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Show The third Booke of the first pare Cuar. 10.6 15, thoughtthe fame which the enemiesdid, looking that he fhould have come bynigh, whereinfinding themfelues deceiued, they were affraid left he had forfaken them, and therfore haftened away,to overtake him,and ioyne with him.Sothey arritied at the Hae uenofCalpas,where it was decreed,That whofocuer fromthenceforth made anymotion to difioyne the Army,{hould fuffer death. §.XV. - Ofdiners pieces offeruice done by Xenophon;and how the Army returned into Greece.Tbe ocafiogs ofthe Warre betweene the Lacedemonians and the Perfian. He Havenof Calpaslay vnder a goodly head-land, that was very ftrong,and 2-10 ! bounding with all kinde of Graine and Fruits, except Olives. There wasallo Timberfor building and fhipping, and a very conuenient Sea fora great City All which commodities, that might haueallured the Souldiers to ftay there, and to plant,caufed them to hafte away,fearingleft Xenophow fhould finde fomedeuiceto haut fetled himfelfe and them in that place. Forthegreaterpart ofthem had good meanes Warre, to liue at home;neither did they fo muchfor hope ofgaine follow Cyr#s in that were poorerfort the him: vnto bare whichthey loue the d as in regard of his Honour,an riches fuch asleft their Parents; Wiues, and Children, to whom (thoughfailing ofthe whichthey had hoped to purchafe) they were now defirous toreturne. But w hetheritzo werefo that Xenophon found aduantage by their ownefuperftition , to make themflay, inwhich they greatly fufpected ; or whether the fignes appearing in the entrailes, did the place rill vidtudeed forbid their departure: fo long they were inforced to abidein als failed , neither would the Captaines leade them forthto forrage the Country,vatill his theSacrifices fhould promif¢ good fuccefle. Cherifophus was dead ofan Ague,and His they were borrowed. being returned to the Heracleans, of whom fhips were gone, followers were ioyned to the reft ofthe Army, which the greater it was, the moref Coronel uifion it neededand the foonerfelt want. For whichcaufe,he that was chofen the intothe place ofCherifophws, would needes aduenture to gratifie the Souldi orswith 2 fucceis, foundill he terprife whichen hand;in at {poile of {omeVillages that ftood neer the whole Country lying in wait to entrap him, and an Army of Horfe being fent by Pharzabaxusthe Satrapa, or Vice-roy of Pkrygia, to the affiftance of thefe Bythinian Cuardiga. tothe difetetionobtheGreckes;vvho at good leifure gatheredthe Harucht oftheft Baa Neighbours fields«‘Phis'‘vvas the laft fight which they had onthe fide-of A fia. Forthey yverenotonely finttered quietly to enioy the fpoile ofthe country ; butvvhen the opr nion grew commoiiin thofe parts, that it was the intent'ofxemophonto planta Cokbny onthe Rort of Calpas, Emballadours were fent from the Néighbourpeople, to défire friend{hip,jand make offer oftheir beft aififtance. But the Souldiers had no -minde to fay! Whereforeientring farther into Bythinia, they'tooke a great booty, which they carried away vnto Ghryfopolis,acity neer vnto-Chalcedon,where theyfold it: Pharne- hazws,LicutenanvitvPhrygiato -4rtaxerxes,did greatly feare,left their long ftay in that - yo Country might breed in thema defireto vifite his Province, vvherethey might-iaue found great vvcalth,andlittle power to guard it. Therefore hefent tothe Lacedemoutan Admirall)éntreating him with muchinftance and large promifesto waft them oucr into Europe ; to whom -4eaxibins the Admirall condefcending , proimifed co giuethe Souldiers pay,as foon‘as they arriued at Byzantium. Sowere they catried ontof Afiaat theintreaty ofthe Perfian, whoin the height ofhis pride had'thought them fo ikely impriforied with mighty Riuers, that he not onely deni¢d'to permit their quiet'depaiture, but willed themto farrender their Armesinto his hands,and fo toyedld thetlitres tohisdiferction. Howdifcourteoufly they were intreated by C4maxibis, and how to per20 requite his iniurious dealings; they feized vpon Byzantium, which' by Xenophon' fivafion they forbare to facke ; [holditfuperfluous to relates' For the refidiie oFthetr doings appertain little to the generall courfe of things.But this expedition,as inallages it Was glorious, fo did it both difcouer thefecrets of Afia,and ftirrevpthe Gre thinke ypon greater enterprifes, than euer their forefathers hadvadertaken. Likewife it was the onely remarkeable action which the time afforded. For the Roman.watrres did hitherto extend no' further than'to the next neighbouring Townes of Traly ; aad in Greece all things were quiet, the Lacedzinonians rulitigitfolently, but without difturbance,T'rue itis; that the feedes of the Warre fhortly following, whichthe Lacedazmohians madevpon\ Artaxerxes; were already fowne,before thefe compahies returned out z00bthe hich Countries of Aja. For the Townes of Ionia; which had fided with young Ore againt Ti/japhernes, ifnotagainft the great King, prepared to'rebell ; which.they though fafer,thah'to fall into thehands ofTi//apherwes, who was now appointed Lieutshant,both of his old Prouince, and ofall that had belongedto Cytm. W herefore-the ohiansefought the Laced#imonians to fend them aide, whereby, to recouer theirli- Thracians,whichtroupsfalling vpon the Greeksthat were {catered abroadin fecking condlict ofThimbro a eity; &obtained thcir'requeft. For a power was (eit otier,vinder fecure the CiPartahwho beftowed his men.in fch Towns as hadalreadyreuolted,to acertaine Mountaiti¢e there by. booty, flew fine hundred ofthem,and chafed the reftto The newesof this ouerthrow commingto Xenophon, he led fortha part ofthe Armyt0 vpon hichthe the refcue of thofe thatfuruiued, and brought themfafetothe Campe; ng ©) Bythinians made anoffer that night,& breaking a Corps dugarde,flew fomc,purfui prefent cone refttothevery Tents. Thisnew courage ofthe enemy,together with the tion ofthe Army,fo difhcartened and vnfurnifhed of necetfaries, canfed the Greckes 2 t0 ; and temoue their Campe toa place of more ftrength ; vvhich hauing intrenched com- mitted to the defence offuch as wereleaft ableto endure trauaile,xemophen withthe 9° meft and beft able men wentforth, both to bury thofe which yvere larelyflaine, ane abate the pride of the Thracians,andtheiraffiftants. Inthis iourny his demeanour vvas very honourable. For hauing giuen buriall to the dead, the Enemy was difcoueree, *Y" ing onthe tops of the Hils adioyning,to whom(notwithftanding that the wa rough, andtroublefome, fo that fomethoughtit a matter of too great danger, t© at their backs a wood {earce paffeable) he marched diredtly telling his menplat he hadrather follow the enemywithhalfe the number,than turn his backto twiceas many; letting them further know, thatif they did not chi he would notfaile withthe greaterrefolutionto purfic them;from whom {ately retireto the camp,yet what fhould they do there,wanting victuals inthe place,and thips to carry tliem away? Wherefore he willed them r yvell that day, hauing eatentheir dinners, than anotherdayfafti gardthe vneafie returne, which might ferue to ftay Cowards from ru towifh vato the Enemy a faire and eafie way, by vyhichhe might Beiretions vere followed vith fo valiant execution, thz raion: C ng ae oc. oe ofthe field, abandoned the Country uing their Families, and leaning all that couldnot fodainely be co ofthe Fiiflorie ofthe World, Nesand their Fields,but norto make any offen fiue War. Enis O ane 2i3deka22)N 49 ear ; Ofthe affaires of Greece whilest they were managedby the Lacedemonians. eee 6.1. How the Lacedsmioniahs tooke courage by example ofXenophons Army, t make Warre , hon Artaxerxes. well petctine in howil Tfeemes thatthe Tacedxmonians' did wed ‘vnto his b rother, and rfhe faiou their tooke rxes part HAexe open wat againtt him, thinkyerewerétimorous in beginhing 4n ‘no advantage might flip, that te allica take to' e ihe Wfaffiditn e,by finding the PestiEftat their whieh could fernetofrengtheh Xenophons Army had reucaan workebeyondthe Sea Bue Wher Afiariques, and rehearféd inate effem thofe of efle led thé bafen gortca, Yer they themfelnes had the many victories ;v ich defive op Te iantage; thert' w all' Greece filled with difadt Kearthes of extre e' tretm t aking oy mins Vpon'this huge yaweildy Empire , ‘thinking sno Hard waattee for the Joy orees Rr a |