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mountain_n athos_n so_o as_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o mountain_n fall_v sometime_o upon_o it_o plin._n lib._n 4._o strab._n epitome_n lib._n 7._o lepreum_n a_o city_n of_o elis_n forty_o furlong_n from_o the_o sea_n paâ—s_n flâ—aâ—orum_fw-la secundo_fw-la on_o the_o confine_n of_o arcadia_n thucyd._n lib._n 5._o lerus_n a_o island_n one_o of_o the_o sporades_n near_o to_o patâ—os_n strab._n lib._n 10._o lesbos_n a_o island_n over_o against_o aeolis_n in_o asia_n distant_a from_o â—emnos_fw-la tenedos_n and_o chios_n almost_o equal_o less_o than_o five_o hundred_o furlong_n from_o the_o far_a of_o they_o it_o reach_v in_o length_n between_o lectus_fw-la and_o canae_n 560_o furlong_n and_o be_v in_o compass_n 1100_o furlong_n strab._n lib._n 13._o leucas_n a_o peninâ—ula_n distant_a from_o actium_n 240_o furlong_n strab._n lib._n 10._o now_o a_o island_n and_o call_v santa_n maura_n leuctra_n a_o town_n in_o boeotia_n between_o plataea_n and_o thespiae_n strab._n lib._n 9_o also_o a_o town_n of_o laconia_n in_o the_o messenian_a bay_n between_o tâ—urides_n and_o cardamyle_n distant_a fâ—â—m_n cardamyle_n 60_o furlong_n and_o from_o taenarus_n three_o hundred_o and_o forty_o strab._n lib._n 8._o paus._n in_o â—aconicis_fw-la leucimna_n the_o most_o eastern_a promontory_n of_o the_o i_o will_v corcyra_n opposite_a to_o the_o land_n call_v sybâ—ta_n strab._n lib_n 7._o lilaea_n a_o city_n of_o phocis_n distant_a from_o delphi_n by_o parnassus_n 180_o furlong_n paus._n in_o phocicis_n limnaea_n a_o city_n on_o the_o confine_n of_o agraeis_n on_o the_o west_n to_o the_o river_n achelous_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o thucyd._n lib._n 3._o linâ—ij_fw-la a_o city_n of_o the_o island_n rhodes_n situate_a on_o the_o right_a hand_n to_o they_o that_o sail_n from_o the_o city_n of_o rhodes_n southward_o strab._n lib._n 14._o lissus_n a_o small_a river_n of_o thrace_n between_o mesembria_n and_o stryma_n herod_n lib._n 7._o locri_n a_o nation_n of_o greece_n whereof_o one_o part_n call_v locri_n ozolae_n inhabit_v on_o the_o west_n of_o parnassus_n and_o confine_v on_o aetolia_n strab._n lib._n 9_o and_o the_o other_o part_n call_v locri_n opuntij_fw-la be_v divide_v from_o the_o ozolae_fw-la by_o the_o mountain_n parnassus_n and_o the_o region_n of_o doris_n idem_fw-la lib._n 9_o part_v of_o the_o opuntian_o be_v call_v epicnemides_n for_o that_o they_o dwell_v near_o the_o promontory_n call_v cnemides_n loryma_n a_o city_n in_o the_o opposite_a continent_n to_o rhodes_n between_o cnidus_n and_o physcus_n where_o the_o shore_n begin_v to_o turn_v northward_o strab._n lib._n 14._o distant_a twenty_o mile_n from_o rhodes_n livy_n libro_fw-la 45._o lycaeum_n a_o mountain_n in_o arcadia_n near_o to_o the_o confine_n of_o laconia_n and_o megalopolis_n paus._n in_o arcadicis_n not_o far_o from_o tegea_n strab._n lib._n 8._o lychnidus_n a_o city_n of_o illyris_n on_o the_o confine_n of_o macedon_n in_o the_o ignatian_n way_n that_o lead_v from_o apollonia_n to_o therm_n strab._n lib._n 7._o lydius_n a_o river_n of_o macedon_n lydius_n and_o aliacmon_n meet_v in_o one_o divide_z bottiaea_n from_o macedon_n herodot_n lib._n 7._o lyncus_n a_o region_n and_o city_n of_o the_o upper_a macedonia_n the_o people_n be_v call_v lynchesti_n by_o thucyd._n lib._n 4_o and_o place_v by_o strabo_n in_o the_o way_n between_o epidamnus_n and_o therm_n which_o he_o call_v the_o ignatian_n way_n strab._n lib._n 7._o m_o macedonia_n a_o famous_a kingdom_n border_v with_o thracia_n epirus_n illyris_n and_o thessaly_n madyâ—us_n a_o city_n in_o the_o thracian_a chersonnesus_n between_o sestus_n and_o madytus_n be_v the_o short_a cut_n over_o the_o hellespont_n of_o not_o above_o seven_o furlong_n herod_n lib._n 7._o maeander_n a_o river_n of_o caria_n the_o mouth_n of_o it_o be_v fifty_o furlong_n from_o pyrrha_n the_o beginning_n of_o the_o latmian_a bay_n strab._n lib._n 14._o maedi_n a_o people_n of_o thrace_n border_v on_o maceconie_n polyb._n lib._n thucyd._n lib._n 2._o moenalia_fw-la a_o territory_n of_o arcadia_n belong_v to_o the_o city_n mâ—enalus_n which_o city_n be_v about_o threescore_o and_o ten_o furlong_n from_o megalopolis_n paus._n in_o arcadicis_n magnesia_n a_o city_n of_o thessaly_n the_o territory_n whereof_o extend_v from_o the_o mountain_n ossa_n and_o the_o lake_n boebeis_n to_o the_o mountain_n pelion_n strab._n lib._n 9_o before_o the_o continent_n of_o magnesia_n lie_v the_o island_n scyathus_n herodot_n lib._n 7._o also_o a_o city_n of_o jonia_n call_v magnesia_n on_o maeander_n above_o the_o city_n of_o myus_n strabo_n libro_fw-la 14._o malâ—a_o a_o promontory_n of_o laconia_n between_o which_o and_o taenarus_n be_v comprehend_v the_o laconian_a bay_n strab._n lib._n 8._o also_o the_o most_o southern_a promontory_n of_o lesbos_n opposite_a to_o canae_n strab._n lib._n 13._o mantinaea_n a_o city_n of_o arcadia_n confine_v on_o argia_n tegea_n methydrium_n and_o orchomenus_n paus._n in_o arcadicis_n marathon_n a_o town_n in_o attica_n over_o against_o eâ—etria_n of_o euboea_n herod_n lib._n 6._o between_o rhamnus_n and_o brauron_n strab._n lib._n 9_o equal_o distant_a from_o athens_n and_o from_o carystus_n in_o euboea_n paus_n in_o atticis_fw-la marathusa_n a_o island_n lie_v before_o clazomenae_n thucyd._n lib._n 8._o vide_fw-la clazomenae_n maronea_fw-la a_o city_n of_o thrace_n lie_v to_o the_o aegean_a sea_n xerxes_n after_o he_o have_v pass_v the_o river_n lissus_n go_v on_o towards_o greece_n by_o these_o city_n maronea_n dicaea_n abdera_n etc._n etc._n herod_n lib._n 7._o mecyberna_n a_o maritime_a town_n in_o the_o bay_n of_o torone_n serve_v for_o the_o ship_n of_o the_o city_n olynthus_n strab._n epitome_n lib._n 7._o the_o fleet_n of_o xerxes_n be_v come_v about_o ampelus_n this_o be_v a_o promontory_n near_o torone_n pass_v by_o these_o city_n torone_n galepsus_n sermyla_n mecyberna_n etc._n etc._n herodot_n lib._n 7._o medeon_n a_o city_n of_o amphilochia_n on_o the_o west_n of_o the_o river_n achelous_n the_o army_n of_o the_o peloponnesian_n have_v pass_v the_o river_n achelous_n out_o of_o aetolia_n go_v on_o into_o agraeis_n by_o these_o city_n in_o order_n phytia_n medeon_n and_o limnaea_n thucyd._n lib._n 3._o megalopolis_n a_o city_n of_o arcadia_n build_v after_o the_o peloponnesian_n war_n by_o epaminondas_n the_o territory_n thereof_o confine_v on_o laconia_n messenia_n heraea_n orchomenus_n mantinaea_n and_o tegea_n it_o stand_v on_o the_o river_n helisson_n not_o far_o from_o alpheus_n pausan._n in_o arcadicis_n megara_n a_o city_n confine_v with_o attica_n at_o eleusis_n distant_a from_o the_o sea_n 18_o furlong_n paus._n in_o atticis_fw-la strab._n lib._n 8._o melas_n a_o river_n and_o a_o bay_n into_o which_o it_o enter_v on_o the_o west_n of_o the_o thraeian_a chersonnesus_n herod_n lib._n 7._o melena_n a_o promontory_n of_o the_o island_n chios_n over_o against_o the_o i_o will_v psyra_n strabo_n libro_fw-la 15._o melienses_n and_o the_o melian_n bay_n the_o melienses_n be_v next_o to_o thessaly_n southward_o strab._n lib._n 8._o the_o melian_n bay_n begin_v at_o the_o promontory_n cnemides_n id._n lib._n 9_o melitea_n a_o city_n of_o thessaly_n near_o the_o river_n enipeus_n strab._n lib._n 9_o between_o pharsalus_n and_o heraclea_n thucyd._n lib._n 4._o melos_n a_o island_n one_o of_o the_o cyclades_n vide_fw-la cyclades_n distant_a from_o the_o promontory_n scyllaeum_n seven_o hundred_o furlong_n strab._n lib._n 10._o mende_n a_o city_n in_o the_o chersonnesus_n of_o pallene_n herod_n lib._n 7._o between_o aphytis_n and_o scione_n strab._n epit._n lib_n 7._o mesembria_n a_o maritime_a city_n of_o thrace_n near_o doriscus_n the_o last_o in_o the_o shore_n of_o doriscus_n towards_o the_o west_n herod_n lib._n 7._o messenia_n a_o region_n on_o the_o west_n part_n of_o peloponnesus_n confine_v on_o elis_n arcadia_n and_o laconia_n divide_v from_o elis_n on_o the_o part_n to_o the_o sea_n by_o the_o river_n neda_n and_o confine_v with_o laconia_n at_o thurides_n strab._n lib._n 8._o paus._n in_o messenicis_n of_o the_o messenian_a bay_n the_o
first_o town_n be_v asine_n the_o last_o thurides_n idem_fw-la lib._n 8._o the_o city_n of_o messene_n be_v build_v after_o the_o peloponnesian_n war_n by_o epaminondas_n under_o the_o hill_n ithome_n paus._n in_o messenicis_n vide_fw-la ithome_n methone_n a_o city_n of_o macedonia_n forty_o furlong_n from_o pydna_n strab._n epit._n lib._n 7._o also_o a_o city_n in_o argia_n between_o epidaurus_n and_o troezen_n strab._n lib._n 8._o scituate_n in_o a_o chersonnasus_fw-la belong_v to_o the_o troezenian_o paus._n in_o corinthiacis_n strabo_n call_v it_o methana_n also_o a_o maritime_a city_n of_o messenia_n between_o the_o promontory_n coryphasium_n and_o acritas_n strab._n lib._n 8._o paus._n in_o corinthiacis_n pausanias_n call_v it_o mothone_n it_o be_v now_o call_v modeno_n messapij_fw-la the_o people_n of_o a_o city_n of_o the_o locri_n ozolae_n thucyd._n lib._n 2._o methydrium_n a_o city_n of_o arcadia_n confine_v on_o mantinaea_n distant_a from_o megalopolis_n 170_o furlong_n paus._n in_o arcadicis_n methymna_n a_o city_n of_o lesbos_n between_o the_o promontory_n sigrium_n and_o malea_n distant_a from_o malea_n 340_o furlong_n and_o from_o sigrium_n 210._o strab._n lib._n 13._o miletus_n a_o jonique_a city_n of_o caria_n the_o farthermost_a towards_o the_o south_n herodot_n lib._n 1._o next_o to_o posideuâ—_n in_o the_o latmian_a â—ay_n strab._n lib._n 14._o mimas_n a_o hill_n in_o the_o chersonnesus_n of_o erythrae_n between_o the_o city_n erythrae_n and_o clazomenae_n strab._n lib._n 13._o mindus_n a_o maritime_a city_n of_o caria_n between_o the_o promontory_n of_o astypalaea_n and_o the_o city_n jasus_n strabo_n libro_fw-la 14._o minöe_o a_o island_n as_o thucyd._n a_o promontory_n as_o strabo_n say_v that_o make_v nisaea_n a_o haven_n strab._n lib._n 9_o thucyd._n lib._n 2._o mitylene_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o lesbos_n situate_a between_o methymna_n and_o malea_n distant_a from_o malea_n threescore_o and_o ten_o furlong_n from_o 〈◊〉_d one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o furlong_n strab._n lib._n 13._o melossians_n a_o people_n of_o epirus_n thucydid_a lib._n 1._o dwell_v by_o the_o river_n acheron_n livy_n lib._n 8._o molychria_n a_o city_n of_o the_o locri_n ozolae_n on_o the_o sea_n side_n next_o to_o antirrhium_n on_o the_o part_n towards_o euenus_n paus._n in_o phocicis_n manychia_n a_o promontory_n of_o attica_n which_o with_o piraeus_n make_v the_o harbour_n of_o the_o athenian_a ship_v with_o three_o fair_a haven_n within_o it_o strab._n lib._n 9_o mycale_n a_o promontory_n over_o against_o the_o i_o will_v samos_n herodot_n lib._n 1._o a_o mountain_n near_o to_o priene_n opposite_a to_o samos_n which_o with_o posideum_n a_o promontory_n of_o samos_n make_v the_o straight_a of_o seven_o furlong_n over_o strab._n lib._n 14._o mycalessus_n a_o city_n of_o boeotia_n between_o thebes_n and_o chalcis_n of_o euboea_n paus._n in_o boeoticis_fw-la thucyd._n lib._n 7._o mycenae_n a_o city_n once_o the_o head_n of_o argia_n on_o the_o left_a hand_n to_o those_o that_o go_v from_o cleonae_n to_o argos_n distant_a from_o argos_n fifty_o furlong_n strab._n lib._n 8._o paus._n in_o corinthiacis_n myconâ—s_n a_o island_n one_o of_o the_o cyclades_n vide_fw-la cyclades_n mygdonia_n a_o region_n of_o macedonia_n divide_v from_o bottiaea_n by_o the_o river_n axius_n and_o and_o reach_v unto_o pallene_n herodot_n libro_fw-la 7._o mylasa_n a_o upland_n city_n of_o caria_n near_a to_o the_o sea_n at_o physcus_n strab._n lib._n 14._o myonnesus_n a_o maritime_a city_n of_o jonia_n between_o teos_n and_o lebedus_n strab._n lib._n 14._o myrcinus_n a_o city_n of_o the_o edonians_n in_o thrace_n by_o the_o river_n strymon_n herodot_n lib._n 5._o myus_n a_o jonique_a city_n 30_o furlong_n above_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o river_n maeander_n strabo_n lib._n 14._o also_o a_o city_n of_o the_o locri_n ozolae_n near_o amphissa_n and_o thirty_o furlong_n more_o remote_a from_o the_o sea_n paus._n in_o phocicis_n n_o naupactus_n a_o city_n of_o the_o locri_n ozolae_n near_o to_o antirrhium_n within_o the_o crissaean_a bay_n strab._n lib._n 9_o and_o next_o to_o it_o be_v oeanthea_n paus._n in_o phocicis_n nauplia_n a_o city_n of_o argia_n in_o the_o argive_a bay_n next_o after_o temenium_n towards_o the_o promontory_n scyllaeum_n strab._n lib._n 8._o naxus_n a_o island_n one_o of_o the_o cyclades_n vide_fw-la cyclades_n neda_n a_o river_n of_o peloponnesus_n rise_v in_o the_o mountain_n lycaeum_n pausanias_n in_o arcadicis_n and_o pass_v through_o messenia_n jdem_fw-la in_o messenicis_n it_o divide_v the_o maritime_a part_n of_o elis_n and_o messenia_n strab._n lib._n 8._o nemea_n a_o forest_n and_o town_n the_o forest_n between_o cleonae_n and_o phlius_n strab._n lib._n 8._o the_o town_n between_o cleonae_n and_o argos_n paus._n in_o corinth_n neritum_n the_o chersonnesus_n of_o leucas_n since_o cut_v off_o and_o make_v a_o island_n by_o the_o corinthian_n strab._n lib._n 10._o nestus_n a_o river_n of_o thrace_n that_o go_v out_o into_o the_o sea_n near_o to_o the_o city_n abdera_n herod_n lib._n 7._o on_o the_o west_n side_n of_o abdera_n strab._n epit._n lib._n 7._o nisaea_n the_o haven_n town_n to_o the_o city_n of_o megara_n pegae_n and_o nisaea_n comprehend_v the_o isthmus_n and_o be_v distant_a from_o each_o other_o 120_o furlong_n strab._n lib._n 8._o on_o the_o east_n of_o the_o island_n minoe_n id._n lib._n 9_o nisyra_n a_o island_n one_o of_o the_o sporades_n 60_o furlong_n from_o the_o i_o will_v cos_n and_o as_o many_o from_o the_o i_o will_v telos_n in_o compass_n 80._o furlong_n strab._n lib._n 10._o nonâ—â—ris_n a_o city_n of_o arcadia_n to_o the_o west_n of_o pheneum_n and_o incline_v to_o the_o right_a hand_n paus._n in_o arcadicis_n notium_n a_o town_n on_o the_o seaside_n belong_v to_o the_o colophonian_n and_o distant_a from_o colophon_n two_o mile_n livy_n lib._n 37._o also_o a_o place_n in_o the_o i_o will_v chius_n between_o the_o promontory_n melena_n and_o the_o haven_n phanae_n distant_a from_o the_o city_n chius_n by_o land_n threescore_o furlong_n by_o sea_n 300._o strab._n lib._n 14._o nympheum_n a_o promontory_n of_o mount_n athâ—s_n towards_o the_o bay_n of_o singus_n strab._n ep._n lib._n 7_o o_o oche_n a_o mountain_n the_o great_a of_o euboea_n near_o to_o the_o city_n carystus_n strab._n lib._n 10._o odomanti_n a_o people_n of_o thrace_n near_o the_o mountain_n pangaeum_n herod_n lib._n 7._o odrysae_n a_o people_n of_o thrace_n thucyd._n libro_fw-la 2._o oeanthâ—i_n a_o maritime_a city_n of_o the_o locri_n ozolae_n paus._n in_o phocicis_n over_o against_o aegirae_n of_o achaia_n polyb._n lib._n 4._o oenias_n a_o city_n of_o acarnania_n by_o the_o sea_n side_n opposite_a to_o the_o promontory_n araxus_n in_o peloponnesus_n and_o confine_v on_o aetolia_n polyb._n lib._n 4._o on_o the_o east_n side_n of_o the_o river_n achelous_n at_o the_o mouth_n of_o it_o strab._n lib._n 10._o oeneon_n a_o city_n of_o the_o locri_n ozolae_n not_o far_o from_o naupactus_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o thucyd._n lib._n 3._o oenoe_n a_o town_n on_o the_o border_n of_o attica_n towards_o boeotia_n thucyd._n lib._n 2._o oenoe_n and_o hysiae_n the_o last_o of_o the_o town_n of_o attica_n towards_o boeotia_n on_o that_o part_n which_o be_v remote_a from_o chalcis_n and_o euboea_n herodot_n libro_fw-la 5._o oenophyta_n a_o place_n in_o boeotia_n thucyd._n lib._n 2._o but_o whereabout_o i_o can_v find_v oenussae_n certain_a land_n upon_o the_o coast_n of_o chius_n herod_n lib._n 1._o thucyd._n lib._n 8._o oeta_n a_o mountain_n near_o thermopylae_n that_o part_n which_o be_v near_o thermopylae_n for_o about_o twenty_o furlong_n be_v proper_o call_v octa_n though_o the_o whole_a tract_n from_o thermopylae_n as_o far_o as_o the_o bay_n of_o ambracia_n be_v common_o also_o call_v oeta_n strab._n lib._n 9_o oezyme_n a_o city_n of_o the_o eidonians_n thucyd._n lib._n 4._o beyond_o the_o river_n strymon_n and_o by_o the_o seaside_n 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eliacoram_n secundo_fw-la olynthus_n a_o city_n of_o the_o
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the_o athenian_n 341._o a._n meliteia_n 255._o b._n melos_n 87._o b._n 193._o e._n besiege_a by_o the_o athenian_n 346._o b._n take_v and_o sack_v 347._o b._n menda_n revolt_v from_o the_o athenian_n 280._o b._n messana_n 193._o c._n revolt_v from_o the_o athenian_n 211._o d._n messanian_o invade_v naxus_n 225._o c._n messana_n why_o call_v zancle_n 352._o c_o messapian_n 199._o c._n methone_n 96._o c._n 237._o d._n 354._o c._n methymne_n 148._o a._n revolt_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o lesbos_n 146._o a._n methymnaeans_n war_n on_o antissa_n 154._o a._n methydrium_n 325._o d._n miletus_n revolt_v from_o the_o athenian_n 478_o d._n mindarus_n general_n of_o the_o peloponnesian_n 517._o c._n go_v into_o hellespont_n 529._o a._n minoa_n 248._o b._n take_v by_o nicias_n 172._o a._n minos_n first_o that_o have_v a_o great_a navy_n 5_o d_o 3._o d._n free_v the_o sea_n of_o pirate_n 5._o d._n master_n of_o the_o sea_n 3._o d._n mitylenian_o 147._o b._n why_o not_o
case_n it_o be_v spare_v by_o the_o enemy_n 89._o c._n his_o death_n and_o praise_n 116._o b._n &_o sequ_fw-la peripolium_n 199._o a._n peroâ—hia_n 285._o e._n perseides_n 6._o e._n pestilence_n at_o athens_n 106._o c._n 121._o e._n phacium_n 255._o e._n phaeax_n send_v into_o sicily_n 291._o b._n move_v war_n against_o syracuse_n 291._o d._n phaecinis_fw-la priest_n of_o juno_n 287._o a._n phagres_n 140._o a._n phalcron_n 56._o a._n phanotis_n 254._o b._n pharsalus_n 58._o a._n 215._o d._n phaselis_n 119._o d._n pheia_n 96._o d._n philip_n brother_n to_o perdiccas_n 31._o b._n phliasia_n waste_v by_o the_o argive_n 340._o a._n phlius_n 326._o a._n phoceae_n 291._o c._n phocâ—â—a_o 486._o d._n phoenician_n addict_v to_o robbery_n 5._o c._n their_o city_n in_o sicily_n 351._o a._n phoenicia_n 119._o d._n phoenicus_n a_o haven_n 488_o a._n phormio_n waste_v châ—lcidea_n 35._o a._n send_v to_o potidaea_n 34_o c._n send_v to_o naupactus_n 119_o c._n fight_v with_o the_o corinthian_n 128._o b._n with_o cnâ—mus_n 135._o b._n put_v suspect_v person_n out_o of_o stratus_n and_o corontae_n 141._o e._n phrygâ—j_fw-la a_o place_n in_o corinthia_n 95_o b._n phrynichus_n refuse_v battle_n and_o why_o 484_o b._n his_o art_n to_o elude_v the_o accusation_n of_o alcibiades_n 498._o c_o his_o death_n â—23_n b._n phthiotis_n 3_o b._n phyrâ—on_n 32._o b._n physca_n 140._o b._n phytia_n 203._o b._n picria_fw-fr 140._o d._n piraeus_n better_a to_o the_o athenian_n they_o their_o city_n 50._o a._n when_o wall_v in_o 49._o c._n attempt_v by_o the_o peloponnesian_n 135._o d._n piraeus_n of_o corinthia_n 475._o b._n pisander_n labour_v the_o recall_v of_o alcibiades_n and_o depose_v of_o the_o people_n 499._o c._n accuse_v phnynichus_fw-la 500_o b._n be_v a_o principal_a man_n in_o the_o set_n up_o of_o the_o 400_o at_o athens_n 507_o c._n pisistratus_n the_o son_n of_o hippias_n the_o tyrant_n 380._o c._n pitanate_n 12._o e._n pithius_fw-la with_o 60_o more_o senator_n slay_v in_o corcyra_n in_o the_o senate_n 123._o b._n pit_n man_n throw_v into_o pit_n 118._o c._n plague_n vide_fw-la pestilence_n plataea_n surprise_v 82._o a._n victual_v by_o the_o atheniaas_n 85._o c._n attempby_o fire_n 124_o b_o by_o engine_n 123._o c._n besiege_v 124._o c._n yield_v 172_o c._n escape_n of_o 212_o plataean_n 155._o c._n platae_n demolish_v 181._o d._n plataeis_n invade_v by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n 120._o c._n pleistoâ—nax_n banish_v 94._o c._n desire_v peace_n and_o why_o 299._o b._n plemmyrium_n fortify_v by_o nicias_n 416._o a._n take_v by_o the_o syâ—acusians_n 425._o d._n pleuron_n 200._o b._n polis_n argiâ—is_n 117._o d._n poppy_n temper_v with_o honey_n send_v over_o into_o sphacteriâ—_n 227._o b._n potidania_n 197._o c._n potidaea_n 30._o d._n revolt_v 31._o d._n be_v besiege_v 34._o d._n the_o potidaeans_n eat_v one_o another_o 119._o e._n they_o yield_v 120._o a._n prasiae_n 111._o c._n priene_n 59_o d._n pronaei_fw-la 98._o d._n prophecy_n rife_o before_o great_a war_n 86._o b._n prophecy_n at_o delphi_n procure_v by_o subordination_n 292._o b._n proschioâ—_n 200._o b._n 203._o a._n prote_n 218_o d._n pâ—tanes_n 509._o a._n pâ—eleum_n 301._o b._n 482_o a._n 486._o c._n pydna_n 32._o d._n pylus_n 213._o a._n fortify_v by_o the_o athenian_n 213._o c._n keep_v by_o messenian_n 235._o b._n pyrrha_n 162._o a._n q_o the_o quarrel_n about_o epidamnus_n 14._o d_o the_o quarry_n a_o prison_n at_o syracuse_n 466._o c._n the_o question_n how_o put_v in_o the_o assembly_n at_o sparta_n 46._o b._n question_v to_o be_v answer_v by_o the_o plataean_n 173._o a._n r_o religion_n neglect_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o pestilence_n 110._o b._n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o athenian_n touch_v the_o god_n 344._o a._n revolt_n cause_n of_o revolt_n 52._o b._n rhegium_n 191._o c._n 234._o d._n rheiti_n 93_o d._n rheitas_fw-la 235._o e._n rhenea_n tie_v to_o delos_n with_o a_o chain_n 201._o b._n rhium_n molychricum_n 130._o d._n rhium_n achaâ—cum_n 130._o d._n 323._o b._n rhodes_n 493._o c._n rhodope_n 137._o d._n 139._o c._n rhoetium_n 240._o d._n rob_v have_v in_o honour_a 4._o b._n s_o sabylinthus_n king_n of_o the_o agraeans_n 126._o c._n sadocus_n make_v free_a of_o the_o city_n of_o athens_n 98._o b_o betray_v the_o lacedaemonian_a ambassador_n 118._o b._n salaethus_n enter_v secret_o into_o mitylene_n and_o confirm_v it_o against_o the_o athenian_n 158._o a_o be_v take_v 162._o a._n and_o put_v to_o death_n at_o athens_n 162._o b._n salaminia_n the_o name_n of_o a_o trireme_a 160._o e._n salamis_n overrun_v by_o the_o peloponnesian_n 136._o b._n samos_n besiege_v 60_o c._n yield_v 61._o a._n samos_n in_o sedition_n 510._o c_o sane_n 272._o e._n sanctuary_n 15._o b._n 66._o b_o scione_n 278._o c._n besiege_a by_o the_o athenian_n 286._o b._n expugn_v and_o give_v to_o the_o plataean_n 309._o a._n sciritae_n 331._o b._n scomius_n 138._o d._n scyllaeum_n 323._o d._n scyros_n 52._o a._n scytale_a 69._o a._n scythian_n their_o power_n 139._o a._n sea_n the_o argive_n acknowledge_v the_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n upon_o their_o own_o coast_n to_o belong_v to_o the_o athenian_n 314._o d._n sedition_n most_o incident_a to_o fertile_a country_n 2._o c._n sedition_n in_o corcyra_n 182._o c._n manner_n of_o the_o seditious_a describe_v 187._o d._n &_o sequ_n the_o nobility_n in_o the_o sedition_n of_o corcyra_n how_o destroy_v 239._o a._n selinus_n 443._o a._n when_o build_v 351._o e._n sentence_n the_o cruel_a sentence_n of_o the_o athenian_n against_o the_o mitylenian_o 162._o c._n sermyla_n 35._o a._n ship_n of_o greece_n what_o it_o be_v before_o the_o peloponnesian_n war_n 10._o a_o sicani_n 350._o b._n sicily_n describe_v 349._o &_o sequ_fw-la sicilian_n make_v peace_n among_o themselves_o at_o gela_n 243._o c._n the_o sicilian_a voyage_n resolve_v on_o at_o athens_n 354._o d._n siculi_n 350._o c._n sicyon_n oligarchize_v 338._o d._n sidussa_n 482._o a._n sintians_n 139._o b._n siphae_n 254._o b._n sitalces_n king_n of_o thrace_n league_n with_o the_o athenian_n 98._o c._n war_v on_o macedon_n 137._o b._n retire_v thence_o 141._o d._n solium_fw-la 98._o d._n solygia_n 236._o a._n spartan_n take_v in_o sphacteria_n 298._o c._n spartolus_n 12â—_n b._n sphacteria_n how_o situate_a 215._o a._n b._n stagirus_n revolt_v 260._o d._n assault_v by_o cleon_n 292._o b._n the_o standard_n in_o battle_n 27._o a._n sthenelaidas_n 45._o d._n stratagem_n of_o ariston_n 436._o a._n stratus_n the_o chaonian_o overthrow_v by_o ambush_n at_o stratus_n 127._o c._n strymon_n 52._o c._n 138._o a._n 271._o d._n 293._o b._n sybota_n the_o land_n 26._o c._n 30._o a._n sybota_n the_o haven_n 28._o b._n 185._o c._n syca_n 406._o b._n syme_n 492._o a._n c._n synoecia_n why_o and_o by_o who_o institute_v 91._o c._n syracuse_z when_o and_o by_o who_o build_v 351._o c._n the_o syracusian_n displace_v their_o general_n and_o why_o 410._o a._n syracuse_n how_o near_o to_o be_v take_v by_o the_o athenian_n 415._o b._n the_o syracusian_n begin_v to_o treat_v with_o nicias_n 409._o d._n they_o shut_v up_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o great_a haven_n 449._o b._n t_o tages_n deputy_n lieutenant_n to_o tissaphernes_n 478_o b._n talent_n a_o talon_n pay_v for_o a_o month_n to_o a_o galley_n 354._o c._n a_o ship_n of_o 500_o talent_n burden_n 276._o c._n tnaearus_fw-la temple_n of_o neptune_n at_o taenarus_n 67._o a._n tanagra_n 56_o d._n 194._o b._n 254._o b._n 429_o c._n tantalus_n a_o lacedaemonian_a take_v and_o add_v to_o the_o prisoner_n take_v at_o pylus_n 243._o d._n tegea_n 328._o d._n 336._o a._n 339._o b._n tegean_n and_o mantinean_o fight_v at_o orestium_fw-la 287._o b._n tegean_n refuse_v the_o argive_a league_n 309._o b._n temple_n of_o juno_n build_v in_o the_o ruin_n of_o platea_n 182._o a._n a_o ten_o of_o the_o land_n in_o lesbos_n consecrate_v 171._o d._n tereas_n 404._o c._n teres_n 98._o a._n tereus_n ibid._n teuglussa_n 492._o b._n teus_n revolt_v 478_o a._n teutiaplus_n his_o advice_n to_o alcidas_n 169._o d._n thalamij_fw-la 230._o d._n thapsus_n when_o and_o by_o who_o build_v 351._o d._n thapsus_n 405._o c._n tharup_n king_n of_o the_o molossians_n and_o antitanes_n 126._o c._n thassus_n revolt_v from_o the_o athenian_n 52._o d._n be_v subdue_v 53._o b._n oligarchize_v by_o the_o athenians_n revolt_v from_o they_o â—05_n â—_o thebes_n seat_n of_o the_o war_n madâ—_n by_o xerxes_n 47._o d._n distant_a from_o plataea_n 70_o furlong_n 84._o c._n theban_n attempt_v to_o surpriz_v plataea_n take_v prisoner_n 84._o â—_o slay_v 85._o a._n themistocles_n 10._o b._n 40._o c._n advise_v to_o wall_n in_o the_o city_n of_o athens_n 47._o d._n delude_v the_o lacedaemonian_n 48._o a._n c._n addict_v to_o the_o affair_n by_o sea_n 50._o a_o author_n to_o the_o athenian_n to_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n 49._o d._n his_o letter_n to_o artaxerxes_n 73._o a._n his_o praise_n
siege_n the_o corcyrean_n have_v the_o victory_n at_o sea_n and_o on_o the_o same_o day_n take_v the_o city_n city_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d turn_v particular_o turn_v the_o back_n trophy_n monument_n in_o remembrance_n of_o have_v make_v the_o enemy_n turn_v their_o back_n these_o be_v usual_a in_o those_o time_n now_o out_o of_o date_n santa_fw-it maura_n now_o a_o island_n than_o a_o peninâ—ula_n the_o corcyrean_n master_n of_o the_o sea_n thesprotis_n part_n of_o albania_n the_o corinthian_n prepare_v a_o great_a name_n both_o corcyrean_n and_o corinthian_n send_v their_o ambassador_n to_o athens_n athens_n aâ—_n cephalonia_n cephalonia_n this_o which_o be_v do_v against_o the_o corinthian_n by_o the_o athenian_n that_o aid_v megara_n be_v relate_v afterward_o in_o this_o first_o book_n a_o league_n defensive_a make_v between_o the_o athenian_n and_o corcyrean_n they_o aid_n corcyra_n with_o ten_o galley_n the_o corinthian_a fleet._n fleet._n cestrine_n the_o territory_n of_o cestria_n part_n of_o chaonia_n the_o corcyraean_a fleet._n the_o corinthian_n set_v forward_o forward_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o galley_n stand_v all_o one_o by_o one_o in_o a_o row_n and_o the_o right_a wing_n be_v those_o that_o be_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n from_o the_o midst_n and_o the_o left_a wing_n those_o on_o the_o left_a hand_n megara_n megara_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o picture_n or_o image_n hâ—â—d_v up_o as_o the_o eaâ—le_n among_o the_o roman_n the_o battle_n the_o corinthian_n have_v the_o better_a the_o athenian_n and_o corinthian_n fight_n sybota_n of_o the_o continent_n a_o haven_n haven_n paean_n a_o hymn_n to_o mars_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o fight_n to_o apollo_n after_o the_o victory_n a_o supply_n of_o 20._o sail_n from_o athens_n the_o corinthian_n fall_v off_o off_o viz._n more_o behind_o their_o back_n the_o corcyrean_n offer_v battle_n again_o the_o corinthian_n expostulate_v with_o the_o athenian_n to_o â—ound_v their_o purpose_n the_o 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contend_v or_o eagerness_n in_o strive_v in_o sedition_n and_o confusion_n they_o that_o distrust_v their_o wit_n sudden_o use_v their_o hand_n and_o defeat_v the_o stratagem_n of_o the_o more_o subtle_a sort_n the_o athenian_a fleet_n go_v away_o 500_o of_o the_o nobility_n that_o escape_v seize_v on_o such_o place_n as_o belong_v to_o the_o corcyrean_n in_o the_o continent_n they_o come_v over_o &_o fortify_v themselves_o in_o istone_n the_o athenian_n send_v 20._o galley_n into_o sicily_n in_o pretence_n to_o aid_v the_o leontines_n but_o with_o intention_n to_o hinder_v the_o come_n of_o corn_n from_o thence_o into_o peloponnesus_n and_o to_o spy_v out_o the_o possibility_n of_o subdue_a that_o island_n the_o end_n of_o the_o five_o summer_n the_o plague_n again_o at_o athens_n the_o athenian_n invade_v the_o lipareans_n and_o land_n call_v the_o isle_n of_o aeolus_n aeolus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v in_o thucydides_n mention_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_z late_a be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o â—he_n inhabitant_n of_o sicily_n 〈◊〉_d general_n the_o forme_a â—re_n oneâ—y_a thosâ—_n that_o 〈…〉_z that_o name_n ancient_o 〈◊〉_d italy_n and_o come_v over_o into_o sicily_n give_v that_o name_n to_o the_o island_n â—he_n six_z year_n earthquake_n about_o euboea_n and_o inundation_n inundation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o natural_a cause_n of_o inundation_n give_v by_o the_o author_n author_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o athenian_n win_v mylae_n and_o messana_n the_o athenian_n send_v demosthenes_n with_o 30._o galley_n about_o peloponnesus_n and_o nicias_n with_o 60._o galley_n into_o the_o island_n of_o melos_n melos_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o melian_o mention_v a_o little_a after_o this_o be_v not_o islander_n nor_o termeâ—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o army_n of_o nicias_n and_o another_o army_n from_o the_o city_n of_o athens_n meet_v upon_o a_o sign_n give_v at_o tanagra_n in_o boeotia_n they_o overcome_v the_o tanagrians_n in_o battle_n the_o lacedaemonian_n build_v the_o city_n heraclea_n heraclea_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o people_n of_o thessaly_n near_o the_o melian_n gulf_n the_o commodious_a seat_n 〈◊〉_d this_o new_a city_n for_o the_o war_n the_o thessalian_n infest_v the_o new_a city_n with_o continual_a war_n for_o fear_v they_o shall_v be_v too_o great_a the_o severity_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n government_n dispeople_v the_o city_n of_o heraclea_n and_o fright_v man_n from_o it_o the_o lacedaemonian_n always_o severe_a not_o always_o just_a demosthenes_n war_v on_o leucas_n demosthenes_n invade_v aetolia_n at_o the_o persuasion_n of_o the_o messenian_n the_o ambition_n of_o demosthenes_n the_o chief_a cause_n of_o his_o unfortunate_a enterprise_n in_o aetolia_n aetolia_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o whole_a consecrate_a ground_n wherein_o the_o temple_n stand_v not_o the_o church_n only_o hesiod_n the_o poet_n say_v to_o have_v die_v in_o this_o temple_n of_o jupiter_n nemeius_n potidania_n crocylium_n tichium_n ophionei_fw-la the_o aetolian_n unite_v against_o the_o invasion_n of_o demosthenes_n bomians_n callian_n aegitium_n the_o aetolian_n give_v demosthenes_n a_o great_a overthrow_n demosthenes_n afraid_a to_o come_v home_o the_o athenian_a fleet_n in_o siâ—â—â—y_a sail_n to_o locris_n and_o take_v peripolium_n the_o aetolian_n and_o peloponnesian_n make_v a_o journey_n against_o naupactus_n naupactus_n these_o be_v afterward_o call_v macarius_n &_o menedatus_fw-la demosthenes_n relieve_v naupactus_n the_o end_n of_o the_o six_o summer_n the_o athenian_n in_o sicily_n assault_n nessa_n nessa_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nessa_n rather_o inessa_n the_o inhabytant_n he_o call_v inessaei_fw-la lib._n 6._o delos_n hallow_v a_o edict_n that_o none_o shall_v be_v suffer_v to_o be_v bear_v or_o die_v in_o delos_n rhenea_n a_o island_n 〈…〉_z and_o dedicate_v to_o 〈◊〉_d of_o delos_n the_o athenians_n 〈◊〉_d the_o quinqueniall_a 〈◊〉_d at_o delos_n hom._n hym._n ad_fw-la apoll._n 〈◊〉_d 146_o hom_o hymn_n ad_fw-la apoll._n ver_fw-la â—65_n the_o ambraciote_n and_o peloponnesian_n make_v war_n against_o the_o acarnanian_o and_o amphilochian_o unfortunate_o they_o take_v olpae_n the_o acarnanian_o make_v demosthenes_n their_o general_n the_o ambraciote_n at_o olpae_n send_v to_o the_o ambraciote_n at_o home_n to_o come_v to_o their_o aid_n demosthenes_n choose_a general_n the_o battle_n between_o the_o ambraciote_n and_o acarnanianâ—_n the_o ambraciote_n and_o peloponnesian_n fly_v fly_v call_v before_o menedatus_fw-la and_o massarius_n massarius_n call_v before_o menedatus_fw-la and_o massarius_n demosthenes_n suffer_v the_o principal_a peloponnesiaâ—s_n to_o retire_v from_o olpae_n secret_o to_o disgard_v the_o ambraciote_n of_o their_o aid_n and_o procure_v the_o peloponnesian_n the_o hatred_n of_o the_o nation_n thereabouts_o denosthenes_n send_v part_n of_o his_o army_n to_o lie_v in_o ambush_n by_o the_o way_n by_o which_o the_o ambraciote_n supply_v be_v to_o come_v from_o the_o city_n the_o mantinean_o retire_v from_o olpae_n the_o ambraciote_n go_v after_o they_o and_o be_v slay_v to_o the_o number_n of_o 200._o the_o rest_n escape_v to_o salynthius_n king_n of_o the_o agraeans_n demosthenes_n go_v out_o to_o meet_v the_o supply_n of_o ambraciotes_n that_o come_v from_o the_o city_n the_o ambraciote_n surprise_v in_o their_o lodging_n the_o ambraciote_n put_v to_o flight_n the_o conference_n of_o the_o herald_n from_o the_o ambraciote_n in_o agraeis_n with_o one_o of_o demosthenes_n his_o army_n about_o the_o number_n of_o the_o slay_v the_o acarnanian_o will_v not_o let_v the_o athenian_n subdue_v the_o ambraciote_n utter_o because_o they_o think_v the_o ambraciotes_n better_a neighbour_n then_o the_o athenian_n league_n for_o 100_o year_n between_o the_o ambraciote_n and_o acarnanian_o the_o athenian_a fleet_n in_o sicily_n invade_v himeraea_n himeraea_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pythodorus_n send_v to_o take_v the_o fleet_n from_o laches_n laches_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o stream_n of_o fire_n and_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o melt_a stone_n gush_v out_o of_o the_o side_n of_o the_o mountain_n the_o fire_n break_v out_o of_o and_o aetna_n burn_v the_o field_n of_o catana_n the_o seven_o year_n messina_n messana_n revolt_v from_o the_o athenian_n rheggiâ—_n the_o 〈◊〉_d invasion_n of_o 〈◊〉_d the_o athenian_n send_v forty_o galley_n into_o sicily_n who_o to_o put_v in_o by_o the_o way_n at_o corcyra_n be_v full_a 〈◊〉_d sedition_n the_o outlaw_n hold_v the_o field_n and_o the_o commons_o the_o câ—tie_n demosthenes_n urge_v to_o put_v 〈◊〉_d at_o pylus_n the_o commodity_n of_o pylâ—â—_n the_o athenian_n build_v the_o fort_n of_o pylus_n the_o lacedaemonian_n at_o home_n regard_v the_o take_n of_o pylus_n but_o light_o the_o lacedaemonian_n army_n and_o 〈◊〉_d take_v it_o more_o to_o heart_n the_o athenian_n take_v eion_n in_o thrace_n and_o 〈◊〉_d it_o again_o the_o lacedaemonian_n by_o sea_n and_o land_n seek_v to_o recover_v pylus_n zâ—nte_n demosthenes_n send_v to_o call_v back_o the_o fleet_n to_o help_v he_o the_o lacedaemonian_n prepare_v themselves_o to_o assault_v the_o fort._n the_o situation_n of_o the_o i_o will_v sphacteria_n the_o lacedaemonian_n put_v over_o 420_o man_n of_o arm_n beside_o their_o servant_n into_o the_o i_o will_v sphacteria_n over_o against_o pylus_n demosthenes_n prepare_v himself_o to_o keep_v the_o lacedæmonians_n from_o land_v on_o the_o shore_n shore_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o athenian_n take_v heart_n the_o lacedaemonian_n assault_v the_o fort_n by_o land_n and_o seek_v to_o force_v land_v from_o their_o galley_n the_o valour_n of_o brasidas_n brasidas_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ladder_n or_o plank_n to_o disbarke_v by_o brasidas_n swoun_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o wound_n wound_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d forâ—_n the_o place_n on_o the_o outside_n of_o the_o galley_n for_o soâ—ldiers_n to_o stand_v and_o fight_v on_o between_o the_o rower_n and_o the_o
water_n the_o lacedaemonian_n after_o three_o day_n assault_n without_o effect_n give_v over_o that_o course_n the_o athenian_a fleet_n return_n from_o zacynthus_n to_o aid_v the_o athenian_n in_o pylus_n the_o athenian_n overcome_v peloponnesian_n fleet_n in_o the_o haven_n of_o pylâ—s_n the_o athenian_n get_v the_o victory_n besiege_v the_o man_n cut_v off_o from_o the_o army_n in_o the_o island_n the_o magistrate_n of_o sparta_n come_v to_o view_v the_o state_n of_o the_o camp_n and_o conclude_v these_o to_o send_v to_o athens_n about_o peace_n truce_n between_o the_o army_n till_o ambassador_n may_v be_v send_v to_o athens_n athens_n out_o of_o this_o and_o other_o place_n iâ—_n appear_v that_o the_o shâ—â—ping_n of_o those_o time_n be_v of_o two_o form_n long_a and_o round_o the_o long_a which_o principal_o use_v the_o oar_n serve_v for_o the_o war_n the_o round_a which_o use_v only_o the_o sail_n serve_v for_o merchant_n use_n and_o transportation_n of_o provision_n of_o the_o first_o sort_n be_v all_o galley_n whether_o of_o one_o two_o three_o or_o more_o 〈◊〉_d of_o oar_n of_o the_o latter_a be_v the_o ship_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o choenix_n a_o measure_n of_o about_o three_o pint_n of_o we_o we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o quarter_n of_o a_o choenix_n choenix_n brevity_n of_o speech_n be_v so_o customary_a and_o natural_a to_o the_o laconian_n that_o it_o grow_v to_o a_o proverb_n proverb_n 〈…〉_z greece_n 〈…〉_z athenian_n to_o tyrannize_v it_o the_o insolent_a demand_n of_o the_o people_n of_o 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o advice_n of_o cleon._n the_o lacedaemonian_n desiâ—e_v to_o speak_v before_o a_o private_a committee_n committee_n viz_o for_o buy_v peace_n at_o the_o cost_n of_o the_o confederate_n subjection_n for_o the_o thing_n they_o dare_v not_o propound_v before_o the_o people_n be_v 〈◊〉_d that_o by_o the_o amity_n of_o these_o two_o grâ—aâ—_n state_n the_o rest_n of_o greece_n will_v be_v force_v to_o serve_v 〈◊〉_d which_o they_o 〈…〉_z their_o oration_n as_o i_o have_v note_v before_o the_o ambassador_n return_v without_o effect_n and_o the_o truce_n end_v the_o athenian_n cavil_n and_o keep_v the_o galley_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n the_o war_n at_o pylus_n go_v on_o the_o syracusian_n and_o athenian_n fight_n in_o the_o straight_o between_o messana_n and_o rhegium_n messana_n messana_n sphacteria_n sphacteria_n rhegium_n be_v a_o promontory_n and_o derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v to_o break_v make_v it_o probable_a that_o sicily_n be_v once_o a_o part_n of_o italy_n and_o there_o break_v of_o by_o some_o earthquake_n but_o yet_o scylla_n be_v near_o to_o sicily_n then_o rhegium_n be_v be_v charybdis_n here_o take_v for_o the_o name_n of_o the_o whole_a strait_n be_v but_o a_o part_n near_o to_o messana_n between_o it_o and_o peloâ—â—â—_n subject_n to_o extraordinary_a agitation_n in_o stormy_a weather_n but_o nothing_o iâ—_n that_o it_o be_v or_o be_v faâ—ed_v to_o be_v of_o old_a the_o syracusian_n and_o 〈◊〉_d fight_v at_o sea_n sea_n a_o 〈◊〉_d of_o sicily_n hard_o by_o messana_n messana_n cast_v in_o by_o the_o soldier_n on_o shore_n the_o messanian_o war_n on_o the_o city_n of_o naxus_n and_o receive_v a_o great_a loss_n loss_n of_o those_o which_o be_v found_v by_o the_o chalcideans_n of_o greece_n greece_n syracuse_n and_o locris_n the_o athenian_n and_o leontines_n attempt_v to_o take_v messana_n the_o athenian_n be_v much_o trouble_v to_o watch_v the_o island_n island_n the_o water_n which_o be_v find_v by_o dig_v in_o the_o sea-sand_n be_v common_o fresh_a be_v strain_v and_o so_o purge_v of_o the_o saltness_n in_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o water_n through_o the_o sand_n but_o not_o so_o good_a as_o further_o off_o from_o the_o sea_n the_o shift_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n to_o relieve_v the_o besiege_a with_o victual_n victual_n to_o the_o people_n of_o the_o country_n about_o about_o a_o medicine_n for_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n not_o meat_n scholiastes_n the_o athenian_n be_v angry_a that_o their_o army_n be_v detain_v so_o long_o in_o the_o siege_n of_o the_o island_n cleon_z to_o avoid_v the_o envy_n of_o hinder_v the_o peace_n engage_v himself_o ere_o he_o be_v aware_a to_o fetch_v those_o that_o be_v besiege_v in_o the_o island_n home_n to_o athens_n athens_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o magistrate_n to_o who_o authority_n be_v commit_v the_o levy_v and_o muster_v of_o soldier_n cleon_n undertake_v to_o fetch_v those_o in_o the_o island_n prisoner_n to_o athens_n cleon_n take_v at_o his_o word_n will_v have_v decline_v the_o employment_n but_o can_v can_v his_o power_n to_o levy_v soldier_n a_o glorious_a boast_n of_o cleon_n well_o take_v the_o reason_n why_o demosthenes_n dare_v not_o land_n in_o the_o island_n to_o subdue_v the_o besiege_a by_o fight_n fight_n the_o athenian_a soldier_n the_o wood_n of_o the_o island_n burn_v by_o accident_n cleon_n arrive_v at_o pylus_n the_o athenian_n invade_v the_o island_n and_o kill_v those_o that_o be_v in_o the_o first_o and_o most_o remote_a watch_n from_o pylus_n pylus_n viz_o the_o lightarmed_n lightarmed_n thalamij_fw-la there_o be_v three_o rank_n of_o 〈◊〉_d among_o the_o athenian_n the_o uppermost_a call_v thranitae_n the_o second_o zygitae_fw-la and_o the_o â—ast_n thalamiâ—ae_n or_o thalamij_fw-la in_o the_o galley_n call_v a_o bireme_n there_o be_v no_o zeâ—giâ—â—â—_n in_o a_o 〈◊〉_d be_v all_o 3._o rank_n in_o a_o quadrireme_a and_o upward_o all_o the_o middle_a rank_n be_v zenguae_fw-la only_o the_o uppermost_a be_v thranitae_n and_o 〈…〉_z thalamitae_fw-la the_o athenian_n divide_v themselves_o into_o many_o troop_n against_o the_o main_a body_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_a soldier_n the_o fight_n between_o the_o athenian_n and_o the_o lacedaemonian_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o island_n island_n the_o skill_n of_o fight_v a_o stand_a fight_n be_v think_v a_o peculiar_a virtue_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n as_o the_o 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the_o fifteen_o year_n the_o dictidians_n revolt_v from_o athens_n achaia_n oligarchize_v argos_n relapse_v into_o a_o democracy_n the_o argive_n come_v again_o to_o the_o league_n of_o athens_n and_o with_o long_a wall_n take_v in_o a_o way_n from_o their_o city_n to_o the_o sea_n the_o end_n of_o the_o fifteen_o summer_n the_o lacedaemonian_n army_n come_v to_o argos_n and_o raze_v the_o wall_n which_o they_o be_v build_v they_o take_v hysiâ—_n a_o town_n in_o argia_n the_o argive_n spoil_v the_o territory_n of_o phliasia_n the_o athenian_n quarrel_n perdiccas_n and_o bar_v he_o the_o use_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o sixteen_o year_n alcibiades_n fetch_v away_o 300_o citizen_n of_o argos_n for_o lacedaemonisme_n the_o athenian_n war_n against_o the_o island_n of_o melos_n the_o athenian_n and_o melian_o agree_v not_o the_o city_n of_o melos_n besiege_v the_o argive_n lose_v 80_o man_n by_o a_o ambushment_n of_o the_o phliasian_o the_o athenian_n in_o pylus_n infest_v laconia_n the_o corinthian_n war_n on_o the_o athenian_n the_o meliansâ—â—leeve_v â—â—leeue_z their_o â—owne_n the_o end_n of_o the_o fifteen_o summer_n the_o athenian_n resolve_v to_o invade_v sicily_n the_o greatness_n of_o sicily_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n inhabitant_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cyclopes_n and_o laestrigones_n sicanian_o sicanian_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sicania_n trinacria_n trojan_n siculi_n phoenician_n chalcidean_n chalcidean_n id_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d guide_n guide_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d corinthian_n corinthian_n nasus_n ortygia_n a_o jland_n part_n of_o the_o city_n of_o syracuse_n megarean_o rhodian_n and_o cretan_n messana_n first_o build_v by_o pirate_n of_o cumae_n euboean_n samian_o and_o other_o jonians_n rhegium_n acrae_n chasmenae_n camarina_n the_o cause_n and_o pretence_n of_o the_o athenian_n to_o invade_v it_o the_o lacedaemonian_n waste_v part_n of_o argolica_n and_o put_v the_o outlaw_n of_o argos_n into_o ornea_n the_o athenian_n war_n upon_o macedonia_n the_o seventeen_o year_n the_o athenian_a 〈◊〉_d the_o voyage_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o alcibiaâ—es_n nâ—â—ias_n and_o lamachus_n for_o general_n general_n the_o corinthian_n corinthian_n the_o boeotian_n boeotian_n heglance_v at_o alcibiades_n the_o motive_n of_o alcibiades_n to_o further_a his_o voyage_n voyage_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o exhibition_n of_o 〈…〉_z or_o other_o festivalâ—spectacles_n festivalâ—spectacles_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ship_n of_o the_o round_a building_n go_v only_o with_o sail_n without_o oar_n after_o the_o fashion_n of_o our_o ship_n in_o distinction_n from_o galley_n the_o athenian_n upon_o this_o speech_n make_v to_o desire_v they_o from_o the_o enterprise_n be_v the_o more_o encourage_v to_o it_o the_o face_n of_o all_o the_o image_n of_o mercury_n throughout_o athens_n pare_v plain_a alcibiades_n accuse_v for_o have_v in_o mockery_n act_v the_o celebration_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o their_o religion_n he_o desire_v to_o come_v 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of_o thâ—se_a that_o carry_v provision_n provision_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v three_o bank_n of_o oar_n one_o above_o another_o the_o uppermost_a be_v call_v thranitae_n the_o middlemost_a zeugiâ—e_n and_o the_o low_a thalamitae_fw-la where_o of_o the_o thranitae_n manage_v the_o long_a oar_n and_o therefore_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o great_a labour_n may_v deserve_v a_o great_a pay_n pay_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o image_n which_o be_v set_v on_o the_o forepart_n of_o the_o galley_n do_v give_v it_o the_o name_n for_o the_o most_o part_n part_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v a_o form_n among_o the_o grecian_n and_o other_o nation_n then_o both_o before_o great_a erterprise_n to_o wish_v good_a fortune_n and_o at_o the_o make_n of_o league_n and_o peace_n to_o ratify_v what_o they_o do_v by_o drink_v one_o to_o another_o the_o syracusian_n upon_o the_o same_o of_o their_o come_n do_v some_o believe_v it_o and_o some_z not_o the_o speech_n of_o 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