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some_o memorable_a and_o remarkable_a action_n for_o know_v that_o perseus_n his_o ancestor_n and_o some_o 6._o this_o expedition_n of_o the_o argonaut_n be_v an._n mun._n 2094._o about_o the_o time_n of_o the_o death_n of_o abimelech_n judg._n 9_o 23._o before_o christ_n 254._o helu._n chron._n but_o sr._n walter_n raleigh_n say_v it_o be_v the_o 9_o year_n of_o gideon_n 34_o year_n before_o lib._n 2._o i._o part_v c._n 13._o sect._n 6._o other_o by_o their_o expeditious_a and_o admirable_a achievement_n in_o foreign_a country_n have_v purchase_v eternal_a honour_n and_o renown_n he_o resolve_v to_o imitate_v they_o in_o the_o like_o heroic_a undertake_n acquaint_v therefore_o the_o king_n his_o uncle_n with_o his_o purpose_n he_o easy_o obtain_v his_o consent_n not_o that_o pelius_n thereby_o aim_v at_o the_o honour_n and_o glory_n
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 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 expedition_n of_o her_o son_n against_o his_o brother_n artaxerxes_n therefore_o make_v tithraustes_n general_n and_o command_v he_o to_o seize_v tissaphernes_n give_v he_o likewise_o letter_n direct_v to_o all_o the_o city_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o province_n order_v they_o to_o observe_v his_o command_n as_o soon_o as_o tithraustes_n come_v to_o colosse_n in_o phrygia_n by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o governor_n of_o larissa_n he_o seize_v tissaphernes_n in_o a_o bath_n and_o cut_v off_o his_o order_n tissaphernes_n kill_v by_o the_o king_n order_n head_n and_o send_v it_o to_o the_o king_n after_o which_o he_o make_v a_o truce_n with_o agesilaus_n for_o six_o month_n while_o affair_n go_v thus_o in_o asia_n the_o phocean_n make_v war_n upon_o the_o boeotian_o and_o pray_v war._n war_n between_o the_o boeotian_o and_o phocian_n call_v the_o boeotian_n war._n aid_n and_o assistance_n from_o the_o lacedaemonian_n upon_o which_o lysander_n be_v send_v thither_o with_o a_o few_o soldier_n who_o raise_v more_o after_o he_o come_v to_o phocis_n but_o not_o long_o after_o pausanias_n king_n of_o sparta_n be_v send_v to_o phocis_n with_o six_o thousand_o whereupon_o the_o boeotian_o draw_v out_o their_o force_n and_o be_v join_v by_o the_o athenian_n their_o confederate_n find_v haliartus_n besiege_v by_o lysander_n and_o the_o phocean_n whereupon_o a_o battle_n be_v fight_v in_o which_o lysander_n and_o many_o of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n with_o their_o confederate_n be_v kill_v the_o boeotian_o pursue_v not_o far_o but_o two_o hundred_o theban_n lose_v their_o life_n by_o fall_v down_o some_o steep_a precipice_n through_o their_o own_o carelessness_n this_o be_v afterward_o call_v the_o boeotian_n war._n but_o pausanias_n hear_v of_o the_o defeat_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n enter_v into_o a_o truce_n with_o the_o boeotian_o and_o return_v with_o his_o army_n into_o peloponnesus_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n conon_n the_o persian_a admiral_n commit_v the_o care_n of_o the_o fleet_n to_o
turn_v of_o messina_n the_o theban_n have_v dispatch_v all_o these_o thing_n in_o the_o space_n of_o eighty_o five_o day_n leave_v a_o strong_a garrison_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o messina_n return_v to_o their_o own_o country_n and_o the_o lacedaemonian_n have_v now_o unexpected_o rid_v themselves_o of_o the_o enemy_n send_v some_o of_o the_o great_a man_n of_o their_o city_n to_o athens_n and_o upon_o a_o treaty_n concern_v the_o principality_n it_o be_v agree_v that_o the_o athenian_n shall_v be_v master_n at_o sea_n and_o the_o lacedaemonian_n have_v the_o chief_a command_n at_o land_n but_o afterward_o both_o city_n execute_v the_o sovereignty_n in_o common_a about_o the_o same_o time_n the_o arcadian_n create_v lycomedes_n general_n and_o send_v he_o away_o arcadian_n pallene_n take_v by_o sterm_v by_o the_o arcadian_n with_o five_o thousand_o strong_a and_o lusty_a young_a man_n to_o besiege_v pallene_n in_o laconia_n who_o take_v it_o by_o storm_n and_o put_v above_o three_o hundred_o lacedaemonian_n there_o in_o garrison_n to_o the_o sword_n and_o have_v plunder_v the_o city_n and_o waste_v and_o spoil_v the_o country_n return_v home_o before_o the_o lacedaemonian_n can_v send_v they_o any_o relief_n the_o beotian_o likewise_o be_v desire_v by_o the_o thessalian_n to_o free_v they_o from_o the_o tyranny_n of_o alexander_n the_o pherean_a then_o but_o feeble_a and_o almost_o break_v send_v pelopidas_n with_o a_o thessaly_n pelopidas_n send_v into_o thessaly_n strong_a army_n into_o thessaly_n with_o order_n to_o manage_v affair_n there_o to_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o beotian_o when_o he_o come_v to_o larissa_n he_o possess_v himself_o of_o the_o castle_n then_o garrison_v by_o alexander_n thence_o he_o march_v into_o macedonia_n and_o make_v a_o league_n with_o king_n alexander_n and_o receive_v philip_n his_o brother_n as_o a_o hostage_n and_o send_v he_o to_o thebes_n and_o have_v perfect_v whatever_o he_o think_v may_v be_v for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o beotian_o he_o return_v into_o his_o own_o country_n thing_n stand_v thus_o the_o arcadian_n argive_n and_o elean_n unanimous_o agree_v to_o make_v 493._o several_a country_n confederate_a against_o sparta_n p._n 493._o war_n upon_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o to_o that_o end_n to_o send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o beotian_o to_o persuade_v they_o to_o join_v with_o they_o in_o the_o war._n they_o according_o consent_v and_o send_v forth_o a_o army_n of_o seven_o thousand_o foot_n and_o five_o hundred_o horse_n under_o the_o command_n of_o epaminondas_n and_o the_o other_o beotarchs_n the_o athenian_n hear_v of_o the_o preparation_n of_o the_o beotian_o against_o peloponnesus_n send_v a_o army_n against_o they_o under_o the_o command_n of_o 367._o ant._n ch._n 367._o chabrias_n their_o general_n who_o when_o he_o arrive_v at_o corinth_n raise_v man_n out_o of_o megaera_n pellene_n and_o corinth_n and_o make_v up_o a_o army_n of_o ten_o thousand_o man_n who_o be_v join_v with_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o other_o confederate_n at_o corinth_n their_o whole_a force_n be_v no_o less_o than_o twenty_o thousand_o they_o make_v it_o first_o their_o business_n to_o guard_v all_o the_o passage_n and_o to_o do_v all_o they_o can_v to_o prevent_v the_o beotian_o from_o break_v into_o peloponnesus_n to_o this_o east_n the_o narrow_a pass_n of_o peloponnesus_n between_o two_o sea_n lechaeum_n lie_v on_o the_o west_n and_o cenchrea_n on_o the_o east_n end_n they_o draw_v a_o wall_n with_o a_o deep_a trench_n from_o *_o cenchrea_fw-mi to_o *_o lechaeum_n to_o block_n up_o the_o entrance_n that_o way_n the_o thing_n be_v do_v with_o that_o quickness_n and_o expedition_n through_o multitude_n of_o hand_n and_o diligence_n of_o those_o employ_v that_o the_o place_n be_v fortify_v before_o the_o beotian_o can_v reach_v thither_o as_o soon_o as_o epaminondas_n come_v up_o to_o the_o place_n upon_o diligent_a view_n of_o the_o fortification_n he_o discern_v that_o that_o part_n keep_v by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n be_v the_o weak_a and_o therefore_o do_v all_o he_o can_v to_o draw_v they_o out_o to_o a_o fair_a field_n battle_n though_o they_o be_v almost_o three_o time_n his_o number_n but_o when_o he_o see_v they_o will_v not_o stir_v but_o keep_v themselves_o within_o their_o peloponnesus_n epaminondas_n break_v again_o into_o peloponnesus_n fortification_n and_o trench_n he_o make_v a_o fierce_a assault_n upon_o they_o storm_v they_o in_o every_o part_n but_o the_o action_n be_v hot_a and_o sharp_a on_o both_o side_n where_o the_o lacedaemonian_n be_v post_v for_o there_o the_o place_n be_v of_o easy_a entrance_n and_o most_o difficult_a to_o be_v keep_v but_o epaminondas_n have_v with_o he_o the_o flower_n of_o thebes_n with_o much_o ado_n beat_v off_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o so_o clear_v the_o way_n break_v in_o with_o his_o force_n and_o lay_v the_o passage_n plain_o open_a into_o peloponnesus_n which_o be_v a_o action_n nothing_o inferior_a to_o any_o he_o have_v do_v before_o hereupon_o he_o forthwith_o march_v to_o trezene_n and_o epidaurus_n and_o waste_v 367._o ant._n ch._n 367._o and_o harass_v the_o country_n round_o about_o but_o can_v not_o take_v the_o city_n be_v very_o strong_o garrison_v but_o sicyon_n elis._n sicyon_n phew_o in_o elis._n pheunte_n and_o some_o other_o submit_v to_o he_o then_o he_o march_v with_o his_o army_n against_o corinth_n and_o have_v rout_v the_o townsman_n in_o a_o encounter_n he_o pursue_v they_o to_o the_o very_a wall_n where_o some_o of_o the_o beotian_o puff_v up_o with_o their_o good_a success_n rash_o break_v through_o the_o gate_n into_o the_o city_n upon_o which_o the_o corinthian_n in_o a_o great_a fright_v shut_v themselves_o up_o in_o their_o house_n but_o chabrias_n the_o athenian_a general_n both_o cordial_o and_o faithful_o make_v head_n against_o the_o beotian_o and_o drive_v some_o of_o they_o out_o of_o the_o city_n make_v a_o great_a slaughter_n of_o the_o rest_n in_o the_o heat_n of_o this_o action_n the_o beotian_o approach_v to_o corinth_n with_o their_o whole_a army_n in_o battalion_n to_o the_o great_a terror_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n upon_o which_o chabrias_n with_o his_o athenian_n forthwith_o make_v a_o sally_n out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o have_v possess_v himself_o of_o the_o hill_n adjoin_v there_o bear_v the_o brunt_n of_o the_o enemy_n charge_v on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o beotian_o encourage_v be_v strong_a of_o body_n and_o of_o long_a experience_n in_o feat_n of_o arm_n doubt_v not_o but_o to_o rout_n the_o athenian_n but_o the_o chabrians_n by_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o high_a ground_n and_o continual_a succour_n come_v in_o to_o they_o out_o of_o the_o city_n so_o defend_v themselves_o that_o they_o kill_v and_o grievous_o galled_a their_o assailant_n and_o beat_v they_o off_o so_o that_o the_o beotian_o after_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o great_a number_n of_o their_o man_n not_o be_v able_a to_o do_v any_o thing_n draw_v off_o their_o force_n but_o chabrias_n have_v thus_o baffle_v the_o enemy_n for_o his_o valour_n faithfulness_n and_o military_a conduct_n be_v cry_v up_o and_o great_o admire_v chap._n viii_o dionysius_n send_v gaul_n and_o spaniard_n to_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n pelopidas_n and_o istmenias_n clap_v up_o by_o alexander_n tyrant_n of_o pherea_n the_o boeotian_o pursue_v by_o the_o pherean_o bring_v off_o by_o epaminondas_n then_o a_o private_a soldier_n the_o fight_n between_o the_o arcadian_n and_o lacedaemonian_n dionysius_n fall_v upon_o the_o carthaginian_a territory_n in_o sicily_n dionysius_n die_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o death_n the_o cruelty_n of_o alexander_n the_o pherean_a at_o scotusa_n epaminondas_n break_v again_o into_o peloponnesus_n coos_n people_v and_o wall_v the_o end_n of_o the_o laconic_a and_o beotick_a war_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o persian_a king_n about_o this_o time_n arrive_v at_o corinth_n two_o thousand_o gaul_n and_o spaniard_n send_v by_o dionysius_n the_o tyrant_n to_o the_o lacedaemonian_n from_o sicily_n who_o have_v five_o month_n pay_v advance_v 366._o olymp._n 102._o 4._o ant._n ch._n 366._o the_o grecian_n to_o try_v their_o valour_n draw_v they_o out_o against_o the_o enemy_n who_o so_o far_o approve_v themselves_o stout_a and_o valiant_a man_n as_o that_o they_o rout_v and_o kill_v many_o of_o the_o beotian_o and_o their_o confederate_n and_o after_o they_o have_v be_v very_o useful_a in_o the_o war_n and_o purchase_v dionysius_n aid_n arrive_v at_o corinth_n from_o dionysius_n to_o themselves_o praise_n and_o esteem_n both_o for_o their_o courage_n and_o service_n and_o have_v be_v reward_v according_a to_o their_o merit_n by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n they_o be_v send_v back_o into_o sicily_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o summer_n after_o these_o thing_n philiscus_n ambassador_n from_o artaxerxes_n king_n of_o persia_n come_v into_o greece_n vain_a p._n 494._o artaxerxes_n send_v again_o to_o compose_v matter_n in_o greece_n but_o in_o
and_o populous_a and_o upon_o that_o account_n be_v a_o place_n of_o great_a advantage_n in_o time_n of_o war_n therefore_o those_o that_o be_v ambitious_a to_o enlarge_v their_o dominion_n strive_v always_o to_o gain_v it_o so_o that_o both_o the_o athenian_n and_o philip_n earnest_o contend_v which_o of_o they_o shall_v prevail_v to_o have_v they_o for_o their_o confederate_n but_o however_o philip_n have_v take_v potidaea_n draw_v out_o the_o athenian_a garrison_n and_o use_v they_o with_o great_a civility_n and_o suffer_v they_o to_o return_v to_o athens_n for_o he_o bear_v a_o great_a respect_n to_o the_o people_n of_o athens_n because_o that_o city_n be_v eminent_a and_o famous_a for_o its_o power_n and_o grandeur_n he_o deliver_v up_o likewise_o 356._o likewise_o pydna_n in_o macedonia_n ant._n ch._n 356._o pydna_n which_o he_o have_v subdue_v to_o the_o olynthian_o and_o give_v they_o all_o the_o ground_n and_o territory_n belong_v to_o it_o thence_o he_o march_v to_o philippo_n to_o crenidas_n in_o macedonia_n call_v philippi_n now_o philippo_n crenidas_n which_o he_o enlarge_v and_o make_v more_o populous_a and_o call_v it_o after_o his_o own_o name_n philippi_n beside_o he_o so_o improve_v the_o gold-mine_n that_o be_v in_o those_o part_n which_o before_o be_v but_o inconsiderable_a and_o obscure_a that_o by_o build_v of_o work-house_n he_o advance_v they_o to_o bring_v in_o a_o yearly_a revenue_n of_o above_o a_o thousand_o talent_n so_o that_o heap_v up_o abundance_n of_o riches_n in_o a_o short_a time_n by_o the_o confluence_n of_o his_o wealth_n he_o advance_v the_o kingdom_n of_o macedonia_n to_o a_o high_a degree_n of_o majesty_n and_o glory_n than_o ever_o it_o be_v before_o for_o he_o coin_v piece_n of_o gold_n call_v of_o he_o philippics_n and_o by_o the_o help_n thereof_o raise_v a_o great_a army_n of_o mercenary_n and_o bribe_v many_o of_o the_o grecian_n to_o betray_v their_o country_n of_o all_o which_o a_o particular_a account_n shall_v be_v give_v hereafter_o in_o the_o course_n of_o the_o history_n and_o now_o we_o shall_v bend_v our_o discourse_n to_o what_o follow_v chap._n iii_o dion_n march_n and_o entry_n into_o syracuse_n dionysius_n come_v to_o the_o island_n part_n of_o syracuse_n assault_v the_o wall_n erect_v from_o sea_n to_o sea_n be_v beat_v by_o dion_n alexander_n of_o phaerea_n murder_v by_o his_o wife_n and_o his_o two_o brother_n philip_n relieve_v the_o thessalian_n from_o the_o two_o brother_n a_o gathocles_n be_v archon_n at_o athens_n and_o marcus_n fabius_n and_o caius_n publius_n or_o poetelius_n be_v consul_n at_o rome_n when_o dion_n the_o son_n of_o hipparinus_n land_v in_o sicily_n to_o pull_v 3615._o olymp._n 105._o 4._o ant._n ch._n 355._o an._n m._n 3615._o down_o the_o tyranny_n of_o dionysius_n this_o dion_n to_o admiration_n overturn_v the_o great_a dominion_n in_o europe_n with_o the_o most_o inconsiderable_a force_n that_o ever_o any_o do_v before_o he_o for_o who_o will_v 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he_o he_o confident_o enter_v within_o the_o wall_n and_o through_o neapolis_n through_o one_o of_o the_o four_o part_n of_o syracuse_n the_o other_o be_v the_o island_n thâ—n_o tyche_n and_o neapolis_n achradina_n march_v on_o into_o the_o forum_n and_o there_o encamp_v none_o dare_v to_o oppose_v he_o for_o there_o be_v no_o few_o with_o dion_n in_o his_o army_n than_o fifty_o thousand_o men._n and_o all_o these_o with_o coronet_n upon_o their_o head_n enter_v into_o the_o city_n lead_v by_o dion_n megacles_n and_o thirty_o syracusian_n who_o alone_o of_o all_o the_o exile_n in_o peloponnesus_n be_v willing_a to_o run_v the_o same_o common_a fate_n with_o their_o fellow-citizen_n at_o this_o time_n the_o whole_a city_n exchange_v slavery_n for_o liberty_n and_o fortune_n turn_v sorrow_n the_o companion_n of_o tyranny_n into_o pompous_a mirth_n and_o jollity_n and_o every_o house_n be_v full_a of_o
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estate_n shall_v be_v the_o rule_n for_o the_o choose_n of_o magistrate_n as_o that_o those_o who_o be_v worth_a above_o two_o thousand_o drachma_n may_v be_v capable_a of_o be_v magistrate_n and_o give_v of_o vote_n for_o choose_v of_o they_o as_o for_o those_o that_o be_v not_o of_o such_o estate_n he_o remove_v they_o as_o turbulent_a and_o factious_a not_o suffer_v 321._o ant._n ch._n 321._o they_o to_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o do_v in_o any_o public_a business_n and_o grant_v new_a seat_n and_o estate_n in_o thessaly_n to_o any_o that_o will_v remove_v thither_o upon_o which_o above_o two_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o of_o that_o sort_n of_o citizen_n be_v transplant_v out_o of_o their_o own_o country_n the_o government_n of_o the_o city_n and_o country_n belong_v to_o it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o rest_n who_o have_v the_o estate_n before_o limit_v and_o appoint_v of_o who_o there_o be_v about_o nine_o thousand_o and_o these_o govern_v the_o state_n for_o the_o future_a according_a 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body_n they_o can_v invent_v 15._o ptolemy_n physcon_n when_o he_o see_v his_o sister_n cleopatra_n be_v so_o great_a a_o enemy_n to_o he_o and_o 139._o ptolemy_n physco_n his_o barbarous_a cruelty_n justin_n c._n 8._o 39_o livy_n olymp._n 162._o 4._o ant._n ch._n 130._o val._n max._n lib._n 9_o c._n 2._o this_o of_o vales._n prag_n cite_v by_o ush_n an._n 494._o atheneus_n cite_v by_o ush_n ant._n ch._n 128._o hegelocus_n marsyas_n see_v ush_n an._n 495._o valesius_fw-la his_o fragment_n cite_v ant._n ch._n 139._o can_v not_o revenge_v himself_o otherwise_o upon_o she_o contrive_v a_o most_o notorious_a piece_n of_o villainy_n for_o that_o purpose_n for_o he_o imitate_v the_o cruelty_n of_o medea_n murder_v her_o son_n memphites_n beget_v by_o himself_o who_o be_v then_o in_o cyprus_n and_o a_o very_a young_a boy_n and_o not_o content_a with_o this_o he_o commit_v a_o far_o more_o wicked_a act_n for_o cut_v off_o the_o child_n limb_n he_o put_v they_o in_o a_o chest_n and_o deliver_v they_o to_o one_o of_o his_o guard_n to_o be_v convey_v to_o alexandria_n and_o whereas_o cleopatra_n birthday_n be_v then_o near_o at_o hand_n he_o command_v that_o in_o the_o night_n next_o before_o that_o day_n he_o shall_v set_v down_o the_o chest_n at_o the_o palace_n gate_n which_o be_v according_o execute_v cleopatra_n make_v great_a lamentation_n and_o all_o the_o people_n be_v in_o a_o great_a rage_n against_o ptolemy_n 16._o atheneus_n antiochus_n his_o general_n in_o a_o short_a time_n meet_v with_o a_o just_a and_o due_a reward_n for_o his_o insolence_n and_o abuse_n in_o all_o place_n wherever_o he_o quarter_v in_o his_o march_n for_o be_v the_o first_o that_o flee_v and_o forsake_v antiochus_n in_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o fight_n come_v to_o some_o of_o the_o town_n where_o he_o have_v abuse_v his_o quarter_n all_o shut_v their_o door_n upon_o he_o and_o every_o one_o refuse_v to_o help_v he_o either_o with_o meat_n or_o drink_n so_o that_o he_o wander_v up_o and_o down_o the_o country_n till_o at_o length_n he_o be_v famish_a to_o death_n 17._o hegelochus_n general_n of_o ptolemy_n physco_n send_v against_o marsyas_n the_o alexandrian_a general_n take_v he_o prisoner_n and_o cut_v off_o all_o his_o army_n when_o marsyas_n be_v bring_v before_o the_o king_n and_o all_o conclude_v that_o he_o will_v forthwith_o put_v he_o to_o some_o cruel_a death_n ptolemy_n pardon_v he_o beyond_o all_o man_n expectation_n for_o now_o he_o begin_v to_o repent_v of_o his_o former_a cruelty_n and_o endeavour_v to_o regain_v the_o people_n love_n and_o favour_n by_o act_n of_o clemency_n 18._o euemerus_n king_n of_o parthia_n bear_v in_o hyrcania_n exceed_v all_o other_o prince_n in_o cruelty_n euemerus_n euemerus_n omit_v no_o sort_n of_o torment_n he_o can_v invent_v for_o many_o of_o the_o babylonian_n upon_o slight_a ground_n with_o their_o whole_a family_n he_o make_v slave_n and_o send_v they_o into_o media_n to_o be_v sold._n he_o burn_v likewise_o to_o the_o ground_n the_o marketplace_n and_o some_o of_o the_o temple_n in_o babylon_n and_o raze_v the_o fair_a and_o most_o beautiful_a part_n of_o the_o city_n 19_o alexander_n surname_v zabina_n when_o those_o renown_a captain_n antipater_n ponius_fw-la and_o 124._o alexander_n zabina_n cite_a ush_n an._n 498._o ant._n ch._n 124._o aeropus_n sextius_n aeropus_n revolt_a from_o he_o to_o seleucus_n demetrius_n son_n of_o nicanor_n caius_n sextius_n revolt_a from_o he_o and_o seize_v upon_o laodicea_n he_o at_o length_n take_v the_o city_n however_o he_o generous_o spare_v they_o all_o for_o he_o be_v of_o a_o mild_a and_o gentle_a disposition_n and_o please_a temper_n and_o of_o a_o wonderful_a affability_n in_o his_o converse_n or_o discourse_n and_o be_v therefore_o great_o belove_v of_o every_o body_n 20._o when_o caius_n sextius_n have_v take_v the_o city_n of_o the_o gaul_n and_o sell_v the_o inhabitant_n for_o slave_n one_o crato_n who_o be_v lead_v in_o chain_n with_o the_o rest_n come_v up_o to_o the_o consul_n as_o he_o sit_v upon_o the_o tribunal_n and_o tell_v he_o he_o have_v ever_o be_v a_o friend_n to_o the_o roman_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n have_v suffer_v many_o injury_n and_o have_v undergo_v many_o stripe_n and_o scourge_n from_o his_o fellow_n citizen_n upon_o which_o sextius_n forthwith_o with_o all_o the_o demonstration_n of_o kindness_n as_o of_o a_o kinsman_n release_v he_o from_o his_o bond_n and_o restore_v he_o his_o good_n and_o for_o his_o good_a will_n to_o the_o roman_n give_v he_o power_n to_o set_v free_a 900_o of_o the_o citizen_n such_o as_o he_o himself_o think_v fit_a for_o the_o consul_n be_v more_o generous_a and_o bountiful_a to_o crato_fw-mi than_o he_o expect_v to_o the_o end_n the_o gaul_n may_v see_v how_o exact_o just_o the_o roman_n be_v both_o in_o their_o punishment_n and_o reward_n 21._o alexander_n not_o be_v very_o confident_a of_o the_o multitude_n both_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o rawness_n cite_v alexander_n ush_n an._n 498._o this_o cite_v in_o martial_a affair_n and_o their_o natural_a inconstancy_n and_o hanker_a after_o innovation_n will_v not_o adventure_v upon_o a_o pitch_a field_n but_o have_v get_v together_o as_o much_o money_n as_o he_o can_v out_o of_o the_o public_a treasury_n and_o pillage_v the_o temple_n resolve_v by_o night_n to_o steal_v away_o into_o greece_n but_o whilst_o he_o attempt_v by_o the_o help_n of_o some_o of_o his_o barbarian_n to_o plunder_v jupiter_n temple_n he_o be_v seize_v upon_o and_o himself_o and_o whole_a army_n have_v like_a to_o have_v be_v cut_v off_o but_o he_o soon_o escape_v out_o of_o their_o hand_n and_o make_v towards_o seleucia_n but_o the_o seleucians_n have_v hear_v beforehand_o the_o brute_n of_o his_o sacrilege_n shut_v their_o gate_n against_o he_o fail_v there_o of_o his_o purpose_n he_o go_v to_o pisidium_n and_o never_o after_o depart_v from_o the_o sea-coast_n 22._o after_o caius_n gracchus_n be_v kill_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o own_o servant_n lucius_n gracchus_n lucius_n vitellius_n his_o treachery_n to_o his_o friend_n c._n gracchus_n vitellius_n who_o have_v be_v one_o of_o his_o particular_a friend_n be_v the_o first_o that_o get_v his_o body_n and_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v trouble_v at_o his_o death_n that_o he_o cut_v off_o his_o head_n and_o carry_v it_o to_o his_o own_o house_n thereby_o give_v a_o remarkable_a instance_n of_o his_o cruelty_n and_o covetousness_n for_o when_o lucius_n 3._o lucius_n vid._n plin._n nat._n hist_o lib._n 33._o c._n 3._o opinius_fw-la the_o consul_n by_o proclamation_n promise_v to_o reward_v he_o that_o shall_v bring_v to_o he_o gracchus_n his_o head_n with_o the_o weight_n of_o it_o in_o gold_n vitellius_n bore_v a_o hole_n in_o the_o neck_n and_o draw_v out_o the_o brain_n pour_v in_o melt_a lead_n in_o the_o room_n then_o he_o bring_v the_o head_n to_o opinius_fw-la and_o return_v with_o the_o promise_a reward_n but_o be_v afterward_o hate_v by_o all_o to_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n as_o a_o betrayer_n of_o his_o friend_n the_o flacci_fw-la be_v also_o all_o put_v to_o death_n 23._o in_o lybia_n the_o two_o king_n draw_v up_o their_o army_n one_o against_o another_o and_o jugurtha_n war._n jugurtha_n and_o adherbal_n two_o brother_n king_n at_o war._n rout_v the_o numidian_n in_o a_o great_a battle_n slay_v many_o of_o they_o whereupon_o adherbal_n his_o brother_n flee_v to_o cirta_n where_o be_v strait_o besiege_a he_o send_v ambassador_n to_o rome_n to_o entreat_v they_o not_o to_o suffer_v a_o king_n that_o be_v their_o friend_n and_o ally_n to_o be_v utter_o ruin_v whereupon_o the_o senate_n forthwith_o send_v messenger_n into_o numidia_n with_o order_n to_o jugurtha_n to_o raise_v his_o siege_n which_o he_o disregard_v they_o send_v another_o embassy_n vest_v with_o power_n and_o authority_n but_o that_o be_v as_o fruitless_a as_o the_o other_o and_o at_o length_n jugurtha_n strait_o block_v up_o the_o city_n round_o through_o 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