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father_n declare_v that_o the_o ancient_a sicilian_n the_o former_a inhabitant_n of_o that_o place_n be_v expulse_v thence_o by_o the_o grecian_n when_o they_o arrive_v there_o and_o build_v naxus_n they_o therefore_o conclude_v they_o have_v just_a cause_n both_o to_o defend_v their_o own_o country_n and_o to_o revenge_v the_o injury_n do_v to_o their_o ancestor_n by_o the_o greek_n and_o so_o they_o defend_v the_o place_n with_o great_a resolution_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n while_o the_o dispute_n be_v hot_a on_o both_o side_n 392._o side_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ant._n ch._n 392._o the_o winter_n solstice_n draw_v near_o at_o hand_n and_o winter_n come_v on_o apace_o all_o the_o place_n near_o the_o castle_n be_v full_a of_o snow_n and_o dionysius_n conceive_v that_o the_o sicilian_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o place_n and_o height_n of_o the_o wall_n keep_v but_o a_o slender_a guard_n in_o the_o castle_n he_o ascend_v those_o high_a and_o steep_a place_n 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dionysius_n himself_o kill_v dionysius_n near_o kill_v save_v only_o his_o corslet_n after_o this_o misfortune_n they_o of_o agrigentum_n and_o messina_n those_o that_o side_v with_o dionysius_n be_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n be_v altogether_o intent_n upon_o regain_n their_o liberty_n and_o therefore_o send_v back_o dionysius_n ambassador_n who_o be_v order_v to_o they_o to_o renew_v and_o continue_v the_o confederacy_n and_o league_n that_o then_o be_v between_o they_o and_o the_o tyrant_n about_o this_o time_n pausanias_n king_n of_o sparta_n flee_v out_o of_o his_o country_n by_o reason_n of_o some_o heinous_a crime_n lay_v to_o his_o charge_n by_o the_o citizen_n when_o he_o have_v reign_v fourteen_o year_n agistpolis_n his_o soft_a succeed_v he_o and_o continue_v as_o many_o year_n more_o then_o likewise_o die_v pausaniaâ—_n king_n of_o macedon_n who_o amyntas_n treacherous_o murder_v after_o he_o have_v reign_v only_o one_o year_n amyntas_n who_o thus_o thus_o get_v the_o kingdom_n hold_v it_o four_o and_o twenty_o year_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o year_n demostratus_n be_v choose_v archon_n of_o athens_n and_o six_o military_a 391._o olymp._n 96._o 4._o ant._n ch._n 391._o tribune_n lucius_z titinius_z publius_n licinius_n publius_n melius_n quintus_fw-la 444._o quintus_fw-la maenius_n the_o act_n of_o mago_n in_o sicily_n p._n 444._o mallius_n cneius_n genutius_n and_o lucius_n attilius_n govern_v as_o consul_n at_o rome_n in_o their_o time_n mago_n the_o carthaginian_a general_n be_v busy_a in_o sicily_n endeavour_v to_o settle_v the_o affair_n of_o carthage_n there_o which_o be_v then_o but_o in_o a_o ill_a condition_n since_o the_o last_o slaughter_n and_o ruin_n of_o their_o army_n to_o this_o end_n he_o carry_v himself_o with_o all_o mildness_n and_o humanity_n towards_o all_o the_o city_n within_o his_o government_n and_o receive_v all_o other_o into_o his_o protection_n that_o be_v enemy_n to_o dionysius_n and_o enter_v into_o league_n with_o many_o of_o the_o sicilian_n at_o length_n he_o raise_v a_o army_n and_o march_v against_o messina_n and_o when_o he_o have_v waste_v the_o country_n he_o return_v with_o rich_a booty_n and_o encamp_v near_o abacena_n a_o city_n of_o his_o confederate_n but_o dionysius_n with_o his_o army_n march_v up_o to_o he_o and_o upon_o his_o approach_n both_o army_n be_v draw_v out_o in_o order_n of_o battle_n upon_o which_o there_o be_v a_o sharp_a and_o hot_a engagement_n in_o which_o the_o carthaginian_n be_v rout_v and_o flee_v to_o the_o city_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o above_o eight_o hundred_o man_n and_o dionysius_n return_v to_o syracuse_n but_o within_o a_o few_o day_n after_o he_o make_v a_o expedition_n against_o italy_n dionysius_n set_v upon_o rhegium_n in_o italy_n rhegium_n with_o a_o hundred_o sail_v well_o man_v and_o come_v upon_o they_o on_o a_o sudden_a in_o the_o night_n he_o set_v the_o gate_n on_o fire_n and_o rear_v scaling-ladder_n to_o the_o wall_n a_o few_o only_o of_o the_o rhegian_n at_o first_o run_v to_o repulse_v the_o enemy_n and_o busy_v themselves_o in_o extinguish_v the_o fire_n but_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o heloris_n the_o governor_n they_o leave_v the_o fire_n and_o fall_v with_o all_o their_o force_n upon_o the_o enemy_n and_o by_o that_o mean_v save_v their_o city_n for_o if_o they_o have_v continue_v 391._o ant._n ch._n 391._o still_o in_o quench_v the_o flame_n so_o small_a a_o number_n can_v not_o have_v keep_v out_o the_o dionysian_o till_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o citizen_n have_v come_v in_o to_o their_o assistance_n for_o by_o throw_v of_o timber_n and_o other_o combustible_a matter_n from_o the_o top_n of_o the_o house_n next_o adjoin_v they_o rather_o increase_v the_o fire_n dionysius_n be_v thus_o disappoint_v in_o his_o design_n waste_n and_o destroy_v all_o the_o country_n round_o about_o with_o fire_n and_o sword_n but_o afterward_o make_v a_o truce_n with_o they_o for_o one_o year_n and_o so_o return_v to_o syracuse_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o grecian_n in_o italy_n perceive_v that_o dionysius_n his_o covetousness_n and_o dionysius_n the_o grecian_n confederate_a in_o italy_n against_o dionysius_n ambition_n extend_v as_o far_o as_o to_o their_o country_n enter_v into_o a_o general_a league_n and_o appoint_v a_o public_a place_n for_o their_o common_a assembly_n by_o this_o mean_n they_o hope_v that_o they_o shall_v both_o be_v able_a to_o oppose_v dionysius_n and_o likewise_o have_v a_o army_n always_o ready_a to_o fight_v the_o lucanian_o who_o be_v ever_o and_o anon_o make_v inroad_n upon_o they_o while_o these_o thing_n be_v do_v the_o exile_n that_o be_v in_o the_o lecheum_fw-la at_o corinth_n be_v let_v into_o the_o city_n in_o the_o night_n endeavour_v to_o possess_v themselves_o of_o the_o wall_n but_o be_v corinth_n the_o lacedaemonian_n beat_v by_o iphicrates_n near_o corinth_n drive_v out_o again_o by_o iphicratis_n and_o force_v to_o fly_v to_o the_o arsenal_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o three_o hundred_o men._n within_o a_o few_o day_n after_o part_n of_o the_o spartan_a army_n march_v through_o the_o territory_n of_o corinth_n and_o be_v sudden_o fall_v upon_o by_o iphicrates_n and_o some_o other_o confederate_n who_o out_o off_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o and_o march_v from_o thence_o with_o his_o light-armed_a man_n against_o phlias_n he_o engage_v with_o they_o that_o come_v out_o of_o the_o town_n and_o kill_v above_o three_o hundred_o of_o they_o hence_o he_o make_v against_o sicyon_n who_o draw_v out_o under_o 391_o ant._n ch._n 391_o the_o wall_n and_o fight_v he_o but_o be_v beat_v and_o force_v into_o the_o city_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o five_o hundred_o citizen_n after_o these_o thing_n the_o argive_n with_o all_o their_o force_n come_v against_o corinth_n and_o take_v both_o argive_n corinth_n take_v by_o the_o argive_n the_o castle_n and_o city_n and_o join_v that_o territory_n to_o their_o
a_o hill_n natural_o fortify_v and_o leave_v there_o a_o garrison_n and_o he_o himself_o sail_v to_o the_o cyclade_fw-la island_n and_o reduce_v peparethus_n and_o sciathus_n and_o other_o subject_a to_o the_o lacedaemonian_n when_o the_o lacedaemonian_n see_v that_o they_o can_v not_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o defection_n of_o their_o 473._o p._n 473._o confederate_n they_o lay_v aside_o their_o severity_n and_o take_v other_o measure_n to_o win_v the_o city_n by_o more_o gentle_a method_n and_o by_o this_o mean_v they_o gain_v upon_o those_o of_o their_o confederate_n that_o be_v yet_o leave_v and_o because_o they_o discern_v that_o the_o war_n be_v come_v on_o apace_o and_o that_o great_a care_n be_v require_v for_o the_o management_n of_o their_o affair_n among_o other_o preparation_n they_o diligent_o apply_v themselves_o to_o put_v their_o army_n into_o a_o better_a posture_n and_o war._n ant._n ch._n 375._o the_o lacedaemonian_n prepare_v for_o war._n more_o apt_o to_o 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 valour_n and_o prudence_n and_o never_o have_v be_v worsted_n in_o any_o encounter_n to_o that_o very_a time_n for_o as_o he_o be_v high_o admire_v in_o other_o war_n so_o in_o the_o war_n by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n against_o the_o persian_n he_o rout_v army_n far_o great_a than_o his_o own_o and_o bear_v down_o all_o before_o he_o waste_v and_o spoil_v a_o great_a part_n of_o asia_n and_o if_o the_o spartan_n have_v not_o call_v he_o home_o through_o the_o urgency_n of_o affair_n in_o his_o own_o country_n he_o have_v not_o be_v far_o from_o ruine_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o persia_n for_o he_o be_v a_o man_n very_o brisk_a and_o dare_a and_o yet_o withal_o prudent_a addict_v himself_o to_o great_a and_o noble_a action_n and_o therefore_o the_o spartan_n when_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o war_n require_v a_o skilful_a commander_n choose_v he_o to_o be_v general_n above_o all_o other_o upon_o which_o agesilaus_n enter_v boeotia_n with_o above_o eighteen_o thousand_o foot_n among_o 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 lacedaemonian_n have_v enter_v into_o baectia_n they_o forthwith_o send_v five_o thousand_o foot_n and_o two_o hundred_o horse_n to_o the_o aid_n of_o thebes_n the_o theban_n have_v muster_v and_o rendezvous'd_v their_o force_n possess_v themselves_o of_o a_o hill_n which_o run_v out_o a_o great_a length_n distant_a twenty_o stage_n from_o the_o city_n and_o post_v themselves_o there_o for_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o ground_n be_v difficult_a of_o access_n and_o there_o wait_v for_o the_o enemy_n for_o the_o great_a reputation_n of_o agesilaus_n do_v so_o terrify_v they_o that_o they_o dare_v not_o engage_v with_o he_o upon_o equal_a term_n in_o the_o open_a field_n agesilaus_n now_o advance_v with_o his_o force_n against_o the_o boeotian_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o come_v near_o the_o enemy_n to_o make_v trial_n whether_o they_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o fight_v he_o send_v out_o against_o they_o some_o light-armed_a man_n which_o be_v soon_o beat_v back_o by_o the_o theban_n from_o the_o 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 not_o move_v out_o of_o their_o place_n to_o give_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o spoil_n of_o their_o country_n and_o if_o he_o shall_v force_v they_o to_o fight_v after_o they_o have_v willing_o yield_v the_o victory_n the_o uncertain_a fortune_n of_o war_n may_v be_v such_o as_o may_v on_o a_o sudden_a ruin_n the_o lacedaemonian_n the_o man_n by_o this_o conception_n of_o his_o seem_v modest_o to_o foretell_v the_o event_n for_o that_o which_o follow_v after_o do_v clear_o evince_v that_o what_o he_o say_v be_v the_o oracle_n of_o god_n and_o not_o the_o mere_a voice_n of_o a_o man._n for_o the_o lacedaemonian_n within_o a_o short_a time_n after_o when_o they_o set_v upon_o the_o theban_n with_o a_o numerous_a army_n and_o force_v they_o to_o fight_v for_o their_o liberty_n involve_v themselves_o in_o unspeakable_a calamity_n for_o in_o the_o first_o place_n when_o they_o be_v rout_v at_o the_o battle_n 374._o ant._n ch._n 374._o of_o leuctra_n a_o great_a number_n of_o their_o citizen_n 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achaia_n upon_o this_o they_o declare_v in_o the_o public_a assembly_n of_o the_o achaian_n the_o occasion_n of_o their_o embassy_n and_o desire_v they_o to_o grant_v their_o request_n but_o 370._o ant._n ch._n 370._o they_o of_o helica_n have_v a_o ancient_a prophecy_n that_o then_o they_o will_v he_o in_o the_o great_a danger_n when_o the_o jonians_n sacrifice_v upon_o the_o altar_n of_o neptune_n remember_v therefore_o this_o they_o will_v not_o suffer_v the_o jonians_n to_o take_v the_o image_n allege_v that_o that_o temple_n be_v not_o common_a to_o all_o the_o achaian_n but_o peculiar_a to_o themselves_o only_o the_o same_o address_n be_v make_v to_o they_o of_o bura_n who_o be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n with_o they_o of_o helica_n however_o the_o jonians_n by_o public_a edict_n of_o the_o achaian_n that_o the_o prophecy_n may_v be_v fulfil_v offer_v sacrifice_n upon_o the_o altar_n of_o neptune_n upon_o this_o they_o of_o helica_n seize_v upon_o all_o the_o good_n of_o the_o 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shall_v suffice_v to_o be_v say_v of_o the_o earthquake_n and_o inundation_n in_o peloponnesus_n afterward_o when_o alcisthenes_n be_v chief_a magistrate_n of_o athens_n and_o eight_o military_a tribune_n viz._n 369._o olymp._n 102._o 1._o ant._n ch._n 369._o mile_n 369._o 25_o mile_n lucius_n valerius_n lucius_n lucius_n publius_n valerius_n valerius_n publius_n ancius_fw-la caius_n terentius_n lacius_n menenius_n caius_z sulpitius_n titus_n papyrius_n lucius_n aemilius_n and_o peloponnesus_n and_o marcus_n fabius_n a_o coinet_n in_o peloponnesus_n fabius_n marcus_n bear_v the_o consular_a authority_n at_o rome_n the_o hundred_o and_o second_o olympiad_n be_v celebrate_v at_o aelis_n wherein_o damon_n the_o thurian_n be_v victor_n at_o that_o time_n god_n by_o some_o sign_n and_o prodigy_n foretell_v the_o fall_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_a sovereignty_n over_o greece_n after_o they_o have_v enjoy_v it_o near_o five_o hundred_o year_n for_o a_o great_a comet_n which_o from_o its_o shape_n be_v call_v the_o fiery_a beam_n be_v see_v in_o the_o heaven_n several_a night_n and_o not_o long_o after_o the_o lacedaemonian_n be_v overcome_v in_o a_o great_a battle_n sudden_o beyond_o all_o man_n imagination_n lose_v their_o dominion_n some_o 369._o ant._n ch._n 369._o among_o the_o natural_a philosopher_n ascribe_v the_o original_a of_o this_o comet_n to_o proceed_v from_o natural_a cause_n and_o say_v that_o these_o sort_n of_o meteor_n at_o some_o state_v time_n do_v happen_v of_o necessity_n and_o that_o the_o eminent_a chaldean_n in_o babylon_n and_o other_o astrologer_n have_v certain_o and_o exact_o foretell_v the_o appearance_n of_o these_o comet_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v admire_v though_o such_o thing_n do_v happen_v according_o but_o that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o great_a wonder_n if_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v that_o all_o thing_n have_v their_o proper_a course_n and_o turn_n and_o at_o length_n by_o incessant_a motion_n be_v bring_v into_o act_n in_o fix_a and_o state_v time_n and_o season_n it_o be_v relate_v that_o this_o comet_n be_v so_o very_a light_n that_o it_o cast_v a_o shadow_n upon_o the_o earth_n like_o the_o moon_n chap._n vi_o artaxerxes_n send_v again_o to_o make_v peace_n among_o the_o grecian_n all_o comply_v but_o the_o theban_n the_o spartan_n raise_v a_o army_n against_o the_o theban_n epaminondas_n make_v the_o theban_a general_n the_o famous_a battle_n of_o leuctra_n the_o terrible_a sedition_n and_o cruelty_n in_o argos_n jason_n of_o pherae_n stir_v up_o the_o thessalonian_o to_o gain_v the_o sovereignty_n of_o greece_n pollydore_v prince_n of_o pherea_n in_o greece_n poison_v by_o his_o brother_n alexander_n plot_n to_o depose_v alexander_n king_n of_o macedonia_n treat_v with_o to_o that_o purpose_n about_o this_o time_n artaxerxes_n king_n of_o persia_n hear_v that_o greece_n be_v fall_v into_o new_a broil_n send_v ambassador_n again_o to_o exhort_v they_o to_o live_v in_o peace_n one_o with_o another_o according_a to_o the_o late_a establishment_n the_o grecian_n ready_o comply_v with_o the_o advice_n and_o artaxerxes_n peace_n make_v again_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o artaxerxes_n and_o all_o make_a peace_n again_o among_o themselves_o except_o the_o theban_n for_o they_o be_v not_o admit_v into_o the_o league_n because_o they_o challenge_v all_o beotia_n to_o be_v under_o their_o own_o government_n and_o it_o be_v decree_v that_o all_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v bind_v by_o oath_n to_o observe_v the_o league_n be_v therefore_o exclude_v as_o they_o be_v before_o they_o keep_v beotia_n under_o the_o sole_a jurisdiction_n of_o their_o own_o city_n upon_o which_o the_o lacedaemonian_n be_v enrage_v resolve_v to_o make_v war_n upon_o they_o as_o the_o common_a enemy_n of_o greece_n for_o their_o grow_a power_n begin_v to_o be_v suspect_v lest_o be_v master_n of_o all_o boeotia_n they_o shall_v some_o 484._o ant._n ch._n 369._o the_o lacedaemonian_n decree_v war_n against_o the_o theban_n p._n 484._o time_n or_o other_o catch_v a_o opportunity_n to_o deprive_v sparta_n of_o the_o sovereign_a command_n especial_o for_o that_o they_o be_v a_o warlike_a nation_n inferior_a to_o none_o in_o greece_n and_o by_o their_o daily_a exercise_n in_o the_o public_a school_n their_o body_n become_v far_o strong_a and_o beside_o have_v many_o valiant_a commander_n and_o especial_o three_o epaminondas_n gorgias_n and_o pelopidas_n and_o to_o this_o may_v be_v add_v that_o the_o theban_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o nobility_n of_o their_o ancestor_n who_o be_v famous_a in_o the_o heroic_a time_n be_v of_o proud_a and_o lordly_a spirit_n and_o ever_o aspire_v to_o great_a matter_n upon_o this_o account_n the_o lacedaemonian_n this_o year_n raise_v a_o army_n compose_v of_o their_o own_o city_n and_o of_o their_o confederate_n and_o prepare_v themselves_o for_o war._n so_o that_o when_o phrasichides_n be_v lord_n chancellor_n of_o athens_n and_o the_o roman_n appoint_v eight_o military_a tribune_n to_o execute_v the_o office_n of_o consul_n viz._n publius_n manlius_n caius_n erenucius_n 2._o olymp._n 102._o 2._o caius_n sextius_n tiberius_n julius_n julius_n julius_n lucius_n julius_n lucius_z albinius_n lucius_z marcus_n albinius_n labinius_fw-la publius_n fibonius_n caius_n manlius_n and_o lucius_n antistius_n the_o theban_n exclude_v from_o the_o common_a league_n be_v force_v by_o their_o own_o strength_n alone_o to_o bear_v the_o brunt_n of_o the_o war_n against_o the_o lacedaemonian_n for_o by_o the_o article_n of_o the_o peace_n ratify_v and_o confirm_v by_o all_o none_o of_o the_o city_n be_v to_o send_v they_o any_o aid_n or_o relief_n therefore_o the_o lacedaemonian_n now_o that_o the_o theban_n be_v whole_o desert_v decree_v a_o war_n against_o they_o and_o be_v resolve_v to_o subject_n thebes_n to_o the_o lacedaemonian_a state_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o all_o observe_v that_o the_o lacedaemonian_n make_v extraordinary_a preparation_n and_o that_o the_o theban_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n have_v none_o to_o stand_v by_o they_o
clear_a and_o open_a before_o they_o arrive_v at_o length_n at_o sellacia_n for_o it_o be_v order_v that_o all_o the_o force_n shall_v meet_v together_o at_o that_o place_n where_o be_v all_o now_o join_v they_o march_v towards_o sparta_n and_o waste_v the_o country_n all_o before_o they_o with_o fire_n and_o sword_n and_o now_o the_o lacedaemonian_n see_v their_o ancient_a country_n liconia_n that_o have_v never_o know_v what_o waste_n and_o spoil_v mean_v for_o the_o space_n of_o five_o hundred_o year_n before_o to_o be_v thus_o cruel_o harass_v and_o destroy_v can_v no_o long_o forbear_v but_o be_v ready_a to_o run_v upon_o their_o enemy_n as_o it_o be_v with_o open_a mouth_n but_o be_v by_o some_o magistrate_n that_o come_v from_o the_o city_n command_v not_o to_o hasten_v away_o 491._o p._n 491._o too_o far_o out_o of_o the_o bound_n of_o their_o country_n lest_o some_o other_o shall_v make_v a_o inroad_n into_o it_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n and_o be_v likewise_o advise_v to_o recollect_v themselves_o and_o think_v serious_o of_o defend_v the_o city_n with_o much_o ado_n they_o submit_v to_o the_o advice_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n epaminondas_n have_v pass_v his_o army_n over_o the_o mountain_n taygetus_n and_o arrive_v at_o the_o river_n euâ—ota_n which_o be_v then_o very_o high_a be_v wintertime_n he_o endeavour_v all_o he_o can_v to_o get_v over_o the_o lacedaemonian_n perceive_v how_o his_o troop_n be_v disorder_v and_o disperse_v through_o the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o passage_n lay_v hold_v upon_o this_o fit_a occasion_n to_o fall_v upon_o they_o leave_v therefore_o their_o wife_n child_n and_o old_a man_n as_o a_o guard_n for_o the_o city_n they_o make_v out_o against_o the_o enemy_n in_o good_a order_n with_o all_o the_o young_a and_o 367._o the_o theban_n attack_n by_o the_o spartan_n ant._n ch._n 367._o strong_a man_n of_o the_o town_n and_o by_o a_o sudden_a and_o hot_a charge_n cut_v off_o a_o great_a number_n in_o their_o pass_v the_o river_n 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sound_v a_o retreat_n and_o so_o call_v they_o off_o present_o after_o the_o theban_n make_v their_o approach_n to_o the_o city_n and_o challenge_v the_o spartan_n to_o come_v forth_o and_o fight_v with_o they_o or_o else_o to_o acknowledge_v themselves_o inferior_a and_o not_o able_a to_o contend_v with_o they_o to_o who_o they_o answer_v that_o when_o they_o see_v their_o opportunity_n they_o will_v be_v sure_a not_o to_o decline_v fight_v though_o they_o lay_v all_o at_o stake_n the_o army_n therefore_o now_o draw_v off_o from_o the_o siege_n and_o have_v waste_v and_o spoil_v all_o laconia_n and_o load_v themselves_o with_o rich_a prey_n and_o plunder_n return_v into_o arcadia_n afterward_o the_o athenian_n who_o come_v too_o late_o and_o do_v nothing_o worth_a take_v notice_n of_o march_v back_o into_o attica_n in_o the_o mean_a while_o four_o thousand_o man_n come_v in_o to_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n from_o their_o confederates_n to_o these_o they_o add_v a_o thousand_o helots_n new_o manumit_v and_o set_v free_a and_o two_o hundred_o beotian_n fugitive_n and_o many_o more_o from_o the_o neighbour_a town_n and_o village_n so_o that_o now_o they_o be_v strong_a enough_o to_o cope_v with_o the_o enemy_n and_o these_o force_n be_v keep_v together_o and_o daily_o exercise_v grow_v more_o and_o more_o dare_v and_o fit_a for_o public_a service_n in_o the_o field_n 367._o ant._n ch._n 367._o but_o epaminondas_n be_v natural_o incline_v to_o thing_n that_o be_v great_a and_o ambitious_a to_o epaminondas_n messina_n rebuilt_a by_o epaminondas_n eternize_v his_o own_o praise_n and_o honour_n persuade_v the_o arcadian_n and_o the_o other_o ally_n to_o re-edify_a and_o replenish_v messina_n with_o new_a inhabitant_n which_o have_v be_v destroy_v by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n 359._o lacedaemonian_n above_o 280_o year_n sir_n walter_n rawleigh_v history_n of_o the_o world_n lib._n 2._o 1._o part_n c._n 27._o fol._n 359._o and_o lie_v waste_v and_o desolate_a many_o year_n for_o that_o it_o be_v most_o commodious_o situate_v for_o the_o invade_v of_o sparta_n at_o any_o time_n have_v procure_v their_o consent_n he_o inquire_v after_o all_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n that_o be_v live_v in_o any_o place_n and_o enfranchize_v many_o other_o that_o be_v willing_a to_o settle_v themselves_o there_o he_o repair_v messina_n and_o make_v it_o very_o populous_a and_o divide_v the_o land_n belong_v to_o the_o city_n by_o lot_n among_o the_o new_a inhabitant_n and_o fill_v the_o country_n about_o with_o stately_a seat_n and_o beautiful_a building_n and_o so_o raise_v up_o a_o noble_a grecian_a city_n out_o of_o its_o ruin_n to_o its_o former_a state_n and_o grandeur_n for_o which_o he_o be_v high_o honour_v i_o conceive_v it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o in_o this_o place_n in_o regard_n messina_n have_v be_v so_o often_o take_v and_o ruin_v if_o i_o say_v something_o in_o short_a of_o this_o city_n from_o its_o beginning_n ancient_o the_o 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hand_n against_o their_o friend_n and_o relation_n but_o all_o unmovable_a die_v in_o the_o anguish_n of_o their_o suffering_n keep_v themselves_o pure_a and_o unspotted_a from_o the_o gild_n of_o destroy_v one_o another_o 7._o when_o gelo_n and_o hiero_n king_n of_o sicily_n be_v dead_a in_o syracuse_n and_o hieronymus_n who_o be_v very_o raw_a and_o young_a succeed_v the_o kingdom_n be_v but_o ill_o supply_v with_o a_o governor_n for_o be_v flatter_v and_o soothe_v up_o by_o his_o friend_n he_o fall_v into_o luxury_n debauchery_n and_o tyrannical_a cruelty_n for_o he_o ravish_v many_o man_n wife_n murder_v his_o friend_n that_o advise_v he_o confiscate_v the_o good_n of_o many_o without_o hear_v they_o and_o give_v their_o estate_n subject_n hieronymus_n king_n of_o syracuse_n murder_v by_o his_o subject_n to_o the_o flatter_a informer_n which_o first_o stir_v up_o the_o hatred_n of_o the_o people_n against_o he_o than_o put_v they_o upon_o plot_v which_o break_v out_o at_o last_o and_o end_v in_o his_o destruction_n the_o common_a lot_n of_o tyrant_n in_o such_o case_n 8._o when_o hiero_n be_v kill_v the_o syracusian_n call_v a_o senate_n where_o it_o be_v decree_v that_o all_o the_o kindred_n of_o the_o tyrant_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n both_o man_n and_o woman_n and_o that_o hieronymus_n hieronymus_n none_o of_o his_o race_n or_o family_n shall_v be_v leave_v alive_a 9_o when_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o semprenius_fw-la gracchus_n be_v send_v by_o mago_n to_o hannibal_n the_o soldier_n see_v it_o lie_v upon_o the_o ground_n cry_v out_o to_o have_v it_o cut_v in_o piece_n and_o to_o be_v hurl_v away_o piece_n by_o piece_n out_o of_o sling_n but_o hannibal_n have_v a_o object_n before_o his_o eye_n to_o instruct_v he_o in_o the_o uncertainty_n and_o unconstancy_n of_o fortune_n and_o honour_v and_o admire_v likewise_o the_o valour_n of_o the_o man_n say_v it_o be_v a_o unworthy_a thing_n to_o wreak_v a_o man_n anger_n upon_o a_o speechless_a carcase_n and_o afterward_o celebrate_v his_o funeral_n with_o all_o the_o mark_n of_o honour_n and_o respect_n and_o civil_o send_v his_o bone_n and_o ash_n in_o a_o urn_n to_o the_o roman_a camp_n 9_o when_o syracuse_n be_v take_v all_o the_o citizen_n go_v forth_o to_o meet_v marcellus_n with_o olive-branch_n marcellus_n marcellus_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o he_o tell_v they_o he_o will_v spare_v all_o the_o life_n of_o those_o that_o be_v freeman_n of_o the_o city_n but_o all_o their_o good_n shall_v be_v a_o prey_n for_o his_o soldier_n 10._o the_o carthaginian_n after_o they_o have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o the_o libyck_a war_n severe_o punish_v carthaginian_n cruelty_n of_o the_o carthaginian_n the_o micatanian_a numidian_n with_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n for_o they_o crucify_v all_o their_o captive_n insomuch_o as_o their_o posterity_n ever_o since_o remember_v the_o cruelty_n execute_v upon_o their_o forefather_n be_v most_o implacable_a enemy_n to_o the_o carthaginian_n 11._o but_o the_o valour_n of_o hasdruball_n be_v not_o to_o be_v pass_v over_o in_o silence_n for_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o amilcar_n barca_n the_o brave_a captain_n of_o his_o age_n who_o in_o the_o sicilian_a war_n be_v the_o only_a general_n that_o often_o overcome_v the_o roman_n and_o have_v put_v a_o happy_a end_n to_o the_o civil_a war_n be_v the_o first_o that_o pass_v over_o with_o a_o army_n into_o spain_n and_o this_o hasdrubal_n approve_v himself_o a_o son_n not_o unworthy_a the_o honour_n and_o dignity_n of_o such_o a_o father_n for_o he_o be_v general_o own_a to_o be_v the_o best_a soldier_n next_o to_o hannibal_n his_o brother_n of_o all_o the_o carthaginian_a commander_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v leave_v general_n of_o all_o the_o force_n in_o spain_n by_o hannibal_n where_o he_o fight_v many_o battle_n and_o free_v his_o army_n many_o time_n from_o the_o strait_n they_o be_v in_o he_o often_o run_v himself_o into_o many_o great_a danger_n and_o be_v at_o length_n force_v 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wickedness_n he_o have_v no_o hope_n to_o keep_v what_o he_o have_v so_o wicked_o get_v but_o only_o by_o the_o help_n of_o such_o profane_a and_o impious_a fellow_n 13._o the_o cretan_n rig_v out_o seven_o ship_n for_o piracy_n and_o rob_v many_o passenger_n at_o pirate_n cretian_a pirate_n sea_n whereupon_o the_o merchant_n be_v altogether_o discourage_v the_o rhodian_o look_v upon_o it_o to_o belong_v to_o they_o to_o redress_v this_o mischief_n proclaim_v war_n against_o the_o cretan_n 14._o pleminius_n be_v leave_v governor_n of_o locris_n by_o scipio_n and_o be_v a_o pâ—ofligaâ—â—_n wretch_n he_o force_v open_v the_o treasury_n of_o proserpina_n and_o carry_v away_o all_o the_o sacred_a treasure_n temple_n pleminius_n rob_v proserpina_n temple_n the_o locrian_o enrage_v at_o the_o fact_n address_v themselves_o to_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n and_o entreat_v their_o relief_n according_a to_o their_o usual_a faith_n whereupon_o two_o military_a tribune_n seem_v much_o offend_v with_o the_o impious_a fact_n commit_v and_o sharp_o rebuke_v pleminius_n not_o that_o they_o be_v real_o angry_a at_o what_o be_v do_v but_o because_o they_o themselves_o have_v no_o part_n of_o the_o money_n but_o in_o a_o short_a time_n after_o the_o goddess_n pay_v they_o all_o home_n for_o their_o impiety_n for_o this_o be_v report_v to_o be_v the_o most_o famous_a temple_n of_o all_o that_o be_v in_o italy_n and_o in_o all_o age_n before_o that_o time_n through_o the_o care_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n have_v remain_v safe_a and_o unviolated_a for_o at_o the_o time_n when_o pyrrhus_n transport_v his_o force_n out_o of_o sicily_n to_o locris_n and_o his_o soldier_n be_v press_v upon_o he_o for_o pay_v he_o be_v force_v to_o make_v use_n of_o this_o sacred_a treasure_n but_o in_o return_v back_o they_o say_v he_o suffer_v much_o his_o whole_a fleet_n be_v disperse_v shatter_v and_o tear_v in_o piece_n by_o a_o â—ierce_a and_o violent_a tempest_n and_o therefore_o pyrrhus_n himself_o 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opportunity_n to_o cast_v dirt_n upon_o he_o accuse_v he_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v the_o adviser_n of_o pliminius_fw-la and_o that_o he_o have_v do_v all_o by_o his_o order_n and_o command_n whereupon_o by_o a_o decree_n of_o the_o senate_n two_o tribunes_z of_o the_o people_n and_o a_o aedilis_fw-la be_v send_v into_o sicily_n with_o order_n to_o bring_v scipio_n forthwith_o to_o rome_n if_o they_o find_v that_o the_o sacrilege_n be_v commit_v by_o his_o command_n or_o connivance_n but_o if_o they_o can_v not_o discover_v any_o such_o thing_n that_o then_o they_o shall_v suffer_v he_o to_o transport_v the_o force_n over_o into_o africa_n while_o they_o be_v upon_o their_o journey_n scipio_n send_v for_o pliminius_fw-la and_o cast_v he_o into_o goal_n and_o every_o day_n with_o great_a care_n and_o diligence_n exercise_v the_o soldier_n at_o which_o the_o tribune_n of_o
hand_n but_o fill_v all_o his_o dominion_n with_o rapine_n and_o violence_n he_o plunder_v and_o spoil_v likewise_o the_o city_n of_o greece_n that_o border_v upon_o he_o and_o abuse_v some_o of_o the_o captive_n and_o put_v other_o to_o death_n with_o exquisite_a torment_n after_o he_o have_v take_v the_o city_n lysimachia_n which_o belong_v to_o attalus_n he_o burn_v it_o down_o to_o the_o ground_n and_o pick_v out_o the_o great_a person_n of_o quality_n from_o among_o the_o captive_n and_o put_v they_o to_o death_n with_o strange_a and_o unheard_a of_o torture_n for_o he_o cut_v off_o the_o head_n hand_n and_o foot_n of_o their_o child_n and_o hang_v they_o about_o their_o parent_n neck_n and_o exchange_v the_o member_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n one_o from_o another_o of_o some_o he_o cut_v off_o their_o hand_n and_o cleave_v they_o down_o the_o small_a of_o the_o back_n and_o sometime_o will_v cause_v the_o member_n to_o be_v carry_v about_o upon_o the_o top_n of_o their_o spear_n so_o that_o he_o far_o exceed_v phalaris_n himself_o and_o apollodorus_n the_o tyrant_n of_o the_o cassandrian_o his_o barbarity_n be_v more_o evident_a in_o this_o one_o instance_n follow_v when_o he_o be_v celebrate_v his_o nuptial_n after_o the_o ancient_a manner_n of_o the_o thracian_n he_o catch_v up_o two_o young_a man_n of_o greece_n that_o be_v travel_v who_o be_v subject_n to_o attalus_n and_o be_v brother_n both_o very_a beautiful_a the_o one_o be_v full_o attain_v to_o man_n estate_n and_o the_o other_o be_v near_o border_v upon_o it_o diegylis_n cause_v they_o both_o to_o be_v introduce_v crown_v with_o garland_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o victim_n the_o young_a be_v lay_v along_o and_o extend_v at_o length_n by_o the_o officer_n as_o one_o ready_a to_o cut_v he_o off_o at_o the_o middle_a the_o tyrant_n cry_v out_o that_o king_n and_o private_a man_n be_v not_o to_o offer_v the_o like_a sacrifice_n hereupon_o the_o elder_a make_v great_a lamentation_n out_o of_o endear_v love_n to_o his_o brother_n interpose_v himself_o between_o he_o and_o the_o sword_n upon_o which_o diegylis_n command_v he_o shall_v be_v likewise_o lay_v along_o and_o then_o double_v his_o cruelty_n at_o one_o stroke_n dispatch_v they_o both_o the_o spectator_n all_o applaud_v so_o noble_a a_o piece_n of_o dexterity_n many_o such_o like_a wicked_a act_n be_v commit_v by_o he_o 105._o when_o attalus_n understand_v that_o diegylis_n be_v hate_v by_o all_o his_o subject_n for_o his_o cruelty_n and_o covetousness_n he_o take_v a_o quite_o contrary_a course_n and_o therefore_o when_o he_o have_v take_v many_o thracian_a prisoner_n captive_a and_o free_o release_v they_o all_o there_o be_v many_o that_o spread_v abroad_o his_o fame_n for_o his_o generosity_n and_o clemency_n and_o when_o many_o of_o the_o thracian_a nobility_n out_o of_o hatred_n to_o diegulis_n flee_v to_o he_o and_o be_v kind_o receive_v and_o the_o thing_n come_v to_o be_v know_v diegulis_n torture_v the_o hostage_n of_o they_o that_o be_v flee_v with_o most_o cruelty_n diegulis_fw-la kiâ—_n cruelty_n grievous_a torment_n many_o of_o who_o that_o be_v very_o young_a and_o of_o tender_a age_n he_o pull_v in_o piece_n limb_n from_o limb_n and_o of_o other_o he_o cut_v of_o their_o hand_n foot_n and_o head_n some_o he_o crucify_v and_o other_o he_o hang_v upon_o tree_n many_o woman_n likewise_o who_o be_v person_n of_o quality_n he_o stigmatise_v before_o they_o be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o prostitute_v they_o to_o the_o lust_n of_o every_o vile_a fellow_n in_o a_o most_o barbarous_a manner_n give_v up_o himself_o to_o all_o manner_n of_o filthiness_n which_o as_o it_o clear_o evidence_v his_o unparall'ld_a cruelty_n so_o it_o move_v many_o of_o the_o spectator_n who_o have_v but_o the_o least_o sense_n of_o humanity_n with_o pity_n and_o commiseration_n 106._o when_o pompey_n be_v prepare_v to_o besiege_v the_o city_n lagnus_n the_o numantine_n will_v pompey_n quintus_fw-la pompey_n to_o assist_v their_o countryman_n send_v to_o they_o in_o the_o night_n 400_o soldier_n who_o the_o lagnetians_n at_o first_o ready_o receive_v and_o bountiful_o reward_v as_o their_o saviour_n but_o in_o a_o few_o africa_n *_o lagnetum_n in_o africa_n day_n after_o dread_v a_o siege_n they_o treat_v with_o pompey_n to_o deliver_v up_o the_o town_n upon_o term_n insist_v only_o upon_o spare_v their_o life_n but_o when_o pompey_n will_v admit_v of_o no_o condition_n unless_o the_o numantian_o be_v deliver_v up_o to_o he_o the_o lagnetians_n at_o first_o shrink_v at_o the_o thought_n of_o such_o a_o wicked_a act_n against_o their_o benefactor_n and_o therefore_o resolve_v to_o stand_v it_o out_o to_o the_o utmost_a but_o be_v afterward_o reduce_v to_o the_o utmost_a extremity_n they_o send_v to_o pompey_n to_o acquaint_v he_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o redeem_v their_o own_o life_n by_o the_o destruction_n of_o their_o confederate_n which_o the_o numantian_o come_v to_o understand_v they_o 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