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thousand_o of_o mede_n make_v asia_n sigh_v stand_v sad_a and_o oppress_v with_o the_o arm_a crew_n these_o be_v the_o thing_n do_v this_o year_n chap._n fourteen_o a_o great_a earthquake_n in_o sparta_n the_o war_n upon_o they_o by_o the_o helots_n and_o messenian_n phedon_n be_v now_o archon_n of_o athens_n and_o lucius_n furius_n medullinus_n and_o marcus_n manlius_n vulso_n consul_n of_o rome_n when_o a_o most_o sad_a and_o unexpected_a calamity_n 467._o olym._n 77._o 4._o ant._n ch._n 467._o happen_v to_o the_o spartan_n for_o by_o a_o earthquake_n there_o not_o only_o the_o house_n be_v whole_o overturn_v but_o above_o twenty_o thousand_o soul_n bury_v in_o the_o rubbish_n sparta_n a_o great_a earthquake_n in_o sparta_n the_o city_n shake_v for_o a_o long_a time_n together_o and_o many_o by_o the_o violent_a fall_n of_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o house_n miserable_o perish_v and_o the_o household-good_n and_o riches_n of_o all_o sort_n be_v by_o this_o dreadful_a shake_v swallow_v 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with_o cruelty_n and_o bloodshed_n and_o all_o greece_n with_o misery_n and_o calamity_n but_o we_o shall_v write_v of_o these_o thing_n distinct_o in_o their_o due_a place_n after_o this_o the_o lacedaemonian_n with_o the_o force_n of_o their_o confederate_n besiege_v ithome_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n all_o the_o helots_n revolt_v from_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o join_v with_o the_o messenian_n and_o now_o though_o the_o war_n have_v continue_v ten_o year_n complete_a waste_v one_o another_o with_o various_a success_n yet_o they_o can_v not_o decide_v the_o controversy_n chap._n xv._o the_o war_n between_o the_o argive_n and_o the_o mycenian_o when_o theaginidas_n be_v archon_n of_o athens_n and_o lucius_n emilius_n mamercus_n and_o 466._o an._n mu._n 3504._o olymp._n 78._o 1._o ant._n ch._n 466._o lucius_n vopiscus_n julius_n consul_n of_o rome_n begin_v the_o seventy_o eighth_n olympiad_n wherein_o parmenidas_n possidoniates_n be_v victor_n at_o that_o time_n the_o war_n break_v 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valiant_a man_n generals_z and_o send_v they_o against_o the_o egyptian_n chap._n xxi_o the_o persian_n expedition_n into_o egypt_n war_n in_o sicily_n at_o athens_n euippas_n be_v archon_n and_o quintus_fw-la servilius_n and_o spurius_n posthumus_n egypt_n p._n 281._o olymp._n 79._o 4._o ant._n chr._n 459._o artabazus_n and_o megabyzus_n send_v general_n into_o egypt_n albus_n consul_n at_o rome_n at_o which_o time_n artabasus_n and_o megabyzus_n appoint_v general_n for_o the_o egyptian_a war_n march_v away_o for_o egypt_n with_o above_o three_o hundred_o thousand_o horse_n and_o foot_n when_o they_o come_v to_o cilicia_n and_o phenicia_n they_o refresh_v the_o army_n and_o command_v the_o cyprian_n phoenicians_n and_o cilician_o to_o set_v forth_o a_o fleet_n who_o furnish_v out_o three_o hundred_o sail_n fit_v both_o with_o man_n provision_n and_o all_o other_o thing_n convenient_a and_o necessary_a for_o a_o sea-fight_n in_o preparation_n for_o the_o war_n train_v of_o the_o 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the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n of_o catana_n after_o a_o long_a time_n of_o banishment_n return_v to_o their_o own_o country_n and_o former_a habitation_n after_o this_o all_o other_o that_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o their_o own_o proper_a city_n in_o the_o time_n of_o hiero_n with_o the_o assistance_n of_o their_o neighbour_n be_v forthwith_o 459._o ant._n chr._n 459._o restore_v and_o the_o usurper_n be_v every_o where_o eject_v as_o the_o gelones_n acragentines_n and_o himereans_n the_o rhegian_o and_o zanclean_n likewise_o throw_v off_o the_o regal_a power_n of_o the_o son_n of_o anaxilas_n and_o assert_v the_o liberty_n of_o their_o country_n after_o this_o the_o gelones_n seat_v themselves_o at_o camerina_n again_o divide_v the_o land_n by_o lot_n at_o length_n almost_o all_o the_o city_n determine_v to_o root_v up_o all_o those_o they_o take_v for_o their_o enemy_n confederate_v together_o by_o virtue_n of_o a_o public_a edict_n against_o all_o the_o foreigner_n and_o restore_v 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mane_v and_o furnish_v in_o every_o respect_n for_o the_o war_n and_o march_v with_o the_o land-army_n through_o syria_n and_o phenicia_n and_o come_v at_o length_n to_o memphis_n the_o fleet_n sail_v all_o along_o by_o the_o side_n of_o they_o near_o the_o shoar_n where_o they_o forthwith_o raise_v the_o siege_n at_o the_o white_a wall_n both_o the_o egyptian_n and_o athenian_n be_v amaze_v at_o the_o approach_n of_o such_o a_o enemy_n hereupon_o the_o persian_n present_o call_v a_o council_n of_o war_n and_o prudent_o resolve_v to_o decline_v fight_v but_o rather_o to_o endeavour_v to_o make_v a_o end_n of_o the_o war_n by_o some_o politic_a stratagem_n and_o to_o that_o end_n know_v that_o the_o athenian_a fleet_n lie_v at_o anchor_n at_o a_o island_n call_v delta_n call_v or_o prosopis_n in_o egypt_n in_o that_o part_n call_v delta_n prosopitis_n they_o divert_v the_o course_n of_o the_o river_n which_o encompass_v the_o island_n by_o deep_a trench_n make_v in_o the_o adjoin_a 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hill_n and_o to_o overturn_v the_o ancient_a and_o laudable_a law_n of_o the_o country_n but_o such_o wicked_a design_n go_v not_o unpunished_a for_o he_o be_v kill_v in_o the_o night_n not_o know_v by_o who_o and_o so_o end_v his_o day_n in_o dishonour_n chap._n xxii_o the_o war_n between_o the_o epidaurian_o and_o the_o athenian_n the_o former_a year_n end_v philocles_n govern_v athens_n the_o next_o and_o at_o rome_n aulus_n posthumius_fw-la be_v consul_n in_o their_o time_n be_v begin_v the_o war_n by_o 457._o olymp._n 80._o 2._o ant._n chr._n 457._o the_o corinthian_n and_o epidaurian_o against_o the_o athenian_n who_o in_o a_o sharp_a battle_n overcome_v the_o other_o and_o with_o a_o great_a fleet_n make_v out_o against_o the_o halienses_n and_o invade_v peloponesus_fw-la where_o they_o slaughter_a and_o destroy_v many_o of_o their_o enemy_n the_o peloponesian_o make_v head_n again_o and_o with_o a_o great_a army_n sight_n they_o at_o cerryphalia_n where_o the_o athenian_n again_o rout_n they_o grow_v now_o confident_a with_o these_o success_n and_o observe_v the_o aeginean_n puff_v up_o with_o the_o victory_n that_o they_o have_v obtain_v to_o carry_v it_o as_o enemy_n towards_o they_o they_o determine_v to_o make_v war_n upon_o they_o and_o in_o execution_n thereof_o send_v forth_o against_o they_o a_o great_a fleet_n they_o of_o aegina_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n trust_v to_o their_o skill_n 457._o war_n between_o the_o athenian_n and_o they_o of_o aegina_n ant._n chr._n 457._o and_o former_a success_n at_o sea_n despise_v the_o great_a force_n of_o the_o athenian_n and_o with_o a_o small_a navy_n and_o some_o few_o other_o ship_n late_o build_v venture_v a_o sea-fight_n but_o be_v beat_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o seventy_o of_o their_o vessel_n so_o that_o now_o they_o be_v whole_o discourage_v and_o deject_v and_o therefore_o be_v force_v to_o submit_v 283._o p._n 283._o themselves_o to_o the_o athenian_n these_o thing_n be_v do_v by_o leocrates_n 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