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Show pea eareennsenteaen ~ a Sapiens dominabstar aflis ‘ ; ear 3 e att ef} reconcile'the Souldierstothesd. Governors; or at leafttod = i , by :aconcatenation refeertharGc feethdtGodwhoordinarily workes tion,as being weary' 7 thetyranaywherofel itcould not tong enduresand partly ferthar th ; nions, than ftood with4their goo oftheiregmpa itas honeftly asthey might. Butthe moft of tl Shr cus fell-after the aa rhe State of At esse troubles 20D wibere-into Ofthe ea fuSisilia. : be great loffeof the Fleetsand. Arm " 10 recs, peeeeagaah were kept asfeécretas might be. For the SAtY OR Ather Isshopl to bopenes their loffes) owas not inclined to make: compa Eftate torebell, ofwhom, fometheyreduFornow beganthe fubiests.of the Athenian codaukioe a obedience; others held out ; fomefor feare of greater inconuenience being wearied 20 vofeafonably, thatthe principa Lmen of Athens troubles it fell out'very my ie . Eftate, and ever prefumed-anyfurther, was quickly difpatched out of the way, and, no,inquiry made ofthe murthers By thefemeanes were many Decrees made,all tending tothe ee ftablifhment ofthisnew. Authority, which neuertheleffe endured not long. ee Fleet and Army, whichthen.was.inthe Ifle of Samos, did altogether deteft renee lings of the foure hundred vfurpers, and held rhem as Enemies; whereypont a noked Alcibiades ouvof banifhment, and' by his,aflifttance procured that cs anes which thePerfian King iid promifedtothe Lacedamonians, were by 7 ilaphate 2 40 Lieutenant, madevnprofitable, through the flow andbad performance Alcibia oe at the firft beene-very well-entertained in Sparta, whileft his feruice done, vat vile in Count State was not growneto be the obiect of enuie. But whenit :appeared. thatbet a od uce 1 Cc. oo & goodperformance hefo far excelled allthe Lacedzmonians,that allSpee their go 7: Prof . rahe : , ee ents cefle was aftribed to his wit and valour, then wereallthe principall Citizens co his-vertue; efpecially Age one oftheir Kings,whofe wife had fo far yeelded het fe tl forbeareto ot eG ; a ; Athenian,thatamongherinwardfriends forbearetof© { fhe could nnot the loue ofthis yi i e.Her acrcupon is Hhaime. derwantalen thould bem' thatt/abiades be oracr was ta. Kent nat nfelfyato TY: him! and: foun¢ ‘ "4 0 on,a ons, who hats Ne ereranee 1 ites barbarous ‘ became the Matter ofthat eats wit, that he foone Vice-royes:afiections, aetc. 1] Benen nf parts. ainthete. Tyepc: Tainan Tae heise Kings ‘takemiyetloriedsilats free pawerto difpofethegreat Treafuresand Forces at they ! : + oo Saree Meta. he toaduife THfaphernes;not fo orth to affitt the Lacedamonians, that the) an fide. anGiconi Ret theSee 4 : of Athens, eek the State Saat ouerthrow quite but rather to helpe weakerLerfide, 4 eae nds of the Pett ereceiued eC fome finall loffes » fixe fucceffe, they bent their courfe whichinthe better Fo ely prefent vatothe City 63 ry.man.was affraid. ofhis ncighbour,left he fhould be a memberof the league. In this generall fearthe:Maicfty. of Athens was vfurped by.foure hundredmen, who obferuing in thewthe ancient forme of proceeding; did caufeall matters ta be propounded ynto the\people, and concluded vpon by the greates part ofvoices : but the thingspropout 30 ded.were onely.fiichas were-firft allowediin priuate among themfelues;neitheit had e Commonaltyanyother liberty, than oncly to approueandgiue confent: for wholo- Chi 4» LOM Which v : cemes, Ww : out any, difp fo difmaid, knewnot, but eucthat noaedurft {peake againftthe Confpirators, whofe numberthey ChL fit 2 mh alc. eS bring 7 bat fecing ne t ' places,w he ¢ Hane ot ni enians might more light confpiring withthe btinethe gouernment into the hands of afew. To which purpofe Gaptainswhich wereabroad,they caufed themto fet vp theforme ofan Aniogas y the Townes oftheir Confederates;andin the meane, time, fome that were moft like ryoung wer atthe difcordof tl ground the: Enemy rf dsimuch more auc Ans'( pelt PN ENE, oo oadymighty absem 2one hme ¢ ore efi (though been they had goodfriends,as formerly be a aetheir Os 7 eer a werefer'at liberty; 3 promifingt onelyto Athenians were not their Subiegs - others hauinga kinde of liberty offered by the Amo hefe therewith contented 5 but obtained.atrue.andperfeét liberty by force. er youn thatthe betweehethe'foure hundred .corthe mol ind:chiefeo ‘then on of thewalls, whenthe, City about {cuen yearcs after wastakenby Lyfander. aacicts : the Spartan treachery,conucighed . > ae way,Buthe ont; of the difcouering . } : : See a ET oO faphernes, whomhe fo bewitched with his great beauty,{weet conu qo Dherforethey madefindiy ouertures of peacetoti pound id asgdodtermesas they might,andaffitming ned byan Ari stocravie}to' which formtheyhad : ed avelylittleleffe calamity to that Eftate, than was the fubuerlwelFaccompt to withftand this innouation,being flaineat Atheris,the Commonalty were could notibe nefle ofthe icy aitthey might: burifivhis Ef good leaft,chanthe LBA ower, Lifety-at y ldaftthantl ofor fafety'at ppower, thei ownepower fer eetuetheir g A : than thé watiering multitude 3 pecially sonifidering that the Cityidf Spe it nowrediiced Athens: Al Heloffe ofthis Army was the yuine of the Athenian Dominion, and:maybe withthe peoplesinfolency,tooke ypon themto changethe formeof that lewegarded the Lacedwmonians;defiring chiefly co msaintain both'th iba -- ; eels Were SOGIe. mort Bneitissaofe Onietyrannyewh it Vponthe andturne ar Praciiettic of meanes, depriues : rer vemnoursof ynderftanding, when heintendseuillro the multitude:, andthatthe who might sstheready poetsgerne ig thence y memeane to, weaken the vertue of thofe yniuft men is ickedneffe oftae ' wickedne hiawe'done them Boots ; ane een . of the Hiffory of the World, OuAPs 8.Gu0, Gua ¥.8.§:0, T he third eee ed by goodél d aa Forthe diffenfion wi hiindeed save occalion tofet re Ciereceiuedfrom the Flect or Ai 5 oure hundred, byr s.ofthefe Manetee thoughitlafted not : hthey- could: notno Id; when 30 es es, were faine to tefigne theit 2 wouldnot laytl om downe) es, ail eae hating taken ates to tepe + athome.' ¥ et wasnot leat ad freed themfclucs fronifitch'as oppreife eee oeemnesit a gee not eee eopeened vatothe peo. Sian body of the City, bit only' tofiue anaes ; which company oe foure iftatits 2 Hiri (when'their authority began) hadpretended to take'vnto them o the Commonalty;who.feldomeaffembled Wise mlceming to dolitcle oo Sear ae i ae aumber. But now when ae i reft power i Sings tt e hands fd his ene how ae fae it Wis foon agreed that Alcibia € ee ee ratielee ne gouern+ Deins ian and'that'the Army at San s thoul nt? which wasforthwith reformedaccordingtothe Souldiersdefire. . efile S. Ae ‘ How Alcibiades> wornne many ioportant victoriesfarthe Athenians savas recalledfrom exile; (i 4 ib} 4 Ore ¢ 5 maderheir Generalland againe depofed. ee hy ae oleate panied with eCity;we of-tt ae a Dn ae~ we e ete eeaetg eesom srceet Y> pee es ei i ¢ about the fame‘ time ouer-= Lacedamonians w« 7 ceffé in the Warres.\Forthe s thrown at Sea, in agreat battellyby the Athenian Fleet,;which had remained at amo to which : Per soe te fuch'forces.as Peck te canh raife, dient obtained ; lcibiades g do teeters herite could deat bag seo e ioyning : afterwards : go Many S)yidnus y vittories, Before the Towne of Abydus, his drriuall with eighteen fhips,ganethe onour of : : and1 vtterly Tesi \deftroyed tothe EP aif the fleet he ouerthrew t Of a great battell tothe Athenians; ofr : a as » the Lacedzmoniaris;commanded by Atindarw;took the Towns of Cyzicus,and Perinthys det BNL ory or angrigtaae aig ES oa Ausmade the'Selymbrians ranfometheir City,& fortified Chryfopolis. Hereupon ette i ; ae eae Soa tg tS were fentto Sparta,whichthe Athenians, iatercepting, foundto containe the di- eran ts c one confume another,wherbyall thouldfall axlengthinto the handsofthe Fe, this counfaile he made way to other practices, wherein by ftrength of his reput® ftreffe ofthe Army, ir hefetes riecakte's Allee As Mar asist laine the 30h SouldiersSES want Vidal . we f ae oe ¢ few words : Al'zs loft; Mindarus faite 3100 the onely Fauourite offo greata Potentate) he played his owne game, procutt not * sut eee * . . im j retti reftitution,. At. length his! banifhment-being sepealedby the Army, but not horily Biche Pee esc nus. ait 4ON.t00k Selym! 3 C = were oppreffed by the ( iti hundred) h then Gyho Citizens ile foure t gt ured. grcaes boured HO K Selymb é {emonians in ficht byby landat ChaiceJand at Chalee ignt edgemonians Sa, canes snfrantipople.wé? ev V called Conftantunople,w% bal Byzantium,now on Byzantium, ple,wst cuen <won Oma P PP 3 in ass |