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subject_n to_o pharnabazus_n till_o such_o time_n as_o he_o understand_v the_o will_n of_o his_o superior_n then_o lead_v he_o towards_o phrygia_n when_o in_o the_o way_n he_o meet_v with_o a_o order_n come_v from_o lacedaemon_n whereby_o not_o only_o the_o power_n at_o land_n but_o over_o the_o navy_n also_o be_v give_v unto_o he_o over_o which_o he_o may_v make_v admiral_n whosoever_o he_o please_v he_o then_o to_o gratify_v the_o city_n and_o those_o who_o at_o home_o study_v to_o pleasure_v he_o make_v up_o a_o navy_n of_o 120_o ship_n over_o which_o he_o set_v pisander_n his_o wife_n brother_n a_o man_n indeed_o greedy_a of_o honour_n and_o of_o prompt_a boldness_n but_o of_o little_a experience_n in_o such_o great_a concernment_n 66._o tithraustus_n take_v notice_n hereof_o and_o how_o agesilaus_n do_v not_o intend_v to_o quit_v asia_n but_o rather_o conceive_v great_a hope_n of_o overthrow_v the_o king_n resolve_v there_o be_v no_o way_n to_o be_v take_v but_o to_o find_v his_o countryman_n such_o work_n at_o home_n that_o they_o must_v necessary_o recall_v he_o ibid._n xenoph._n ibid._n plutarch_n in_o artax_n &_o agesilao_n pausan_n ibid._n to_o this_o purpose_n he_o send_v one_o timocrates_n a_o rhodian_a into_o greece_n with_o gold_n to_o the_o value_n of_o 50_o talent_n to_o the_o intent_n that_o he_o may_v therewith_o corrupt_v the_o lead_n and_o the_o principal_a man_n of_o the_o several_a city_n and_o engage_v they_o into_o a_o war_n with_o the_o athenian_n against_o lacedaemon_n which_o be_v according_o bring_v about_o agesilaus_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n enter_v phrygia_n which_o be_v subject_a to_o pharnabazus_n about_o autumn_n spoil_v the_o country_n and_o by_o fair_a or_o foul_a mean_n take_v many_o city_n thence_o march_v he_o into_o paphlagonia_n which_o he_o withdraw_v from_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o persian_a and_o receive_v 1000_o horse_n and_o 2000_o foot_n from_o cotys_n the_o king_n
this_o be_v know_v at_o athens_n they_o also_o send_v conon_n and_o other_o to_o he_o and_o with_o they_o join_v several_a other_o state_n as_o the_o boeotian_o corinthian_n and_o argive_n artaxerxes_n antalcidas_n send_v from_o the_o spartan_n to_o artaxerxes_n who_o be_v weary_a of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o spartan_n antalcides_n declare_v how_o those_o that_o send_v he_o be_v ready_a to_o embrace_v a_o peace_n upon_o such_o term_n as_o the_o king_n please_v for_o that_o they_o will_v no_o long_o contend_v with_o he_o about_o the_o greek_a city_n in_o asia_n think_v it_o sufficient_a that_o the_o rest_n which_o be_v elsewhere_o situate_v may_v be_v leave_v to_o their_o own_o law_n and_o liberty_n he_o also_o labour_v earnest_o to_o render_v conon_n suspect_v to_o the_o king_n allege_v that_o at_o the_o king_n be_v cost_v he_o only_o promote_v the_o affair_n of_o his_o own_o country_n seek_v with_o his_o force_n to_o obtain_v as_o many_o city_n as_o he_o can_v for_o the_o athenian_n to_o who_o underhand_o he_o go_v about_o to_o restore_v jonia_n and_o aeolia_n also_o this_o offer_n concern_v the_o leave_n of_o the_o greek_a city_n to_o the_o king_n disposal_n so_o near_o concern_v his_o affair_n that_o the_o other_o ambassador_n in_o no_o case_n admit_v it_o for_o private_a respect_n return_v home_o without_o any_o thing_n conclude_v of_o and_o though_o teribazus_n dare_v not_o without_o commission_n join_v himself_o to_o the_o lacedaemonian_n yet_o give_v he_o private_o money_n to_o antaclidas_n to_o enable_v they_o to_o build_v a_o fleet_n wherewithal_o to_o constrain_v their_o adversary_n to_o submit_v to_o a_o accommodation_n and_o lay_v hold_n of_o conon_n commit_v he_o to_o custody_n till_o such_o time_n as_o go_v himself_o to_o the_o king_n he_o may_v know_v his_o pleasure_n concern_v these_o thing_n 71._o some_o have_v report_v how_o conon_n be_v carry_v to_o the_o king_n 3._o isocrat_n in_o panegyr_n aemil._n probus_n in_o conone_n diodorus_n ad_fw-la olymp._n 97._o ann_n 3._o and_o by_o he_o put_v to_o death_n but_o other_o that_o he_o make_v a_o escape_n whilst_o teribazus_n be_v yet_o with_o the_o king_n he_o send_v struthas_n into_o asia_n the_o less_o to_o take_v care_n of_o the_o seacoast_n who_o show_v himself_o very_o bitter_a against_o the_o lacedaemonian_n for_o the_o evil_n which_o the_o province_n have_v suffer_v of_o agesilaus_n and_o favourable_a upon_o that_o account_n to_o the_o athenian_n the_o spartan_n send_v over_o thymbro_n to_o make_v war_n upon_o he_o he_o with_o 8000_o man_n take_v coressus_n the_o high_a hill_n some_o five_o mile_n distant_a from_o ephesus_n whence_o he_o make_v excursion_n into_o the_o king_n dominion_n but_o struthas_n lie_v not_o far_o from_o he_o with_o a_o great_a power_n of_o horse_n beside_o foot_n at_o such_o time_n as_o with_o a_o party_n he_o be_v range_v about_o for_o booty_n fall_v upon_o he_o kill_v he_o among_o many_o other_o and_o put_v the_o rest_n to_o flight_n take_v many_o the_o other_o secure_v themselves_o where_o they_o may_v best_o do_v it_o supra_fw-la xenoph._n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la the_o year_n after_o the_o lacedaemonian_n send_v ecdicus_n to_o the_o aid_n of_o the_o exile_n of_o rhodes_n with_o eight_o ship_n dispatch_v away_o with_o he_o one_o diphridas_n with_o order_n to_o pass_v into_o asia_n there_o to_o gather_v up_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o force_n with_o which_o and_z as_o many_o more_o as_o he_o can_v raise_v he_o be_v to_o protect_v those_o city_n which_o have_v receive_v thymbro_n and_o to_o grapple_v with_o struthas_n he_o act_v according_o and_o so_o order_v his_o affair_n that_o he_o prove_v hard_o enough_o for_o struthas_n and_o among_o other_o commendable_a action_n take_v prisoner_n tigranes_n his_o son_n in_o law_n as_o he_o be_v go_v with_o his_o wife_n to_o sardis_n who_o release_n for_o a_o great_a ransom_n he_o seasonable_o make_v use_v of_o the_o money_n for_o the_o payment_n of_o his_o soldier_n 72._o whilst_o these_o thing_n pass_v betwixt_o artaxerxes_n and_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o sparta_n he_o be_v also_o employ_v about_o the_o affair_n of_o cyprus_n evagora_n diodorus_n ad_fw-la a_o 2._o olymp._n 97._o isocrates_n â—in_a evagora_n which_o he_o strive_v to_o get_v into_o his_o hand_n there_o be_v in_o that_o island_n one_o evagoras_n of_o great_a birth_n be_v descend_v from_o those_o who_o first_o build_v salamine_n the_o principal_a city_n therein_o who_o be_v late_o expel_v through_o a_o sedition_n return_v with_o a_o little_a force_n of_o auxiliary_n cyprus_n artaxerxes_n look_v after_o cyprus_n and_o expelling_a abdemon_n the_o tyrian_a who_o then_o have_v the_o power_n over_o the_o city_n and_o a_o great_a friend_n of_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n make_v himself_o king_n of_o salamine_n and_o within_o a_o short_a time_n grow_v very_o rich_a gather_v force_n and_o by_o the_o help_n of_o his_o son_n protagoras_n subdue_v almost_o the_o whole_a island_n but_o the_o amathusian_o with_o the_o solian_o and_o citian_n stand_v out_o against_o he_o and_o by_o their_o ambassador_n solicit_v artaxerxes_n for_o aid_n accuse_v evagoras_n for_o the_o death_n of_o agyre_n who_o have_v be_v confederate_a with_o the_o king_n and_o offer_v he_o their_o help_n for_o the_o possess_n himself_o of_o the_o whole_a island_n he_o be_v jealous_a of_o the_o growth_n of_o evagoras_n and_o consider_v how_o convenient_a this_o island_n may_v be_v by_o reason_n of_o its_o situation_n for_o the_o promote_a of_o his_o affair_n at_o sea_n by_o which_o especial_o asia_n can_v be_v defend_v resolve_v to_o assist_v they_o and_o dismiss_v the_o ambassador_n to_o their_o content_n give_v order_n to_o the_o city_n upon_o the_o seacoast_n to_o build_v ship_n with_o all_o speed_n he_o himself_o travel_v into_o the_o upper_a province_n for_o the_o raise_n of_o a_o great_a land_n army_n 73._o till_o he_o have_v compose_v matter_n with_o the_o grecian_n no_o considerable_a thing_n can_v he_o attempt_v upon_o cyprus_n and_o though_o they_o favour_v the_o cause_n of_o evagoras_n in_o opposition_n to_o he_o yet_o their_o enmity_n one_o against_o another_o hinder_v that_o effect_n which_o their_o union_n may_v have_v produce_v to_o the_o great_a impairment_n of_o his_o affair_n the_o athenian_n send_v ten_o ship_n to_o the_o aid_n of_o evagoras_n suprà _fw-la xenoph._n ut_fw-la suprà _fw-la but_o it_o happen_v that_o teleutias_n be_v send_v by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n at_o that_o time_n to_o succeed_v ecdicus_n in_o the_o fleet_n and_o to_o defend_v their_o interest_n in_o asia_n artaxerxe_n diodorus_n ad_fw-la annum_fw-la 2._o olymp_n 98._o plutarch_n in_o artaxerxe_n meet_v with_o they_o and_o intercept_v they_o all_o whereby_o it_o happen_v that_o those_o who_o be_v enemy_n to_o artaxerxes_n overthrow_v those_o who_o go_v to_o make_v war_n against_o he_o after_o this_o these_o two_o commonwealth_n contend_v sore_o with_o each_o other_o at_o sea_n to_o their_o mutual_a damage_n he_o antalcidas_n conclude_v a_o peace_n with_o he_o at_o length_n antalcidas_n be_v send_v by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n to_o the_o government_n of_o the_o fleet_n because_o they_o know_v he_o to_o be_v in_o great_a grace_n with_o teribazus_n he_o coming_z to_z ephesus_z leave_v nicolochus_n his_o lieutenant_n and_o according_a to_o his_o private_a instruction_n go_v with_o teribazus_n to_o artaxerxes_n about_o a_o peace_n towards_o who_o he_o so_o behave_v himself_o to_o please_v he_o cast_v off_o the_o spartan_a gravity_n and_o not_o refuse_v to_o dance_v before_o he_o that_o the_o king_n who_o before_o can_v not_o endure_v the_o spartan_n as_o count_v they_o the_o most_o impudent_a of_o all_o man_n embrace_v he_o with_o singular_a respect_n and_o courtesy_n 74._o he_o conclude_v of_o a_o peace_n with_o he_o for_o the_o lacedaemonian_a state_n priùs_fw-la xenoph._n helen_n lib._n 5._o diodorus_n &_o plutarch_n ut_fw-la priùs_fw-la in_o case_n the_o other_o grecian_n will_v not_o consent_v to_o such_o overture_n as_o the_o king_n make_v and_o return_v with_o teribazus_n who_o give_v notice_n that_o all_o who_o will_v may_v accept_v of_o the_o condition_n which_o his_o master_n propose_v they_o dispatch_v their_o several_a deputy_n to_o he_o he_o show_v they_o the_o king_n seal_n open_v the_o letter_n wherein_o be_v contain_v that_o artaxerne_v the_o king_n account_v it_o meet_v that_o the_o city_n in_o asia_n and_o the_o island_n clazomenae_n since_o join_v to_o the_o continent_n and_o cyprus_n shall_v be_v under_o his_o dominion_n as_o for_o the_o other_o greek_a city_n both_o great_a and_o small_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v leave_v to_o their_o own_o liberty_n except_o lemnus_n imbrus_n and_o scyrus_n which_o have_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o athenian_n time_n out_o of_o mind_n be_v think_v it_o reasonable_a they_o shall_v so_o continue_v those_o that_o shall_v not_o receive_v this_o peace_n he_o with_o the_o rest_n who_o will_v embrace_v
200_o galley_n 10000_o most_o valiant_a soldier_n and_o out_o of_o egypt_n itself_o raise_v 80000_o foot_n agesilaus_n the_o king_n of_o lacedaemon_n he_o also_o procure_v to_o come_v to_o he_o agesilao_n xenoph._n &_o plutarch_n &_o aemilius_n probus_n in_o agesilao_n promise_v he_o the_o command_n of_o all_o his_o force_n upon_o the_o report_n of_o his_o land_n all_o sort_n of_o present_n be_v dispatch_v to_o he_o but_o the_o courtier_n find_v no_o train_n nor_o any_o thing_n of_o state_n about_o he_o only_o a_o old_a man_n little_a of_o stature_n not_o at_o all_o trim_v but_o with_o coarse_a and_o old_a clothes_n sit_v on_o the_o shore_n upon_o the_o grass_n they_o great_o despise_v he_o and_o be_v seize_v with_o wonder_n at_o his_o poornesse_n of_o spirit_n when_o they_o behold_v how_o among_o the_o present_n take_v the_o meal_n calf_n and_o goose_n to_o himself_o he_o give_v the_o sweet_a meat_n and_o ointment_n to_o be_v divide_v among_o the_o slave_n himself_o tachos_n king_n of_o egypt_n strengthen_v himself_o and_o tachos_n himself_o give_v he_o not_o the_o chief_a command_n according_a to_o his_o promise_n deride_v he_o for_o the_o smallness_n of_o his_o stature_n and_o say_v that_o the_o fable_n be_v fulfil_v in_o he_o the_o mountain_n be_v in_o travel_n and_o a_o mouse_n be_v bring_v forth_o to_o which_o with_o anger_n and_o scorn_v he_o answer_v that_o afterward_o he_o shall_v have_v cause_n to_o think_v he_o a_o lyon_n plutarch_n diod._n &_o plutarch_n 95._o with_o tachos_n also_o be_v chabrias_n the_o athenian_a though_o not_o send_v from_o the_o state_n as_o be_v agesilaus_n but_o on_o his_o own_o account_n who_o advise_v he_o want_v treasure_n to_o command_v his_o rich_a sort_n of_o subject_n to_o furnish_v he_o with_o as_o much_o money_n as_o they_o can_v spare_v and_o he_o will_v repay_v they_o out_o of_o his_o yearly_a tribute_n which_o course_n he_o follow_v get_v great_a store_n of_o money_n and_o yet_o injure_v no_o man_n to_o he_o he_o commit_v his_o fleet_n to_o agesilaus_n the_o conduct_n of_o the_o 10000_o mercenary_a grecian_n to_o nectanebus_n his_o son_n or_o rather_o the_o son_n of_o his_o brother_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o sister_n be_v call_v his_o nephew_n reserve_v to_o himself_o the_o command_n over_o all_o and_o though_o agesilaus_n advise_v he_o rather_o to_o manage_v the_o war_n by_o his_o lieutenant_n egypt_n nectanebus_n king_n of_o egypt_n and_o stay_v in_o egypt_n he_o sail_v into_o phoenicia_n the_o spartan_a follow_v he_o though_o against_o his_o dignity_n and_o disposition_n come_v into_o phoenicia_n he_o send_v nectanebus_n against_o the_o city_n in_o syria_n to_o who_o come_v a_o message_n from_o the_o viceroy_n of_o egypt_n leave_v there_o by_o tachos_n signify_v that_o he_o have_v revolt_v and_o now_o invite_v he_o to_o seize_v upon_o the_o kingdom_n to_o which_o he_o consent_v draw_v present_o to_o his_o party_n all_o the_o officer_n by_o gift_n and_o the_o soldier_n by_o 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