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forbear_v a_o while_n tell_v they_o that_o he_o will_v drive_v the_o spartan_n out_o without_o fight_v to_o this_o 309._o ant._n ch._n 431._o p._n 309._o end_n he_o fit_v out_o a_o hundred_o galley_n well_o mane_v and_o give_v the_o command_n of_o the_o fleet_n to_o carcinus_n and_o some_o other_o officer_n with_o order_n to_o make_v a_o descent_n into_o peloponesus_fw-la according_o they_o lay_v waste_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o seacoast_n take_v several_a castle_n and_o strike_v the_o lacedaemonian_n with_o great_a consternation_n so_o that_o without_o delay_n they_o withdraw_v their_o force_n out_o of_o attica_n and_o make_v it_o their_o chief_a care_n now_o to_o defend_v peloponesus_fw-la the_o athenian_n now_o free_v by_o this_o ingenious_a contrivance_n from_o their_o enemy_n high_o honour_a pericles_n as_o a_o wise_a commander_n and_o one_o able_a to_o carry_v on_o the_o war_n against_o the_o lacedaemonian_n apolodorus_n now_o archon_n at_o athens_n the_o roman_n choose_v 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defence_n against_o the_o locrian_o and_o that_o from_o thence_o he_o may_v with_o more_o ease_n make_v incursion_n upon_o they_o about_o the_o same_o time_n the_o athenian_n cast_v all_o the_o inhabitant_n out_o of_o aegina_n for_o favour_v the_o lacedaemonian_n as_o they_o be_v accuse_v and_o bring_v new_a colony_n 430._o ant._n chr._n 430._o thither_o and_o divide_v the_o city_n and_o country_n among_o they_o by_o lot_n the_o lacedaemonian_n appoint_v messenian_n appoint_v a_o town_n belong_v to_o the_o messenian_n there_o to_o the_o eject_v aeginites_n for_o their_o habitation_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o athenian_n forthwith_o allot_v naupactus_n for_o a_o receptacle_n for_o the_o messenian_n former_o eject_v by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o athenian_n send_v pericles_n with_o a_o army_n against_o they_o of_o megara_n who_o after_o he_o have_v harrass_v the_o country_n and_o take_v much_o spoil_n and_o plunder_n return_v to_o athens_n short_o 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hundred_o and_o fifty_o pound_n the_o great_a but_o the_o lesser_a an_o hundred_o eighty_o seven_o pound_n ten_o shilling_n to_o sparta_n to_o treat_v of_o peace_n but_o be_v slight_v by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n who_o will_v admit_v of_o no_o reasonable_a term_n they_o be_v reduce_v to_o a_o necessity_n to_o choose_v pericles_n general_n again_o and_o these_o be_v the_o action_n of_o this_o year_n epaminondas_n this_o year_n be_v chief_a ruler_n of_o athens_n and_o lucius_n papyrius_n crassus_n and_o 429._o olymp._n 87._o 4._o ant._n chr._n 429._o marcus_n comelius_fw-la dies_z comelius_fw-la maluginensis_n pericles_z dies_z macerinus_n roman_n consul_n at_o which_o time_n pericles_n the_o general_n die_v at_o athens_n a_o man_n in_o nobility_n of_o birth_n greatness_n of_o estate_n in_o eloquence_n art_n and_o stratagem_n of_o war_n far_o beyond_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o citizen_n about_o the_o same_o time_n the_o athenian_n be_v very_o hot_a and_o earnest_a to_o recover_v potidea_n by_o force_n and_o to_o that_o end_n send_v hagno_n thither_o with_o
427._o a_o hundred_o sail_n of_o ship_n under_o the_o command_n of_o lachetes_n and_o chabrias_n with_o these_o they_o arrive_v at_o rhegium_n and_o from_o chabrias_n the_o athenian_n assist_v the_o leontines_n in_o sicily_n by_o chabrias_n their_o colony_n there_o and_o at_o calcidea_n they_o have_v a_o hundred_o ship_n more_o which_o join_v with_o the_o former_a from_o thence_o they_o loose_v and_o come_v first_o to_o the_o lipare_a island_n where_o they_o ravage_v the_o country_n because_o they_o be_v confederate_n of_o the_o syracusian_n then_o they_o make_v to_o seacoast_n to_o in_o italy_n upon_o the_o seacoast_n locris_n and_o take_v five_o ship_n belong_v to_o the_o locrian_o and_o besiege_v one_o of_o their_o castle_n the_o siculi_n border_v upon_o the_o sicily_n the_o mylae_n a_o city_n in_o sicily_n myleans_n come_v to_o their_o aid_n the_o army_n engage_v and_o the_o athenian_n be_v conqueror_n and_o kill_v above_o a_o thousand_o of_o their_o enemy_n and_o take_v no_o few_o 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lacedaemonian_n invade_v attica_n under_o agis_n their_o general_n and_z alcibiades_z the_o athenian_a they_o seize_v upon_o decelia_n a_o place_n very_o strong_a and_o fit_a for_o a_o garrison_n and_o there_o they_o build_v a_o fort_n from_o whence_o this_o war_n be_v call_v the_o decelian_a war._n on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o athenian_n send_v charide_n with_o thirty_o sail_n into_o laconia_n and_o decree_v fourscore_o galley_n and_o five_o thousand_o soldier_n to_o be_v send_v into_o sicily_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o syracusian_n in_o order_n to_o a_o sea-fight_n before_o determine_v make_v out_o with_o a_o fleet_n of_o fourscore_o sail_v well_o man_v against_o the_o enemy_n who_o the_o athenian_n meet_v with_o a_o fleet_n of_o sixty_o sail_n whereupon_o begin_v a_o fierce_a fight_n syracusian_n a_o sea-fight_n between_o the_o athenian_n and_o syracusian_n and_o now_o the_o athenian_n come_v run_v to_o the_o seaside_n from_o every_o quarter_n from_o their_o post_n and_o fort_n some_o out_o of_o curiosity_n to_o see_v the_o engagement_n other_o to_o be_v assistant_n to_o their_o countryman_n in_o their_o flight_n in_o case_n they_o shall_v be_v worsted_n the_o syracusian_a officer_n foresee_v the_o athenian_n be_v likely_a to_o do_v as_o now_o they_o do_v have_v before_o give_v secret_a order_n to_o those_o that_o be_v leave_v as_o a_o guard_n for_o the_o city_n to_o assault_v the_o fort_n of_o the_o athenian_n which_o be_v full_a of_o money_n naval_a preparation_n and_o other_o provision_n the_o syracusian_n therefore_o easy_o possess_v themselves_o of_o the_o fort_n which_o be_v slight_o guard_v and_o make_v a_o great_a slaughter_n of_o they_o that_o come_v from_o the_o seashore_n in_o aid_n of_o their_o fellow_n 410._o ant._n ch._n 410._o hereupon_o a_o great_a noise_n and_o clamour_n be_v make_v about_o the_o fort_n and_o in_o the_o camp_n the_o athenian_n soldier_n now_o engage_v at_o sea_n be_v strike_v with_o great_a terror_n and_o give_v back_o 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paphlagonia_n of_o the_o great_a account_n and_o authority_n of_o any_o in_o those_o part_n here_o mithridates_n so_o famous_a in_o our_o age_n by_o his_o war_n against_o the_o roman_n keep_v his_o court_n cheirisophus_n who_o be_v send_v away_o for_o ship_n but_o all_o in_o vain_a return_v to_o the_o army_n but_o the_o other_o sinopian_o have_v entertain_v they_o with_o all_o the_o demonstration_n of_o kindness_n and_o humanity_n take_v care_n to_o convey_v they_o to_o heraclea_n a_o city_n of_o the_o megarensian_o from_o thence_o the_o whole_a fleet_n arrive_v at_o a_o peninsula_n call_v acherusia_n where_o hercules_n as_o the_o fable_n be_v draw_v cerberus_n out_o of_o hell_n thence_o they_o march_v by_o land_n through_o bythinia_n where_o they_o fall_v into_o great_a hazard_n and_o hardship_n by_o the_o attack_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n who_o assault_v they_o in_o every_o place_n as_o they_o pass_v however_o at_o last_o with_o great_a difficulty_n they_o come_v to_o chrysopolis_n a_o city_n of_o chalcedonia_n 1._o chalcedonia_n this_o be_v mistake_v as_o appear_v afterward_o by_o the_o number_n of_o those_o that_o go_v with_o xenophon_n into_o thrace_n vide_fw-la postea_fw-la olymp._n 95._o 1._o three_o thousand_o eight_o hundred_o be_v only_o leave_v of_o ten_o thousand_o from_o hence_o some_o of_o they_o with_o ease_n and_o safety_n return_v every_o man_n into_o his_o own_o country_n the_o rest_n join_v in_o a_o body_n at_o chersonesus_n and_o besiege_v a_o city_n border_v upon_o thrace_n and_o this_o be_v the_o issue_n of_o cyrus_n his_o expedition_n against_o his_o brother_n artaxerxes_n chap._n vi_o thrasybulus_n oppose_v the_o thirty_o tyrant_n the_o cruelty_n of_o psammiticus_n king_n of_o egypt_n towards_o his_o old_a friend_n tamos_n that_o flee_v to_o he_o for_o succour_n from_o the_o persian_n dercyllidas_n send_v general_n against_o the_o persian_n into_o asia_n conon_n make_v admiral_n of_o the_o persian_a fleet._n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o 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as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v set_v down_o before_o it_o there_o fall_v a_o great_a snow_n whereupon_o while_o some_o be_v very_o busy_a in_o remove_v their_o tent_n the_o common_a soldier_n conclude_v that_o some_o of_o their_o army_n be_v put_v to_o flight_n by_o a_o enemy_n at_o hand_n that_o have_v break_v in_o sudden_o upon_o they_o upon_o which_o be_v strike_v with_o a_o *_o panic_n fear_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d they_o draw_v off_o and_o encamp_v in_o another_o place_n the_o thirty_o when_o they_o see_v the_o citizen_n of_o athens_n those_o that_o have_v no_o share_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n with_o the_o 399._o the_o xenophons_n hellen._n lib._n 2._o ant._n ch._n 399._o three_o thousand_o to_o be_v hot_a and_o earnest_a to_o dissolve_v the_o government_n encamp_v in_o the_o pireum_fw-la and_o overawe_v the_o city_n with_o foreign_a soldier_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n put_v to_o death_n some_o of_o elusina_n and_o salamis_n for_o join_v in_o a_o conspiracy_n with_o the_o exile_n whilst_o these_o thing_n be_v act_v great_a number_n of_o the_o fugitive_n flock_v to_o the_o camp_n of_o thrasybulus_n sense_n thrasybulus_n not_o in_o the_o greek_a but_o in_o the_o latin_a yet_o necessary_a for_o the_o sense_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n there_o come_v to_o he_o ambassador_n from_o the_o thirty_o under_o colour_n to_o treat_v concern_v some_o prisoner_n but_o in_o truth_n private_o to_o advise_v he_o to_o dismiss_v the_o fugitive_n and_o to_o share_v with_o they_o in_o the_o covernment_n of_o the_o city_n in_o the_o room_n of_o theramenes_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v have_v liberty_n to_o restore_v any_o ten_o of_o the_o exile_n to_o their_o country_n such_o as_o he_o think_v fit_a to_o choose_v to_o which_o thrasybulus_n answer_v that_o he_o look_v upon_o his_o banishment_n to_o be_v far_o more_o honourable_a than_o the_o whole_a power_n and_o dominion_n of_o the_o thirty_o and_o that_o he_o will_v never_o put_v up_o his_o sword_n till_o all_o the_o citizen_n from_o every_o place_n be_v receive_v and_o the_o people_n restore_v to_o their_o former_a liberty_n descend_v to_o they_o from_o their_o ancestor_n when_o the_o tyrant_n perceive_v the_o defection_n increase_v through_o hatred_n of_o their_o tyranny_n and_o that_o the_o number_n of_o the_o exile_v increase_v they_o send_v their_o ambassador_n to_o sparta_n to_o desire_v aid_n and_o they_o themselves_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n get_v together_o what_o force_v they_o can_v and_o encamp_v at_o a_o place_n call_v acarnas_fw-la thrasybulus_n leave_v but_o a_o small_a guard_n in_o the_o castle_n march_v out_o against_o they_o with_o twelve_o hundred_o of_o the_o exile_n and_o set_v upon_o they_o in_o the_o night_n at_o unaware_o kill_v many_o of_o they_o and_o the_o rest_n be_v terrify_v with_o the_o tumult_n and_o confusion_n occasion_v by_o the_o surprise_n he_o force_v in_o great_a precipitation_n to_o fly_v into_o the_o city_n and_o present_o after_o the_o success_n of_o this_o attack_z he_o march_v against_o the_o pireum_n and_o possess_v himself_o of_o munychia_n a_o barren_a hill_n but_o strong_a and_o well_o fortify_v upon_o this_o the_o tyrant_n bring_v all_o their_o force_n into_o the_o pireum_n and_o assault_v munychia_n by_o critias_n 399._o ant._n ch._n 399._o their_o general_n whereupon_o be_v a_o sharp_a encounter_n a_o long_a time_n for_o the_o tyrant_n have_v the_o advantage_n of_o number_n and_o the_o exile_n of_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o place_n at_o length_n the_o force_n of_o the_o thirty_o be_v discourage_v and_o critias_n slay_v retire_v but_o the_o exile_v judge_v it_o not_o advisable_v to_o pursue_v they_o frequent_a assault_n be_v afterward_o make_v upon_o the_o exile_n at_o length_n the_o army_n of_o thrasybulus_n break_v in_o on_o a_o sudden_a with_o great_a violence_n upon_o the_o enemy_n and_o not_o only_o rout_v they_o but_o gain_v possession_n of_o the_o pireum_n a_o great_a multitude_n who_o hate_v the_o tyranny_n continual_o flock_v out_o of_o the_o city_n into_o the_o pireum_n and_o all_o the_o exile_n from_o every_o place_n hear_v of_o the_o success_n of_o thrasybulus_n haste_v thither_o to_o he_o so_o that_o at_o length_n the_o number_n of_o the_o exile_v exceed_v the_o other_o upon_o which_o encouragement_n they_o begin_v to_o besiege_v the_o city_n but_o they_o within_o to_o the_o end_n a_o peace_n may_v be_v conclude_v upon_o fair_a term_n cast_v off_o the_o thirty_o and_o send_v they_o out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o establish_v a_o decemvirate_n with_o sovereign_a power_n but_o as_o soon_o as_o these_o ten_o be_v settle_v in_o the_o magistracy_n instead_o of_o mind_v any_o thing_n relate_v to_o the_o peace_n they_o turn_v absolute_a tyrant_n and_o send_v to_o lacedaemon_n for_o forty_o ship_n and_o a_o thousand_o soldier_n under_o the_o command_n of_o lysander_n pausanias_n then_o king_n of_o lacedaemon_n both_o out_o of_o envy_n to_o 415._o the_o thirty_o depose_v liberty_n restore_v to_o athens_n p._n 415._o lysander_n and_o for_o that_o he_o understand_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o greek_n have_v a_o evil_a eye_n against_o sparta_n march_v with_o a_o great_a army_n to_o athens_n and_o reconcile_v the_o exile_n and_o the_o citizen_n thus_o at_o length_n the_o athenian_n be_v restore_v to_o their_o country_n and_o now_o begin_v to_o govern_v according_a to_o their_o own_o ancient_a law_n those_o that_o be_v afraid_a lest_o they_o shall_v suffer_v due_a punishment_n for_o their_o former_a wickedness_n have_v liberty_n to_o remove_v themselves_o to_o elusina_n 399._o ant._n ch._n 399._o about_o this_o time_n they_o of_o elis_n fear_v the_o power_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n make_v peace_n with_o they_o upon_o these_o term_n that_o they_o shall_v deliver_v their_o ship_n to_o the_o lacedaemonian_n lacedaemonian_n the_o elean_n make_v peace_n with_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o suffer_v the_o neighbour_a city_n to_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 ãâã_d ush_n ann._n 174._o rather_o four_o thousand_o horse_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_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 sâdon_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 pââlages_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 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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
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his_o soldier_n from_o sleep_n and_o command_v they_o to_o march_v forward_o and_o about_o break_v of_o day_n fall_v upon_o the_o helorian_n with_o his_o army_n in_o good_a order_n of_o battle_n give_v the_o enemy_n no_o time_n to_o get_v into_o a_o body_n so_o that_o heloris_n be_v in_o a_o great_a strait_n and_o with_o those_o he_o have_v with_o he_o bear_v the_o brunt_n of_o the_o enemy_n whole_a force_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o send_v away_o some_o friend_n to_o the_o camp_n to_o bring_v up_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o army_n with_o all_o speed_n who_o diligent_o execute_v their_o order_n upon_o which_o the_o italian_n hear_v in_o what_o hazard_n their_o general_n be_v run_v in_o a_o great_a hurry_n to_o his_o assistance_n but_o dionysius_n with_o a_o well-ordered_a body_n of_o man_n do_v execution_n in_o every_o place_n cut_v off_o heloris_n and_o almost_o all_o his_o party_n though_o they_o fight_v with_o great_a resolution_n and_o gallantry_n for_o the_o italian_n come_v 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of_o the_o city_n lifaeca_n from_o the_o aequi_n celebrate_v the_o stately_a play_n which_o the_o consul_n have_v vow_v to_o jupiter_n after_o the_o end_n of_o the_o year_n pyrrhio_n execute_v the_o office_n of_o lord_n chancellor_n of_o athens_n 396._o olymp._n 98._o 1._o ant._n ch._n 396._o the_o next_o and_o four_o military_a tribune_n lucius_z lucretius_n servius_n sulpitius_n caius_n aemilius_n and_z caius_z rufus_n be_v invest_v with_o the_o consular_a dignity_n at_o rome_n then_o be_v act_v the_o ninety_o eight_o olympiad_n wherein_o sosippus_n the_o athenian_a carry_v away_o the_o prize_n about_o furius_n *_o lucius_z furius_n the_o same_o time_n dionysius_n the_o prince_n of_o syracuse_n enter_v italy_n enter_v a_o city_n of_o the_o brutian_o in_o italy_n hipponium_n with_o his_o army_n and_o transport_v all_o the_o citizen_n to_o syracuse_n and_o when_o he_o have_v raze_v the_o town_n he_o
place_n therefore_o they_o send_v ambassador_n to_o they_o to_o require_v they_o to_o demolish_v their_o wall_n and_o to_o settle_v themselves_o again_o in_o those_o five_o village_n from_o whence_o they_o ancient_o remove_v to_o mantinaea_n but_o their_o demand_n be_v slight_v they_o forthwith_o march_v thither_o with_o their_o force_n and_o besiege_v the_o city_n upon_o this_o the_o mantinean_n send_v ambassador_n to_o athens_n for_o aid_n but_o the_o athenian_n will_v by_o no_o mean_n do_v any_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v construe_v a_o breach_n of_o the_o public_a league_n so_o that_o they_o valiant_o defend_v the_o place_n and_o oppose_v the_o enemy_n with_o their_o own_o force_n and_o thus_o greece_n now_o begin_v again_o to_o be_v embroil_v in_o new_a war_n in_o sicily_n dionysius_n the_o tyrant_n of_o syracuse_n be_v steed_n from_o the_o war_n with_o the_o carthaginian_n reign_v a_o long_a time_n in_o peace_n and_o prosperity_n and_o with_o great_a intention_n of_o mind_n 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have_v continue_v twenty_o year_n and_o that_o the_o lacedaemonian_n have_v take_v a_o solemn_a oath_n that_o they_o will_v never_o return_v to_o sparta_n till_o they_o have_v take_v messina_n at_o that_o time_n be_v bear_v those_o call_v the_o parthenia_n who_o afterward_o enjoy_v the_o city_n tarentum_n the_o messinian_o in_o aftertime_n be_v oppress_v by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n 367._o lacedaemonian_n the_o second_o messinian_n war_n 39_o year_n ant._n ch._n 367._o aristomenes_n stir_v they_o up_o to_o revolt_n and_o destroy_v many_o of_o the_o spartan_n at_o which_o time_n tyrreus_n the_o poet_n be_v send_v by_o the_o athenian_n to_o the_o spartan_n to_o be_v their_o general_n but_o there_o be_v other_o that_o say_v that_o aristomenes_n flourish_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o twenty_o year_n war._n the_o last_o war_n make_v upon_o they_o be_v after_o that_o terrible_a earthquake_n which_o almost_o ruin_v sparta_n and_o destroy_v all_o its_o inhabitant_n at_o that_o time_n those_o 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athens_n forthwith_o dispatch_v away_o thirty_o sail_n and_o a_o thousand_o man_n under_o the_o command_n of_o autocles_n but_o while_o he_o sail_v round_a eubea_n the_o theban_n enter_v thessaly_n and_o though_o alexander_n be_v well_o furnish_v with_o foot_n and_o exceed_v the_o beotian_o in_o horse_n yet_o the_o beotian_o at_o the_o first_o conclude_v they_o shall_v put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o war_n by_o one_o fight_n especial_o be_v enforce_v by_o the_o thessalian_n but_o be_v desert_v by_o they_o and_o alexander_n assist_v by_o the_o athenian_n thessaly_n the_o boeotian_o bring_v into_o a_o great_a strait_n in_o thessaly_n and_o other_o confederate_n and_o meat_n and_o drink_n and_o all_o other_o provision_n be_v scarce_o the_o baeotarchs_n be_v resolve_v to_o return_v home_o and_o according_o draw_v off_o and_o in_o their_o march_n through_o the_o plain_a they_o be_v fall_v upon_o in_o the_o rear_n by_o alexander_n horse_n who_o kill_v and_o wound_v many_o of_o the_o beotian_o at_o length_n not_o be_v able_a either_o to_o keep_v their_o ground_n or_o go_v forward_o they_o know_v not_o which_o way_n to_o turn_v themselves_o or_o what_o to_o do_v epaminondas_n ant._n ch_n 366._o bring_v off_o by_o epaminondas_n and_o to_o aggravate_v the_o perplexity_n they_o be_v in_o they_o be_v in_o want_n of_o food_n in_o this_o desperate_a condition_n epaminondas_n who_o be_v then_o but_o a_o private_a soldier_n be_v choose_v general_n by_o the_o army_n who_o present_o place_v the_o best_a and_o choice_a of_o the_o light_a arm_a man_n and_o the_o horse_n in_o the_o rear_n with_o these_o he_o repulse_v the_o enemy_n that_o press_v upon_o the_o back_n of_o the_o beotian_o and_o by_o frequent_a skirmish_n make_v head_n as_o occasion_n serve_v and_o keep_v his_o troop_n in_o good_a order_n he_o bring_v off_o the_o army_n safe_a thenceforth_o more_o and_o 495._o p._n 495._o more_o advance_v his_o own_o reputation_n by_o his_o noble_a action_n he_o wan_a praise_n and_o renown_n both_o among_o his_o citizen_n and_o all_o their_o confederate_n but_o the_o beotarchs_n the_o beotarchs_n magistrate_n of_o beotia_n set_v great_a fine_n upon_o the_o officer_n and_o leader_n in_o this_o late_a expedition_n and_o so_o raise_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o money_n but_o in_o regard_n the_o question_n may_v be_v very_o well_o ask_v how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o so_o great_a a_o man_n be_v place_v in_o so_o low_a a_o post_n as_o a_o common_a soldier_n in_o that_o expedition_n into_o thessaly_n it_o be_v fit_a a_o reason_n shall_v be_v give_v in_o justification_n of_o epaminondas_n when_o he_o have_v in_o the_o fight_n at_o corinth_n beat_v off_o the_o lacedaemonian_n who_o guard_v the_o fortification_n he_o may_v have_v kill_v a_o great_a number_n of_o they_o but_o rest_v satisfy_v that_o he_o have_v gain_v the_o pass_n he_o forbear_v all_o further_a pursuit_n be_v therefore_o suspect_v that_o he_o spare_v the_o lacedaemonian_n out_o of_o a_o design_n to_o ingratiate_v 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dodona_n have_v before_o foretell_v that_o this_o war_n shall_v end_v without_o any_o mourn_a on_o the_o lacedaemonian_n part_n after_o this_o battle_n the_o arcadian_n be_v in_o that_o fear_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n that_o they_o build_v the_o city_n call_v megalopolis_n in_o a_o place_n commodious_o situate_v for_o their_o security_n and_o bring_v into_o it_o the_o menalians_n and_o parrhasian_o out_o of_o twenty_o village_n in_o arcadia_n and_o this_o be_v the_o state_n of_o greece_n at_o that_o time_n in_o sicily_n dionysius_n the_o tyrant_n have_v raise_v a_o great_a army_n resolve_v to_o take_v advantage_n of_o sicily_n ant._n ch._n 366._o dionysius_n invade_v the_o carthaginian_a territory_n in_o sicily_n the_o present_a opportunity_n and_o to_o fall_v upon_o the_o carthaginian_n who_o be_v then_o but_o in_o a_o very_a ill_a condition_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o plague_n that_o rage_v among_o they_o and_o their_o be_v desert_v by_o many_o of_o the_o african_n and_o because_o 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rest_n back_o to_o
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the_o greek_n have_v now_o gain_v so_o famous_a a_o victory_n in_o which_o menon_n the_o thessalian_a command_v the_o horse_n the_o macedonian_a phalanx_n to_o avoid_v the_o horse_n withdraw_v out_o of_o the_o plain_a and_o open_a field_n and_o betake_v themselves_o to_o the_o steep_a and_o rocky_a hill_n and_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o place_n there_o defend_v themselves_o however_o the_o thessalian_a horse_n attempt_v to_o break_v in_o upon_o they_o but_o through_o the_o disadvantage_n of_o the_o place_n be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v any_o thing_n the_o grecian_n therefore_o be_v master_n of_o the_o field_n set_v up_o a_o trophy_n and_o leave_v off_o all_o further_a pursuit_n the_o next_o day_n as_o 321._o ant._n ch._n 321._o soon_o as_o antipater_n come_v up_o with_o his_o troop_n he_o join_v himself_o to_o the_o break_a army_n and_o so_o all_o the_o macedonian_n make_v one_o camp_n he_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o management_n of_o the_o whole_a but_o perceive_v that_o the_o 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engage_v in_o two_o sea_n fight_v at_o the_o echinade_v island_n with_o eeton_n the_o athenian_a admiral_n and_o beat_v he_o in_o both_o sink_v many_o of_o his_o enemy_n ship_n about_o this_o time_n perdiccas_n have_v with_o he_o king_n philip_n and_o the_o king_n army_n undertake_v cappadocia_n perdiccas_n enter_v cappadocia_n a_o expedition_n against_o ariarathes_n prince_n of_o cappadocia_n who_o though_o he_o submit_v not_o to_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o macedonian_n yet_o alexander_n be_v busy_v in_o his_o war_n with_o darius_n pass_v he_o by_o so_o that_o he_o enjoy_v the_o principality_n of_o cappadocia_n a_o long_a time_n without_o any_o disturbance_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o lay_v up_o a_o vast_a sum_n of_o money_n out_o of_o the_o public_a revenue_n and_o raise_v a_o army_n both_o from_o foreigner_n and_o from_o among_o his_o own_o people_n and_o claim_v the_o kingdom_n as_o his_o own_o just_a right_n he_o prepare_v to_o try_v it_o out_o with_o perdiccas_n 321._o ant._n ch._n 321._o have_v a_o army_n of_o thirty_o thousand_o foot_n and_o fifteen_o thousand_o horse_n at_o length_n it_o come_v to_o a_o battle_n in_o which_o perdiccas_n be_v victor_n who_o kill_v four_o thousand_o upon_o the_o spot_n crucify_v ariarathes_n rout_v scourge_v and_o crucify_v and_o take_v six_o thousand_o prisoner_n among_o who_o be_v ariarathes_n himself_o who_o together_o with_o all_o his_o kindred_n he_o first_o scourge_v and_o then_o crucify_v then_o he_o pardon_v all_o the_o rest_n and_o after_o he_o have_v settle_v affair_n in_o cappadocia_n deliver_v up_o the_o province_n to_o eumenes_n of_o cardia_n to_o be_v govern_v by_o he_o as_o his_o share_n according_a to_o the_o allotment_n in_o the_o first_o agreement_n eumenes_n cappadocia_n give_v to_o eumenes_n about_o the_o same_o time_n craterus_n arrive_v in_o macedonia_n out_o of_o cilicia_n in_o order_n to_o assist_v antipater_n antipater_n craterus_n assist_v antipater_n and_o to_o repair_v the_o loss_n of_o the_o
macedonian_n he_o bring_v along_o with_o he_o six_o thousand_o foot_n which_o alexander_n have_v take_v over_o with_o he_o at_o first_o into_o asia_n and_o four_o thousand_o of_o those_o that_o he_o have_v list_v in_o the_o way_n as_o he_o march_v beside_o a_o thousand_o persian_a darter_n and_o slinger_n and_o fifteen_o hundred_o horse_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o come_v into_o thessaly_n he_o join_v his_o force_n at_o the_o river_n peneius_n to_o antipater_n yield_v the_o chief_a command_n of_o the_o army_n to_o he_o the_o whole_a army_n together_o with_o those_o that_o come_v with_o leonnatus_n amount_v to_o above_o forty_o thousand_o foot_n three_o thousand_o darter_n and_o slinger_n and_o five_o thousand_o horse_n the_o grecian_n at_o that_o time_n encamp_v over-against_o they_o be_v much_o inferior_a in_o number_n to_o the_o enemy_n for_o many_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o late_a victory_n slight_v the_o macedonian_n 321._o ant._n ch._n 321._o and_o be_v return_v to_o their_o several_a country_n to_o look_v after_o their_o own_o private_a affair_n for_o which_o cause_n there_o be_v many_o leave_v in_o the_o camp_n that_o observe_v no_o due_a order_n or_o discipline_n they_o be_v in_o the_o whole_a five_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o foot_n and_o three_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o horse_n in_o who_o they_o place_v great_a confidence_n of_o victory_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o valour_n of_o the_o man_n and_o the_o plain_a champain_n country_n that_o lie_v before_o they_o at_o length_n antipater_n draw_v out_o his_o force_n every_o day_n into_o the_o field_n to_o provoke_v the_o grecian_n to_o fight_v who_o after_o they_o have_v wait_v some_o considerable_a time_n for_o the_o return_n of_o their_o soldier_n out_o of_o the_o city_n through_o the_o urgency_n of_o their_o present_a circumstance_n be_v force_v to_o venture_v all_o and_o engage_v the_o enemy_n draw_v up_o therefore_o into_o battalion_n and_o design_v to_o decide_v the_o matter_n by_o the_o horse_n they_o place_v they_o in_o the_o van_n before_o the_o foot_n whereupon_o the_o horse_n on_o both_o side_n present_o fall_v to_o it_o and_o while_o they_o be_v thus_o hot_o engage_v and_o the_o thessalian_a horse_n have_v the_o better_a of_o the_o day_n antipater_n break_v in_o with_o his_o battalion_n upon_o the_o foot_n and_o make_v a_o great_a slaughter_n among_o they_o so_o that_o the_o grecian_n not_o be_v able_a to_o stand_v the_o enemy_n shock_n who_o bear_v they_o down_o with_o their_o multitude_n pour_v in_o upon_o they_o they_o retreat_v in_o all_o haste_n but_o in_o good_a order_n to_o the_o fastness_n and_o difficult_a pass_n near_o at_o hand_n and_o so_o have_v gain_v the_o high_a ground_n by_o that_o advantage_n they_o easy_o repulse_v the_o macedonian_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o grecian_a horse_n though_o they_o have_v the_o better_a yet_o perceive_v that_o their_o foot_n be_v go_v forthwith_o make_v after_o they_o and_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o horse_n leave_v off_o the_o fight_n be_v so_o break_v and_o disperse_v that_o the_o macedonian_n get_v the_o day_n rout_v the_o grecian_n rout_v there_o be_v slay_v of_o the_o grecian_n in_o this_o battle_n above_o five_o hundred_o of_o the_o macedonian_n a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o the_o next_o day_n memnon_n and_o antiphalus_n call_v a_o council_n of_o war_n where_o it_o be_v debate_v 321._o ant._n ch._n 321._o whether_o they_o shall_v expect_v aid_n from_o the_o city_n and_o wait_v to_o see_v if_o soldier_n sufficient_a can_v be_v raise_v and_o so_o try_v it_o out_o to_o the_o last_o or_o yield_v to_o the_o time_n and_o bear_v their_o present_a disaster_n they_o shall_v send_v away_o agent_n to_o treat_v upon_o term_n of_o peace_n at_o length_n they_o conclude_v to_o send_v crier_n send_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d crier_n herald_n to_o treat_v according_o who_o execute_v their_o order_n antipater_n order_n or_o rather_o those_o about_o antipater_n antipater_n answer_v they_o that_o he_o expect_v that_o every_o city_n shall_v treat_v several_o by_o its_o own_o ambassador_n and_o that_o he_o will_v not_o upon_o any_o term_n make_v a_o general_n peace_n but_o the_o grecian_n will_v not_o admit_v of_o any_o treaty_n with_o the_o several_a city_n apart_o therefore_o antipater_n and_o craterus_n besiege_v the_o city_n of_o thessaly_n and_o take_v they_o by_o storm_n the_o grecian_n not_o be_v able_a to_o relieve_v they_o this_o so_o terrify_v all_o the_o rest_n that_o they_o transact_v the_o affair_n of_o their_o several_a city_n by_o their_o own_o ambassador_n towards_o who_o he_o carry_v himself_o with_o all_o demonstration_n of_o courtesy_n and_o gain_v behaviour_n and_o make_v peace_n with_o every_o one_o of_o they_o every_o city_n therefore_o be_v desirous_a to_o provide_v for_o its_o own_o safety_n all_o athenian_n the_o city_n make_v peace_n except_o the_o aetolian_n and_o athenian_n of_o they_o by_o that_o mean_v obtain_v peace_n but_o the_o aetolian_n and_o athenian_n the_o implacable_a enemy_n of_o the_o macedonian_n though_o they_o be_v thus_o desert_v by_o their_o confederate_n consult_v with_o their_o commander_n about_o carry_v on_o of_o the_o war._n but_o antipater_n have_v by_o this_o artifice_n thus_o break_v the_o confederacy_n lead_v his_o whole_a army_n against_o the_o athenian_n upon_o which_o the_o people_n be_v forsake_v of_o their_o confederate_n be_v great_o terrify_v and_o 321._o ant._n ch._n 321._o know_v not_o which_o way_n to_o turn_v themselves_o and_o all_o have_v their_o eye_n upon_o demades_n cry_v out_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v send_v ambassador_n to_o antipater_n to_o treat_v for_o peace_n in_o their_o behalf_n but_o he_o refuse_v to_o come_v into_o the_o senate_n for_o he_o have_v be_v thrice_o condemn_v for_o violate_v the_o law_n and_o so_o become_v infamous_a and_o disable_v by_o the_o law_n to_o sit_v in_o council_n but_o be_v restore_v by_o the_o people_n to_o his_o former_a credit_n and_o reputation_n he_o forthwith_o together_o with_o photion_n and_o other_o join_v with_o he_o in_o commission_n undertake_v the_o embassy_n when_o antipater_n have_v hear_v what_o they_o have_v to_o say_v he_o tell_v they_o that_o he_o will_v make_v peace_n with_o the_o athenian_n upon_o no_o other_o term_n but_o upon_o give_v up_o all_o they_o have_v into_o his_o hand_n for_o the_o same_o answer_v the_o athenian_n give_v to_o antipater_n when_o he_o send_v ambassador_n to_o they_o at_o the_o time_n he_o be_v shut_v up_o in_o lamia_n hereupon_o the_o people_n be_v not_o able_a to_o resist_v be_v submit_v the_o athenian_n submit_v bring_v to_o a_o necessity_n to_o give_v up_o all_o the_o power_n and_o government_n of_o the_o city_n into_o the_o dispose_n of_o antipater_n who_o with_o great_a humanity_n and_o generosity_n grant_v their_o city_n their_o estate_n and_o all_o other_o thing_n to_o they_o back_o again_o but_o he_o dissolve_v the_o government_n by_o a_o democracy_n and_o order_v that_o the_o value_n of_o every_o person_n be_v 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 to_o the_o law_n of_o solon_n and_o all_o their_o estate_n be_v leave_v to_o they_o entire_a and_o untouched_a but_o they_o be_v force_v to_o receive_v a_o garrison_n under_o menyllus_n the_o governor_n to_o keep_v they_o in_o awe_n and_o prevent_v new_a stir_v and_o disturbance_n as_o for_o the_o matter_n of_o samos_n it_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o decision_n of_o the_o alexander_n the_o arrideus_n and_o alexander_n king_n and_o thus_o the_o athenian_n beyond_o their_o expectation_n be_v kind_o use_v and_o be_v at_o peace_n and_o for_o the_o future_a govern_v the_o commonwealth_n without_o tumult_n and_o sedition_n and_o quiet_o follow_v their_o husbandry_n they_o grow_v very_o rich_a in_o a_o short_a time_n antipater_n be_v return_v into_o macedonia_n honourable_o and_o bountiful_o reward_v craterus_n according_a to_o his_o desert_n and_o give_v he_o phila_n his_o elder_a daughter_n in_o marriage_n and_o
by_o the_o variety_n and_o change_n of_o affair_n there_o represent_v a_o check_n be_v give_v to_o the_o pride_n of_o the_o fortunate_a and_o allay_v the_o grief_n and_o misery_n of_o the_o unprosperous_a which_o thing_n eumenes_n then_o wise_o consider_v and_o weigh_v beforehand_o the_o instability_n of_o fortune_n he_o manage_v his_o affair_n with_o the_o more_o caution_n and_o prudence_n for_o think_v with_o himself_o that_o he_o be_v but_o a_o 318._o a_o of_o cardia_n in_o the_o chersonese_n of_o thrace_n eumenes_n his_o prudent_a deportment_n ant._n ch._n 318._o stranger_n and_o have_v no_o right_n to_o kingly_a power_n and_o authority_n and_o that_o the_o macedonian_n who_o be_v now_o under_o his_o command_n not_o long_o before_o judge_v he_o to_o die_v and_o that_o the_o commander_n and_o captain_n be_v all_o inflame_v with_o the_o heat_n of_o ambitious_a design_n he_o conceive_v that_o in_o a_o short_a time_n he_o shall_v be_v despise_v and_o envy_v and_o at_o length_n be_v bring_v into_o danger_n of_o his_o life_n for_o none_o be_v willing_a to_o submit_v to_o the_o command_v of_o those_o that_o they_o look_v upon_o to_o be_v their_o inferior_n nor_o be_v lord_v over_o by_o they_o who_o ought_v rather_o to_o be_v under_o the_o command_v of_o other_o themselves_z serious_o therefore_o ponder_v these_o thing_n with_o himself_o in_o the_o first_o place_n he_o refuse_v to_o accept_v of_o his_o five_o hundred_o talent_n order_v he_o by_o the_o king_n letter_n for_o the_o repair_n of_o his_o former_a loss_n and_o refit_v of_o himself_o with_o necessary_n for_o he_o say_v he_o need_v not_o so_o large_a a_o sum_n see_v he_o pretend_v to_o no_o principality_n there_o and_o that_o which_o he_o now_o enjoy_v be_v not_o of_o his_o own_o choice_n but_o be_v force_v by_o the_o king_n to_o undertake_v the_o present_a service_n to_o conclude_v he_o say_v that_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o continual_a fatigue_n of_o war_n he_o be_v so_o wear_v out_o that_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o endure_v those_o hardship_n and_o run_n from_o place_n to_o place_n any_o long_a especial_o be_v that_o a_o stranger_n have_v no_o right_a to_o command_v and_o by_o law_n be_v exclude_v from_o the_o authority_n due_a to_o be_v execute_v by_o such_o as_o be_v of_o the_o same_o nation_n with_o the_o macedonian_n for_o he_o say_v there_o be_v represent_v to_o he_o a_o wonderful_a apparition_n in_o his_o dream_n which_o he_o judge_v very_o necessary_a to_o discover_v to_o they_o all_o for_o that_o it_o may_v as_o he_o conceive_v conduce_v much_o to_o the_o promote_a of_o peace_n and_o concord_n and_o the_o public_a good_n he_o declare_v that_o in_o his_o sleep_n alexander_n the_o late_a king_n seem_v to_o appear_v to_o 660._o p._n 660._o he_o as_o he_o be_v when_o live_v adorn_v in_o his_o royal_a robe_n and_o sit_v on_o his_o throne_n give_v out_o order_n to_o his_o captain_n and_o as_o in_o his_o health_n dispose_v and_o manage_v all_o the_o affair_n and_o concern_v of_o the_o kingdom_n therefore_o say_v he_o i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o a_o throne_n of_o gold_n shall_v be_v make_v at_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o king_n treasury_n in_o which_o shall_v be_v place_v the_o diadem_n sceptre_n and_o crown_n and_o all_o the_o other_o ensign_n of_o royalty_n and_o that_o at_o spring_n of_o day_n all_o his_o captain_n shall_v offer_v to_o he_o sacrifice_n and_o stand_v together_o 318._o ant._n ch._n 318._o near_o the_o throne_n shall_v receive_v command_n in_o the_o king_n name_n as_o if_o he_o be_v alive_a at_o the_o helm_n of_o the_o government_n all_o be_v very_o well_o please_v with_o what_o he_o say_v and_o thereupon_o every_o thing_n be_v present_o prepare_v for_o the_o purpose_n for_o the_o king_n treasury_n be_v very_o rich_a and_o that_o stately_a work_n be_v forthwith_o finish_v and_o the_o throne_n be_v set_v up_o whereon_o be_v place_v the_o diadem_n sceptre_n and_o the_o arm_n he_o use_v to_o wear_v then_o be_v place_v a_o altar_n with_o fire_n 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