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Show Lhe third Booke of thefirstpart-_Cuar.c, §.9. a a a) fand wereweightily armed,the reft were only affiftangs to thefe forty thoufand,being armed moreflightly,as rather'to make excurfions and giue chafe, than to.fuftaine any $ ftrong charges. performing other,without the one confronted daies eleuen hauing Thefetwo Aimies any memorable piece of{eruice ; Mardonins , whofe vituals began to faile, refolued to begin the fray. The Greekes were promifed victory by an Oracle,iftheyfoughtinthe vnto cerLand ofthe Athenians,and in the plaine of Ceres and Pro/erpina,making praiers taine gods,Demi-gods,and Nymphs. But it was hard to find the certaineplacewhich the Oracle defigned. Forthe plaine of Ceres was indeed inthe Territory of Athens ; but there wasalfoamold Temple of Ceres and Proferpina, neare vnto the place wherethey . lay atthattimeencamped, as likewife the memorialls of thofe Nymphes and Demi- : gods, were in theifame place, vpon Mount Citheron , andthe ground ferued well for foot-menagainft horfe;onely the Land belonged vnto the Plateans , and notvato the Athenians. Cuar.6.§.10.) ofthe Hforie of theWorld....> ofthe Thebanes atid The/faliansydid with muchlabour&courage obtainvio:ry,which hauing aotilong purfued,they.cameto help the Lacedemonians ; whom. they Sousicduvicet rily bufied in aflaulting the Campe,with morevalourthan skill. Wherefore they themfelues'vader-took it3& in fhort {pace forcedapaflage through theWalljatwhich breach firft,and-then on all fides, the Greekes entred with {uch fary , and intt defireof vengeance,that of three hundred thoufand they are faid not to haue left threethoufand ling excepting thofe who fledde away with 4rtabazus, when: as the Perfian Army firft fell torout. Ifthe execution :were fo great, asis reported, an efpeciall caufe of it wasthe foolith retrait,or rather flight into the Campes Forthough it were fo, thatthe place was well fortified, andthe numberof thofe who caft themfelues into it greater than any ofthe Afailants syetthcy: being of feucrall Nations and Languages and hauing lofttheir Ges nerall with otherprincipall Commanders, it was impoffible that they infach atetroun andaftoniflmentfhould make good that piecé ofground, lying in the heart. ofan Enes Whilef the Greeks were perplexed.aboutthe interpretation ofthis doubtfull Oreele, the Plateans to makeall cleere, did freely beftowtheir land on thatfide the Townevp- my Country, againftan Army-ofmen; farre more valiant thay themfelues, and enflas on the Athenians. flaughtering fury of vnpitifull Victors. Artabazws fled into Térace, telling the people This magnificence ofthe Plateaus caufed Alexander the Great,many ages after,to re- edific their City,which wasruined in the Peloponnefien wats. Allthings being ready for battaile; the Laced-emonian Generall thought itmoft meet, 9 thatthe Athenians (hould ftand oppofite that day tothe Adedes andPerfians, whom they had formerly vanquifhed at Marathon ; andthat he,with-his Spartans, {hould entertaine the Thebans and other Greekes which followed Aardowixs , as better acquainted with their fight, and hauing beaten them often=times before. This being agreed vpon, the Athenians changed place withtheLacedemontans which Mardonins vaderftanding(wheproofe, therfearing the ‘Athenians,of whofe valour the Medes & Perfians had felt heauie or defiring to encounter the Spartans, asthinking them the brauelt Souldiers in Greeee) hedidal{o change the orderofhis battaile.. and oppofe himfelfe to Paufanias. Allthe Greckes might well perceiue how the Enemydid hift his wings, and Panfaniasthereup- on returned to his formerStation ; which Mardonins noting , didalfo the like, Soont,, whole day was {pent in changing to andfro. Some attempt the Perfians madethatday with their Archers on horfe-back,who did fo moleftthe Greeks at their watering place, medwith prefent vidory. ‘T hetefore the fame wall which for a few houteshad prefers ued their lines,by holding outthe Enemy,did now impale them, and-leaue them to the of The/falyand other Countries in his way, that hee was fent by|A¢ardontus vpon fome a0 picce offeruice: For he well knewsthat had they vnderftood anything ofthat great dif comfiture, all places would hauebeene hoftile vato him, :and fought with his raineto purchafefauour ofthe vanquifhers. Therefore making fo large marches, that many of his Souldiers being feeble were left behindeand loft,he came towByamtinm, whence he fhipped his men ouerinto Afia. Such was the end ofthe vaine-glorious.expedition,vné dertaken by Xerxesiagainft the Greekes, vpon:hope of Honout,,. and Conqueft, though forting otherwife., accordingly.as Artabazushad fore-feeng;.and tather wore, foras thuchasit began the quarrell 5 :which neuer: ended before theruine ofthe -Perfian Ems pite was effected by that Nation of the-Greekes, defpifed and fought toihaue beend brought into flauery. Hereby it mayfeeme, that thevifion appearing toxXerxes, was zoftomGod himfelfe,who had formerly difpofedofthofe things,ordaining the fubueifionof the Perfiax Monarchieby the Greeks,whoithus prouoked, entred intoigreater cons fideration oftheir owneftrength,and the weakneffe oftheir Enemies. could not withthat they were faine to enter into confultation ofretiring; becaufethey out much loffe tothemfelues,and noneto the enemy, lie neare tothat fountainewhich §e Xi did ferue all the Campe. Hauing therefore concluded among themfelues to diflodge; andpart of the Army being fent away before day-light : Mardouius perceiued their de him parture inthe miorning,and thereupon being encouraged by their flight, (whichto feemedto proceed out ofmeer. cowardife) he charged themin the reare with greatvio- lence.It may well be recorded as anotable exampleofpatient valour, That the Lac monians being ouer-taken, by the enemies horfe,and ouer-whelmed with great flights! 49 Arrowes,did quietly fic ftill,not making any: refiftance or defence,till the Sacrifices fot victory were happily ended,though many. ofthem were hurt and flaine,and fome of¢ fpeciall marke loft,before anyfigne ofgood {ucceffeappearedin the entrailes. _ Butas fooneas Paufanias had foundin theSacrifice thofe tokens, which the fuperltition of that Age and Country accounted fortunate ; he gauethe Signall ofbattaile:an¢ thereuponthe Souldiers, whotill then did fit ypon the ground, as was their manner, = rofe altogether, and with excellent cotirage receiued the charge of the Barbariats, chat) came thronging vpon them without anyfeare offuch'notable refiftance. The reftot the fiyecont Greeke Army that was in march,being reiidked by Paw/anias, cameina-paccto the Lacedemonians : only that part of the Army whichwasled by the ArhenianscOU4 not arriue vato the place ofthe gteat battaile, becaufethe Thebans, and other fee" the 4/7" confederated with the Perfizms,gauc themchecke by the way. Neuertheleffe, tans withothertheir affiftants, did: fo well acquite themfelues,, thatthe Perfians WE in the field ; the reft fice vanquithed,and':Marderius with marly, thoufands moreflaineWalls, and there defenac' intothe Campe} which they had fortified with woodden themfelues with fuch courageas defperare neceflity inforcedthem ynto,holding outt?" longer, becaufe the Lacedemonians were not acquainted withthe mannerof 2 Fortreffes,and Walls, Inthemeanetimte the atheniaws hauing founditrong OPP° : The battaile of Mycaleswith a firange accident thatfell out in the heginuing ofit and exanie ples ofthe like. 49 Tae: day on whichthebattaile was fought at Plates, there was anotherbat- taile fought, ar A¢ycale,a Promontory, oF Head-land.in Afi4, where the Perfian fleet rode. j f Leutychides the Spartan,with Xantippus the Athenian, Admirals ofthe Greeke Nauy,at the tequeft of fome Llanders & Jonians,didfaileinto thofe parts, to deliuer the Samians, Sprocure the Jozians to reuolt fromthe Perfiea.Xerxes himfelfat this time lay at Sardii, a Cityin Lidia; not farre fromthe Sea-fide, hauingleft threefcore thoufand vnderthe command of Tigranes; for defence oflonia andthe Sea-coaft. Therfore when Artayutes ahd Ithramstres, Admirals ofthe Perfian Aecte; ynderftood that the Greekes bent their courfetowards them:they did forth-with draw their (hips aground, fortifying with Pe 50 liffadees & othexwife,as much ground.as was needfulforthe encamping ofall their land & fea-forces, Lextyebides at his arviuall,pereeiuing that they meantto keep within their ftrength,& refoluingto forcethemout ofit,rowed with his gally clofe aboordthe thore, andcalledvpon the /onians (who moreforfearethan goodwill were encamped among the Perfians)exhorting themin the Greek tongue to rememberliberty & vie the fairedecafion which they now had torecover it. Herein he did imitate. Themiitacles, whovliad Onethe like at Sabee, trutting that either thefe! perf{wafions- would preuaile, or if the Perfians did happentovndérftand them,thatit would breed.fomeiealoufiein them,cait. Og themo fightin feareoftheir own companions. Itneed.not feeme ftrange,thatthis Nan 3 very |