atarne_n zena_n raise_v by_o philip._n the_o king_n of_o egypt_n abdicate_v his_o kingdom_n and_o fly_n to_o aethiopia_n 499_o chap._n 10._o philip_n take_v olynthus_n and_o other_o city_n in_o the_o hellespont_n the_o athenian_n jealous_a of_o philip_n and_o instigate_v by_o demosthenes_n philip_n policy_n the_o value_n of_o the_o riches_n take_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n at_o delphos_n dionysius_n send_v present_v to_o delphos_n and_o be_v take_v by_o the_o athenian_n his_o letter_n to_o the_o athenian_n the_o temple_n burn_v the_o end_n of_o the_o phocian_n war._n the_o punishment_n decree_v by_o the_o amphâ—tyons_n against_o the_o phocian_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o sacrileger_n timoleon_n send_v to_o syracuse_n 502_o chap._n 11._o timoleon_n expedition_n into_o sicily_n the_o carthaginian_n army_n in_o sicily_n dionysius_n return_v to_o syracuse_n be_v beat_v by_o hircelas_n hircelas_n gain_v syracuse_n timoleon_n escape_n from_o rhegium_n timoleon_n rout_v hircelas_n and_o gain_v syracuse_n philip_n invade_v the_o illyrian_n dionysius_n expel_v timoleon_n make_v good_a law_n philip_n invade_v thrace_n 508_o chap._n 12._o the_o act_n of_o timoleon_n in_o sicily_n the_o preparation_n of_o the_o carthaginian_n against_o timoleon_n the_o remarkable_a siege_n of_o perinthus_n by_o philip._n pexodorus_fw-la expel_v his_o brother_n adam_n from_o the_o principality_n in_o cana._n byzantium_n sudden_o besiege_v by_o philip._n 510_o chap._n 13._o the_o athenian_n aid_n byzantium_n philip_n raise_v his_o siege_n the_o carthaginian_n transport_v force_n into_o sicily_n the_o remarkable_a victory_n of_o timoleon_n over_o the_o carthaginian_n the_o act_n of_o timoleon_n in_o sicily_n the_o work_n of_o hiero_n in_o sicily_n 512_o chap._n 14._o elata_fw-la take_v by_o philip_n great_a consternation_n in_o athens_n for_o fear_n of_o philip._n the_o boetian_o join_v with_o the_o athenian_n through_o the_o solicitation_n of_o demosthenes_n python_n a_o famous_a orator_n the_o battle_n at_o cheronea_n between_o philip_n and_o the_o athenian_n lycides_n the_o athenian_a general_n put_v to_o death_n philip_n rebuke_v by_o demades_n make_v general_n of_o greece_n timoleon_n die_v 515_o chap._n 15._o philip_n consult_v the_o oracle_n at_o delphos_n philip_n marry_v his_o daughter_n cleopatra_n to_o the_o king_n of_o epirus_n encourage_v to_o the_o persian_a war_n by_o neoptolemus_n his_o verse_n philip_n pride_n his_o murder_n the_o cause_n of_o it_o and_o how_o it_o be_v do_v and_o by_o who_o 517_o book_n xvii_o chap_n 1._o conspiracy_n of_o the_o city_n against_o alexander_n the_o athenian_n send_v ambassador_n to_o alexander_n to_o beg_v pardon_n he_o be_v make_v general_n by_o the_o amphictyon_n attalus_n kill_v by_o alexander_n command_n the_o wickedness_n of_o of_o bagoas_n darius_n commend_v raise_v forces_n a_o description_n of_o mount_n ida._n alexander_n invade_v the_o illyrian_n and_o other_o thebes_n besiege_v by_o alexander_n and_o raze_v the_o misery_n of_o thebes_n prodigy_n alexander_n demand_v demosthenes_n and_o other_o to_o be_v deliver_v up_o to_o he_o by_o the_o athenian_n their_o answer_n he_o return_v into_o macedonia_n and_o feast_n his_o soldier_n 521_o chap._n 2._o alexander_n land_n his_o army_n in_o asia_n the_o battle_n at_o granicum_fw-la the_o force_n of_o the_o persian_n and_o of_o alexander_n alexander_n kill_v spithrodates_n near_o be_v kill_v by_o rosaces_n miletus_n besiege_v and_o take_v ada_z queen_n of_o caria_n meet_v alexander_n halicarnassus_n besiege_a take_a and_o sack_v the_o strange_a act_n of_o the_o macedonian_n 528_o chap._n 3._o mytelene_n take_v by_o memnon_n darius_n his_o general_n his_o success_n he_o die_v charidemus_n the_o athenian_a unjust_o put_v to_o death_n by_o darius_n alexander_n fall_v sick_a recover_v by_o philippus_n alexander_n seize_v alexander_n of_o lyncestas_n upon_o his_o mother_n letter_n alexander_n take_v issus_n the_o memorable_a battle_n at_o issus_n where_o the_o mother_n wife_n two_o daughter_n and_o son_n of_o darius_n be_v take_v alexander_n noble_a carriage_n towards_o they_o darius_n his_o letter_n and_o offer_v to_o alexander_n darius_n prepare_v another_o army_n 533_o chap._n 4._o alexander_n march_v towards_o egypt_n besieges_n tyre_n prodigy_n at_o tyre_n the_o tyrian_n bound_v apollo_n with_o golden_a chain_n the_o invention_n of_o the_o tyrian_n to_o defend_v themselves_o the_o advancement_n of_o ballomynus_n a_o poor_a man_n to_o be_v king_n of_o tyre_n the_o act_n of_o agis_n and_o amyntas_n amyntas_n kill_v and_o all_o his_o soldier_n alexander_n take_v gaza_n by_o storm_n present_v by_o the_o grecian_n 538_o chap._n 5_o alexander_n make_v a_o journey_n to_o the_o temple_n of_o jupiter_n hammon_n he_o be_v present_v by_o the_o cyrenean_n the_o description_n of_o the_o place_n about_o the_o temple_n the_o wonderful_a property_n of_o the_o fountain_n solis_n the_o building_n of_o alexandria_n alexander_n answer_n to_o darius_n his_o ambassador_n alexander_n pass_v over_o the_o river_n tigris_n with_o great_a hazard_n the_o preparation_n on_o both_o side_n for_o battle_n the_o persian_n rout_v at_o that_o famous_a battle_n at_o arbela_n 542_o chap._n 6._o the_o grecian_n conspire_v to_o revolt_n memnon_n rebel_v in_o thrace_n antipater_n march_v against_o he_o the_o lacedaemonian_n raise_v a_o army_n be_v rout_v by_o antipater_n and_o agis_n their_o king_n kill_v 547_o chap._n 7._o alexander_n come_v to_o babylon_n the_o wealth_n find_v there_o view_v his_o troop_n at_o sitacana_n enter_v susa_n the_o riches_n there_o thence_o go_v in_o the_o country_n of_o the_o uxians_n march_n towards_o persepolis_n a_o company_n of_o maim_a greek_n meet_v alexander_n his_o bounty_n to_o they_o he_o take_v persepolis_n give_v it_o up_o to_o the_o plunder_n of_o the_o soldier_n the_o riches_n of_o the_o citadel_n of_o persepolis_n alexander_n his_o feast_n at_o persepolis_n persepolis_n burn_v at_o the_o instigation_n of_o thais_n darius_n murder_v 548_o chap._n 8._o bessus_n stir_v up_o the_o bactrian_n alexander_n discharge_v the_o greek_a auxiliary_n with_o reward_n the_o river_n stidoetes_n he_o enter_v hyrcania_n its_o richness_n enter_v the_o mardis_n country_n loses_n his_o brave_a horse_n but_o be_v restore_v thalestris_n the_o amazon_n queen_n meet_v he_o he_o fall_v into_o the_o effeminacy_n of_o the_o persian_n enter_v drangina_n a_o plot_n against_o alexander_n philotas_n and_o other_o put_v to_o death_n march_n against_o the_o arimispi_n subdue_v arachosia_n 552_o chap._n 9_o alexander_n march_v against_o the_o paromisades_n his_o troublesome_a march._n come_v to_o mount_n caucasus_n a_o battle_n in_o area_n by_o alexander_n officer_n against_o satibarzanes_n who_o be_v kill_v in_o a_o single_a combat_n by_o erigyus_n bessus_n bring_v to_o alexander_n his_o punishment_n alexander_n kill_v some_o barbarian_n unexpected_o after_o they_o have_v surrender_v their_o city_n he_o march_v to_o the_o river_n indus_n mophis_n his_o remarkable_a delivery_n up_o of_o himself_o and_o his_o army_n 556_o chap_n 10._o alexander_n overcome_v porus._n how_o ape_n be_v take_v strange_a serpent_n for_o venom_n large_a tree_n march_n against_o the_o andrastians_n catheri_n and_o against_o sopithe_n the_o custom_n of_o they_o under_o sopithes_n indian_a dog_n entertain_v by_o phigeus_n the_o macedonian_n refuse_v to_o march_v against_o the_o gandaride_n alexander_n leave_v monument_n behind_o he_o at_o the_o river_n hyphasis_n nicaea_n build_v and_o bucephalis_n the_o ibori_n present_v alexander_n rout_n the_o agalasians_n in_o danger_n in_o the_o river_n indus_n by_o whirlpool_n march_n against_o the_o oxidracan_o and_o mallian_n the_o king_n leap_v off_o the_o wall_n into_o the_o town_n a_o duel_n between_o coragus_n and_o dioxippus_n the_o sambestae_n submit_v to_o alexander_n and_o the_o sodrans_n and_o mastanians_n subdue_v musicanus_n porticanus_n and_o sambus_n poison_a weapon_n the_o king_n dream_n come_v into_o the_o main_a ocean_n come_v into_o gedrosia_n the_o savage_n of_o the_o people_n his_o army_n near_o perish_v in_o gedrosia_n come_v into_o carmania_n punish_v the_o bormcial_a goremours_n nearchus_n return_n island_n cover_v at_o high-tide_n the_o strange_a death_n of_o calanus_n alexander_n marry_v statira_n harpalus_n his_o luxury_n he_o seize_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n they_o that_o mutiny_v 561_o chap._n 11._o alexander_n mix_v twenty_o thousand_o persian_a darter_n with_o his_o army-marche_n from_o susa_n bagistames_n breed_v abundance_n of_o horse_n hephestion_n die_v at_o ecbatana_n the_o lamian_a war._n he_o invade_v the_o cosscans_n march_n towards_o babylon_n the_o caldean_a astrologer_n dissuade_v he_o from_o come_v thither_o he_o enter_v babylon_n 569_o chap._n 12._o ambassador_n come_v to_o alexander_n from_o all_o part_n he_o bury_v hephestion_n with_o great_a state_n the_o prodigy_n before_o alexander_n death_n his_o death_n darius_n his_o mother_n starve_v herself_o 570_o book_n xviii_o chap._n 1._o quarrel_n about_o a_o successor_n to_o alexander_n aridaus_fw-la make_v king_n the_o province_n divide_v among_o the_o chief_a commander_n matter_n contain_v in_o alexander_n note-book_n
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who_o die_v at_o babylon_n and_o be_v ask_v by_o his_o commander_n and_o those_o about_o he_o at_o the_o time_n he_o be_v give_v up_o his_o last_o breath_n who_o shall_v succeed_v he_o he_o answer_v the_o most_o worthy_a best_a worthy_a or_o the_o best_a for_o i_o foresee_v say_v he_o that_o great_a and_o grievous_a quarrel_n among_o my_o friend_n will_v be_v the_o sacrifice_n to_o i_o after_o my_o funeral_n which_o hapend_v according_o for_o the_o chief_a of_o his_o commander_n fall_v together_o by_o the_o ear_n about_o the_o principality_n and_o great_a war_n after_o the_o death_n of_o alexander_n break_v forth_o among_o they_o who_o action_n be_v contain_v in_o this_o book_n which_o will_v clear_o evidence_n to_o the_o studious_a reader_n the_o truth_n of_o what_o be_v now_o say_v the_o former_a comprehend_v all_o
his_o answer_n page_n 303_o chap._n 3._o diocles_n institute_v law_n for_o sicily_n suffer_v by_o one_o of_o his_o own_o law_n three_o hundred_o appoint_v to_o govern_v in_o athens_n athenian_n beat_v at_o sea_n by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n at_o oropus_n alcibiades_n recall_v from_o banishment_n 315_o chap._n 4._o the_o government_n by_o four_o hundred_o abrogate_a in_o athens_n the_o victory_n by_o the_o athenian_n over_o the_o lacedaemonian_n at_o sea_n between_o sestus_n and_o abydos_n the_o persian_a garrison_n drive_v out_o of_o antandris_n by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n twenty_o two_o year_n of_o the_o peloponnesian_a war_n end_v here_o thucydides_n end_v his_o history_n 317_o chap._n 5._o commotion_n in_o sicily_n carthaginian_n invite_v thither_o by_o the_o aegistines_n a_o sea-fight_n at_o dardanum_n between_o the_o athenian_n and_o lacedaemonian_n a_o sedition_n in_o corcyra_n the_o sea-fight_n at_o cyzicum_n and_o at_o cleros_fw-la by_o land_n wherein_o the_o athenian_n be_v victor_n 320_o chap._n 6._o the_o spartan_n seek_v for_o peace_n the_o speech_n of_o endius_n the_o athenian_n refuse_v 325_o chap._n 7._o hannibal_n the_o carthaginian_a invade_v sicily_n the_o miserable_a destruction_n of_o selinunte_n the_o ruin_n likewise_o of_o himera_n the_o act_n of_o hermocrates_n in_o sicily_n 326_o chap._n 8._o thrasybulus_n assault_v ephesus_n the_o lacedaemonian_n besiege_v pylus_n and_o surrender_v chalcedon_n besiege_v by_o theramenes_n and_o afterward_o byzantium_n which_o be_v betray_v to_o alcibiades_n 331_o chap._n 9_o theramenes_n and_o alcibiades_n return_v to_o athens_n be_v admire_v by_o the_o people_n lysander_n make_v general_n by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n antiochus_n one_o of_o the_o athenian_a general_n beat_v at_o ephesus_n in_o a_o sea-fight_n agis_n surprise_v part_n of_o the_o wall_n at_o athens_n but_o be_v beat_v off_o alcibiades_n accuse_v for_o assault_a cuma_n a_o confederate_a city_n conon_n make_v admiral_n in_o his_o place_n 333_o chap._n 10._o hermocrates_n kill_v at_o syracuse_n attempt_v to_o surprise_v it_o 336_o chap._n 11._o the_o act_n of_o callicrates_n the_o lacedaemonian_a general_n the_o fight_n at_o sea_n in_o the_o harbour_n at_o mitylene_n between_o conon_n and_o callicratides_n 337_o chap._n 12._o therma_n build_v in_o sicily_n by_o the_o carthaginian_n they_o raise_v force_n to_o invade_v italy_n they_o land_n in_o sicily_n the_o noble_a temple_n in_o agrigentum_n the_o ancient_a grandeur_n of_o that_o city_n the_o riches_n of_o gellias_n a_o citizen_n there_o and_o some_o other_o agrigentum_n besiegee_v the_o syracusian_n under_o daphneus_n rout_n the_o carthaginian_n near_o agrigentum_n imilcar_n seize_v the_o syracusian_a fleet_n and_o take_v all_o the_o provision_n go_v to_o agrigentum_n which_o be_v afterward_o quit_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n their_o miserable_a condition_n the_o phalarian_a bull._n 339_o chap._n 13._o the_o syracusian_a officer_n accuse_v dionysius_n make_v general_n of_o the_o syracusian_n he_o move_v to_o have_v the_o exile_v recall_v he_o be_v invest_v with_o the_o sole_a command_n at_o length_n by_o several_a artifices_fw-la gain_v the_o sovereignty_n 345_o chap._n 14._o the_o famous_a battle_n of_o argineuse_n at_o sea_n wherein_o the_o athenian_n be_v victor_n the_o officer_n accuse_v for_o not_o bury_v the_o dead_a the_o speech_n of_o diomedon_n the_o death_n of_o sophocles_n and_o euripides_n 348_o chap._n 15._o lysander_n make_v sole_a admiral_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_a fleet_n he_o take_v caramium_n the_o ruin_n of_o the_o athenian_a fleet_n at_o aegos_n potamos_n athens_n take_v by_o lisander_n the_o end_n of_o the_o peloponnesian_n war._n 352._o chap._n 16._o agrigentum_n sack_v by_o imilcar_n the_o carthaginian_a the_o carthaginian_n besiege_v gela._n dionysius_n go_v to_o the_o aid_n of_o gela._n the_o skirmish_n before_o gela._n camarina_n desert_v by_o order_n of_o dionysius_n the_o soldier_n enrage_v at_o dionysius_n he_o hasten_v to_o syracuse_n imilcar_n make_v peace_n with_o dionysius_n and_o return_n to_o carthage_n the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o carthaginian_a war_n with_o dionysius_n 354_o book_n fourteen_o chap._n 1._o a_o peace_n between_o the_o athenian_n and_o lacedaemonian_n the_o athenian_n disagree_v about_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o government_n the_o government_n by_o 30_o the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o 30_o tyrant_n and_o especial_o towards_o theramenes_n page_n 358_o chap._n 2._o dionysius_n his_o project_n to_o strengthen_v himself_o in_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o sicily_n syracusian_n revolt_v be_v disperse_v 360_o chap._n 3._o lacedaemonian_n establish_v a_o oligarchy_n in_o every_o city_n dionysius_n disarm_v the_o syracusian_n alcibiades_z kill_v manner_n of_o his_o death_n clearchus_n his_o tyranny_n in_o byzantium_n the_o battle_n at_o porus_n by_o he_o against_o his_o countryman_n the_o lacedaemonian_n lysander_n project_n to_o out_o the_o heraclidae_fw-la of_o the_o sovereign_a power_n 361_o chap._n 4._o dionysius_n his_o action_n in_o sicily_n the_o oropian_o subdue_v by_o the_o theban_n the_o lacedaemonian_n quarrel_n with_o the_o elian_o dionysius_n fortify_v the_o epipodae_n 364_o chap._n 5._o the_o war_n between_o cyrus_n and_o his_o brother_n artaxerxes_n king_n of_o persia_n cyrus_n rout_v the_o grecian_a force_n in_o strait_n their_o brave_a behaviour_n and_o long_o and_o troublesome_a march_n out_o of_o persia_n into_o greece_n 366_o chap._n 6._o thrasybulus_n oppose_v the_o 30_o tyrant_n the_o cruelty_n of_o psamnificus_fw-la king_n of_o egypt_n towards_o his_o old_a friend_n tamos_n that_o flee_v to_o he_o for_o succour_n from_o the_o persian_n darcyllidas_n send_v general_n against_o the_o persian_n into_o asia_n conon_n make_v admiral_n of_o the_o persian_a fleet._n 373_o chap._n 7._o the_o war_n between_o the_o rhegian_o and_o dionysius_n he_o prepare_v to_o make_v war_n upon_o the_o carthaginian_n most_o of_o the_o city_n submit_v to_o dionysius_n he_o return_v to_o the_o siege_n of_o motya_n taken_n force_n send_v from_o carthage_n against_o dionysius_n a_o sea-fight_n between_o the_o carthaginian_n and_o the_o sicilian_n syracuse_z besiege_v the_o speech_n of_o theodorus_n against_o dionysius_n a_o grievous_a plague_n in_o the_o carthaginian_a army_n a_o great_a destruction_n of_o the_o carthaginian_a fleet_n in_o the_o harbour_n of_o syracuse_n the_o miserable_a condition_n of_o imilco_n in_o his_o own_o country_n the_o trouble_n of_o the_o carthaginian_n 376_o chap._n 8._o agesilaus_n make_v general_n against_o the_o persian_n by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n go_v to_o ephesus_n they_o send_v to_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n for_o assistance_n the_o persian_n rout_v at_o sipylus_n by_o agesilaus_n tissaphernes_n his_o head_n cut_v off_o in_o a_o bath_n at_o larissa_n the_o war_n between_o the_o phocean_n and_o boetian_o 392_o chap._n 9_o the_o confederate_a war_n by_o the_o argive_n and_o other_o against_o the_o lacedaemonian_n the_o battle_n at_o aricas_n the_o fight_n at_o nemea_n pisander_n the_o lacedaemonian_a admiral_n rout_v in_o a_o sea-fight_n at_o cnidus_n by_o the_o persian_a fleet_n command_v by_o conon_n the_o athenian_a the_o corinthian_a war_n against_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o the_o great_a sedition_n there_o 394_o chap._n 10._o the_o quarrel_n between_o the_o rhegian_o and_o dionysius_n mago_n the_o carthaginian_a settle_n affair_n in_o sicily_n rout_v at_o abacena_n by_o dionysius_n rhegium_n near_o surprise_v by_o dionysius_n the_o act_n of_o iphicrates_n at_o corinth_n plias_n and_o sicyon_n amyntas_n lose_v his_o kingdom_n of_o macedonia_n but_o be_v restore_v the_o roman_n take_v veii_n dedicate_v a_o golden_a cup_n to_o apollo_n their_o ambassador_n be_v take_v by_o the_o pirate_n of_o the_o lipari_n island_n but_o discharge_v by_o timastheus_n 396_o chap._n 11._o the_o act_n of_o thrasybulus_n the_o athenian_a general_n the_o carthaginian_n under_o mago_n begin_v a_o new_a war_n in_o sicily_n against_o dionysius_n a_o peace_n conclude_v rhodes_n fall_v off_o from_o the_o athenian_n evagoras_n become_v king_n of_o salamis_n in_o cyprus_n make_v war_n against_o the_o persian_n the_o act_n of_o thimbro_n the_o lacedaemonian_a general_n in_o asia_n 398_o chap._n 12._o dionysius_n his_o expedition_n against_o rhegium_n the_o war_n between_o the_o lucanian_o and_o thurian_o in_o italy_n the_o thurian_o cut_v off_o by_o their_o own_o rashness_n leptines_n generous_o save_v those_o that_o swim_v to_o his_o ship_n though_o he_o be_v a_o friend_n to_o their_o enemy_n dionysius_n his_o second_o expedition_n into_o italy_n besieges_fw-fr caulonia_n and_o rout_v heloris_n make_v peace_n with_o the_o rhegian_o raze_v caulonia_n to_o the_o ground_n and_o transplant_v the_o inhabitant_n to_o syracuse_n watch_v a_o occasion_n to_o be_v revenge_v on_o they_o of_o rhegium_n besieges_n it_o he_o send_v rich_a chariot_n to_o the_o olympic_a game_n his_o poetry_n ridicule_v 401_o chap._n 13._o the_o peace_n of_o antalcidas_n the_o war_n by_o the_o persian_n against_o evagoras_n in_o cyprus_n the_o miserable_a condition_n of_o rhegium_n surrender_v the_o cruel_a usage_n of_o philo_n the_o governor_n of_o rhegium_n and_o of_o his_o son_n the_o
expedition_n of_o the_o gall_n against_o italy_n the_o roman_n rout_v by_o the_o gall_n at_o the_o river_n allia_n rome_n take_v by_o the_o gall_n roman_n besiege_v in_o the_o capitol_n the_o volsci_n revolt_n from_o the_o roman_n the_o gall_n rout_v by_o marcus_n furius_n in_o their_o return_n all_o cut_v off_o afterward_o in_o the_o plain_n of_o trausium_n 404_o book_n xv._o chap._n 1._o the_o preface_n artaxerxes_n expedition_n against_o evagoras_n in_o cyprus_n the_o action_n there_o at_o sea_n and_o land_n the_o lacedaemonian_n begin_v new_a quarrel_n in_o greece_n as_o first_o with_o mantinaea_n dionysius_n give_v himself_o to_o poetry_n peace_n conclude_v with_o evagoras_n by_o orontes_n the_o persian_a general_n terabazus_n bring_v to_o his_o trial._n judgement_n upon_o corrupt_a judge_n terabazus_n acquit_v 409_o 410_o chap._n 2._o mantinaea_n besiege_v by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n dionysius_n aim_v to_o gain_v the_o island_n of_o the_o adriatic_a sea_n the_o parii_fw-la build_v pharos_n dionysius_n his_o expedition_n into_o hetruria_n prepare_v for_o war_n against_o the_o carthaginian_n the_o sicilian_n rout_v at_o cronion_n the_o quarrel_n between_o the_o clazomenian_n and_o they_o of_o cuma_n about_o leuca_n the_o war_n between_o amyntas_n and_o the_o olynthian_o the_o lacedaemonian_n seize_v the_o citadel_n cadmea_n at_o thebes_n eudamidas_n break_v into_o the_o olynthians_n country_n 414_o chap._n 3._o polypidas_n send_v general_n by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n against_o the_o olynthian_o a_o great_a plague_n in_o carthage_n the_o boetian_a war._n cadmea_n retake_v a_o confederacy_n of_o the_o city_n against_o the_o lacedaemonian_n cleombrotus_n attempt_v to_o surprise_v the_o pyreum_fw-la at_o athens_n the_o athenian_n seize_v actea_n in_o eubaea_n agesilaus_n enter_v boetia_n the_o sea-fight_n at_o naxus_n 418_o chap._n 4._o the_o treballian_n make_v incursion_n into_o thrace_n chabrias_n the_o athenian_a general_n assassinate_v the_o theban_n rout_n the_o spartan_n at_o orchomena_n artaxerxes_n seek_v to_o make_v peace_n among_o the_o grecian_n peace_n conclude_v theban_n only_o disagree_v the_o commendation_n of_o epaminondas_n sedition_n in_o several_a city_n of_o greece_n 423_o chap._n 5._o the_o persian_n send_v a_o army_n into_o egypt_n to_o reduce_v the_o revolter_n iphicrates_n a_o skilful_a commander_n sedition_n at_o zacynthus_n platea_n raze_v by_o the_o theban_n the_o lacedaemonian_n seize_v upon_o the_o island_n corcyra_n the_o siege_n of_o corcyra_n raise_v by_o the_o athenian_n under_o cresides_n evagoras_n in_o cyprus_n murder_v by_o a_o eunuch_n dreadful_a earthquake_n and_o inundation_n in_o peloponnesus_n a_o great_a comet_n see_v in_o greece_n 425_o chap._n 6._o artaxerxes_n send_v again_o to_o make_v peace_n among_o the_o grecian_n all_o comply_v but_o the_o theban_n the_o spartan_n raise_v a_o army_n against_o the_o theban_n epaminondas_n make_v the_o theban_a general_n the_o famous_a battle_n of_o leuctra_n the_o terrible_a sedition_n and_o cruelite_n in_o argos_n jason_n of_o pherae_n stir_v up_o the_o thessalian_n to_o gain_v the_o sovereignty_n of_o greece_n polydore_v prince_n of_o pherea_n in_o thessaly_n poison_v by_o his_o brother_n alexander_n plot_n to_o depose_v alexander_n king_n of_o macedonia_n treat_v with_o to_o that_o purpose_n 429_o chap._n 7._o the_o lacedaemonian_n send_v politropus_n into_o arcadia_n who_o be_v slay_v and_o his_o party_n rout_v by_o lycomedes_n a_o invasion_n by_o epaminondas_n and_o pelopidas_n into_o peloponnesus_n sparta_n besiege_v the_o antiquity_n and_o history_n of_o messena_n in_o greece_n pallane_n take_v by_o arcadian_n a_o wall_n draw_v between_o cenchrea_n and_o lechcum_n to_o hinder_v the_o theban_n inroad_n into_o peloponnesus_n epaminondas_n break_v through_o into_o peloponnesus_n assault_v corinth_n 434_o chap._n 8._o dionysius_n send_v gall_n and_o spaniard_n to_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n pelopidas_n and_o ismenias_n clap_v up_o by_o alexander_n tyrant_n of_o pherea_n the_o boetian_o pursue_v by_o the_o pherean_o bring_v off_o by_o epaminondas_n then_o a_o private_a soldier_n the_o fight_n between_o the_o arcadian_n and_o lacedaemonian_n dionysius_n fall_v upon_o the_o carthaginian_a territory_n in_o sicily_n dionysius_n die_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o death_n the_o cruelty_n of_o alexander_n the_o pherean_a at_o schotusa_n epaminondas_n break_v again_o into_o peloponnesus_n coos_n people_v and_o wall_v the_o end_n of_o the_o laconic_a and_o boetick_a war_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o persian_a king_n 438_o chap._n 9_o new_a stir_v in_o greece_n the_o battle_n between_o the_o elean_n and_o arcadian_n near_o lassion_n the_o quarrel_n between_o the_o pisate_n and_o they_o of_o elis_n about_o the_o olympic_a game_n a_o fight_n at_o the_o time_n and_o place_n of_o the_o game_n the_o theban_n prepare_v a_o fleet_n in_o order_n to_o gain_v the_o dominion_n at_o sea_n rhodes_n chios_n and_o byzantium_n bring_v in_o to_o the_o theban_n by_o epaminondas_n the_o theban_n make_v war_n upon_o orchomenon_n the_o reason_n orchomenon_n raze_v the_o thessalian_n war_n with_o alexander_n the_o pherean_a pelopidas_n kill_v his_o praise_n 441_o chap._n 10._o the_o war_n between_o the_o tegean_n and_o mantinean_n boetians_n side_n with_o the_o tegean_n epaminondas_n make_v general_n the_o battle_n at_o mantinca_n where_o epaminondas_n be_v kill_v but_o the_o lacedaemonian_n rout_v the_o commendation_n of_o epaminondas_n 443_o chap._n 11._o a_o defection_n from_o the_o persian_n in_o asia_n tachos_n king_n of_o egypt_n declare_v war_n against_o the_o persian_n the_o war_n between_o tachos_n and_o his_o son_n nectabanus_fw-la the_o death_n of_o artaxerxes_n mnemon_n agesilaus_n rout_v the_o egyptian_n that_o pursue_v he_o and_o restore_v tachos_n to_o his_o kingdom_n stir_v again_o in_o greece_n after_o the_o battle_n of_o mantinaea_n between_o the_o megalopolitan_o and_o the_o neighbour_a to_n peparethos_n besiege_v by_o alexander_n of_o pherea_n he_o rout_v leostenes_n at_o sea_n charietes_n the_o athenian_a admiral_n his_o villainy_n 473_o book_n xvi_o chap._n 1._o philip_n a_o hostage_n at_o thebes_n make_v his_o escape_n beat_v the_o athenian_n after_o make_v peace_n with_o they_o subdue_v the_o peon_n and_o rout_v the_o illyrian_n and_o make_v peace_n with_o they_o 477_o chap._n 2._o the_o action_n of_o dionysius_n the_o young_a in_o sicily_n and_o other_o part_n dion_n flight_n to_o corinth_n and_o his_o return_n to_o sicily_n andromachus_n people_v tauromenum_n the_o civil_a war_n in_o eubea_n the_o social_n war_n between_o the_o athenian_n and_o other_o nation_n philip_n take_v amphipolis_n and_o other_o city_n his_o policy_n to_o gain_v the_o olynthian_o and_o other_o place_n in_o greece_n 479_o chap._n 3._o dion_n march_n and_o enter_v into_o syracuse_n dionysius_n come_v to_o the_o island_n part_n of_o syracuse_n assault_v the_o wall_n erect_v from_o sea_n to_o sea_n be_v beat_v by_o dion_n alexander_n of_o pherea_n murder_v by_o his_o wife_n and_o his_o two_o brother_n philip_n relieve_v the_o thessalonian_o from_o the_o two_o brother_n 481_o chap._n 4._o the_o first_o rise_v of_o the_o brutii_n in_o italy_n dionysius_n his_o admiral_n invade_v the_o leontines_n a_o fight_n at_o sea_n between_o heraclide_n and_o philistus_n admiral_n one_o of_o dionysius_n the_o other_o of_o dion_n a_o faction_n in_o syracuse_n dion_n leave_v the_o syracusian_n their_o sad_a condition_n relieve_v by_o dion_n 484_o chap._n 5._o a_o continuance_n of_o the_o social_n war._n iphicrates_n and_o timotheus_n join_v admiral_n with_o chrates_n by_o the_o athenian_n iphicrates_n and_o timotheus_n accuse_v by_o chrates_n and_o fine_v and_o remove_v chrates_n join_v with_o pharnabasus_n and_o rout_n the_o persian_n the_o end_n of_o the_o social_n war._n philip_n subdue_v the_o confederate_n 487_o chap._n 6._o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o sacred_a war_n or_o phocian_n war._n philomelus_n seize_v the_o temple_n at_o delphos_n after_o he_o have_v rout_v the_o locrian_o how_o the_o oracle_n at_o delphos_n be_v first_o discover_v and_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o tripod_n the_o athenian_n and_o other_o join_v with_o philomelus_n 488_o chap._n 7._o the_o battle_n at_o phoedra_n between_o philomelus_n and_o the_o locrian_o the_o party_n engage_v in_o the_o phocian_n war._n the_o battle_n between_o the_o beotian_o and_o phocian_o philomelus_n kill_v onomarchus_n make_v general_n his_o dream_n success_n and_o death_n 490_o chap_n 8._o phayllus_n continue_v the_o phocian_n war_n aryca_n raze_v phayllus_n die_v of_o a_o consumption_n war_n between_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o megapolitan_o chaeronea_n take_v by_o phalecus_n war_n between_o the_o persian_n egyptian_n and_o phoenicians_n salamis_n in_o cyprus_n besiege_v the_o cruelty_n of_o artaxerxes_n ochus_n towards_o the_o sidonian_n the_o calamity_n of_o sidon_n 494_o chap._n 9_o evagoras_n behead_v in_o cyprus_n artaxerxes_n march_v against_o egypt_n and_o gain_v all_o egypt_n by_o the_o policy_n of_o mentor_n lose_a many_o of_o his_o man_n at_o the_o lake_n sorbonis_n mentor_n advance_v mentor_n stratagem_n to_o subdue_v hemias_n prince_n of_o
by_o the_o roman_n polemon_n send_v by_o antigonus_n into_o greece_n to_o set_v the_o city_n at_o liberty_n the_o act_n of_o antigonus_n and_o cassander_n polemon_n act_n in_o greece_n for_o antigonus_n ptolemy_n go_v against_o cyrene_n and_o cyprus_n then_o against_o demetrius_n the_o battle_n with_o demetrius_n at_o gaza_n ptolemy_n take_v tyre_n the_o act_n of_o antigonus_n his_o commander_n in_o greece_n the_o epirot_n make_v alcetas_n king_n who_o be_v beat_v by_o lysiscus_n cassander_n general_n and_o he_o be_v beat_v again_o by_o the_o other_o cassander_n go_v against_o the_o apolloniat_n seleucus_n recover_v babylon_n with_o a_o small_a army_n demetrius_n rout_n cille_n ptolemy_n general_n ptolemy_n return_v to_o egypt_n first_o waste_v samaria_n gaza_n joppa_n etc._n etc._n athaneus_fw-la scent_n against_o the_o nabathean_o by_o antigonus_n the_o custom_n of_o the_o arabian_n athaneus_fw-la kill_v and_o most_o of_o his_o men._n demetrius_n send_v against_o they_o description_n of_o the_o asphaltes_n or_o lake_n of_o sodom_n demetrius_n send_v against_o seleucus_n in_o babylon_n the_o war_n between_o the_o roman_n and_o samnite_n in_o italy_n the_o act_n of_o agathocles_n in_o sicily_n 641_o chap._n 7._o cassander_n ptolemy_n and_o lysimachus_n make_v peace_n with_o antigonus_n cassander_n murder_v rhoxana_n and_o her_o son_n the_o governor_n take_v the_o style_n of_o king_n upon_o they_o the_o carthaginian_n raise_v force_n against_o agathocles_n four_o thousand_o geloan_n murder_v by_o agathocles_n the_o battle_n between_o agathocles_n and_o amilcar_n the_o carthaginian_a at_o himera_n agathocles_n rout_v several_a city_n revolt_v from_o agathocles_n 654_o book_n xx._n chap._n 1._o agathocles_n design_n to_o invade_v africa_n his_o cruelty_n pursue_v in_o his_o voyage_n a_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n very_o great_a land_n in_o africa_n burn_v his_o ship_n his_o success_n in_o africa_n hanno_n and_o bomilcar_n make_v general_n in_o africa_n battle_n between_o they_o and_o agathocles_n who_o rout_v they_o kill_v hanno_n his_o stratagem_n by_o owl_n the_o cruel_a superstition_n of_o the_o carthaginian_n in_o sacrifice_v their_o child_n the_o action_n at_o syracuse_n action_n of_o agathocles_n in_o africa_n the_o act_n of_o cassander_n in_o macedonia_n polysperchon_n seek_v to_o restore_v hercules_n alexander_n son_n the_o miserable_a destruction_n of_o nichocles_n and_o his_o family_n in_o cyprus_n the_o war_n of_o parysidas_n his_o son_n king_n of_o the_o cimerean_a bosphorus_n the_o valour_n of_o satyrus_n one_o of_o his_o son_n his_o death_n the_o sad_a death_n of_o eumelus_n another_o son_n page_n 658_o chap._n 2._o the_o act_n of_o ptolemy_n in_o cilicia_n and_o elsewhere_o polysperchon_n murder_v hercules_n alexander_n son_n by_o instigation_n of_o cassander_n amilcar_n take_v and_o put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o syracusian_n his_o head_n send_v to_o agathocles_n in_o africa_n the_o thing_n do_v in_o sicily_n archagathus_n agathocles_n son_n kills_z lysiscus_n he_o and_o his_o son_n in_o great_a danger_n by_o the_o army_n affair_n of_o italy_n the_o work_n of_o appius_n claudius_n the_o appian_n way_n ptolemy_n come_v to_o corinth_n his_o act_n there_o cleopatra_n alexander_n sister_n kill_v by_o the_o governor_n of_o sardis_n the_o further_a act_n of_o agathocles_n in_o africa_n ophellas_n decoy_v and_o cut_v off_o by_o agathocles_n ophellas_n his_o troublesome_a march_n to_o agathocles_n lamia_n cruelty_n and_o story_n of_o she_o bomilcar_n seek_v to_o be_v prince_n of_o carthage_n but_o be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o citizen_n agathocles_n send_v the_o spoil_n of_o the_o cyrenian_o to_o syracuse_n most_o lose_v in_o a_o storm_n affair_n in_o italy_n 668_o chap._n 3._o demetrius_n free_v all_o the_o grecian_a city_n take_v the_o pireum_n at_o athens_n demetrius_n phalerius_n fly_v to_o ptolemy_n honour_n give_v to_o demetrius_n in_o athens_n he_o sail_v to_o cyprus_n his_o act_n there_o besieges_n salamis_n his_o great_a engine_n ptolemy_n sail_v to_o cyprus_n sea-fight_n between_o ptolemy_n and_o demetrius_n wherein_o ptolemy_n be_v rout_v antigonus_n take_v the_o title_n of_o king_n and_o the_o like_a several_a other_o captain_n agathocles_n his_o act_n at_o utica_n in_o africa_n tie_v prisoner_n to_o a_o great_a engine_n the_o sort_n of_o people_n in_o africa_n xenodocus_n rout_v in_o sicily_n by_o agathocles_n his_o captain_n agathocles_n his_o act_n in_o sicily_n what_o be_v do_v by_o archagathus_n in_o africa_n mascala_n inhabit_v by_o some_o greek_n that_o come_v from_o troy_n ape_n their_o custom_n among_o the_o pithecusae_n the_o carthaginian_n draw_v out_o thirty_o thousand_o man_n out_o of_o carthage_n misfortune_n to_o agathocles_n his_o captain_n in_o africa_n the_o army_n block_v up_o and_o almost_o starve_v agathocles_n beat_v the_o carthaginian_n at_o sea_n near_o syracuse_n his_o captain_n leptines_n harrass_n the_o agrigentines_n agathocles_n feast_n the_o syracusian_n his_o jocund_a temper_n his_o cruelty_n rout_v in_o africa_n carthaginian_a camp_n burn_v the_o misfortune_n afterward_o to_o both_o army_n by_o one_o cause_n agathocles_n in_o chain_n by_o his_o own_o men._n steal_v out_o of_o africa_n the_o soldier_n kill_v his_o two_o son_n they_o make_v peace_n with_o the_o carthaginian_n agathocles_n his_o exceed_a cruelty_n at_o aegista_n and_o afterward_o at_o syracuse_n 676_o chap._n 4._o antigonus_z his_o march_n into_o egypt_n a_o tempest_n near_o raphia_n where_o he_o lose_v some_o of_o his_o ship_n he_o return_v into_o syria_n dinocrates_n prevail_v in_o sicily_n agathocles_n be_v willing_a to_o resign_v his_o government_n but_o dinocrates_n stand_v off_o what_o be_v do_v in_o italy_n antigonus_z his_o war_n with_o the_o rhodian_o rhodes_n besiege_v by_o demetrius_n agathocles_n rout_v dinocrates_n his_o great_a army_n with_o a_o few_o men._n his_o cruelty_n to_o those_o that_o submit_v upon_o term_n where_o he_o but_o cheer_v seven_o thousand_o dinocrates_n in_o favour_n with_o agathocles_n and_o betray_v all_o the_o confederate_n what_o be_v do_v in_o italy_n 688_o chap._n 5._o the_o siege_n of_o rhodes_n continue_v the_o act_n of_o the_o sea-captain_n of_o the_o rhodian_o peace_n make_v with_o the_o rhodian_o the_o act_n of_o agathocles_n in_o the_o lipari_n island_n the_o act_n of_o demetrius_n in_o greece_n the_o war_n between_o the_o tarentines_n and_o lucanian_o the_o act_n of_o cleonymus_n the_o spartan_a cassander_n send_v to_o antigonus_n to_o make_v peace_n who_o refuse_v lysimachus_z joins_z with_o cassander_n and_o so_o do_v ptolemy_n and_o seleucus_n against_o antigonus_n he_o march_v against_o lysimachus_n demetrius_n further_a act_n in_o greece_n the_o army_n of_o cassander_n and_o demetrius_n demetrius_n leave_v greece_n and_o go_v with_o his_o army_n to_o his_o father_n in_o asia_n after_o peace_n make_v with_o cassander_n the_o misfortune_n of_o pleistarchus_n at_o sea_n ptolemy_n besieges_fw-fr sidon_n but_o return_v to_o egypt_n upon_o a_o false_a report_n seleucus_n march_v from_o babylon_n with_o a_o great_a army_n page_n 695_o the_o preface_n all_o mankind_n be_v under_o a_o great_a obligation_n of_o gratitude_n to_o those_o that_o have_v write_v universal_a history_n forasmuch_o as_o there_o have_v be_v a_o honourable_a contest_v among_o they_o by_o their_o labour_n and_o pain_n to_o be_v helpful_a to_o other_o in_o the_o due_a conduct_n and_o management_n of_o the_o common_a affair_n and_o concern_v of_o this_o present_a life_n for_o whereas_o they_o usher_v in_o a_o sort_n of_o wholesome_a instruction_n without_o any_o hazard_n to_o the_o person_n so_o they_o thereby_o also_o procure_v to_o their_o reader_n art_n and_o skill_n in_o politic_n above_o the_o ordinary_a rate_n with_o great_a ease_n and_o security_n for_o knowledge_n gain_v by_o experience_n though_o it_o bring_v a_o man_n to_o a_o aptness_n to_o be_v quick_a in_o discern_v what_o be_v most_o 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turn_v of_o messina_n the_o theban_n have_v dispatch_v all_o these_o thing_n in_o the_o space_n of_o eighty_o five_o day_n leave_v a_o strong_a garrison_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o messina_n return_v to_o their_o own_o country_n and_o the_o lacedaemonian_n have_v now_o unexpected_o rid_v themselves_o of_o the_o enemy_n send_v some_o of_o the_o great_a man_n of_o their_o city_n to_o athens_n and_o upon_o a_o treaty_n concern_v the_o principality_n it_o be_v agree_v that_o the_o athenian_n shall_v be_v master_n at_o sea_n and_o the_o lacedaemonian_n have_v the_o chief_a command_n at_o land_n but_o afterward_o both_o city_n execute_v the_o sovereignty_n in_o common_a about_o the_o same_o time_n the_o arcadian_n create_v lycomedes_n general_n and_o send_v he_o away_o arcadian_n pallene_n take_v by_o sterm_v by_o the_o arcadian_n with_o five_o thousand_o strong_a and_o lusty_a young_a man_n to_o besiege_v pallene_n in_o laconia_n who_o take_v it_o by_o storm_n and_o put_v above_o three_o 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athenian_a his_o famous_a victory_n in_o a_o duel_n over_o charogus_n the_o macedonian_a his_o sad_a misfortune_n and_o miserable_a death_n 566_o r._n 615_o drangina_n conquer_a by_o alexander_n m._n 554_o r._n 704_o the_o province_n of_o stasanor_n 574_o r._n 628_o duel_n between_o coragus_n the_o macedonian_a and_o dioxippus_n the_o athenian_a 566_o 568_o r._n 615_o 618_o of_o darius_n with_o cadusius_n e._n erygius_n combat_n with_o sartibarzenes_n 556_o r._n 606_o eumenes_n with_o neoptolemus_n 587_o r._n 644_o earthquake_n at_o sparta_n 244_o r._n 270_o at_o rhage_n 627_o r._n 695_o god_n the_o cause_n of_o earthquake_n 418_o r._n 48â—_n elean_n their_o commigration_n 243_o r._n 269_o their_o war_n with_o the_o lacedaemonian_n 365_o r._n 404_o with_o the_o arcadian_n and_o pisatae_n 440_o r._n 497_o join_v with_o the_o athenian_n in_o the_o
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be_v put_v to_o death_n 200_o r._n 241_o o._n ocean_n the_o wonder_v find_v in_o it_o 568_o 569_o r._n 618_o 619_o ochus_n king_n of_o persia_n succcee_v artaxerxes_n 448_o r._n 506_o his_o expedition_n against_o egypt_n 491_o r._n 531_o his_o act_n 498_o 534_o be_v destroy_v with_o his_o whole_a family_n 413_o r._n 564_o olympias_n the_o mother_n of_o alexander_n m._n 598_o r._n 658_o her_o return_n out_o of_o epirus_n into_o macedonia_n and_o cruelty_n towards_o archidoeus_n and_o eurydice_n and_o other_o 612_o r._n 676_o the_o terrible_a famine_n in_o the_o siege_n of_o pydna_n 621_o r._n 697_o her_o accusation_n and_o death_n 629_o 630_o r._n 698_o 699_o olympus_n the_o temple_n of_o jupiter_n olympus_n at_o agrigentum_n 340_o r._n 375_o another_z at_z syracuse_z 301_o 514_o r._n 333_o 553_o olynthian_o their_o war_n with_o amyntas_n king_n of_o macedon_n 416_o r._n 467_o demand_v their_o land_n again_o 397._o r._n 444_o war_n with_o the_o lacedaemonian_n 417_o r._n 468_o ophellas_n subdue_v the_o cyrenian_o 583_o r._n 639_o join_v with_o agathocles_n in_o africa_n 673_o r._n 753_o he_o with_o his_o auxiliary_n perfidious_o slay_v by_o agathocles_n 674_o r._n 754_o his_o cruelty_n ibid._n oracle_n of_o dodona_n 439_o r._n 495_o of_o hammon_n 543_o r._n 589_o oracle_n deliver_v to_o alexander_n m._n at_o hammon_n ibid._n to_o the_o clazomean_n and_o cumean_o concern_v leuca_n to_o dionysius_n of_o his_o death_n 440_o r._n 496_o to_o eumelus_n king_n of_o bosphoros_n of_o his_o death_n 667_o r._n 745_o to_o the_o helicenses_n 428_o r._n 482_o to_o the_o jonians_n ibid._n to_o the_o lacedaemonian_n of_o expiate_v the_o murder_n of_o pausanias_n 239_o r._n 266_o to_o the_o messinian_o in_o sicily_n 399_o r._n 447_o to_o philip_n before_o his_o death_n 517_o r._n 557_o to_o philomelus_n 489_o r._n 524_o to_o satyrus_n king_n of_o bosphorus_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o death_n 667_o r._n 745_o to_o seleucus_n by_o the_o chaldaean_n 632_o 649_o r._n 701_o 720_o to_o the_o spartan_n of_o the_o victory_n of_o the_o theban_n 241_o 430_o r._n 268_o 485_o to_o the_o theban_n of_o the_o victory_n at_o leuctra_n of_o their_o ruin_n 524_o r._n 566_o to_o timoleon_n of_o his_o success_n in_o sicily_n from_o ceres_n 508_o r._n 545_o orchomenos_fw-mi raze_v by_o the_o theban_n 441_o r._n 498_o the_o theban_n their_o old_a enemy_n ibid._n ostracism_n the_o law_n and_o manner_n of_o it_o at_o athens_n 244_o r._n 270_o p._n pallica_n a_o city_n in_o sicily_n build_v by_o ducetius_n 261_o r._n 288_o it_o be_v growth_n and_o destruction_n ibid._n the_o strange_a boil_a pot_n call_v crater_n in_o the_o earth_n there_o ibid._n pamphilia_n the_o province_n of_o antigonus_n 574_o r._n 628_o the_o situation_n 576_o r._n 630_o paphlagonia_n with_o cappadocia_n 574_o 628_o the_o province_n of_o eumenes_n
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arbela_n ibid._n divide_v the_o conquer_a province_n 574_o r._n 628_o his_o other_o act_n 575_o 576_o 581_o 583_o r._n 629_o 631_o 636_o 639_o the_o captain_n conspire_v against_o he_o 585_o r._n 641_o his_o expedition_n into_o egypt_n 588_o r._n 645_o pericles_n his_o act_n in_o peloponnesus_n 259_o 260_o r._n 286_o 287_o his_o other_o act_n 273_o 274_o r._n 301_o 302_o his_o arrear_n the_o public_a cause_n of_o the_o peloponesian_a war_n 277_o r._n 306_o his_o hot_a speech_n 273_o r._n 301_o his_o second_o expedition_n into_o peloponnesus_n 281_o r._n 310_o his_o death_n ibid._n persepolis_n take_v and_o burn_v by_o the_o instigation_n of_o a_o strumpet_n by_o alexander_n m_n 550_o r._n 599_o persia_n the_o province_n of_o peucestas_n 574_o r._n 628_o the_o description_n of_o a_o pleasant_a tract_n there_o 616_o r._n 682_o petalisme_n 259_o r._n 286_o phalaecus_n the_o general_n of_o the_o phocean_n 495_o r._n 530_o his_o sacrilegious_a covetousness_n 503_o r._n 540_o punish_v by_o the_o god_n 505_o r._n 542_o pharnabasus_n the_o persian_a general_n 316_o r._n 349_o help_v sometime_o the_o athenian_n and_o sometime_o the_o lacedaemonian_n 321_o 324_o 375_o r._n 354_o 357_o 416_o general_n of_o the_o war_n against_o the_o egyptian_n 446_o r._n 504_o phialensians_n their_o seditian_n 424_o r._n 477_o philip_n king_n of_o macedon_n the_o epitome_n of_o his_o history_n 477_o r._n 510_o his_o act_n and_o war_n 477_o to_o 516_o r._n 510_o to_o 556_o his_o feast_n and_o stately_a game_n and_o ominous_a verse_n 518_o r._n 558_o the_o plot_n against_o his_o life_n and_o the_o cause_n ibid._n his_o murder_n &c_n &c_n 519_o r._n 559_o philocles_n the_o athenian_a general_n at_o aegos-potamos_a 352_o r._n 388_o be_v put_v to_o death_n ibid._n philomelus_n stir_v up_o the_o phocean_n 486_o r._n 522_o rob_v the_o temple_n at_o delphos_n 491_o r._n 526_o cast_v himself_o down_o from_o the_o top_n of_o a_o rock_n ibid._n phoceans_n their_o war_n with_o the_o dorean_o and_o spartan_n 256_o r._n 283_o with_o the_o boetian_o 393_o r._n 439_o with_o the_o theban_n 432_o r._n 487_o they_o spoil_v the_o temple_n at_o delphos_n 488_o 491_o r._n 523_o 526_o their_o fight_n with_o the_o theban_n 503_o r._n 539_o be_v burn_v in_o the_o temple_n 504_o r._n 541_o phocio_n the_o athenian_a general_n 496_o r._n 532_o the_o sentence_n upon_o he_o and_o his_o punishment_n 602_o r._n 663_o phoenicia_n the_o situation_n 576_o r._n 630_o phrygia_n the_o less_o the_o situation_n ibid._n the_o great_a ibid._n pindar_n when_o he_o flourish_v 200_o r._n 226_o pisidia_n the_o situation_n 576_o r._n 630_o plague_n grievous_a among_o the_o carthaginian_n 418_o r._n 469_o the_o first_o plague_n at_o athens_n 281_o r._n 310_o the_o second_o 286_o r._n 316_o and_o the_o cause_n ibid._n in_o the_o camp_n of_o hannibal_n in_o sicily_n for_o his_o impiety_n 341_o r._n 377_o in_o the_o camp_n of_o imilco_n and_o the_o cause_n 389_o r._n 434_o in_o africa_n 358_o r._n 397_o platean_n the_o battle_n at_o platea_n with_o the_o persian_n 231_o r._n 258_o be_v besiege_v by_o the_o spartan_n all_o put_v to_o death_n and_o the_o city_n raze_v 282_o 286_o r._n 311_o 315_o their_o other_o misfortune_n 427_o r._n 481_o plato_n sell_v by_o dionysius_n 411_o r._n 461_o the_o most_o learned_a of_o the_o greek_n 263_o r._n 291_o porus_n his_o war_n with_o alexander_n m._n 561_o r._n 608_o his_o valour_n and_o stature_n 562_o r._n 609_o prince_n strengthen_v themselves_o more_o with_o gentleness_n than_o arm_n 309_o r._n 342_o their_o vice_n most_o notorious_a â—57_n r._n 395_o prodigy_n to_o alexander_n m._n before_o his_o death_n 572_o r._n 624_o to_o the_o athenian_n before_o irreparable_a slaughter_n in_o sicily_n 305_o r._n 337_o to_o epaminondas_n before_o his_o victory_n at_o leuctra_n 428_o 430_o r._n 482_o 484_o to_o hannibal_n after_o the_o violation_n of_o the_o sepulcher_n in_o sicily_n 341_o r_o 377_o to_o pelopidas_n before_o his_o death_n 442_o r._n 499_o to_o 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his_o sea_n fight_v with_o demetrius_n at_o cyprus_n 678_o r._n 759_o be_v worsted_n and_o return_n into_o egypt_n 680_o r._n 761_o recover_v coelo-syria_n 704_o r._n 791_o pylae_n the_o gate_n or_o entry_n into_o cilicia_n 366_o r._n 406_o pyrrhus_n the_o famous_a enemy_n to_o the_o roman_n 623_o r._n 690_o pythagorean_n philosopher_n the_o master_n to_o epaminondas_n and_o philip_n king_n of_o macedon_n 478_o 510_o the_o last_o of_o his_o sect_n when_o they_o live_v 440_o r._n 497_o pythia_n why_o the_o priestesses_z were_z no_o long_o virgin_n 489_o r._n 524_o q._n quinda_n a_o strong_a castle_n where_o alexander_n m._n treasure_n be_v lay_v up_o and_o carry_v away_o by_o antigonus_n 633_o r._n 702_o quinquiremes_n or_o five_o oar_n on_o a_o bank_n when_o first_o use_v 376_o 377_o r._n 418_o 419_o r._n race_n a_o horse_n overrun_v by_o a_o man_n 362_o r._n 401_o region_n a_o pleasant_a and_o fruitful_a country_n in_o africa_n 659_o r._n 736_o religion_n zeleucus_n his_o law_n concern_v it_o 270_o r._n 299_o the_o violation_n of_o religion_n punish_v by_o public_a calamity_n 286_o 391_o 392_o 428_o r._n 316_o 436_o 437_o 482_o rhodes_n the_o miserable_a inundation_n at_o rhodes_n 627_o r._n 695_o their_o war_n with_o demetrius_n 691_o r._n 775_o staight_o besiege_a 692_o r._n 776_o their_o fight_n with_o demetrius_n and_o victory_n 693_o r._n 777_o 778_o the_o repair_n of_o the_o city_n 699_o r._n 785_o rhoxana_n wife_n of_o alexander_n m._n murder_v with_o her_o son_n by_o cassander_n 654_o r._n 728_o roman_n the_o first_o time_n they_o pay_v wage_n to_o their_o soldier_n 364_o r._n 403_o the_o first_o time_n the_o people_n disobey_v the_o senate_n 404_o r._n 452_o their_o sad_a overthrow_n by_o the_o gaul_n at_o allia_n 406_o r._n 454_o defend_v the_o capital_a 406_o 407_o r._n 455_o 456_o their_o war_n with_o the_o samnite_n 611_o 640_o 641_o 642_o 652_o 675_o 710_o 711_o 713_o 726_o with_o the_o marsian_o and_o etrurians_n 676_o r._n 756_o s._n sacrifice_n a_o butcherly_a sacrifice_n of_o captive_n punish_v by_o god_n 684_o r._n 767_o sacrilege_n in_o divers_a manner_n punish_v by_o the_o god_n 504_o 505_o 506_o 490_o 494_o 698_o r._n 541_o 542_o 543_o 526_o 529_o 784_o cause_n a_o war_n 443_o r._n 500_o check_v by_o a_o earthquake_n 503_o r._n 540_o cast_v in_o the_o tooth_n of_o the_o athenian_n by_o a_o tyrant_n ibid._n salamis_n the_o sea-fight_n at_o salamis_n between_o the_o grecian_n and_o persian_n and_o the_o remarkable_a victory_n of_o the_o greek_n 224_o 225_o r._n 251_o 252_o saturn_n a_o boy_n offer_v up_o to_o he_o the_o idol_n at_o carthage_n 341_o 663_o r._n 377_o 740_o scione_n besiege_v and_o take_v by_o storm_n and_o most_o cruel_o deal_v with_o by_o the_o athenian_n 291_o 292_o 294_o r._n 322_o 323_o 325_o stytalisme_n
when_o it_o be_v lose_v and_o take_v from_o we_o 221_o 566_o r._n 248_o 615_o utica_n the_o memorable_a siege_n and_o defence_n at_o utica_n in_o africa_n by_o agathocles_n 680_o r._n 761_o the_o captive_n of_o utica_n hang_v at_o the_o engine_n alive_a to_o be_v shoot_v at_o by_o the_o townsman_n ibid._n w._n wine-cellar_n the_o stately_a wine-cellar_n of_o gellias_n in_o agrigentum_n 341_o r._n 376_o x._o xenophon_n the_o historian_n where_o he_o begin_v and_o end_v his_o history_n 319_o 446_o r._n 352_o 504_o be_v create_v general_n over_o the_o greek_n that_o return_v out_o of_o persia_n 374_o r._n 416_o xerxes_n his_o expedition_n army_n etc._n etc._n into_o greece_n 213_o 216_o 218_o r._n 242_o 243_o 245_o the_o sea-fight_n at_o artemisium_n 222_o r._n 249_o the_o fight_n with_o leonidas_n at_o thermopylae_n 218_o 219_o r._n 245_o 246_o the_o sea-fight_n at_o salamis_n 224_o 225_o r._n 251_o 252_o his_o flight_n to_o ecbatana_n 234_o r._n 261_o be_v assassinate_v 258_o r._n 278_o z._n zacynthus_n the_o sedition_n and_o war_n at_o zacynthus_n 416_o r._n 480_o zaleucus_n his_o law_n at_o thurium_n in_o italy_n 270_o r._n 299_o a_o table_n of_o the_o eclogue_n or_o fragment_n note_v the_o letter_n b_o in_o the_o fragment_n stand_v for_o book_n and_o the_o letter_n e_o for_o eclogue_n or_o excerpt_v likewise_o the_o letter_n l_o stands_z for_o lib._n and_o the_o letter_n s_o for_o section_n the_o eclogue_n or_o fragment_n out_o of_o the_o first_o six_o book_n after_o the_o twenty_o of_o diodorus_n the_o sicilian_a a._n acra_n leuca_n build_v in_o spain_n by_o amilcar_n hannibal_n father_n book_n 25._o eclogue_n 2._o page_n 720_o aemilius_n the_o consul_n be_v the_o country_n of_o the_o celte_v gall_n b._n 25._o e._n 3._o ibid._n agathocles_n king_n of_o syracuse_n his_o act_n and_o death_n b._n 21._o e._n 2_o 3_o 4_o 8_o 11_o 12._o 709_o alexander_n the_o son_n of_o cassander_n murder_v by_o demetrius_n b._n 21._o e._n 7._o ibid._n amesalus_n raze_v by_o hiero_n b._n 22._o e._n 15._o 714_o amilcar_n his_o act_n in_o sicily_n against_o the_o roman_n b._n 23._o e._n 9_o 716_o his_o death_n b._n 25._o e._n 2._o 719_o antander_n the_o sicilian_a historian_n b._n 21._o e._n 12._o 710_o antigonus_n his_o death_n b._n 21._o e._n 1._o 709_o appius_n claudius_n his_o act_n in_o sicily_n b._n 23._o e._n 2._o 715_o arâ—s_n none_o can_v please_v all_o in_o any_o art_n b._n 26._o e._n 1._o 721_o asdrubal_n unsuccessful_a in_o sicily_n b._n 25._o e._n 2._o 719_o b._n barcas_fw-la the_o carthaginian_a general_n his_o act_n in_o sicily_n b._n 24._o e._n 2._o 719_o brennus_n the_o gall_n his_o inroad_n into_o macedonia_n the_o slaughter_n of_o his_o army_n and_o his_o death_n b._n 22._o e._n 13._o 713_o brutii_n they_o rout_n agathocles_n b._n 21._o e._n 3._o 709_o he_o waste_v their_o country_n e._n 8._o ibid._n cadmean_a victory_n what_o b._n 22._o e._n 4._o 712_o calatinus_n rout_n the_o carthaginian_n at_o sea_n b._n 24._o e._n 12._o 719_o cantharides_n blind_v the_o sight_n b._n 22._o e._n 2._o 712_o carthaginian_n their_o war_n with_o pyrrhus_n in_o sicily_n b._n 22._o e._n 11_o 14._o 712_o 713_o with_o the_o roman_n b._n 23._o 715_o overcome_v by_o appius_n claudius_n b._n 23._o e._n 4._o 715_o their_o war_n with_o their_o confederate_n b._n 25._o e._n 1._o 719_o carthalon_n his_o success_n in_o sicily_n against_o the_o roman_n b._n 24._o e._n 1._o 719_o celte_n rout_v in_o sicily_n through_o their_o intemperance_n b._n 23._o e._n 12._o 717_o slaughter_v in_o spain_n by_o amilcar_n b._n 25._o e._n 2._o 720_o cios_n the_o general_n of_o the_o mamertine_n rout_v by_o hiero_n kill_v himself_o b._n 22._o e._n 15._o 715_o covetousness_n the_o evil_a of_o it_o b._n 21._o e._n 1._o 709_o d._n demetrius_z his_o act_n b_o 21._o e_z 1_o 7_o 10_o 11._o 709_o 710_o decius_n his_o cru_n 〈…〉_o at_o rhegium_n his_o sight_n lose_v by_o a_o physician_n wilful_o by_o the_o use_n of_o cantharides_n b_o 22._o e_z 2._o 712_o e._n enna_n take_v by_o the_o roman_n b_o 23._o e_z 9_o 716_o eryx_n in_o sicily_n take_v by_o pyrrhus_n b_o 22._o e_z 14._o 713_o raze_v by_o the_o carthaginian_n b_o 22._o e_z 9_o 712_o f._n fabius_n the_o roman_a consul_n slaughter_n the_o hetruscan_o gall_n and_o samnite_n b_o 21._o e_z 6._o 702_o g._n gades_n b_o 25._o e_z 2._o 719_o gall_n their_o inroad_n into_o greece_n b_o 22._o e_z 13._o 713_o their_o miserable_a return_n ibid._n h._n hannibal_n his_o act_n in_o sicily_n b_o 22._o e_z 15._o 714_o hannibal_n son_n of_o amilcar_n choose_a general_n in_o spain_n by_o the_o army_n b_o 25._o e_z 5._o 720_o his_o take_n of_o sagunthum_fw-la b_o 25._o e_z 5._o ibid._n hanno_n his_o act_n in_o sicily_n b_o 23._o e_z 2._o 715_o hiero_n his_o act_n b_o 22._o e_z 15._o b_o 23._o e_z 2_o 4_o 5_o 12._o b_o 24._o e_z 1._o b_o 25._o e_z 4._o b_o 26._o e_z 6._o 714_o 715_o 718_o 720_o 721_o i._n indorte_n the_o general_n of_o the_o iberian_o take_v and_o kill_v by_o amilcar_n b_o 25._o e_z 2._o 720_o istolatius_n general_n of_o the_o celte_n take_v by_o amilcar_n b_o 26._o e_z 2._o ibid._n julius_n the_o consul_n be_v shipwreck_v b_o 24._o e_z 1._o 719_o l._n leontines_n receive_v pyrrhus_n 713_o lilybeurn_n in_o sicily_n besiege_v by_o pyrrhus_n b_o 22._o e_z 14._o ibid._n when_o build_v ibid._n besiege_a by_o the_o roman_n b_o 24._o e_z 1_o 3._o 718_o m._n maenon_n poison_v his_o master_n agathocles_n b_o 21._o e_z 12._o 710_o his_o other_o act_n b_o 21._o e_z 13._o 711_o mamertine_n their_o cruelty_n at_o messina_n b_o 21._o e_z 12._o ibid._n messina_n besiege_v by_o hiero_n and_o the_o carthaginian_n relieve_v by_o the_o roman_n b_o 22._o e_z 15._o 714_o n._n numidian_n rebel_a against_o the_o carthaginian_n be_v destroy_v by_o asdrubal_n b_o 25._o e_z 2._o 720_o o._n orissus_n king_n of_o the_o iberian_o rout_v by_o asdrubal_n 720_o p._n phintias_n prince_n of_o agragentum_n overcome_v of_o hicetas_n b_o 22._o e_z 2._o 712_o his_o dream_n of_o his_o end_n e_fw-la 5._o ibid._n ptolemeus_n ceraunus_n kill_v of_o the_o gall_n e_fw-la 3._o ibid._n pyrrhus_n his_o act_n in_o sicily_n e_z 10_o 11_o 14._o ibid._n r._n regulus_n the_o proconsul_n his_o success_n in_o africa_n b_o 23._o e_z 12._o 716_o rhodes_n tear_v by_o a_o earthquake_n roman_n their_o slaughter_v of_o the_o hetruscian_o gall_n etc._n etc._n b_o 21._o e_z 6._o 709_o their_o ancient_a shield_n and_o new_a b_o 23._o e_z 3._o 715_o their_o act_n in_o sicily_n b_o 23._o e_z 2._o ibid._n their_o shipwreck_n b_o 23._o e_z 12._o 719_o be_v beat_v at_o sea_n by_o cathalo_n b_o 24._o e_z 1._o 718_o s._n sagunthum_fw-la besiege_v b_o 25._o e_z 5._o 720_o their_o heroic_a act_n ibid._n the_o woman_n kill_v both_o themselves_o and_o their_o child_n ibid._n sicily_n the_o brave_a of_o island_n b_o 23._o e_z 1._o 715_o stilpo_n agathocles_n his_o general_n shipwrecked_a b_o 21._o e_z 8._o 709_o t._n thebes_n take_v by_o demetrius_n and_o demolish_v b_o 21._o e_z 10._o 710_o x._o xanthippus_n the_o spartan_a overcome_v regulus_n the_o roman_a general_n in_o africa_n b_o 23._o e_z 12._o 716_o the_o fragment_n out_o of_o the_o lose_a book_n of_o diodorus_n the_o sicilian_a gather_v by_o photius_n a._n alexander_n epiphanes_n king_n of_o syria_n murder_v by_o his_o subject_n book_n 32._o eclogue_n 1._o page_n 724_o antiochis_n queen_n of_o cappadocia_n cozen_v her_o husband_n with_o a_o supposititious_a birth_n b_o 31_o e_z 3._o 723_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n profane_v the_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n b_o 34._o e_z 1._o 726_o antiochus_n eupator_n his_o war_n with_o the_o jew_n b_o 34._o e_z 1._o ibid._n ariamnes_n ii_o king_n of_o cappadocia_n his_o great_a love_n to_o his_o son_n and_o his_o son_n to_o he_o b_o 31._o e_z 3._o 723_o ariarathes_n i_o ii_o iii_o iu._n v._o vi_o king_n of_o cappadocia_n and_o the_o last_o a_o favourer_n of_o learning_n b_o 31._o e_z 3._o and_o the_o pedigree_n of_o those_o king_n ibid._n athenio_n the_o captain_n of_o the_o slave_n in_o sicily_n and_o that_o servile_a war_n b_o 36._o e_z 1._o 731_o b._n battaces_n the_o priest_n of_o cybele_n in_o phrygia_n come_v in_o a_o strange_a habit_n to_o rome_n b_o 36._o e_z 2._o 733_o bocchus_n king_n of_o africa_n overcome_v by_o marius_n b_o 36._o e_z 1._o 729_o c._n cadmus_n b_o 40._o e_z 1._o 736_o caesar_n his_o war_n with_o pompey_n b_o 37._o e_z 2._o 735_o his_o murder_n ibid._n callo_n a_o young_a wife_n afterward_o she_o become_v a_o man_n b_o 32._o e_z 1._o 724_o capadocia_n the_o genealogy_n of_o their_o king_n b_o 31._o e_z 3._o 722_o carthage_n height_n of_o its_o wall_n b_o 32._o e_z 2._o 725_o cattulus_n murder_n himself_o by_o the_o
coast_n as_o far_o as_o hercules-pillar_n out_o of_o europe_n the_o grecian_a city_n the_o macedonian_n the_o illyrian_n many_o inhabit_v adria_n the_o thracian_n and_o the_o galatian_n a_o people_n that_o then_o first_o begin_v to_o be_v know_v to_o the_o grecian_n these_o all_o send_v their_o ambassador_n of_o who_o the_o king_n have_v a_o catalogue_n in_o writing_n he_o appoint_v in_o what_o order_n they_o shall_v be_v several_o admit_v to_o their_o audience_n and_o in_o the_o first_o place_n those_o be_v introduce_v that_o come_v about_o matter_n of_o religion_n then_o those_o who_o bring_v present_n next_o they_o that_o be_v at_o variance_n with_o the_o people_n border_v upon_o they_o then_o those_o be_v admit_v in_o the_o four_o place_n who_o come_v to_o treat_v upon_o concern_v relate_v to_o their_o own_o country_n and_o last_o those_o who_o instruction_n be_v to_o oppose_v the_o restauration_n of_o the_o exile_n and_o among_o the_o religious_a he_o first_o oat-law_n the_o banditti_z or_o oat-law_n hear_v they_o of_o elis_n after_o they_o the_o hammonians_n delphian_o and_o corinthian_n the_o epidaurian_o likewise_o and_o other_o giving_z to_z they_o the_o pre-eminence_n out_o of_o reverence_n and_o veneration_n to_o the_o temple_n he_o make_v it_o his_o great_a business_n to_o return_v such_o grateful_a answer_n to_o all_o the_o ambassador_n as_o that_o he_o may_v gain_v the_o goodwill_n and_o affection_n of_o every_o one_o of_o they_o when_o all_o this_o be_v over_o he_o apply_v himself_o to_o the_o celebrate_v the_o funeral_n of_o hephestion_n hephestion_n alexander_n prepare_v to_o bury_v hephestion_n and_o contrive_v all_o that_o possible_o he_o can_v so_o far_o to_o grace_v it_o with_o funeral_n pomp_n as_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o only_o exceed_v all_o that_o be_v before_o it_o but_o likewise_o that_o it_o shall_v never_o be_v exceed_v by_o any_o that_o be_v to_o come_v for_o he_o most_o dear_o love_v he_o as_o much_o as_o the_o dear_a friend_n that_o we_o have_v hear_v of_o ever_o love_v one_o another_o when_o he_o be_v alive_a and_o honour_v he_o beyond_o compare_n when_o he_o be_v dead_a he_o honour_v he_o more_o than_o any_o of_o his_o friend_n 322._o ant._n ch._n 322._o while_o he_o live_v although_o craterus_n seem_v to_o vie_v with_o he_o for_o alexander_n affection_n for_o when_o one_o of_o the_o servant_n say_v that_o craterus_n love_v alexander_n as_o well_o as_o hephestion_n do_v alexander_n answer_v that_o craterus_n be_v the_o hephestion_n the_o or_o the_o king_n be_v love_v by_o craterus_n and_o alexander_n by_o hephestion_n king_n friend_n and_o hephestion_n alexander_n and_o at_o that_o time_n when_o the_o mother_n of_o darius_n through_o a_o mistake_n upon_o the_o first_o view_n of_o the_o king_n prostrate_v herself_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o hephestion_n and_o come_v to_o discern_v her_o error_n be_v much_o out_o of_o countenance_n be_v not_o trouble_v mother_n say_v alexander_n for_o even_o he_o be_v another_o alexander_n to_o conclude_v hephestion_n have_v such_o interest_n in_o alexander_n and_o such_o free_a access_n and_o liberty_n of_o converse_n that_o when_o olympias_n who_o envy_v he_o accuse_v he_o and_o threaten_v he_o by_o her_o letter_n he_o write_v to_o she_o back_o again_o with_o severe_a check_n and_o add_v these_o expression_n forbear_v your_o slander_n against_o i_o and_o bridle_v your_o anger_n and_o surcease_v your_o threat_n but_o if_o you_o will_v not_o i_o value_v they_o not_o of_o a_o pin_n for_o you_o be_v not_o ignorant_a that_o alexander_n must_v be_v judge_n of_o all_o the_o king_n therefore_o take_v up_o with_o the_o preparation_n for_o the_o funeral_n command_v the_o 11._o hephestion_n funeral_n athenaeus_n lib_n 10._o c._n 11._o neighbour_a city_n to_o assist_v as_o much_o as_o possible_o they_o can_v towards_o its_o pomp_n and_o splendour_n and_o command_v all_o the_o people_n of_o asia_n that_o the_o fire_n which_o the_o persian_n call_v the_o holy_a 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