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grecian_n as_o be_v for_o his_o purpose_n but_o the_o treason_n be_v discover_v and_o the_o author_n fall_v under_o just_a punishment_n in_o treason_n pausanias_n his_o treason_n this_o manner_n give_v himself_o up_o to_o persian_a luxury_n and_o excess_n and_o carry_v it_o with_o great_a insolency_n and_o tyranny_n towards_o those_o that_o be_v commit_v to_o his_o charge_n all_o high_o resent_v his_o pride_n and_o haughtiness_n especial_o those_o that_o have_v bear_v any_o office_n and_o place_n of_o magistracy_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n the_o soldier_n therefore_o every_o where_o murmur_a and_o in_o all_o their_o meeting_n complain_v one_o 475._o ant._n chr._n 475._o to_o another_o of_o these_o thing_n and_o of_o the_o pride_n and_o tyranny_n of_o pausanias_n the_o peloponesian_o at_o length_n desert_v he_o and_o return_v into_o their_o own_o country_n and_o send_v messenger_n to_o sparta_n to_o accuse_v he_o but_o aristides_n the_o athenian_a make_v use_n of_o the_o present_a
two_o and_o forty_o year_n at_o the_o same_o time_n die_v anaxilaus_n king_n of_o rhegium_n and_o zancle_v after_o he_o have_v govern_v eighteen_o year_n and_o micychus_n a_o faithful_a trustee_n be_v admit_v into_o the_o government_n upon_o condition_n that_o he_o shall_v restore_v all_o to_o the_o child_n of_o the_o decease_a king_n when_o they_o 267._o p._n 267._o come_v of_o age._n hiero_n king_n of_o syracuse_n after_o the_o death_n of_o gelo_n have_v a_o jealous_a eye_n towards_o syracuse_n hiero_n king_n of_o syracuse_n his_o brother_n polyzelus_n because_o of_o his_o great_a interest_n and_o esteem_n among_o the_o people_n and_o therefore_o contrive_v how_o to_o take_v he_o out_o of_o the_o way_n to_o which_o end_n he_o employ_v all_o mercenary_n and_o stranger_n about_o he_o for_o his_o guard_n judge_v that_o to_o be_v the_o sure_a way_n for_o the_o keep_a possession_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o when_o the_o greece_n the_o a_o people_n of_o sybaris_n in_o greece_n sybarite_n be_v besiege_v by_o the_o italy_n the_o a_o people_n of_o croton_n in_o italy_n crotonite_n and_o desire_a assistance_n from_o he_o he_o raise_v a_o great_a army_n and_o commit_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o war_n to_o polyzelus_n with_o a_o purpose_n that_o he_o may_v fall_v in_o the_o battle_n but_o polyzelus_n suspect_v the_o design_n refuse_v the_o command_n at_o which_o the_o king_n fall_v into_o a_o great_a rage_n against_o his_o brother_n who_o flee_v to_o thero_n king_n of_o agrigentum_n whereupon_o hiero_n make_v all_o preparation_n 474._o ante_fw-la chr._n 474._o and_o speed_n to_o besiege_v they_o both_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n thrasideus_n the_o son_n of_o thero_n be_v governor_n of_o himera_n by_o oppression_n thrasideus_n his_o oppression_n his_o harsh_a and_o severe_a government_n quite_o lose_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n but_o they_o not_o dare_v to_o complain_v to_o his_o father_n not_o look_v upon_o he_o as_o a_o impartial_a judge_n send_v ambassador_n to_o hiero_n with_o great_a accusation_n against_o thrasideus_n and_o offer_n both_o to_o deliver_v up_o their_o city_n and_o to_o assist_v he_o against_o thero_n but_o hiero_n judge_v it_o better_o for_o his_o purpose_n to_o deal_v with_o thero_n in_o a_o calm_a and_o peaceable_a manner_n secret_o betray_v the_o himerian_o and_o their_o plot_n against_o he_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v apparent_a and_o plain_a thero_n be_v not_o only_o reconcile_v to_o hiero_n but_o likewise_o catanean_n the_o treason_n of_o the_o himerian_o discover_v by_o hiero_n hiero_n expel_v the_o catanean_n restore_v polyzelus_n to_o his_o brother_n be_v former_a love_n and_o favour_n and_o put_v to_o death_n many_o of_o the_o traitor_n of_o himera_n about_o the_o same_o time_n hiero_n expel_v the_o catanean_n and_o naxian_o from_o their_o own_o country_n and_o plant_v the_o city_n with_o new_a colony_n of_o five_o thousand_o man_n out_o of_o peloponesus_fw-la and_o as_o many_o from_o syracuse_n and_o call_v catana_n aetna_n and_o distribute_v not_o only_o the_o country_n of_o catana_n but_o many_o large_a tract_n adjoin_v by_o lot_n among_o the_o citizen_n which_o be_v ten_o thousand_o and_o this_o he_o do_v both_o to_o have_v succour_n at_o hand_n upon_o any_o press_v occasion_n and_o likewise_o that_o he_o may_v be_v honour_v after_o his_o death_n as_o the_o founder_n of_o so_o great_a a_o city_n wherein_o be_v contain_v ten_o thousand_o inhabitant_n the_o catanean_n and_o naxian_o he_o transplant_v into_o the_o city_n of_o the_o leontines_n command_v they_o to_o abide_v there_o in_o common_a freedom_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n thero_n in_o like_a manner_n consider_v how_o himera_n be_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n depopulate_v plant_v the_o dorean_o there_o and_o order_v that_o whosoever_o will_v shall_v be_v enrol_v citizen_n of_o that_o place_n these_o govern_v the_o commonwealth_n with_o great_a commendation_n for_o the_o space_n of_o fifty_o eight_o year_n not_o long_o after_o which_o time_n the_o carthaginian_n raze_v the_o city_n to_o the_o ground_n which_o have_v continue_v ruin_v and_o in_o its_o rubbish_n to_o this_o day_n chap._n viii_o the_o lacedaemonian_n quarrel_n with_o the_o athenian_n for_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n when_o dromoclides_n be_v archon_n of_o athens_n and_o marcus_n fabius_n and_o caius_n manlius_n 473._o olymp._n 76._o 2._o anno_fw-la mund._o 3497._o ant._n chr._n 473._o consul_n of_o rome_n the_o lacedaemonian_n be_v high_o concern_v for_o their_o loss_n of_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o therefore_o be_v great_o exasperate_v against_o the_o grecian_n who_o have_v desert_v they_o they_o breathe_v out_o revenge_n with_o just_a indignation_n against_o they_o a_o general_n council_n therefore_o be_v call_v they_o advise_v together_o concern_v war_n to_o be_v proclaim_v against_o the_o athenian_n in_o order_n to_o the_o recovery_n of_o their_o dominion_n at_o sea_n and_o in_o several_a other_o assembly_n of_o the_o people_n most_o of_o they_o especial_o the_o young_a man_n be_v very_o hot_a and_o eager_a for_o the_o war_n vaunt_v every_o where_n how_o rich_a they_o shall_v be_v if_o they_o succeed_v in_o their_o design_n and_o how_o all_o will_v be_v encourage_v in_o the_o service_n of_o their_o country_n when_o every_o private_a family_n have_v have_v such_o advantage_n and_o occasion_n to_o enrich_v and_o advance_v themselves_o and_o they_o call_v to_o mind_v a_o old_a prophecy_n from_o the_o oracle_n which_o bid_v they_o 268._o p._n 268._o beware_v of_o have_v but_o a_o half_a empire_n which_o can_v signify_v nothing_o else_o as_o they_o allege_v but_o the_o present_a circumstance_n they_o be_v in_o for_o be_v there_o be_v two_o sovereignty_n the_o one_o at_o land_n and_o the_o other_o at_o sea_n if_o they_o lose_v the_o one_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v master_n but_o of_o a_o lame_a government_n the_o whole_a city_n almost_o be_v of_o the_o opinion_n for_o a_o war_n the_o matter_n be_v again_o refer_v to_o the_o senate_n suppose_v none_o will_v dare_v to_o contradict_v the_o general_a sense_n of_o the_o citizen_n but_o one_o of_o the_o senator_n of_o the_o family_n of_o hercules_n 473._o ant._n chr._n 473._o call_v hetaemaridas_n a_o man_n of_o great_a esteem_n among_o the_o citizen_n for_o his_o virtue_n advise_v quite_o otherwise_o and_o declare_v his_o opinion_n that_o they_o shall_v suffer_v the_o athenian_n quiet_o to_o enjoy_v the_o dominion_n of_o the_o sea_n for_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o sparta_n to_o contend_v about_o that_o sovereignty_n and_o urge_v many_o reason_n for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o his_o opinion_n which_o be_v not_o at_o first_o very_o grateful_a he_o at_o length_n prevail_v both_o with_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n to_o wave_v the_o war._n and_o so_o it_o be_v conclude_v according_a to_o his_o advice_n as_o most_o advantageous_a to_o desist_v the_o athenian_n at_o the_o first_o be_v in_o great_a fear_n of_o a_o bloody_a war_n with_o the_o spartan_n about_o this_o command_n at_o sea_n and_o therefore_o they_o build_v many_o galley_n for_o that_o purpose_n and_o provide_v a_o great_a mass_n of_o treasure_n and_o seek_v to_o gain_v all_o their_o neighbour_n and_o confederate_n with_o the_o great_a demonstration_n of_o kindness_n and_o courtesy_n imaginable_a but_o hear_v of_o what_o be_v resolve_v and_o determine_v by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n all_o fear_n of_o war_n be_v now_o vanish_v they_o whole_o bend_v their_o mind_n to_o advance_v the_o power_n and_o greatness_n of_o their_o city_n chap._n ix_o hiero_n break_v the_o power_n of_o the_o hetruscan_o by_o sea_n when_o acestoridas_n be_v archon_n of_o athens_n and_o cesus_n fabius_n and_o t._n virginius_n 472._o olymp._n 76._o 3._o an._n mu._n 3498._o ante_fw-la chr._n 472._o consul_n of_o rome_n at_o that_o time_n hiero_n king_n of_o syracuse_n at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o citizen_n of_o cuma_n in_o italy_n by_o their_o ambassador_n who_o be_v great_o annoy_v by_o the_o hetruscan_o send_v a_o considerable_a fleet_n to_o their_o assistance_n who_o join_v battle_n with_o the_o hetruscan_o of_o tyrenia_n in_o a_o sea-fight_n sink_v several_a of_o their_o ship_n and_o obtain_v a_o complete_a victory_n and_o so_o the_o power_n of_o the_o hetruscan_o be_v break_v they_o return_v to_o syracuse_n chap._n x._o the_o war_n between_o the_o tarentines_n and_o the_o japigians_n menon_n be_v archon_n of_o athens_n l._n aemilius_n mamercus_n and_o c._n cornelius_n lântulus_n consul_n of_o rome_n break_v out_o a_o war_n between_o the_o tarentines_n and_o the_o 471._o olymp._n 76._o 4._o ant._n ch._n 471._o japige_n concern_v the_o limit_n of_o their_o land_n at_o the_o first_o there_o be_v but_o little_a skirmish_n and_o take_v booty_n one_o from_o another_o but_o the_o enmity_n increase_v by_o degree_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n slaughter_v be_v commit_v far_o and_o near_o on_o both_o
side_n at_o length_n it_o break_v out_o into_o open_a war._n the_o japige_n of_o their_o citizen_n and_o confederate_n bring_v into_o the_o field_n above_o twenty_o thousand_o men._n the_o tarentines_n understand_v the_o great_a preparation_n make_v against_o they_o both_o with_o their_o own_o citizen_n and_o confederate_n of_o rhegium_n likewise_o take_v the_o field_n a_o bloody_a battle_n be_v fight_v and_o after_o many_o kill_v on_o both_o side_n at_o length_n the_o japige_n become_v absolute_a victor_n and_o in_o the_o pursuit_n the_o tarentines_n be_v scatter_v and_o break_v into_o two_o party_n whereof_o one_o flee_v back_o towards_o tarentum_n the_o other_o be_v furious_o drive_v towards_o rhegium_n the_o japige_v likewise_o divide_v themselves_o into_o two_o party_n of_o which_o the_o one_o pursue_v close_o upon_o the_o back_n of_o the_o tarentines_n and_o in_o regard_n the_o distance_n of_o place_n be_v but_o very_o small_a there_o be_v a_o very_a great_a slaughter_n make_v the_o other_o party_n so_o hot_o pursue_v they_o of_o rhegium_n that_o they_o fall_v in_o pell-mell_o with_o they_o into_o the_o city_n and_o so_o take_v and_o possess_v it_o chap._n xi_o the_o death_n of_o thero_n prince_n of_o agrigentum_n and_o the_o tyranny_n of_o his_o son_n thrasydeus_n who_o abdicate_v the_o government_n and_o kill_v himself_o three_o hundred_o of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o fabii_n slay_v at_o one_o time_n the_o next_o year_n chares_n be_v archon_n at_o athens_n and_o at_o rome_n titus_n memius_n and_o 296._o p._n 296._o caius_n horatius_n be_v consul_n then_o be_v celebrate_v the_o olympian_a game_n at_o elis_n be_v the_o seventy_o seven_o olympiad_n 1._o an._n mund._o 3500._o olymp._n 77._o 1._o in_o which_o dancle_v of_o argos_n be_v victor_n about_o this_o 470._o ant._n chr._n 470._o time_n thero_n king_n of_o agrigentum_n die_v in_o the_o sixteenth_o year_n die_v thero_n king_n of_o agrigentum_n die_v of_o his_o reign_n and_o thrasydeus_n his_o son_n succeed_v thero_n govern_v with_o great_a moderation_n and_o justice_n and_o thero_n the_o commendation_n of_o thero_n therefore_o be_v great_o love_v and_o honour_v by_o his_o subject_n and_o at_o his_o death_n be_v reverence_v as_o a_o divine_a hero_n but_o his_o son_n even_o in_o his_o father_n life-time_n appear_v to_o be_v of_o a_o violent_a and_o bloody_a disposition_n and_o after_o his_o father_n death_n throw_v aside_o all_o restraint_n of_o the_o law_n he_o rule_v arbitrary_o and_o tyrannical_o for_o which_o cruelty_n thrasideus_n king_n of_o agrigentum_n his_o cruelty_n reason_n his_o subject_n combine_v against_o he_o as_o one_o not_o fit_a to_o be_v entrust_v with_o the_o government_n and_o perfect_o hate_v by_o all_o 470._o ant._n chr._n 470._o and_o therefore_o within_o a_o little_a time_n after_o he_o come_v to_o a_o end_n suitable_a to_o his_o desert_n for_o after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n he_o raise_v a_o great_a army_n of_o mercenary_n and_o of_o his_o own_o subject_n of_o agrigentum_n and_o himera_n to_o the_o number_n of_o above_o twenty_o thousand_o horse_n and_o foot_n and_o with_o these_o go_v against_o the_o syracusian_n but_o hiero_n furnish_v with_o a_o considerable_a army_n syracusian_n the_o fight_n of_o the_o agregentine_n and_o syracusian_n waste_v the_o border_n of_o agrigentum_n and_o after_o join_v battle_n with_o the_o enemy_n in_o which_o most_o of_o the_o grecian_n on_o both_o side_n be_v draw_v up_o one_o against_o another_o be_v slay_v but_o the_o syracusian_n get_v the_o day_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o two_o thousand_o man_n of_o the_o other_o side_n be_v kill_v above_o four_o thousand_o thrasideus_n by_o this_o ill_a success_n perplex_v in_o his_o mind_n abdicate_v his_o government_n and_o flee_v to_o the_o megarian_o call_v miseans_n and_o be_v there_o condemn_v to_o dye_n slay_v himself_o the_o agrigentines_n after_o himself_o thrasideus_n abdicate_v the_o government_n and_o kill_v himself_o they_o have_v restore_v and_o settle_v their_o democratical_a government_n send_v a_o ambassador_n to_o hiero_n to_o strike_v up_o a_o peace_n at_o the_o same_o time_n in_o italy_n the_o roman_n have_v war_n with_o the_o veian_o and_o in_o a_o great_a battle_n at_o cremera_n be_v rout_v and_o among_o other_o three_o hundred_o of_o the_o fabii_n all_o of_o one_o family_n be_v slay_v every_o man._n and_o these_o be_v the_o affair_n and_o event_n of_o this_o year_n chap._n xii_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n against_o themistocles_n and_o his_o banishment_n his_o praise_n the_o next_o year_n praxiergus_fw-la being_n archon_n of_o athens_n aulus_n virgilius_n tricostus_n ââ9_n an._n mu._n 3500._o olymp._n 77._o 2._o ante_fw-la chr._n ââ9_n and_o c._n servilius_n roman_a consul_n the_o elean_n who_o before_o live_v disperse_v in_o several_a little_a village_n now_o embody_v themselves_o into_o one_o city_n call_v elis._n the_o lacedaemonian_n observe_v how_o sparta_n be_v contemn_v and_o evil_a speak_v 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the_o inhabitant_n of_o melus_n and_o thera_n the_o thracian_n likewise_o be_v their_o confederate_n except_o those_o of_o calcidica_n and_o potidea_n beside_o these_o there_o join_v with_o the_o athenian_n the_o messenian_n in_o naupactus_n and_o the_o corcyrean_o ship_n corcyrean_o here_o seem_v to_o be_v something_o want_v and_o lose_v i._n e._n who_o they_o be_v that_o send_v ship_n all_o the_o rest_n send_v land-force_n these_o confederate_n stand_v firm_a on_o both_o side_n the_o lacedaemonian_n have_v at_o length_n raise_v a_o great_a army_n make_v archidamus_n their_o king_n general_n who_o make_v a_o irruption_n into_o attica_n besiege_v their_o castle_n attica_n the_o spartan_n waste_v attica_n and_o waste_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o country_n the_o athenian_n inflame_v with_o desire_n of_o revenge_n for_o this_o destruction_n of_o their_o country_n be_v eager_a to_o be_v out_o to_o fight_v their_o enemy_n but_o pericles_n the_o general_n advise_v the_o hot_a youth_n to_o 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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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 than_o six_o hundred_o prisoner_n and_o present_o after_o they_o take_v the_o castle_n by_o storm_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n forty_o ship_n more_o be_v send_v to_o the_o fleet_n by_o the_o athenian_n to_o carry_v on_o the_o war_n with_o more_o vigour_n under_o the_o command_n of_o eurymedon_n and_o sophocles_n and_o when_o they_o be_v all_o join_v they_o make_v up_o a_o fleet_n of_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o sail._n but_o while_o the_o war_n be_v carry_v on_o the_o leontines_n by_o their_o ambassador_n strike_v up_o a_o peace_n with_o they_o of_o syracuse_n upon_o which_o the_o athenian_a fleet_n return_v home_o but_o the_o syracusian_n receive_v all_o the_o leontine_n into_o the_o city_n and_o make_v they_o all_o free_a of_o syracuse_n and_o from_o that_o time_n appoint_v the_o city_n leontium_n to_o be_v a_o fort_n or_o garrison_n of_o the_o syracusian_n and_o this_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o sicily_n at_o this_o time_n in_o greece_n they_o of_o the_o island_n lesbos_n revolt_v from_o the_o athenian_n and_o the_o athens_n lesbos_n revolt_v from_o athens_n reason_n be_v because_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o city_n throughout_o lesbos_n be_v by_o order_n and_o decree_n of_o the_o athenian_n remove_v and_o bring_v into_o lesbos_n into_o the_o great_a city_n of_o lesbos_n mitylene_n for_o this_o reason_n also_o they_o enter_v into_o a_o league_n with_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o advise_v they_o how_o they_o may_v become_v master_n at_o sea_n to_o accomplish_v which_o design_n they_o promise_v they_o a_o great_a number_n of_o ship_n the_o spartan_n give_v a_o very_a quick_a ear_n to_o this_o and_o whilst_o they_o be_v prepare_v a_o navy_n the_o athenian_n be_v before_o they_o and_o command_v clinippides_n with_o forty_o sail_n forthwith_o to_o waft_v over_o a_o army_n into_o lesbos_n who_o be_v join_v with_o other_o confederate_n make_v for_o mitylene_n athenian_n ant._n chr._n 427._o mitylene_n besiege_v by_o the_o athenian_n and_o in_o a_o sea-fight_n rout_v the_o mityleans_n and_o then_o besiege_v they_o hereupon_o the_o lacedaemonian_n resolve_v to_o assist_v they_o of_o mitylene_n and_o to_o that_o end_n prepare_v a_o brave_a navy_n but_o the_o athenian_n enforce_v their_o army_n with_o a_o thousand_o man_n more_o send_v into_o lesbos_n before_o the_o lacedaemonian_n arrive_v paches_n the_o son_n of_o epiderus_n be_v general_n of_o this_o expedition_n who_o when_o he_o arrive_v at_o mitylene_n join_v with_o the_o former_a army_n lay_v a_o more_o strait_a siege_n to_o the_o place_n and_o contival_o assault_v the_o city_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n the_o lacedaemonian_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n send_v five_o and_o forty_o ship_n under_o the_o command_n of_o alcidas_n to_o assist_v the_o mitylenes_n and_o again_o invade_v attica_n with_o the_o assistance_n of_o their_o confederate_n who_o fall_v upon_o those_o place_n that_o be_v before_o untouched_a and_o after_o they_o have_v most_o shameful_o pillage_v and_o waste_v the_o 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circumstance_n of_o the_o fact_n whatsoever_o it_o happen_v that_o some_o enemy_n make_v a_o sudden_a incursion_n into_o the_o border_n of_o the_o syracusian_n and_o he_o be_v to_o go_v forth_o against_o they_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n a_o seditious_a tumult_n arise_v near_o the_o court_n law_n p._n 348._o diocles_n kill_v himself_o to_o confirm_v his_o own_o law_n upon_o which_o he_o hasten_v thither_o with_o his_o sword_n by_o his_o side_n which_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o by_o a_o private_a man_n who_o cry_v out_o that_o he_o violate_v the_o law_n he_o himself_o have_v make_v no_o by_o jove_n say_v he_o i_o will_v confirm_v they_o and_o so_o draw_v his_o sword_n run_v himself_o through_o these_o be_v the_o action_n of_o this_o year_n after_o this_o when_o callias_n govern_v in_o chief_a at_o athens_n the_o roman_n choose_v four_o 409._o olymp._n 92._o 1._o ant._n chr._n 409._o military_a tribune_n to_o execute_v the_o office_n of_o consul_n here_o consul_n the_o greek_a have_v not_o 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disagreement_n among_o the_o officer_n they_o sail_v to_o oropus_n where_o the_o enemy_n galley_n lay_v at_o anchor_n hereupon_o a_o battle_n be_v fight_v and_o the_o lacedaemonian_n prevail_v and_o take_v two_o and_o twenty_o sail._n as_o for_o the_o syracusian_n when_o the_o war_n be_v end_v with_o the_o athenian_n they_o reward_v the_o lacedaemonian_n their_o confederate_n of_o who_o gylippus_n be_v general_n with_o the_o spoil_n take_v in_o the_o war_n and_o send_v with_o they_o five_o and_o thirty_o galley_n to_o assist_v they_o against_o the_o athenian_n of_o which_o hermocrates_n a_o great_a man_n among_o the_o citizen_n be_v admiral_n then_o all_o the_o booty_n and_o prey_n be_v bring_v together_o and_o out_o of_o the_o spoil_n they_o adorn_v the_o temple_n and_o reward_v every_o soldier_n according_a to_o his_o demerit_n after_o these_o thing_n diocles_n a_o man_n of_o great_a authority_n among_o the_o people_n prevail_v to_o have_v the_o administration_n of_o the_o government_n alter_v by_o choose_v the_o magistrate_n by_o lot_n and_o order_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v lawmaker_n appoint_v both_o to_o settle_v the_o commonwealth_n and_o to_o make_v new_a law_n for_o the_o future_a government_n the_o syracusian_n therefore_o choose_v such_o from_o among_o the_o citizen_n as_o 409._o ant._n chr._n 409._o they_o judge_v most_o prudent_a of_o who_o the_o chief_a be_v diocles_n he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o such_o excellent_a part_n and_o of_o so_o great_a reputation_n that_o the_o law_n though_o sicily_n dioclean_a law_n in_o sicily_n make_v with_o the_o joint_a help_n of_o other_o be_v call_v from_o he_o the_o dioclean_a law_n and_o he_o be_v not_o only_o admire_v by_o the_o syracusian_n whilst_o he_o live_v but_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a they_o honour_v he_o as_o a_o god_n a_o demy_fw-fr god_n hero_n and_o build_v a_o temple_n to_o his_o memory_n which_o dionysius_n afterward_o pull_v down_o when_o he_o build_v the_o new_a wall_n all_o the_o rest_n likewise_o of_o the_o siculi_n high_o value_v this_o man_n and_o upon_o that_o account_n many_o of_o the_o city_n through_o sicily_n use_v the_o same_o law_n that_o he_o have_v institute_v till_o such_o time_n as_o the_o roman_n bring_v all_o sicily_n under_o the_o power_n of_o rome_n and_o though_o in_o time_n long_o after_o diocles_n shafalus_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o government_n of_o timoleon_n and_o polydorus_n when_o hiero_n reign_v institute_v law_n for_o the_o syracusian_n yet_o neither_o of_o they_o be_v ever_o call_v lawmaker_n but_o interpreter_n of_o the_o lawmaker_n because_o the_o former_a law_n be_v write_v in_o old_a and_o obsolete_a language_n be_v scarce_o to_o be_v understand_v and_o whereas_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n in_o these_o law_n very_o remarkable_a yet_o the_o great_a hatred_n against_o knavery_n and_o dishonesty_n appear_v chief_o from_o this_o that_o the_o bitter_a and_o severe_a punishment_n be_v level_v against_o all_o those_o that_o violate_v justice_n his_o great_a dexterity_n in_o civil_a affair_n be_v evident_a hence_o that_o he_o appoint_v a_o certain_a mulct_n or_o fine_a almost_o for_o every_o offence_n or_o cause_n private_n or_o public_a proportionable_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n he_o be_v very_o concise_a in_o his_o expression_n leave_v much_o to_o the_o disquisition_n of_o 409._o ant._n chr._n 409._o the_o learned_a reader_n the_o sad_a manner_n of_o his_o death_n be_v a_o sufficient_a testimony_n of_o the_o virtuous_a resolution_n of_o his_o mind_n i_o be_o the_o rather_o desirous_a to_o speak_v more_o 349._o p._n 349._o than_o ordinary_a of_o these_o thing_n in_o regard_n most_o author_n heretofore_o mention_v very_o little_o concern_v he_o but_o to_o return_v to_o the_o athenian_n when_o they_o hear_v of_o the_o ruin_n of_o their_o army_n in_o sicily_n they_o take_v it_o most_o grievous_o yet_o slack_v nothing_o in_o their_o contest_v with_o the_o lacedaemonian_n about_o the_o sovereignty_n but_o
encamp_v in_o city_n in_o a_o place_n near_o the_o city_n academia_n the_o next_o day_n when_o the_o athenian_n erect_v a_o trophy_n he_o draw_v out_o his_o army_n in_o battalion_n and_o challenge_v they_o to_o battle_n upon_o which_o the_o athenian_n march_v out_o and_o draw_v up_o in_o a_o body_n under_o 370._o p._n 370._o the_o wall_n the_o lacedaemonian_n give_v the_o onset_n but_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o shower_n of_o dart_n wherewith_o they_o be_v gall_v from_o the_o wall_n they_o be_v force_v to_o draw_v off_o from_o the_o city_n and_o after_o great_a devastation_n make_v in_o the_o rest_n of_o attica_n they_o return_v to_o peloponesus_fw-la as_o for_o alcibiades_n he_o sail_v with_o his_o whole_a fleet_n from_o samos_n to_o cuma_n where_o cuma_n ant._n ch._n 405._o alcibiades_z unjust_o waste_v cuma_n under_o colour_n and_o pretence_n of_o feign_a crime_n lay_v to_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n he_o waste_v and_o spoil_v the_o country_n and_o at_o the_o first_o 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conon_n lysanias_n diomedon_n pericles_n erasmides_n aristocrates_n commission_n conon_n make_v admiral_n ant._n ch._n 405._o alcibiades_z lose_v his_o commission_n archestratus_n protomachus_n thrasybulus_n and_o aristogenes_n from_o among_o these_o they_o choose_v out_o conon_n to_o be_v admiral_n and_o forthwith_o send_v he_o to_o alcibiades_n to_o demand_v the_o fleet_n from_o he_o who_o give_v up_o his_o charge_n according_o but_o not_o dare_v to_o return_v to_o athens_n sail_v only_o with_o one_o ship_n to_o padyen_v in_o thrace_n for_o beside_o the_o rage_n of_o the_o common_a people_n he_o be_v afraid_a many_o crime_n will_v be_v lay_v to_o his_o charge_n many_o now_o he_o lay_v under_o the_o hatch_n contrive_v how_o to_o load_v he_o with_o accusation_n and_o to_o upbraid_v he_o with_o his_o former_a fault_n the_o great_a of_o which_o be_v that_o concern_v the_o horse_n for_o which_o there_o be_v set_v upon_o he_o a_o mulct_n of_o ãâã_d of_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d but_o 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