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Show ©aedGelegiasidlpenCases a ae Ase -$$$-$____| ofthe warre.The confideration offo greata danget,approaching fo fwiftly, canted the Thebansto feeke what help they could abroad, for as much as their owne ft rength was farretoolittle to make refiftance againft {uch mighty preparations.It was not voknown |tothem,that many followers of the Lacedemonians were otherwife affeced-jn heart than they durft veterin countenance; but the goodwithes offuch people were little. uaileable, confidering that the moft whith:conld be expectedfrom them,was, that they thould doas littlehurt asthey could:by:ivhich manerof tergiuerfation,the Corinthians did at that prefentcaft themfeluesinto the difpleafare of the Spartans, to the no great benefit of Thebes. Wherefore it was thought the fafeft courfe,to procure the affiftance of fome Eftatethat might prefently declareit felfe ontheirfide y which would caufe many others to.followthe example, and make their party ftrong. To this end theyfent yo Embafladours to Athens, excufing oldoffences,as either not committe d by publike al. lowance,ordone intime ofthe generall warre,aid recompenced with friendfhip lately fhewnein their refufall ofaflifting Pax/anids,when hecame in behalfe ofthe thirty Ty- rants,againft the goodCitizens of Athens. In regard of which,andfortheir owne Ho noutfake,they requefted them ofaide in the prefentwarre, offcring to doethebet thar theycould forthe reftoring ofAthens to her former Eftate & Dignity. Thrafybulutsand his Friends, who perfecuted by the thirty, had been well entertained at Thebes, procured nowthe City to makea large requitall of the courtefie which they had receiue For it was decreed, that the State ofAthens fhould tiot only refufeto aidethe La moniansin this Warre ; but thatit fhouldafift the Thebans, and engageit felfe in thei caufes: WhileltPan/anias lay fill, waiting the arrival of his Confederates: Lyfander being defirousto do fomewhat that might aduancethe bufineffe in hand, came to Haliar tus,where though Peu/amias did not meet him,as had been appointe d, yet he' at ted the Towne, and was {laine in fight by the Thebans, who.cam e haftily rotherefcue. As this viory did encourage the Thebans, fo the comming of Pay/eajas withhis great Armydid againe amazethem, with. prefentation of extreame danger;b ut their tits were foon,réuiued by the {trong firccour which was brought from Athens,in {piconfideration of which, and ofthe late battaile, Pex/aias durft not them , but xeceitting: the bodiés of thofe that were flaine, hazzard anewfight with by compofition, departed3? out of their Territory ; for which,cithericowardifeor indifcretion; he was.athis return to Sparta condemnedasia Traitour, and driven to fieinto Tegea, where he ended his daies in banifhment. _ VII. How Agefilaus was called out ofAfiato helpe his Country, A victory ofthe Spartans, Co the Athenian,a/iifed by Pharnabazus, euercomes the Lacedemonian Fleet ; recowerst maflery ofthe Seas; and rebuilds the wals of Athens. eg ules rion 4? His goodfuccefle, & the confederacy made with Athens $gaue fuch, repatatit tothe Thebans,thatthe Argiues, Corinthi ans;Euboéans;Locrians,and/ nes, did forthwithfide with them, giuebatraile to the Lacedamoniansas necreand raifing aftrong Army,. determin as they might,to their owne doors; dering thatthe force of Sparta it felfewas not greatjbut erew moreand more lunctionof their Confederates... The Magif trates ofSparta Pereeiuing thed for Agelilauswho readily obeyed them,& promi dily to theiraffiftance,paffed the Streights of fing his friends 'in A{ Helle the Cities ofthe new league had ginen battaileto fpont into Europe. Ia then the I acedamonians,&the ret of their Affociates; but with ill fuccefle.F right-wing of ten thebetter hand,the Argiues & Theba or whenthe ns returning fromthe chafe in fom were broken & def ated by theLacedam onians who meeting themin good o from them the Honourwhichthey ad gotten by forcing the left v monians,and made thevictory oftha t dayentirely. theirown, The faile SBEOHAS Agefilaus.ax Amphipolis,wete by himfeat ouer intor fia, A dkely tharchey brought much comfertyato' his fridnd', who! had finc ae Rlest beaten, and 2yfen derthe Admirall flaine, The 1 haa brought the Athenians into order , byaduanci tedemonians. with money , and all manner of fuppli es, y Cuarts§.s. ; ens f "oftheHiyforieofthe World, t p of her; old reputati= City was defpoiled Sea. when the City at Sea,when rong at confides Pharnabazus ; : LG J byLand €an Army d Hid. (al 2 OLY herdefence.Tae for ee ae Pies es ae ait Onedthe King his Mafter,to-haue theGreeks diuided into fuchfa. ug it the fafeft way 1yvaa inggs abroad,thought themr fromvadertak av tte i difable nigh /tter. a i Be ie dusine tack broiles.to take fuch order, that hethould not need any more, who vn= Aits,A their hands, - such of old benefits,at 1efits, reat and ae ee cotamemora cot aie rep eke peace by entreaty -- ek pone sbich Talents.To thirty lonefor his fold yc had / ‘ the e Flect:o 7} ri ‘ ties whenthe saeFleeat et%c. cig fhips, had efcaped, with eight whowho had ian ‘ with Athenian h he yawherwith| Nauy,wherwit C command or of a great ag the him oos-Potamos;giuing , Py uae ‘ ecard at Eeos-Potamos, by repaying the Lacedemonians with hens, | to Athens ailed ripe ess After Coxon failed vidtory wpe thisaevictory heir Fleet at Cnidus. After this ution of idus. i ofthe Bechrati the likedeftrudtion S\ t as partly e O Pharnabazus, of liberality e i the i h as h t i w artly inging withhim,p bringing Athenians t- e ithe é Gold, encouraged.th ch Gold,as Nani and fofom much 7 fo ftrong aa Nanie, Gory, gniory which they -ecouering the Signiory recouering y f hopefully vpon i their Walls, and thinkemore had loft. git pigs as §. VIII. allin Afia; The AtheOffindry fmsall victories gotten on cach part. Toe Lacedemonians lofe 20" pians reconerfame part oftheir old Dominion. victories ians, by by many. m: iGories atat Land, maintained for Niscses the Lacedzmonians, as fome yeares the honouroftheir Etatsendangered very greatlyby Bislolls. S5 The fromthe ck nelialsan etter wiwith his horfe-men vomathe ined the better Sca.For Agefi/aus obtained great who were Bk are the beft riders in Greece: He wafted pees angsaoghe a battaile at Coronea againft the Thebans, and their Allies it euuber ons teers andby his Marfhall Gy/ss forraged the Country of Locris : which done; home s . , a rslof= 2 acres ns any put: n oft hem The: gain ofthefe vitories was not great,écthereputatio Orchothe vanquifh ape leiicad,. Coronea of ee battell Te the in LoS did E Thebans the For -the eface 304¢s,much fes,muchddefaced. : Likee the purfuite. } ee fs ; rene frome thereturn ben PeN Agefidaus when. themin charged.2then ning ws charged ee I r r ee w: perforce ing way Wile Gy/ts was flaine witha great part of his Armyby Stae oes repayed with eploitsby the Lacedemonians performed againfy the rn anene ee agpon quall dammage received in the parts adioyning ; many oH ERE opie eafily tecoucred. The variety of whichenterfeats was HE st na Peeae Were drawn by the loffe of the hauenof Corinth,to tue orBERR} bloat dience,till fuch time as the newes. came of a Bias ONY mee SP otoliadoars being tall ofthe Athenianforces at Lechxum; my ecep PO Be a ee Bs aS ergs : e,required ic to ncaall haue a ¢ e Ovarte vainPAO equ tee only their meflage,r golentfor,and willed to doe arana siuen them, that they might enter into Cc ant f i Te ME Wasmade for a while only by incurfions,wh« the fic aNaS ee calamiec ual orgteater itheae ef Pyne being endar fe ipua ftate repayedtl y fide,yntill their whole thecontrar zefilens crs wp ee ee ‘timott loft, eee me a ae 10 id chd Lands,whi owne ir vponthe tiessbroughe NADine Bhs of molt con) . iuento fue for peace.But at Sea were the affaits -ace. But thea Se eae tA that the Lacedzmo dui fucceffe ofall depended. For when the Towns0 Ge perceiued, Tee abled to pafferhe Nians were not only intangled in an hard war at home, bata noneete ae x 3Va Gat "4s,haning loft foc apne cetvan Pia o et gaueearet they foon. idus.they Flee at Cnidus; their Fleet loft their ocas,hauing lay, whodidhis erin Dercyllidas lawes, , eaa vfe their fhould they thatthe oe ie Sdtoallow ftandfirme didown ofAbydus City . Only SoMerhours "£0 contain in all the Townes Zabout Hellefpon lefpont.in t,int alliance Thrafybulus took.inamByzanti-> Which he could not do,becaufe the Athenian Ficet yn e e Hs Cote odie aucieay oe eee Tie tm,Chalcedon;and otherplaces thereabout,reaucing tie "anowledsement of Athens. §.1X} |