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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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of_o zancle_v all_o then_o present_v admire_v his_o justice_n and_o faithfulness_n the_o youth_n now_o sorry_a for_o what_o they_o have_v do_v desire_v he_o to_o take_v upon_o he_o again_o the_o government_n and_o as_o their_o father_n to_o order_n and_o dispose_v of_o all_o affair_n as_o he_o think_v fit_a but_o micythus_n utter_o refuse_v to_o be_v any_o long_o concern_v but_o give_v up_o all_o ship_v his_o good_n and_o sail_v forth_o from_o rhegium_n with_o the_o general_a love_n and_o favour_n of_o the_o people_n and_o make_v italy_n rhegium_n in_o italy_n for_o greece_n where_o he_o live_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o time_n in_o great_a repute_n at_o tegea_n in_o arcadia_n hiero_n die_v at_o catena_n a_o city_n repeople_v by_o he_o and_o be_v there_o bury_v with_o great_a pomp_n and_o solemnity_n after_o he_o have_v reign_v eleven_o year_n he_o leave_v his_o kingdom_n to_o thrasybulus_n his_o brother_n who_o reign_v only_o one_o year_n chap._n xvii_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 now_o be_v lysanias_n archon_n of_o athens_n and_o appius_n claudius_n and_z titus_n quintus_z 464._o olymp._n 78._o 3_o ant._n chr._n 464._o capitolinus_n roman_a consul_n during_o who_o government_n thrasybulus_n lose_v the_o kingdom_n of_o syracuse_n concern_v who_o inasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v our_o purpose_n particular_o and_o distinct_o to_o write_v it_o be_v necessary_a to_o look_v a_o little_a back_n that_o so_o thing_n may_v be_v more_o clear_o understand_v from_o the_o beginning_n gelo_n the_o son_n of_o dinome_n a_o man_n for_o valour_n and_o military_a discipline_n excel_v all_o the_o rest_n by_o a_o notable_a stratagem_n as_o you_o have_v hear_v rout_v the_o carthaginian_n and_o use_v his_o victory_n with_o all_o moderation_n towards_o they_o he_o have_v subdue_v and_o deal_v kind_o and_o courteous_o with_o all_o his_o neighbour_n be_v great_o honour_v among_o the_o sicilian_n and_o for_o the_o sweetness_n of_o his_o disposition_n live_v belove_v of_o all_o in_o peace_n and_o quietness_n to_o the_o end_n of_o his_o day_n hiero_n the_o elder_a of_o his_o brother_n succeed_v he_o in_o the_o kingdom_n but_o far_o unlike_o he_o in_o his_o government_n for_o he_o be_v covetous_a cruel_a and_o altogether_o a_o stranger_n to_o the_o candour_n and_o sincerity_n of_o his_o brother_n by_o reason_n whereof_o many_o be_v incline_v to_o a_o defection_n and_o revolt_n but_o the_o memory_n of_o gelo_n generosity_n and_o general_a kindness_n to_o all_o the_o sicilian_n restrain_v they_o from_o outward_a force_n and_o violence_n but_o when_o hiero_n be_v dead_a thrasybulus_n his_o brother_n advance_v to_o the_o 277._o p._n 277._o crown_n exceed_v his_o predecessor_n in_o all_o vice_n and_o wickedness_n for_o be_v more_o cruel_a and_o bloody_a in_o his_o nature_n he_o slaughter_v the_o citizen_n against_o all_o law_n and_o 264._o ant._n ch._n 264._o justice_n and_o by_o false_a accusation_n banish_v many_o other_o and_o consiscate_v their_o estate_n at_o last_o hate_v his_o people_n and_o the_o people_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n hate_v he_o for_o the_o injury_n they_o have_v suffer_v he_o raise_v a_o stand_a army_n to_o defend_v himself_o against_o the_o fear_a revolt_n of_o his_o subject_n and_o now_o grow_v every_o day_n more_o and_o more_o into_o the_o hatred_n of_o his_o people_n abuse_v some_o take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o many_o other_o the_o people_z not_o able_a long_a to_o endure_v his_o cruelty_n make_v a_o general_a defection_n and_o rise_v up_o in_o arm_n to_o procure_v their_o liberty_n by_o the_o sword_n and_o shake_v off_o that_o yoke_n of_o slavery_n and_o tyranny_n they_o be_v under_o thrasibulus_n see_v the_o whole_a city_n of_o syracuse_n in_o arm_n against_o he_o first_o endeavour_v to_o cool_v they_o by_o fair_a word_n but_o when_o he_o see_v they_o be_v so_o incense_v that_o there_o be_v no_o oppose_v they_o he_o raise_v force_n from_o catana_n a_o colony_n not_o long_o before_o place_v there_o by_o hiero_n and_o by_o other_o confederate_n and_o mercenary_n he_o get_v together_o a_o army_n of_o fifteen_o thousand_o man_n and_o possess_v himself_o of_o that_o part_n of_o the_o city_n call_v acridina_n and_o the_o island_n which_o be_v strong_o fortify_v from_o whence_o he_o make_v many_o sally_n and_o incursion_n upon_o the_o enemy_n the_o syracusian_n at_o first_o keep_v that_o part_n of_o the_o city_n call_v ithica_n and_o from_o thence_o annoy_v thrasibulus_n and_o send_v ambassador_n to_o gela_n agrigentum_n selenunte_n and_o himera_n and_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o city_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o sicily_n desire_v aid_n and_o assistance_n for_o the_o recover_n of_o their_o liberty_n these_o ready_o answer_v their_o request_n and_o send_v they_o seasonable_a supply_n some_o regiment_n of_o foot_n other_o troop_n of_o horse_n other_o ship_n furnish_v with_o all_o necessary_n for_o war_n thus_o in_o a_o short_a time_n have_v a_o 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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 〈◊〉_d free_o free_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_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 〈◊〉_d *_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_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 stand_v up_o for_o their_o liberty_n but_o he_o be_v dionysius_n his_o guest_n and_o then_o one_o of_o his_o family_n tell_v they_o that_o he_o be_v send_v by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n to_o assist_v the_o syracusian_n and_o dionysius_n against_o the_o carthaginian_n and_o not_o to_o deprive_v he_o of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o while_o he_o be_v contrary_a to_o all_o man_n expectation_n oppose_v what_o have_v be_v say_v the_o mercenary_a soldier_n 394._o ant._n ch._n 394._o all_o flock_v about_o dionysius_n but_o the_o syracusian_n no_o little_a amaze_v sit_v still_o but_o rage_v in_o their_o mind_n against_o the_o spartan_n for_o not_o long_o before_o aretas_n the_o lacedaemonian_a have_v betray_v they_o under_o the_o covert_a and_o pretence_n of_o be_v send_v to_o free_v they_o from_o their_o slavery_n and_o now_o pharacide_n obstruct_v the_o syracusian_n in_o their_o endeavour_n to_o free_v themselves_o however_o dionysius_n be_v now_o in_o a_o great_a fright_n and_o forthwith_o dissolve_v the_o assembly_n and_o afterward_o court_v the_o people_n with_o very_o fair_a and_o smooth_a word_n present_v some_o with_o large_a gift_n and_o invite_v other_o to_o his_o feast_n and_o banquet_n but_o as_o to_o the_o carthaginian_n 434._o a_o plague_n in_o the_o carthaginian_n army_n p._n 434._o after_o they_o have_v ruin_v the_o suburb_n and_o rifle_v and_o plunder_v the_o temple_n of_o ceres_n and_o proserpina_n a_o plague_n seize_v upon_o their_o army_n and_o the_o more_o to_o increase_v and_o sharpen_v the_o vengeance_n of_o the_o god_n upon_o they_o both_o the_o time_n of_o the_o year_n and_o the_o multitude_n of_o man_n throng_v together_o great_o contribute_v to_o the_o inhancement_n and_o aggravation_n of_o their_o misery_n for_o the_o summer_n be_v hot_a than_o ordinary_a and_o the_o place_n itself_o be_v the_o great_a occasion_n that_o the_o distemper_n rage_v above_o all_o bound_n for_o the_o athenian_n in_o the_o very_a same_o place_n not_o long_o before_o be_v in_o multitude_n sweep_v away_o by_o the_o plague_n for_o that_o because_o it_o be_v a_o marshy_a and_o spongy_a ground_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o distemper_n before_o the_o sun_n arise_v through_o the_o coldness_n of_o the_o air_n that_o come_v off_o from_o the_o water_n their_o body_n will_v fall_v a_o shake_n and_o tremble_v but_o about_o noon_n be_v so_o close_o pen_v up_o together_o they_o be_v choke_v with_o the_o heat_n the_o infection_n be_v bring_v in_o among_o they_o by_o the_o south_n wind_n which_o sweep_v they_o away_o in_o heap_n and_o for_o a_o while_o they_o bury_v they_o 394._o ant._n ch._n 394._o but_o the_o number_n of_o the_o dead_a increase_n to_o that_o degree_n that_o those_o that_o attend_v the_o sick_a be_v likewise_o cut_v off_o none_o dare_v come_v near_o to_o the_o infect_a and_o beside_o the_o want_n of_o attendance_n the_o distemper_n seem_v to_o be_v incurable_a for_o first_o catarrh_n and_o swell_n of_o the_o throat_n be_v cause_v by_o the_o stench_n of_o the_o body_n that_o lay_v unbury_v and_o the_o putrefaction_n of_o the_o soil_n then_o follow_v fever_n pain_n in_o the_o back_n heaviness_n of_o the_o loin_n dysentery_n botch_n and_o biles_n over_o the_o whole_a body_n thus_o be_v many_o torment_v by_o this_o plague_n other_o be_v strike_v mad_a and_o run_v about_o the_o camp_n like_o wild_a beast_n and_o beat_v every_o one_o they_o meet_v all_o the_o help_n of_o physician_n be_v in_o vain_a both_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o distemper_n and_o the_o sudden_a dispatch_n it_o make_v of_o many_o for_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o great_a pain_n and_o horrible_a torment_n they_o die_v common_o the_o five_o or_o at_o the_o most_o the_o six_o day_n so_o that_o they_o who_o die_v by_o the_o war_n be_v account_v happy_a by_o all_o and_o it_o be_v further_o observable_a that_o all_o that_o attend_v upon_o the_o sick_a die_v of_o the_o same_o distemper_n and_o that_o which_o aggravate_v the_o misery_n be_v that_o none_o be_v willing_a to_o come_v near_o to_o the_o distress_a and_o languish_v person_n in_o order_n to_o administer_v to_o they_o any_o sort_n of_o help_n for_o not_o only_a stranger_n but_o even_o brother_n and_o dear_a and_o familiar_a friend_n and_o acquaintance_n be_v force_v out_o of_o fear_n of_o the_o infection_n to_o avoid_v and_o forsake_v one_o another_o dionysius_n therefore_o hear_v of_o the_o miserable_a condition_n of_o the_o carthaginian_n man_v fourscore_o sail_n and_o order_v 394._o ant._n ch._n 394._o pharacide_n and_o leptines_n the_o admiral_n at_o spring_n of_o day_n to_o fall_v upon_o the_o enemy_n fleet._n and_o he_o himself_o before_o the_o moon_n be_v up_o in_o the_o night_n get_v his_o army_n together_o and_o march_v to_o the_o temple_n of_o cyane_n come_v up_o without_o be_v discover_v to_o the_o enemy_n camp_n about_o break_v of_o day_n he_o have_v send_v the_o horse_n and_o a_o thousand_o foot_n of_o the_o mercenary_n before_o he_o to_o fall_v upon_o that_o part_n of_o the_o enemy_n camp_n that_o lie_v up_o further_o into_o the_o land_n these_o mercenary_n hate_v dionysius_n more_o than_o any_o other_o that_o be_v about_o he_o and_o be_v often_o make_v disturbance_n and_o mutine_a upon_o all_o occasion_n therefore_o dionysius_n order_v the_o horse_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v engage_v with_o the_o enemy_n to_o fly_v and_o leave_v the_o mercenary_n to_o be_v cut_v off_o which_o be_v according_o observe_v and_o they_o be_v all_o kill_v upon_o the_o spot_n dionysius_n himself_o determine_v to_o assault_v the_o camp_n and_o the_o castle_n both_o at_o once_o the_o barbarian_n upon_o this_o sudden_a and_o unexpected_a incursion_n of_o the_o enemy_n run_v in_o great_a consusion_n and_o disorder_n to_o their_o arm_n give_v he_o a_o opportunity_n to_o take_v the_o castle_n call_v polictma_n by_o storm_n on_o
and_o government_n by_o treachery_n and_o they_o make_v peace_n with_o they_o of_o erbissa_n and_o so_o stand_v the_o affair_n of_o sicily_n at_o that_o time_n chap._n viii_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 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 baeotian_o in_o greece_n when_o the_o lacedaemonian_n foresee_v the_o great_a war_n they_o be_v likely_a to_o have_v with_o the_o persian_n they_o make_v agesilaus_n one_o of_o their_o two_o king_n their_o general_n who_o raise_v six_o thousand_o man_n and_o choose_v thirty_o of_o the_o most_o eminent_a citizen_n to_o be_v member_n of_o the_o senate_n pass_v over_o out_o of_o europe_n to_o ephesus_n there_o he_o raise_v four_o thousand_o more_o and_o so_o march_v into_o the_o field_n with_o a_o army_n of_o ten_o thousand_o foot_n and_o four_o 〈◊〉_d ush_n ann._n 174._o rather_o four_o thousand_o horse_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hundred_o horse_n after_o the_o camp_n follow_v a_o rabble_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o pillage_n and_o plunder_n not_o inferior_a in_o number_n to_o the_o army_n itself_o he_o run_v through_o the_o plain_n of_o the_o caystrion_n and_o waste_v and_o spoil_v all_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o persian_n as_o far_o as_o to_o cumae_n move_a from_o thence_o he_o spend_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o summer_n in_o spoil_v and_o waste_v phrygia_n the_o country_n next_o adjoin_v and_o have_v load_v his_o army_n with_o pillage_n and_o spoil_n about_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o autumn_n return_v with_o his_o army_n to_o ephesus_n while_o these_o thing_n be_v act_v the_o lacedaemonian_n send_v ambassador_n to_o nepherite_v to_o otherwise_o call_v nepherite_v nephreus_n king_n of_o egypt_n in_o order_n to_o procure_v his_o assistance_n in_o the_o war_n who_o send_v to_o the_o spartan_n tackle_n and_o furniture_n for_o a_o hundred_o galley_n and_o five_o hundred_o thousand_o bushel_n of_o wheat_n instead_o of_o soldier_n pharax_n therefore_o the_o lacedaemonian_a admiral_n lose_v from_o rhodes_n with_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o sail_n arrive_v at_o cassandra_n a_o castle_n of_o caria_n distant_a a_o hundred_o lacedaemonian_n ant._n ch._n 394._o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n send_v tackle_n for_o ship_n and_o wheat_n to_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o fifty_o stage_n from_o caunus_n set_v sail_n from_o thence_o he_o besiege_v caunus_n and_o conon_n the_o persian_a admiral_n who_o then_o lie_v there_o with_o a_o fleet_n of_o forty_o sail._n but_o artaphernes_n and_o pharnabazus_n approach_v to_o the_o relief_n of_o caunus_n with_o a_o great_a army_n pharax_n raise_v his_o siege_n and_o return_v with_o his_o fleet_n to_o rhodes_n after_o this_o canon_n get_v together_o fourscore_o galley_n and_o with_o these_o sail_n over_o the_o chersone_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o rhodes_n refuse_v to_o suffer_v the_o peloponnesian_a fleet_n to_o enter_v lacedaemonian_n rhodes_n revolt_v foom_n the_o lacedaemonian_n their_o harbour_n and_o revoit_fw-fr from_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o receive_v conon_n with_o his_o navy_n into_o their_o port_n and_o city_n and_o present_o after_o they_o who_o bring_v corn_n out_o of_o egypt_n design_v for_o the_o lacedaemonian_n not_o know_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o defection_n of_o the_o rhodian_o sail_v bold_o to_o the_o island_n upon_o which_o conon_n the_o persian_a admiral_n with_o the_o help_n of_o the_o rhodian_o bring_v they_o and_o their_o load_n into_o the_o port_n and_o store_v the_o city_n with_o corn._n and_o there_o come_v likewise_o other_o ship_n to_o conon_n ten_o from_o silicia_n and_o fourscore_o from_o phenicia_n under_o the_o command_n of_o the_o lord_n lieutenant_n of_o the_o province_n of_o sâ—don_n but_o afterward_o agesilaus_n draw_v out_o his_o army_n into_o the_o plain_a of_o caystrus_n and_o the_o place_n asia_n ant._n ch._n 394._o agesilaus_n pâ—â—lages_n in_o asia_n near_o to_o sipylus_n plunder_v and_o spoil_v the_o inhabitant_n upon_o which_o tissaphernes_n with_o a_o army_n of_o ten_o thousand_o horse_n and_o fifty_o thousand_o foot_n come_v upon_o the_o back_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o kill_v all_o the_o straggler_n as_o they_o be_v forage_v and_o range_v about_o the_o country_n but_o agesilaus_n with_o a_o phalanx_n draw_v up_o in_o a_o square_a possess_v himself_o of_o the_o rise_a ground_n at_o sipylus_n watch_v his_o opportunity_n to_o set_v upon_o the_o enemy_n and_o from_o thence_o overran_a all_o the_o country_n as_o far_o as_o to_o sardis_n and_o among_o other_o waste_v and_o 439._o p._n 439._o destroy_v a_o paradise_n a_o paradise_n garden_n belong_v to_o tissaphernes_n set_v with_o all_o sort_n of_o tree_n and_o other_o thing_n for_o delight_n and_o divertisement_n in_o time_n of_o peace_n beautify_v with_o very_o great_a art_n and_o cost_n march_v thence_o when_o he_o come_v half_a way_n between_o sardis_n and_o thyberne_n he_o send_v xenocles_n the_o spartan_a in_o the_o night_n with_o fourteen_o hundred_o man_n into_o a_o wood_n to_o lie_v in_o ambush_n in_o order_n to_o intercept_v the_o enemy_n he_o himself_o about_o spring_n of_o day_n march_v forward_o with_o the_o army_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v pass_v the_o ambuscade_n the_o barbarian_n in_o great_a ambuscade_n rout_n tissaphernes_n by_o a_o ambuscade_n fury_n on_o the_o sudden_a set_v upon_o his_o rear_n upon_o which_o he_o forthwith_o wheel_v about_o and_o when_o they_o be_v hot_o engage_v he_o lift_v up_o a_o sign_n to_o they_o in_o ambush_n who_o forthwith_o with_o a_o great_a shout_n come_v in_o and_o fell_a upon_o the_o enemy_n who_o see_v themselves_o surround_v in_o great_a fear_n and_o terror_n betake_v themselves_o to_o their_o heel_n of_o who_o six_o thousand_o be_v kill_v in_o the_o pursuit_n and_o a_o great_a number_n of_o prisoner_n take_v and_o the_o lacedaemonian_n seize_v the_o enemy_n camp_n which_o be_v very_o rich_a tissaphernes_n himself_o amaze_v at_o the_o valour_n of_o the_o spartan_n in_o a_o great_a fright_v flee_v out_o of_o the_o battle_n to_o sardis_n agesilaus_n be_v move_v to_o march_v up_o high_o into_o the_o other_o province_n but_o because_o the_o sacrifice_n do_v not_o point_v out_o to_o he_o any_o good_a success_n he_o return_v with_o his_o army_n to_o the_o seaside_n artaxerxes_n king_n of_o asia_n hear_v of_o the_o rout_v of_o his_o army_n be_v both_o afraid_a and_o angry_a afraid_a of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o angry_a at_o tissaphernes_n who_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o war._n and_o parysatis_n the_o queen-mother_n have_v not_o long_o before_o pray_v artaxerxes_n even_o upon_o her_o knee_n to_o take_v revenge_n upon_o tissaphernes_n for_o she_o bear_v he_o a_o mortal_a hatred_n 394._o ant._n ch._n 394._o because_o he_o be_v instrumental_a to_o frustrate_v the_o 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be_v no_o way_n addict_v to_o arms._n and_o though_o army_n under_o the_o command_n of_o several_a captain_n be_v set_v forth_o yet_o through_o the_o treachery_n and_o unskilfulness_n of_o the_o general_n many_o time_n he_o be_v unfortunate_a and_o unsuccessful_a upon_o which_o account_n though_o he_o be_v great_o contemn_v by_o the_o egyptian_n yet_o his_o love_n to_o his_o ease_n and_o pleasure_n have_v that_o ascendent_n over_o he_o as_o to_o enforce_v he_o patient_o to_o bear_v the_o disgrace_n but_o now_o when_o the_o phaenician_o and_o king_n of_o cyprus_n 349._o ant._n ch._n 349._o in_o imitation_n of_o this_o disloyalty_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o in_o contempt_n of_o he_o be_v all_o run_n into_o rebellion_n the_o king_n be_v at_o length_n rouse_v and_o determine_v to_o make_v war_n upon_o they_o but_o he_o judge_v it_o not_o advisable_v or_o prudent_a to_o manage_v the_o war_n by_o his_o deputy_n and_o general_n but_o resolve_v to_o go_v himself_o and_o try_v his_o own_o fortune_n and_o conduct_n in_o the_o defence_n and_o preservation_n of_o his_o kingdom_n to_o that_o end_n he_o make_v great_a preparation_n of_o arm_n dart_n provision_n and_o force_n and_o raise_v three_o hundred_o thousand_o foot_n and_o thirty_o thousand_o horse_n and_o rig_v out_o a_o fleet_n of_o three_o hundred_o galley_n beside_o six_o hundred_o ship_n of_o burden_n and_o other_o transport_v ship_n for_o all_o sort_n of_o provision_n the_o war_n in_o phoenicia_n first_o break_v out_o upon_o these_o occasion_n in_o phoenicia_n there_o be_v a_o famous_a city_n call_v tripoli_n its_o name_n agree_v with_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o place_n for_o three_o city_n be_v contain_v within_o its_o bound_n a_o furlong_n distant_a one_o from_o each_o other_o one_o call_v the_o city_n of_o the_o phoenicia_n the_o aradii_fw-la a_o people_n of_o phoenicia_n arcadian_n the_o other_o of_o the_o sidonian_n and_o the_o three_o of_o the_o tyrian_n it_o be_v the_o most_o eminent_a of_o all_o the_o 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revenge_v it_o
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ant._n ch._n 321._o have_v a_o army_n of_o thirty_o thousand_o foot_n and_o fifteen_o thousand_o horse_n at_o length_n it_o come_v to_o a_o battle_n in_o which_o perdiccas_n be_v victor_n who_o kill_v four_o thousand_o upon_o the_o spot_n crucify_v ariarathes_n rout_v scourge_v and_o crucify_v and_o take_v six_o thousand_o prisoner_n among_o who_o be_v ariarathes_n himself_o who_o together_o with_o all_o his_o kindred_n he_o first_o scourge_v and_o then_o crucify_v then_o he_o pardon_v all_o the_o rest_n and_o after_o he_o have_v settle_v affair_n in_o cappadocia_n deliver_v up_o the_o province_n to_o eumenes_n of_o cardia_n to_o be_v govern_v by_o he_o as_o his_o share_n according_a to_o the_o allotment_n in_o the_o first_o agreement_n eumenes_n cappadocia_n give_v to_o eumenes_n about_o the_o same_o time_n craterus_n arrive_v in_o macedonia_n out_o of_o cilicia_n in_o order_n to_o assist_v antipater_n antipater_n craterus_n assist_v antipater_n and_o to_o repair_v the_o loss_n of_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 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