threescore_o ship_n against_o the_o hetrurians_fw-la the_o hetrurians_fw-la tyrrhenian_o upon_o which_o he_o waste_v the_o seacoast_n of_o tyrhenia_n and_o sail_n to_o corsica_n then_o subject_a to_o the_o hetruscian_o and_o harrassed_a and_o destroy_v a_o great_a part_n 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