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that_o be_v ready_a to_o assist_v he_o for_o that_o purpose_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n manthias_n the_o athenian_a admiral_n be_v arrive_v at_o macedonia_n at_o methone_n in_o macedonia_n methone_n there_o lay_v but_o send_v aegaeus_n before_o with_o a_o body_n of_o mercenary_n to_o macedonia_n to_o aegae_n in_o macedonia_n aegae_n come_v to_o the_o city_n he_o endeavour_v to_o persuade_v the_o aegaean_n to_o allow_v of_o his_o return_n and_o to_o appear_v the_o first_o for_o his_o restauration_n to_o the_o kingdom_n but_o none_o consent_v he_o go_v back_o to_o methone_n present_o after_o philip_n advance_v with_o a_o well_o appoint_v army_n set_v upon_o they_o and_o cut_v off_o many_o of_o the_o mercenary_n the_o rest_n who_o have_v flee_v to_o a_o hill_n near_o at_o hand_n have_v first_o deliver_v up_o to_o he_o the_o fugitive_n he_o dismiss_v by_o agreement_n philip_n be_v now_o conqueror_n in_o this_o first_o battle_n great_o encourage_v the_o macedonian_n and_o make_v they_o 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rhegian_o former_o a_o colony_n of_o the_o chalcideans_n be_v now_o uneasy_a under_o the_o grow_a power_n of_o dionysius_n for_o he_o have_v enslave_v the_o naxian_o and_o gatanean_n who_o be_v dionysius_n p._n 418._o the_o rhegian_o jealous_a of_o dionysius_n of_o their_o own_o blood_n and_o nation_n and_o the_o rhegian_o see_v that_o they_o themselves_o be_v in_o the_o same_o common_a danger_n with_o those_o already_o express_v be_v in_o a_o great_a consternation_n lest_o they_o shall_v all_o be_v bring_v under_o the_o same_o calamity_n therefore_o they_o judge_v it_o most_o advisable_a and_o high_o to_o concern_v they_o to_o make_v war_n upon_o he_o while_o they_o have_v a_o opportunity_n before_o the_o tyrant_n grow_v too_o strong_a those_o that_o be_v banish_v from_o syracuse_n by_o dionysius_n join_v in_o this_o war_n be_v furnish_v with_o all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o that_o purpose_n by_o the_o rhegian_o for_o there_o be_v a_o great_a multitude_n of_o they_o at_o that_o time_n at_o italy_n at_o a_o city_n in_o italy_n rhegium_n who_o be_v press_v by_o the_o rhegian_o with_o the_o necessity_n and_o advantage_n they_o be_v likely_a to_o reap_v by_o the_o war_n resolve_v to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o first_o opportunity_n to_o that_o end_n officer_n be_v at_o length_n choose_v and_o with_o they_o they_o send_v six_o thousand_o foot_n and_o six_o hundred_o horse_n with_o fifty_o crabye_n when_o they_o be_v land_v they_o solicit_v the_o messenian_a commander_n to_o join_v with_o they_o tell_v they_o it_o will_v be_v a_o most_o dishonourable_a thing_n if_o they_o shall_v suffer_v sicily_n the_o rhegian_o invade_v sicily_n a_o grecian_a city_n and_o next_o to_o they_o to_o be_v utter_o destroy_v by_o a_o tyrant_n the_o officer_n be_v thus_o persuade_v lead_v forth_o the_o soldier_n without_o the_o order_n of_o the_o state_n the_o number_n be_v four_o thousand_o foot_n and_o four_o hundred_o horse_n and_o with_o they_o thirty_o galley_n before_o they_o have_v march_v to_o the_o utmost_a border_n of_o messina_n
as_o he_o march_v but_o imilco_n see_v all_o thing_n succeed_v according_a to_o his_o heart_n desire_n march_v with_o his_o army_n against_o messina_n earnest_a to_o possess_v himself_o of_o that_o city_n by_o reason_n of_o its_o fit_a and_o convenient_a situation_n for_o the_o haven_n there_o be_v very_o commodious_a capable_a to_o receive_v his_o whole_a fleet_n which_o consist_v of_o about_o six_o hundred_o 394._o ant._n ch._n 394._o sail_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n have_v the_o command_n of_o the_o sea_n in_o those_o part_n he_o judge_v he_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o intercept_v all_o the_o ship_n that_o shall_v be_v send_v both_o from_o italy_n and_o peloponnesus_n to_o aid_v they_o of_o syracuse_n while_o he_o be_v muse_v and_o consider_v of_o these_o thing_n he_o make_v peace_n with_o they_o of_o hymera_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o cephalaedium_n and_o take_v in_o the_o city_n of_o lipara_n he_o impose_v a_o mulct_n of_o thirty_o talent_n upon_o the_o islander_n then_o it_o imilco_n march_v to_o messina_n in_o order_n to_o besiege_v it_o he_o march_v straight_o away_o with_o his_o force_n for_o messina_n his_o fleet_n sail_v near_o at_o hand_n over_o against_o he_o and_o in_o a_o short_a time_n encamp_v at_o pelorides_fw-la not_o above_o a_o mile_n a_o betwixt_o seven_o and_o eight_o mile_n hundred_o stage_n from_o thence_o when_o they_o of_o the_o city-heard_a of_o the_o approach_n of_o the_o enemy_n they_o begin_v to_o disagree_v about_o the_o concern_v of_o the_o war._n for_o some_o of_o they_o understand_v the_o great_a strength_n of_o the_o carthaginian_a army_n and_o see_v how_o they_o desert_v by_o their_o confederate_n and_o that_o they_o want_v their_o horse_n which_o be_v then_o at_o syracuse_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o city_n can_v not_o be_v defend_v beside_o to_o their_o further_a discouragement_n their_o wall_n be_v down_o in_o many_o place_n and_o they_o have_v now_o no_o time_n to_o make_v necessary_a 427._o p._n 427._o preparation_n for_o their_o defence_n therefore_o they_o send_v away_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o all_o their_o choice_a good_n and_o the_o rich_a of_o their_o treasure_n to_o the_o neighbour_a city_n other_o there_o be_v who_o remember_v a_o old_a prophecy_n whereby_o it_o be_v foretell_v by_o the_o oracle_n that_o the_o carthaginian_n shall_v be_v carrier_n of_o water_n in_o that_o city_n which_o be_v common_o interpret_v in_o that_o sense_n as_o may_v portend_v most_o advantage_n to_o themselves_o as_o if_o the_o carthaginian_n shall_v be_v slave_n in_o messina_n from_o hence_o they_o be_v very_o confident_a and_o by_o this_o mean_n great_o encourage_v other_o so_o that_o they_o resolve_v to_o undergo_v the_o utmost_a extremity_n in_o defence_n of_o their_o common_a liberty_n they_o send_v out_o therefore_o present_o a_o select_a number_n of_o their_o brisk_v young_a man_n to_o pelorides_fw-la to_o prevent_v the_o enemy_n inroad_n into_o the_o country_n who_o do_v according_a to_o order_n upon_o which_o imilco_n see_v the_o messinian_o disperse_v and_o scatter_v in_o order_n to_o oppose_v his_o descent_n he_o command_v two_o hundred_o ship_n to_o make_v towards_o the_o city_n for_o he_o hope_v 394._o ant._n ch._n 394._o as_o he_o may_v easy_o conjecture_v that_o the_o whole_a garrison_n of_o messina_n will_v be_v so_o earnest_a in_o oppose_v his_o break_n into_o their_o border_n that_o the_o city_n will_v be_v leave_v unguarded_a so_o that_o it_o will_v be_v easy_a for_o his_o fleet_n to_o enter_v and_o at_o that_o time_n the_o north_n wind_n blow_v fresh_a by_o which_o mean_v the_o ship_n be_v carry_v with_o a_o full_a gale_n straight_o into_o the_o harbour_n and_o though_o the_o guard_n send_v to_o pilorides_n hasten_v back_o with_o all_o speed_n yet_o the_o enemy_n fleet_n be_v in_o before_o they_o return_v and_o now_o the_o carthaginian_a army_n come_v in_o on_o every_o side_n speedy_o batter_v down_o the_o wall_n enter_v and_o take_v the_o city_n messina_n as_o many_o of_o the_o messinion_n as_o engage_v with_o the_o enemy_n die_v valiant_o upon_o the_o spot_n the_o rest_n flee_v to_o the_o next_o city_n many_o of_o the_o common_a people_n flee_v to_o the_o mountain_n near_o at_o hand_n and_o be_v disperse_v and_o scatter_v into_o several_a garrison_n in_o the_o country_n some_o be_v take_v by_o carthaginian_n messina_n take_v by_o the_o carthaginian_n the_o enemy_n other_o that_o be_v get_v into_o narrow_a creek_n about_o the_o harbour_n fling_v themselves_o into_o the_o sea_n think_v they_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o swim_v over_o to_o italy_n to_o which_o be_v not_o above_o a_o mile_n and_o a_o half_a to_o rhegium_n in_o italy_n land_n on_o the_o other_o side_n but_o of_o two_o hundred_o scarce_o fifty_o recovered_n the_o shoar_n of_o italy_n afterward_o imilco_n enter_v messina_n with_o his_o whole_a army_n and_o the_o first_o thing_n he_o set_v upon_o be_v the_o besiege_v the_o castle_n and_o fort_n near_o to_o the_o city_n but_o be_v very_o strong_a and_o brave_o defend_v by_o they_o that_o have_v flee_v thither_o when_o he_o see_v he_o can_v not_o win_v they_o by_o force_n he_o return_v to_o the_o city_n and_o have_v refresh_v and_o recruit_v his_o army_n resolve_v to_o march_v against_o syracuse_n the_o sicilian_n bear_v a_o inveterate_a hatred_n to_o dionysius_n have_v now_o a_o fair_a opportunity_n all_o of_o they_o except_o the_o assarines_n fall_v to_o the_o carthaginian_n dionysius_n therefore_o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v be_v supply_v with_o man_n set_v free_a all_o the_o slave_n and_o servant_n of_o the_o syracusian_n and_o with_o they_o sufficient_o man_v threescore_o galley_n he_o be_v furnish_v likewise_o 394._o ant._n ch._n 394._o with_o a_o thousand_o mercenary_n from_o the_o lacedaemonian_n passing_n likewise_o from_o place_n to_o place_n through_o the_o country_n he_o fortify_v all_o the_o castle_n and_o strong_a hold_n and_o furnish_v they_o with_o provision_n but_o his_o great_a care_n be_v to_o fortify_v the_o castle_n of_o the_o leontines_n and_o to_o that_o end_n lay_v up_o store_n and_o magazine_n there_o bring_v in_o from_o all_o part_n he_o likewise_o persuade_v the_o campanian_o who_o at_o that_o time_n inhabit_v in_o catana_n to_o remove_v and_o reside_v at_o the_o city_n aetna_n because_o it_o be_v a_o place_n of_o great_a strength_n after_o thing_n thus_o settle_v dionysius_n lead_v forth_o his_o army_n a_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o stage_n from_o syracuse_n and_o encamp_v near_o to_o a_o place_n call_v taurus_n he_o then_o have_v with_o he_o thirty_o thousand_o foot_n and_o something_o above_o three_o thousand_o horse_n his_o navy_n consist_v of_o a_o hundred_o and_o fourscore_o ship_n of_o which_o there_o be_v but_o few_o that_o have_v three_o oar_n on_o a_o bank_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n imilco_n demolish_v messina_n and_o command_v his_o soldier_n to_o pull_v down_o raze_v messina_n raze_v the_o house_n to_o the_o ground_n so_o as_o not_o one_o stick_n shall_v be_v leave_v stand_v or_o one_o stone_n upon_o another_o which_o be_v effectual_o execute_v by_o burn_v some_o and_o pull_v down_o other_o for_o by_o so_o many_o hand_n the_o business_n be_v do_v in_o a_o trice_n and_o such_o be_v the_o ruin_n and_o desolation_n of_o the_o city_n that_o that_o place_n which_o be_v so_o late_o full_a of_o inhabitant_n can_v now_o scarce_o be_v know_v where_o it_o stand_v for_o imilco_n consider_v how_o remote_a it_o be_v from_o the_o 428._o p._n 428._o confederate_a city_n and_o yet_o the_o best_a port_n and_o situation_n in_o all_o sioily_a judge_v it_o absolute_o necessary_a either_o to_o ruin_v it_o as_o he_o have_v do_v or_o at_o least_o so_o far_o to_o destroy_v it_o as_o that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v repair_v in_o a_o long_a time_n and_o thus_o imilco_n have_v sufficient_o discover_v his_o implacable_a hatred_n to_o the_o grecian_n command_v mago_n the_o admiral_n to_o sail_v with_o the_o whole_a fleet_n to_o the_o promontory_n of_o taurus_n here_o the_o sicilian_n inhabit_v in_o great_a number_n but_o 394._o ant._n ch._n 394._o without_o any_o head_n or_o certain_a commander_n dionysius_n have_v heretofore_o give_v the_o country_n of_o the_o naxian_n to_o these_o sicilian_n but_o they_o induce_v by_o the_o promise_v of_o imilco_n then_o dwell_v upon_o this_o hill_n which_o be_v natural_o fortisy_v and_o there_o at_o that_o time_n they_o be_v and_o so_o continue_v after_o the_o war_n in_o a_o city_n strong_o wall_v call_v tauromenium_n from_o its_o situation_n build_v tauromenium_n build_v upon_o taurus_n imilco_n himself_o by_o swift_a march_n come_v with_o his_o army_n to_o the_o before_o mention_v place_n of_o naxia_fw-la mago_n sail_v all_o along_o near_o to_o the_o coast_n but_o because_o mount_v aeina_fw-la have_v a_o little_a before_o vomit_v out_o fire_n as_o far_o as_o to_o the_o shoar_n the_o army_n at_o land_n can_v
set_v upon_o they_o with_o our_o land-army_n they_o must_v all_o necessary_o have_v either_o fall_v into_o our_o hand_n if_o they_o have_v come_v to_o land_n or_o by_o the_o violence_n and_o rage_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o shoar_n have_v be_v fill_v with_o wreck_n but_o i_o know_v i_o need_v not_o spend_v many_o word_n in_o accuse_v dionysius_n among_o the_o syracusian_n for_o if_o the_o incurable_a injury_n and_o wrong_n themselves_o will_v not_o raise_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o sufferer_n how_o can_v word_n prevail_v to_o take_v revenge_n of_o this_o miscreant_n when_o beside_o all_o that_o they_o have_v suffer_v they_o may_v clear_o see_v that_o he_o be_v the_o most_o impious_a wretch_n of_o the_o citizen_n the_o cruel_a tyrant_n and_o most_o slothful_a and_o careless_a general_n for_o as_o often_o as_o we_o fight_v the_o enemy_n under_o his_o conduct_n so_o often_o be_v we_o beat_v but_o now_o when_o we_o late_o engage_v ourselves_o without_o he_o we_o rout_v the_o enemy_n whole_a fleet_n with_o a_o few_o galley_n we_o ought_v therefore_o to_o provide_v a_o new_a general_n lest_o while_o we_o make_v use_v of_o one_o who_o have_v sacrilegious_o rob_v the_o temple_n we_o fight_v against_o god_n himself_o for_o the_o deity_n 394._o ant._n ch._n 394._o apparent_o oppose_v they_o who_o make_v such_o a_o atheist_n their_o head_n and_o governor_n for_o to_o see_v all_o our_o force_n in_o the_o height_n of_o their_o strength_n disperse_v and_o scatter_v when_o he_o be_v with_o they_o and_o yet_o a_o small_a part_n of_o our_o army_n conqueror_n when_o he_o be_v absent_a what_o do_v it_o but_o evidence_n to_o all_o the_o special_a and_o remarkable_a presence_n of_o the_o god_n therefore_o oh_o you_o syracusian_n if_o he_o will_v free_o ãâã_d free_o free_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d abdicate_v his_o covernment_n let_v we_o as_o free_o consent_v that_o he_o may_v depart_v out_o of_o the_o city_n with_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o he_o but_o if_o he_o refuse_v so_o to_o do_v now_o we_o have_v a_o opportunity_n to_o regain_v our_o liberty_n we_o be_v now_o here_o all_o together_o we_o have_v arm_n in_o our_o hand_n and_o those_o that_o will_v assist_v we_o both_o out_o of_o italy_n and_o peloponnesus_n be_v near_o at_o hand_n and_o by_o the_o law_n the_o chief_a gommand_n in_o the_o army_n ought_v either_o to_o be_v give_v to_o some_o of_o the_o citizen_n or_o to_o some_o of_o the_o corinthian_n who_o be_v the_o natural_a inhabitant_n or_o to_o the_o spartan_n who_o now_o command_v all_o greece_n when_o theodorus_n have_v thus_o speak_v the_o syracusian_n much_o perplex_v in_o their_o mind_n and_o ãâã_d *_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d doubtful_a what_o to_o do_v look_v back_o upon_o their_o confederate_n upon_o which_o pharacide_n the_o lacedaemonian_a admiral_n of_o the_o fleet_n late_o send_v to_o their_o assistance_n ascend_v the_o tribunal_n and_o every_o man_n now_o hope_v he_o will_v be_v very_o earnest_a in_o persuade_v of_o they_o to_o 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that_o be_v but_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o come_v into_o the_o plain_a surround_v with_o high_a and_o steep_a hill_n on_o every_o side_n the_o lucanian_o come_v in_o with_o their_o force_n from_o all_o part_n intercept_v all_o the_o passage_n leave_v they_o no_o hope_n of_o return_v any_o way_n and_o show_v themselves_o on_o every_o side_n from_o the_o top_n of_o the_o hill_n the_o grecian_n be_v strike_v with_o great_a fear_n and_o terror_n both_o with_o the_o greatness_n of_o their_o army_n and_o the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o place_n for_o the_o lucanian_o be_v no_o few_o than_o thirty_o thousand_o foot_n and_o four_o thousand_o horse_n while_o the_o grecian_n be_v in_o this_o perplexity_n unexpected_o surround_v with_o insuperable_a danger_n the_o barbarian_n march_v down_o into_o the_o plain_a and_o battle_n be_v join_v '_o the_o italian_n be_v overpower_a by_o multitude_n and_o above_o ten_o thousand_o of_o they_o kill_v upon_o the_o spot_n for_o the_o lucanian_o give_v not_o 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and_o twenty_o at_o the_o same_o time_n they_o make_v war_n upon_o the_o aequi_n and_o take_v liflus_n by_o storm_n they_o send_v force_n likewise_o against_o the_o italy_n the_o the_o volsci_n who_o chief_a city_n be_v velitta_n .._o olymp_n 97._o 4._o ant._n ch._n 387._o dionysius_n pass_v again_o into_o italy_n veliternine_n who_o have_v revolt_v satricum_n likewise_o make_v a_o defection_n and_o a_o colony_n be_v send_v forth_o into_o *_o certium_fw-la at_o the_o close_a of_o the_o year_n antipater_n be_v choose_v chief_a governor_n of_o athens_n and_o lucius_n valerius_n and_o aulus_n manlius_n be_v roman_a consul_n now_o dionysius_n king_n of_o syracuse_n declare_v open_o his_o design_n of_o a_o descent_n upon_o italy_n and_o to_o that_o end_n lose_v from_o syracuse_n with_o a_o numerous_a army_n for_o he_o have_v with_o he_o above_o twenty_o thousand_o foot_n and_o three_o thousand_o horse_n a_o navy_n of_o
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dispose_v of_o their_o troop_n and_o regiment_n and_o to_o have_v their_o fort_n and_o garrison_n more_o faithful_o keep_v and_o secure_v for_o they_o divide_v their_o city_n and_o soldier_n raise_v there_o for_o the_o present_a war_n into_o ten_o part_n the_o first_o be_v lacedaemonian_n the_o second_o and_o three_o arcadian_n the_o four_o elean_n the_o five_o achean_o the_o six_o corinthian_n and_o megarean_o the_o seven_o sicyon_n phliasian_o and_o actean_n the_o eight_o acarnanians_n the_o nine_o phocian_o and_o locrian_o the_o last_o olinthians_n and_o confederate_n of_o thrace_n the_o manner_n and_o way_n of_o their_o order_n and_o marshal_n be_v thus_o one_o corsleteer_n or_o heavy-armed_a soldier_n be_v account_v equal_a to_o two_o light_o arm_v and_o one_o horseman_n to_o four_o heavy-armed_a footman_n the_o army_n thus_o dispose_v king_n agesilaus_n be_v make_v generalissimo_n for_o he_o be_v famous_a general_n agesilaus_n the_o lacedaemonian_a general_n both_o for_o his_o 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who_o be_v five_o regiment_n of_o lacedaemonian_n every_o regiment_n consist_v of_o five_o hundred_o 375._o ant._n ch._n 375._o the_o lacedaemonian_a band_n call_v the_o 600._o the_o these_o be_v common_o 600._o scirite_n join_v not_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o army_n but_o keep_v their_o proper_a post_n round_o about_o the_o king_n and_o always_o be_v ready_a to_o succour_v that_o part_n that_o be_v most_o press_v upon_o and_o because_o it_o be_v make_v up_o of_o the_o best_a soldier_n it_o be_v of_o boeotia_n agesilaus_n enter_v boeotia_n the_o great_a esteem_n of_o any_o part_n of_o the_o army_n and_o most_o common_o instrumental_a to_o the_o gain_n of_o every_o victory_n beside_o the_o foot_n before_o mention_v agesilaus_n have_v with_o he_o fifteen_o hundred_o horse_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o come_v to_o thespis_n a_o lacedaemonian_a garrison_n he_o encamp_v near_o the_o city_n to_o refresh_v his_o army_n after_o their_o long_a march_n when_o the_o athenian_n hear_v that_o the_o 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high_a ground_n upon_o which_o to_o strike_v they_o with_o the_o more_o terror_n he_o draw_v out_o his_o whole_a army_n in_o battalion_n upon_o they_o whereupon_o chabrias_n the_o athenian_a commander_n of_o the_o mercenary_n order_v the_o soldier_n to_o appear_v in_o a_o posture_n of_o defiance_n to_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o to_o that_o end_n to_o stand_v in_o their_o rank_n and_o order_n with_o their_o shield_n lay_v down_o at_o their_o foot_n and_o with_o their_o spear_n advance_v so_o to_o present_v themselves_o to_o the_o view_n of_o the_o enemy_n which_o they_o obey_v at_o the_o first_o word_n of_o command_n agesilaus_n admire_v their_o excellent_a order_n and_o their_o field_n p._n 474._o ant._n ch._n 375._o agesilaus_n dare_v the_o theban_n to_o fight_v in_o the_o open_a field_n contempt_n of_o their_o enemy_n think_v it_o not_o safe_a to_o attempt_v to_o force_v up_o those_o steep_a place_n and_o to_o try_v their_o valour_n at_o such_o disadvantage_n have_v experience_v that_o by_o violent_a press_v upon_o they_o they_o will_v be_v necessitate_v to_o stand_v it_o out_o to_o the_o utmost_a extremity_n therefore_o he_o do_v all_o he_o can_v to_o provoke_v they_o to_o descend_v into_o the_o plain_a but_o when_o he_o can_v not_o get_v they_o to_o stir_v he_o send_v out_o a_o phalanx_n of_o foot_n and_o a_o party_n of_o light_a horse_n and_o waste_v and_o spoil_v the_o country_n without_o control_n and_o get_v together_o abundance_n of_o prey_n and_o plunder_n but_o those_o that_o be_v order_v to_o attend_v upon_o agesilaus_n as_o his_o council_n and_o the_o colonel_n and_o captain_n of_o the_o regiment_n wonder_v that_o he_o be_v ever_o account_v a_o valiant_a man_n and_o a_o good_a soldier_n and_o now_o furnish_v with_o a_o army_n far_o strong_a than_o the_o enemy_n shall_v notwithstanding_o wave_v a_o engagement_n agesilaus_n give_v they_o this_o answer_n that_o now_o the_o lacedaemonian_n be_v conqueror_n without_o fight_v since_o the_o theban_n dare_v 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