to_o be_v set_v up_o in_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o himereans_n what_o remain_v together_o with_o the_o captive_n he_o distribute_v among_o his_o soldier_n proportionable_o to_o every_o one_o merit_n and_o those_o captive_n that_o fall_v to_o the_o share_n of_o the_o city_n be_v in_o all_o those_o place_n with_o their_o leg_n shackled_a employ_v in_o public_a work_n for_o the_o common_a good_n they_o of_o agrigentum_n have_v get_v many_o captive_n for_o their_o share_n enrich_v both_o their_o city_n and_o country_n round_o about_o with_o their_o labour_n for_o they_o have_v so_o many_o prisoner_n that_o many_o of_o the_o private_a citizen_n have_v five_o hundred_o apiece_o and_o the_o multitude_n of_o their_o captive_n and_o slave_n be_v advance_v not_o only_o because_o captive_n the_o work_n at_o agrigentum_n by_o the_o captive_n they_o send_v great_a assistance_n to_o the_o war_n but_o likewise_o by_o reason_n many_o of_o the_o barbarian_n when_o their_o army_n be_v rout_v flee_v up_o into_o the_o midland_n and_o border_n of_o agrigentum_n who_o be_v all_o take_v alive_a fill_v the_o city_n with_o prisoner_n the_o great_a part_n be_v set_v apart_o for_o the_o public_a service_n and_o appoint_v to_o cut_v and_o hew_v stone_n of_o which_o they_o not_o only_o build_v the_o great_a of_o their_o temple_n but_o make_v watercourse_n or_o sink_n underground_o to_o convey_v water_n from_o the_o city_n so_o great_a and_o wide_a that_o though_o the_o work_n itself_o be_v contemptible_a yet_o when_o do_v and_o see_v be_v worthy_a of_o admiration_n the_o overseer_n and_o master_n of_o the_o work_n be_v one_o pheax_n a_o excellent_a artificer_n from_o who_o these_o conduit_n be_v call_v pheaces_n the_o agrigentines_n likewise_o sink_v a_o fishpond_n with_o great_a cost_v and_o expense_n seven_o furlong_n in_o compass_n and_o twenty_o cubit_n in_o depth_n into_o this_o water_n be_v bring_v both_o from_o fountain_n and_o river_n and_o by_o that_o mean_v sufficient_o supply_v with_o fish_n of_o all_o sort_n both_o for_o food_n and_o pleasure_n 256._o p._n 256._o and_o upon_o this_o pond_n fell_a and_o rest_v great_a multitude_n of_o swan_n which_o give_v a_o most_o pleasant_a and_o delightful_a prospect_n to_o the_o eye_n but_o by_o neglect_n of_o succeed_a age_n it_o grow_v up_o with_o mud_n and_o at_o last_o through_o length_n of_o time_n turn_v whole_o into_o dry_a ground_n but_o the_o soil_n there_o be_v very_o fat_a and_o rich_a they_o have_v plant_v it_o with_o vine_n and_o replenish_v it_o with_o all_o sort_n of_o tree_n which_o yield_v to_o they_o of_o agrigentum_n a_o very_a great_a revenue_n when_o gelo_n have_v dismiss_v his_o confederate_n he_o march_v back_o with_o his_o army_n to_o syracuse_n and_o for_o his_o notable_a victory_n he_o be_v not_o only_o have_v in_o great_a honour_n and_o esteem_v by_o his_o own_o citizen_n but_o even_o by_o all_o the_o sicilian_n for_o he_o get_v so_o many_o prisoner_n and_o slave_n that_o the_o island_n seem_v to_o have_v all_o africa_n under_o her_o dominion_n ambassador_n come_v continual_o from_o all_o the_o city_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o adverse_a party_n beg_v pardon_n for_o their_o error_n and_o promise_a observance_n to_o all_o his_o command_n for_o the_o future_a but_o as_o for_o gelo_n he_o carry_v himself_o with_o great_a complacency_n gelo._n the_o praise_n of_o gelo._n towards_o all_o and_o enter_v into_o a_o league_n with_o they_o and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o prosperity_n behave_v himself_o with_o great_a modesty_n and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d humanity_n not_o only_o towards_o the_o sicilian_n but_o even_o towards_o his_o most_o implacable_a enemy_n the_o carthaginian_n for_o when_o ambassador_n come_v from_o carthage_n with_o many_o tear_n beg_v his_o favour_n he_o receive_v they_o very_o 〈◊〉_d very_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d courteous_o and_o make_v peace_n with_o they_o upon_o condition_n that_o they_o shall_v pay_v two_o thousand_o talent_n of_o silver_n for_o the_o expense_n of_o the_o war_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v build_v unto_o build_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sir_n walter_n raleigh_n say_v two_o arm_a ship_n as_o pledge_n of_o the_o peace_n which_o i_o rather_o incline_v unto_o two_o temple_n where_o the_o article_n of_o the_o league_n may_v be_v keep_v as_o sacred_a the_o carthaginian_n be_v thus_o safe_a beyond_o their_o hope_n free_o consent_v to_o the_o demand_n and_o promise_v a_o crown_n of_o gold_n to_o damareta_n the_o wife_n of_o gelo_n for_o by_o make_v their_o address_n unto_o she_o she_o be_v chief_o instrumental_a for_o the_o procure_n of_o the_o peace_n and_o after_o she_o receive_v the_o crown_n from_o the_o carthaginian_n which_o be_v of_o the_o value_n of_o a_o hundred_o talent_n of_o gold_n gelo_n coin_v it_o into_o money_n and_o call_v it_o from_o she_o damaretâ—â—um_o every_o piece_n worth_a ten_o shilling_n ten_o three_o pound_n fifteen_o shilling_n attic_a drachma_n call_v likewise_o of_o the_o sicilian_n pentecontralitron_n from_o their_o be_v fifty_o pound_n in_o weight_n gelo_n carry_v himself_o thus_o gracious_o to_o all_o chief_o prompt_v thereunto_o by_o his_o own_o generous_a disposition_n yet_o not_o without_o some_o design_n to_o engage_v all_o by_o kindness_n for_o he_o have_v a_o purpose_n to_o pass_v with_o his_o army_n over_o into_o greece_n and_o to_o join_v with_o they_o against_o the_o persian_n but_o when_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o transport_v his_o fleet_n messenger_n from_o corinth_n bring_v he_o the_o news_n of_o the_o victory_n by_o the_o grecian_n at_o salamis_n and_o that_o xerxes_n with_o a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o army_n have_v leave_v europe_n upon_o which_o news_n he_o alter_v his_o resolution_n and_o commend_v the_o forwardness_n of_o his_o soldier_n call_v a_o general_n assembly_n with_o a_o command_n that_o all_o shall_v meet_v arm_v he_o himself_o when_o the_o assembly_n be_v meet_v come_v in_o among_o they_o not_o only_o without_o any_o arm_n but_o without_o a_o coat_n a_o tunick_n a_o soldier_n coat_n tunick_n cover_v only_o with_o a_o cloak_n or_o mantle_n and_o in_o a_o speech_n set_v forth_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o life_n and_o action_n to_o the_o syracusian_n the_o people_n give_v evident_a testimony_n of_o their_o approbation_n to_o every_o word_n that_o he_o say_v and_o admire_v that_o he_o shall_v so_o expose_v himself_o among_o arm_a man_n to_o the_o will_n of_o every_o person_n that_o may_v have_v a_o design_n against_o his_o life_n every_o one_o be_v so_o far_o from_o offer_v he_o any_o violence_n as_o a_o tyrant_n that_o have_v oppress_v they_o that_o all_o with_o one_o voice_n proclaim_v he_o their_o benefactor_n their_o king_n and_o the_o deliverer_n of_o their_o country_n after_o these_o thing_n he_o build_v two_o magnificent_a temple_n one_o to_o ceres_n and_o another_o to_o proserpina_n out_o of_o the_o spoil_n and_o cause_v a_o chair_n a_o a_o three-footed_a stool_n or_o chair_n tripod_n to_o be_v make_v of_o sixteen_o talent_n of_o gold_n which_o he_o dedicate_v as_o a_o token_n of_o his_o gratitude_n to_o apollo_n at_o delphos_n he_o afterward_o determine_v to_o build_v a_o temple_n to_o ceres_n in_o mount_n aetna_n which_o so_o far_o proceed_v as_o that_o the_o image_n of_o the_o deity_n be_v place_v in_o her_o shrine_n but_o by_o death_n he_o be_v interrupt_v in_o his_o design_n and_o the_o work_n leave_v imperfect_a poet._n the_o death_n of_o gelo._n pindar_n the_o poet._n about_o this_o time_n pindar_n the_o lyric_a poet_n flourish_v and_o these_o be_v all_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v this_o year_n worthy_a of_o any_o remark_n chap._n iii_o the_o victory_n of_o the_o greek_n over_o mardonius_n at_o platea_n xanthippus_n be_v archon_n of_o athens_n and_o quintus_fw-la fabius_n vibulanus_n and_o serrius_n cornelius_n cossus_n roman_a consul_n the_o persian_a fleet_n all_o but_o the_o phaenician_o after_o 257._o p._n 257._o the_o battle_n at_o salamis_n lay_v about_o cuma_n and_o there_o continue_v all_o winter_n at_o the_o spring_n pass_v over_o to_o samos_n to_o guard_v the_o coast_n of_o jonia_n the_o fleet_n consist_v of_o four_o hundred_o sail_n and_o because_o they_o be_v jealous_a of_o the_o jonians_n they_o keep_v a_o strict_a eye_n upon_o the_o city_n there_o in_o greece_n upon_o the_o great_a success_n of_o salamis_n which_o be_v chief_o owe_v to_o the_o valour_n and_o conduct_n of_o the_o athenian_n all_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o athenian_n bere_v lift_v up_o will_v now_o contend_v with_o the_o lacedaemonian_n for_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o this_o the_o lacedaemonian_n foresee_v and_o therefore_o use_v all_o their_o art_n and_o endeavour_n to_o keep_v they_o under_o and_o for_o that_o reason_n when_o they_o be_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o noble_a action_n in_o that_o fight_n and_o to_o distribute_v reward_n according_o
and_o he_o in_o it_o the_o miserable_a end_n of_o jason_n of_o the_o heraclidae_fw-la and_o their_o return_n to_o peloponnesus_n 148_o chap._n 4._o the_o act_n of_o theseus_n the_o minotaur_n in_o crete_n androgeos_n the_o son_n of_o minos_n murder_v by_o aegeus_n ariadna_n daughter_n of_o minos_n in_o love_n with_o theseus_n ariadna_n crown_n aegeus_n king_n of_o athens_n kill_v himself_o theseus_n his_o death_n the_o war_n of_o thebes_n by_o the_o seven_o captain_n the_o epigoni_n renew_v the_o war._n pedigree_n of_o the_o hero_n at_o troy_n of_o the_o centauri_n and_o lapithae_n the_o pedigree_n of_o aesculapius_n aeacus_n ajax_n pelops_n tantalus_n oenomeus_n dardanus_n his_o posterity_n to_o priam_n king_n of_o troy_n 159_o chap._n 5._o of_o daedalus_n and_o his_o work_n in_o crete_n sicily_n and_o elsewhere_o his_o flight_n into_o sicily_n minos_n invade_v sicily_n the_o manner_n of_o his_o death_n there_o the_o famous_a temple_n of_o the_o curetes_n or_o corybant_n in_o sicily_n build_v by_o the_o posterity_n of_o the_o cretan_n that_o come_v there_o with_o minos_n the_o pedigree_n of_o aristaeus_n his_o act_n his_o son_n actaeon_n of_o eryx_n venus_n her_o temple_n in_o eryx_n in_o sicily_n the_o fame_n of_o it_o of_o daphnis_n the_o shepherd_n a_o description_n of_o the_o herean_a mountain_n of_o orion_n of_o the_o straight_a of_o messina_n 168_o book_n v._o chap._n 1._o a_o description_n of_o sicily_n the_o aeolide_a island_n or_o lipari_n island_n of_o malta_n gaulus_n cercina_n corsica_n sardinia_n pityusa_n and_o the_o baleares_n 176_o chap._n 2._o of_o madera_n britain_n gallia_n celtiberia_n iberia_n and_o tyrrhenia_n and_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o their_o law_n and_o custom_n 184_o chap._n 3._o of_o gredosia_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o the_o arabian_a sea_n of_o the_o holy_a island_n of_o panchaea_n of_o samothracia_n of_o naxus_n syme_n nausus_n calydna_n nisyrus_n carpathus_n of_o rhodes_n and_o of_o chersonesus_n 194_o chap._n 4._o of_o crete_n the_o first_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o idaei_n dactyli_n of_o jupiter_n saturn_n hyperion_n prometheus_n mnemosyne_n themis_n ceres_n neptune_n pallas_n jupiter_n race_n as_o the_o muse_n vulcan_n mars_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o ancient_a hercules_n britomartis_n pluto_n rhadamanthus_n his_o justice_n of_o lesbos_n deucalion_n flood_n of_o the_o bless_a island_n of_o tenedos_n and_o the_o cyclades_n 204_o the_o content_n of_o the_o last_o ten_o book_n of_o diodorus_n the_o sicilian_a book_n xi_o chap._n 1._o of_o xerxes_n his_o expedition_n into_o greece_n and_o the_o fight_n at_o thermopyle_n and_o sea-fight_n at_o salamis_n page_n 215_o chap._n 2._o how_o the_o carthaginian_n invade_v sicily_n and_o be_v rout_v by_o gelon_n and_o the_o time_n of_o pindar_n the_o poet._n 226_o chap._n 3._o the_o victory_n of_o the_o greek_n over_o mardonius_n at_o platea_n 230_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o fight_n with_o the_o persian_n by_o the_o grecian_n at_o mycale_n in_o jonia_n herodotus_n end_v with_o this_o fight_n and_o take_v of_o sestos_n 233_o chap._n 5._o the_o death_n and_o commendation_n of_o gelo_n of_o syracuse_n and_o the_o rebuilding_n of_o athens_n by_o the_o policy_n of_o themistocles_n 235_o chap._n 6._o the_o enlarge_n of_o the_o haven_n at_o athens_n by_o themistocles_n the_o treason_n of_o pausanias_n and_o the_o justice_n of_o aristides_n 237_o chap._n 7._o hiero_n king_n of_o sicily_n prepare_v to_o besiege_v agrigentum_n discover_v the_o treason_n of_o they_o of_o himera_n to_o thero_n their_o prince_n expel_v the_o catanean_n and_o naxian_o 240_o chap_n 8._o the_o lacedaemonian_n quarrel_n with_o the_o athenian_n for_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n 241_o chap._n 9_o hiero_n break_v the_o power_n of_o the_o hetruscan_o by_o sea_n 242_o chap_n 10._o the_o war_n between_o the_o tarrentines_n and_o the_o japigians_n ibid._n chap._n 11._o the_o death_n of_o thero_n prince_n of_o agrigentum_n and_o the_o tyranny_n of_o his_o son_n thrasydeus_n who_o abdicate_v the_o government_n and_o kill_v himself_o three_o hundred_o of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o fabii_n slay_v at_o one_o time_n 243_o chap._n 12._o the_o malice_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n against_o themistocles_n and_o his_o banishment_n his_o praise_n 244_o chap._n 13._o cymon_n the_o athenian_a general_n gain_v many_o place_n for_o the_o athenian_n rout_n the_o persian_n by_o a_o stratagem_n at_o eury_n medentum_fw-la 247_o chap._n 14._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 mycenian_o 248_o chap._n 15._o the_o war_n between_o the_o argive_n and_o the_o mycenian_o 249_o chap._n 16._o the_o death_n of_o hiero._n 250_o chap._n 17._o thrasybulus_n king_n of_o syracuse_n depose_v by_o force_n of_o arm_n for_o his_o tyranny_n 250_o chap._n 18._o the_o murder_n of_o xerxes_n by_o artabanus_n 251_o chap._n 19_o the_o war_n between_o the_o athenian_n and_o aegineau_n 252_o chap_n 20._o the_o egyptian_n revolt_n from_o the_o persian_n new_a trouble_n in_o sicily_n ibid._n chap._n 21._o persian_n expedition_n into_o egypt_n war_n in_o sicily_n 254_o chap._n 22._o the_o war_n between_o the_o epidaurian_o and_o athenian_n page_n 255_o chap._n 23._o the_o war_n between_o the_o corinthian_n and_o megarean_o 256_o chap._n 24._o the_o war_n between_o the_o athenian_n and_o boetian_o 257_o chap._n 25._o the_o athenian_n invade_v the_o spartan_n by_o tolmides_n 258_o chap._n 26._o the_o war_n in_o sicily_n between_o the_o aegestine_n and_o the_o lilybeans_n the_o custom_n of_o write_v upon_o a_o olive_n leaf_n the_o name_n of_o such_o as_o be_v to_o be_v banish_v in_o sicily_n call_v petalism_n 259_o chap._n 27._o pericles_n make_v a_o inroad_n into_o peloponnesus_n besiege_a sicyon_n phaylus_fw-la in_o sicily_n make_v admiral_n against_o the_o tyrrhenian_a pirate_n be_v corrupt_v and_o banish_v the_o original_a of_o the_o palici_n and_o the_o story_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o wonder_n of_o the_o crater_n in_o sicily_n 260_o chap._n 28._o the_o contest_v between_o deucetius_n and_o the_o agrigentines_n his_o strange_a submission_n to_o the_o syracusian_n who_o send_v he_o to_o corinth_n with_o promise_n to_o supply_v he_o with_o necessary_n 262_o book_n xii_o chap._n 1._o cymon_n the_o athenian_a admiral_n his_o expedition_z into_o cyprus_n peace_n conclude_v between_o the_o persian_n and_o athenian_n cymon_n die_v in_o cyprus_n 264_o chap._n 2._o megarian_o revolt_v from_o the_o athenian_n and_o be_v beat_v the_o athenian_n revolt_v at_o cheronea_n by_o the_o beotian_o many_o city_n revolt_v peace_n conclude_v 265_o chap._n 3._o the_o war_n between_o the_o agrigentines_n and_o syracusian_n in_o sicily_n the_o war_n between_o they_o of_o crotona_n and_o the_o siberite_n sibaris_fw-la raze_v the_o building_n of_o thurium_n charondas_n his_o good_a law_n in_o thurium_n his_o remarkable_a death_n the_o law_n of_o zaleuchus_n of_o locris_n 266_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o decemviri_fw-la in_o rome_n choose_v to_o make_v law_n war_n between_o the_o thurian_o and_o tarentines_n a_o sad_a story_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o one_o lucius_n virginius_n in_o rome_n which_o cause_v a_o disturbance_n and_o great_a sedition_n law_n of_o the_o twelve_o table_n peace_n all_o over_o the_o world_n 272_o chap._n 5._o war_n between_o the_o samian_o and_o melesians_n a_o sedition_n in_o samos_n which_o revolt_v from_o the_o athenian_n war_n in_o sicily_n by_o the_o syracusian_n against_o the_o trinacrians_n 273_o chap._n 6._o corinthian_a war_n against_o corcyra_n potidea_n revolt_v from_o the_o athenian_n quarrel_n in_o thurium_n meton_n year_n heraclea_n in_o italy_n build_v potidea_n besiege_v by_o phormio_n 275_o chap._n 7._o of_o the_o peloponnesian_a war._n potidea_n revolt_v besiege_v by_o the_o athenian_n and_o be_v surrender_v upon_o article_n nicias_n make_v the_o athenian_a admiral_n gorgia_n a_o excellent_a orator_n send_v from_o leontine_n in_o sicily_n to_o athens_n a_o peace_n conclude_v after_o the_o war_n have_v continue_v ten_o year_n 278_o chap._n 8._o continuation_n of_o the_o peloponnesian_n war._n war_n by_o the_o roman_n against_o the_o fidinates_n for_o put_v their_o ambassador_n to_o death_n quarrel_n between_o the_o aegistines_n and_o the_o selinuntine_n in_o sicily_n expedition_z of_o the_o athenian_n against_o sicily_n under_o nicias_n be_v the_o 16_o year_n of_o the_o peloponnesian_n war._n 293_o book_n xiii_o chap._n 1._o the_o athenian_a fleet_n equip_v out_o for_o sicily_n alcibiades_n accuse_v fly_n be_v condemn_v go_v to_o sparta_n out_o of_o italy_n syracusian_n send_v for_o aid_n to_o lacedaemon_n gylippus_n be_v send_v to_o they_o battle_n at_o syracuse_n 300_o chap._n 2._o the_o lacedaemonian_n invade_v attica_n fight_v at_o sea_n between_o the_o syracusian_n and_o athenian_n eurimedon_n and_o demosthenes_n arrive_v in_o sicily_n a_o plague_n in_o the_o athenian_a camp_n another_o fight_n between_o the_o syracusian_n and_o athenian_n the_o latter_a rout_v at_o sea_n the_o athenian_n ruin_v in_o sicily_n nicholaus_fw-la his_fw-la long_a oration_n gylippus_n
vulcan_n his_o and_o his_o wife_n statue_n each_o of_o one_o entire_a stone_n thirty_o cubit_n in_o height_n and_o those_o of_o his_o son_n twenty_o cubit_n high_a upon_o this_o occasion_n after_o his_o return_n from_o his_o great_a expedition_n into_o egypt_n be_v at_o pelusium_n his_o brother_n at_o a_o feast_n have_v invite_v he_o together_o with_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n plot_v against_o his_o life_n for_o be_v all_o overcome_v by_o wine_n and_o go_v to_o rest_n he_o cause_v a_o great_a quantity_n of_o dry_a reed_n long_o before_o prepare_v for_o the_o purpose_n to_o be_v place_v round_o the_o king_n pavilion_n in_o the_o night_n and_o set_v they_o all_o on_o fire_n upon_o which_o the_o flame_n sudden_o mount_v aloft_o and_o little_a assistance_n the_o king_n have_v either_o from_o his_o servant_n or_o lifeguard_n who_o be_v all_o still_o overload_v with_o wine_n upon_o which_o sesostris_n with_o his_o hand_n lift_v up_o to_o heaven_n call_v upon_o the_o god_n for_o help_v for_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n rush_v through_o the_o flame_n and_o escape_v and_o so_o be_v thus_o unexpected_o preserve_v he_o make_v oblation_n as_o to_o other_o of_o the_o god_n as_o be_v before_o say_v so_o especial_o to_o vulcan_n as_o he_o by_o who_o favour_n he_o be_v so_o remarkable_o deliver_v although_o sesostris_n be_v eminent_a in_o many_o great_a and_o worthy_a action_n yet_o the_o most_o stately_a and_o magnificent_a of_o all_o be_v that_o relate_n to_o the_o prince_n in_o his_o progress_n for_o those_o king_n of_o the_o conquer_a nation_n who_o through_o his_o favour_n still_o hold_v their_o kingdom_n and_o such_o as_o have_v receive_v large_a principality_n of_o his_o free_a gift_n and_o donation_n come_v with_o their_o present_n and_o tribute_n into_o egypt_n at_o the_o time_n appoint_v who_o he_o receive_v with_o all_o the_o mark_n of_o honour_n and_o respect_n save_v that_o when_o he_o go_v into_o the_o temple_n or_o the_o city_n his_o custom_n be_v to_o cause_v the_o 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his_o end_n be_v agreeable_a by_o a_o voluntary_a death_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o life_n the_o fame_n and_o renown_n of_o this_o king_n continue_v so_o fresh_a down_o to_o posterity_n that_o many_o age_n after_o when_o egypt_n be_v conquer_v by_o the_o persian_n and_o darius_n the_o father_n of_o xerxes_n will_v set_v up_o his_o statue_n at_o memphis_n above_o that_o of_o sesoosis_n the_o chief_a priest_n in_o the_o debate_n of_o the_o matter_n in_o the_o conclave_n bold_o speak_v against_o it_o declare_v that_o darius_n have_v not_o yet_o exceed_v the_o noble_a act_n of_o sesoosis_n the_o king_n be_v so_o far_o from_o resent_v this_o that_o on_o the_o contrary_n he_o be_v so_o please_v and_o take_v with_o this_o freedom_n of_o speech_n that_o he_o say_v he_o will_v endeavour_v if_o he_o live_v as_o long_o as_o the_o other_o do_v to_o be_v nothing_o inferior_a to_o he_o and_o wish_v they_o to_o compare_v thing_n do_v proportionable_a to_o the_o time_n for_o that_o this_o be_v the_o just_a examination_n and_o trial_n of_o valour_n and_o thus_o much_o shall_v suffice_v to_o be_v say_v of_o sesoosis_n chap_n v._n the_o act_n of_o sesostris_n the_o second_o of_o ammosis_n actisanes_n mendes_n proteus_n or_o cetes_n remphis_n chemmis_n the_o great_a pyramid_n build_v by_o he_o cephres_n mycerinus_n bocchoris_n sabach_n the_o reign_n of_o twelve_o king_n in_o egypt_n psammetichus_n saites_n one_o of_o the_o king_n gain_v the_o whole_a two_o hundred_o thousand_o of_o his_o army_n forsake_v he_o and_o settle_v themselves_o in_o ethiopia_n apries_n succeed_v long_o after_o amasis_n rebel_n and_o next_o succeed_v and_o apries_n be_v strangle_v by_o the_o people_n amasis_n the_o last_o king_n to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o conquest_n of_o egypt_n by_o cambyses_n the_o son_n of_o sesostris_n succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o kingdom_n and_o take_v upon_o he_o herodotus_n sesostris_n the_o second_o call_v phero_n by_o herodotus_n the_o same_o name_n yet_o perform_v 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the_o grecian_n but_o when_o the_o ambassador_n be_v not_o much_o regard_v they_o imperious_o command_v the_o carpenter_n and_o smith_n to_o 263._o p._n 263._o cease_v from_o the_o work_n whereupon_o the_o athenian_n not_o know_v what_o to_o resolve_v athens_n themistocles_n his_o stratagem_n to_o build_v the_o wall_n of_o athens_n upon_o themistocles_n who_o be_v then_o in_o great_a favour_n and_o authority_n advise_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o at_o present_a make_v any_o noise_n or_o stir_v about_o the_o matter_n for_o if_o they_o shall_v contend_v the_o lacedaemonian_n will_v easy_o hinder_v they_o in_o the_o work_n by_o make_v a_o inroad_n upon_o they_o with_o the_o force_n of_o peloponesus_fw-la but_o he_o intimate_v to_o the_o senate_n private_o that_o he_o with_o such_o other_o as_o they_o shall_v appoint_v will_v go_v as_o ambassador_n to_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o there_o argue_v the_o case_n with_o they_o concern_v the_o fortification_n of_o the_o city_n and_o he_o give_v in_o charge_n to_o the_o magistrate_n that_o if_o any_o ambassador_n come_v from_o lacedaemon_n they_o shall_v detain_v they_o till_o his_o return_n from_o thence_o and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n they_o shall_v with_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o whole_a city_n go_v on_o with_o the_o work_n and_o that_o be_v the_o very_a way_n he_o tell_v they_o to_o effect_v their_o design_n the_o athenian_n all_o approve_v of_o his_o advice_n and_o themistocles_n with_o those_o join_v in_o embassy_n with_o he_o set_v forth_o for_o sparta_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o people_n of_o athens_n set_v upon_o the_o work_n with_o might_n and_o main_a spare_v neither_o house_n nor_o sepulchre_n for_o material_n woman_n and_o child_n stranger_n and_o servant_n be_v all_o employ_v and_o none_o permit_v to_o be_v idle_a the_o work_n go_v on_o beyond_o expectation_n and_o through_o the_o multitude_n of_o hand_n and_o diligence_n of_o those_o employ_v advance_v to_o admiration_n which_o be_v noise_v 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enlarge_n
side_n at_o length_n it_o break_v out_o into_o open_a war._n the_o japige_n of_o their_o citizen_n and_o confederate_n bring_v into_o the_o field_n above_o twenty_o thousand_o men._n the_o tarentines_n understand_v the_o great_a preparation_n make_v against_o they_o both_o with_o their_o own_o citizen_n and_o confederate_n of_o rhegium_n likewise_o take_v the_o field_n a_o bloody_a battle_n be_v fight_v and_o after_o many_o kill_v on_o both_o side_n at_o length_n the_o japige_n become_v absolute_a victor_n and_o in_o the_o pursuit_n the_o tarentines_n be_v scatter_v and_o break_v into_o two_o party_n whereof_o one_o flee_v back_o towards_o tarentum_n the_o other_o be_v furious_o drive_v towards_o rhegium_n the_o japige_v likewise_o divide_v themselves_o into_o two_o party_n of_o which_o the_o one_o pursue_v close_o upon_o the_o back_n of_o the_o tarentines_n and_o in_o regard_n the_o distance_n of_o place_n be_v but_o very_o small_a there_o be_v a_o very_a great_a slaughter_n make_v the_o other_o party_n so_o hot_o pursue_v they_o of_o rhegium_n that_o they_o fall_v in_o pell-mell_o with_o they_o into_o the_o city_n and_o so_o take_v and_o possess_v it_o chap._n xi_o the_o death_n of_o thero_n prince_n of_o agrigentum_n and_o the_o tyranny_n of_o his_o son_n thrasydeus_n who_o abdicate_v the_o government_n and_o kill_v himself_o three_o hundred_o of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o fabii_n slay_v at_o one_o time_n the_o next_o year_n chares_n be_v archon_n at_o athens_n and_o at_o rome_n titus_n memius_n and_o 296._o p._n 296._o caius_n horatius_n be_v consul_n then_o be_v celebrate_v the_o olympian_a game_n at_o elis_n be_v the_o seventy_o seven_o olympiad_n 1._o an._n mund._o 3500._o olymp._n 77._o 1._o in_o which_o dancle_v of_o argos_n be_v victor_n about_o this_o 470._o ant._n chr._n 470._o time_n thero_n king_n of_o agrigentum_n die_v in_o the_o sixteenth_o year_n die_v thero_n king_n of_o agrigentum_n die_v of_o his_o reign_n and_o thrasydeus_n his_o son_n 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subject_n of_o agrigentum_n and_o himera_n to_o the_o number_n of_o above_o twenty_o thousand_o horse_n and_o foot_n and_o with_o these_o go_v against_o the_o syracusian_n but_o hiero_n furnish_v with_o a_o considerable_a army_n syracusian_n the_o fight_n of_o the_o agregentine_n and_o syracusian_n waste_v the_o border_n of_o agrigentum_n and_o after_o join_v battle_n with_o the_o enemy_n in_o which_o most_o of_o the_o grecian_n on_o both_o side_n be_v draw_v up_o one_o against_o another_o be_v slay_v but_o the_o syracusian_n get_v the_o day_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o two_o thousand_o man_n of_o the_o other_o side_n be_v kill_v above_o four_o thousand_o thrasideus_n by_o this_o ill_a success_n perplex_v in_o his_o mind_n abdicate_v his_o government_n and_o flee_v to_o the_o megarian_o call_v miseans_n and_o be_v there_o condemn_v to_o dye_n slay_v himself_o the_o agrigentines_n after_o himself_o thrasideus_n abdicate_v the_o government_n and_o kill_v himself_o they_o have_v restore_v and_o settle_v their_o democratical_a government_n send_v a_o ambassador_n to_o hiero_n to_o strike_v up_o a_o peace_n at_o the_o same_o time_n in_o italy_n the_o roman_n have_v war_n with_o the_o veian_o and_o in_o a_o great_a battle_n at_o cremera_n be_v rout_v and_o among_o other_o three_o hundred_o of_o the_o fabii_n all_o of_o one_o family_n be_v slay_v every_o man._n and_o these_o be_v the_o affair_n and_o event_n of_o this_o year_n chap._n xii_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n against_o themistocles_n and_o his_o banishment_n his_o praise_n the_o next_o year_n praxiergus_fw-la being_n archon_n of_o athens_n aulus_n virgilius_n tricostus_n â—â—9_n an._n mu._n 3500._o olymp._n 77._o 2._o ante_fw-la chr._n â—â—9_n and_o c._n servilius_n roman_a consul_n the_o elean_n who_o before_o live_v disperse_v in_o several_a little_a village_n now_o embody_v themselves_o into_o one_o city_n call_v elis._n the_o lacedaemonian_n observe_v how_o sparta_n be_v contemn_v and_o evil_a speak_v of_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o treachery_n of_o pausanias_n and_o how_o the_o name_n of_o athens_n grow_v famous_a for_o their_o loyalty_n and_o faithfulness_n one_o to_o another_o endeavour_v all_o they_o can_v to_o stain_v the_o athenian_n with_o the_o same_o blot_n of_o ignominy_n and_o therefore_o for_o as_o much_o as_o themistocles_n be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a repute_n and_o esteem_v among_o the_o athenian_n they_o accuse_v he_o of_o treason_n as_o if_o he_o consult_v with_o pausanias_n how_o accuse_v themistocles_n accuse_v to_o betray_v greece_n to_o xerxes_n and_o the_o more_o to_o provoke_v the_o enemy_n of_o themistocles_n and_o to_o stir_v they_o up_o to_o accuse_v he_o they_o make_v use_n both_o of_o bribe_n and_o false_a insinuation_n affirm_v that_o pausanias_n discover_v his_o treasonable_a design_n of_o betray_v greece_n unto_o themistocles_n and_o solicit_v he_o to_o join_v with_o he_o both_o in_o counsel_n and_o aid_v other_o way_n but_o though_o 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ant._n ch._n 321._o cyrnus_n to_o which_o goddess_n he_o
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676_o his_o royal_a burial_n 630_o r._n 699_o arses_n king_n of_o persia_n murder_v by_o bagoas_n together_o with_o his_o child_n 603_o r._n 564_o artabanus_n murder_n xerxes_n 251_o r._n 278_o be_v kill_v upon_o his_o attempt_n to_o murder_n artaxerxes_n ibid._n artabazus_n the_o persian_a general_n against_o datames_n 447_o r._n 505_o rebel_n against_o the_o persian_a king_n 462_o r._n 527_o be_v restore_v to_o the_o king_n favour_n by_o mentor_n 502_o r._n 538_o artaxerxes_n succeed_v xerxes_n 251_o r._n 278_o his_o war_n with_o the_o egyptian_n 253_o etc._n etc._n r._n 280_o 281_o 282_o with_o the_o athenian_n at_o cyprus_n 265_o r._n 292_o his_o other_o act_n 266_o r._n 293_o his_o peace_n with_o the_o lacedaemonian_n 273_o r._n 301_o his_o death_n 289_o r._n 319_o artaxerxes_n ii_o mnemon_n succeed_v darius_n the_o second_o 353_o r._n 389_o his_o war_n with_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n and_o the_o grecian_n 446_o r._n 504_o war_n with_o his_o brother_n cyrus_n 365_o 367_o 368_o r._n 405_o 407_o 408_o his_o war_n with_o evagoras_n 399_o 410_o r._n 447_o 459_o his_o death_n 482_o r._n 506_o asia_n the_o description_n 575_o r._n 629_o astrology_n meton_n circle_n of_o 19_o year_n call_v enneadeceterides_n 277_o r._n 305_o asphaltes_n the_o lake_n asphaltes_n 651_o r._n 724_o the_o description_n of_o pitch_n and_o how_o it_o be_v gather_v 652_o r._n 725_o atalanta_n vid._n island_n athenian_n their_o city_n burn_v by_o xerxes_n 223_o r._n 250_o their_o wall_n rebuilt_a by_o the_o policy_n of_o themistocles_n 236_o r._n 263_o gain_v the_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n 239_o r._n 266_o aid_v the_o rebel_n in_o egypt_n and_o overcome_v the_o persian_n 252_o 253_o r._n 279_o 280_o their_o war_n with_o the_o corinthian_n and_o egean_n 253_o 255_o r._n 282_o 283_o their_o remarkable_a victory_n at_o tanagra_n over_o the_o theban_n 257_o r._n 284_o their_o flourish_a condition_n after_o the_o war_n with_o xerxes_n 263_o 264_o r._n 291_o 292_o the_o peloponnesian_a war_n 277_o r._n 305_o etc._n etc._n their_o expedition_n into_o sicily_n 284_o 285_o r._n 313_o 314_o their_o fight_n and_o rout_n in_o the_o battle_n with_o the_o beotian_o 290_o r._n 321_o their_o expedition_n into_o thrace_n against_o brasidias_n 292_o r._n 323_o their_o cruelty_n with_o the_o scyonian_o ibid._n their_o second_o expedition_n into_o sicily_n 300_o 227_o r._n 328_o 332_o they_o besiege_v syracuse_n 302_o r._n 334_o their_o victory_n at_o sea_n 303_o r._n 335_o beat_v at_o sea_n 307_o r._n 339_o their_o ruin_n in_o sicily_n 307_o r._n 340_o and_o their_o misery_n there_o 314_o r._n 347_o the_o government_n of_o 400_o in_o athens_n 315_o r._n 348_o be_v overcome_v by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n ibid._n their_o victory_n against_o callicratides_n 349_o r._n 385_o their_o unjust_a judgement_n against_o their_o captain_n 350_o r._n 386_o their_o ruin_n at_o egos_n potamos_n 352_o
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r._n 633_o his_o death_n 587_o r._n 644_o his_o burial_n 634_o r._n 703_o crotoniat_n they_o destroy_v the_o sybarite_n 266_o r._n 294_o their_o war_n against_o dionysius_n 397_o r._n 444_o crucifixion_n daimenes_n crucify_v by_o dionysius_n 382_o r._n 425_o cruelty_n prevent_v by_o a_o prudent_a speech_n 286_o r._n 315_o of_o the_o spartan_n upon_o the_o plataean_n ibid._n of_o the_o carthaginian_n in_o the_o sack_n of_o selinunt_fw-la 327_o r._n 361_o of_o the_o persian_n towards_o the_o grecian_n 550_o r._n 599_o of_o antigonus_n upon_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o alcetas_n of_o olympias_n upon_o arrhidaeus_n and_o eurydices_n 612_o r._n 676_o ctesias_n the_o historian_n where_o he_o end_v his_o history_n 379_o r._n 421_o cyprus_n the_o war_n with_o evagoras_n by_o the_o persian_n 399_o r._n 447_o the_o war_n between_o demetrius_n and_o ptolemy_n for_o this_o island_n 675_o r._n 757_o recover_v by_o demetrius_n 680_o r._n 761_o cyrenean_n a_o lamentable_a sedition_n at_o cyrene_n 374_o r._n 415_o their_o war_n with_o thimbro_n 582_o r._n 638_o be_v reduce_v by_o ptolemy_n general_n 644_o r._n 715_o march_z to_o assist_v agathocles_n 673_o r._n 753_o cyrus_n the_o elder_a his_o courteous_a behaviour_n 308_o r._n 341_o cyrus_n the_o young_a his_o war_n against_o his_o brother_n artaxerxes_n 362_o 365_o 366_o r._n 401_o 405_o 406_o his_o battle_n with_o the_o persian_n and_o death_n 368_o r._n 408_o the_o valour_n of_o his_o captain_n after_o his_o death_n 361_o r._n 400_o d._n darius_n his_o warlike_a preparation_n against_o the_o grecian_n 215_o r._n 242_o darius_n the_o son_n of_o xerxes_n murder_v by_o his_o brother_n 251_o r._n 278_o darius_n king_n of_o persia_n 291_o r._n 322_o darius_n the_o last_o make_v king_n by_o bagoas_n 522_o r_o 564_o 565_o his_o preparation_n against_o alexander_n m._n ibid._n the_o battle_n at_o granicum_fw-la 530_o r._n 573_o his_o first_o expedition_n against_o alexander_n m._n 534_o r._n 578_o his_o second_o expedition_n 544_o r._n 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