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Show ‘Lhe third Booke ofthefart pare Cue. rng ia, iPsads 07 29 enemies §. VII. Thegreat battaile ofMantinaa, The honourable death ofEpam inondas, with his Commendation. Paminondas,confidering that his Commiffionwa s almoft now expired, and th. = his, attempts of furprifing Sparta and Maxti nea, having failed, the in eth : 4 of terrour which his name had. wrought in. the Pelopopnefians would oon _ nifh,vnleffe by, fone notablea¢the thoul leage fome memprable..charaer.ofhisd abate their couragein theis.f rift growth ; | expedition ; refolued to gine om batt il whereby hereafonably hoped bothtofett le thedoubtfull affedtions of his oma Allo i ciates, aud toleaue the Spartans as weak e in {pitit.and abilitie.ashe found. them, if; wholly, to bring them into fubieétion. Hauing therefore warned his men‘to, pre a: . that battaile, Wherein victory fhould be.rewarded with Lordfhip ofall oar fn. dingshadlacntie of Bepauldicss to. be fuch as promifed the Seine of his place of more ee isfees "se 9 them al Tre tia expe ati binf g.d fighti n Saysquent aa neheate of their ng from ing valour, and _- farike theie - ng - me. Ny ae ee ORALR OPEAHD them vnexpected. Thisopinion decei ued him; Armés,nece c flity e enforte e cing chei tgel e shitoss e ae ‘3 sa copleque : sena nce te of that Se dayes,en feruice na fand. foot, daand tess three thoufand hos horfeshe the Laced emoni ans andit Zena tei were fhort ns heirfrie of epaittednds a im eitkipoelini aa inkOot; bya third part. The Mantincans (becaufe'the Caniieatepeeae Nete)poi- ie right Wwing; ) and.with them the Lacedemonfilled the e body of the Armi The Theba tt are seats andothers of leffé account, e. ns e e lat toratee = on inthe left, wing oftheir owne battaile, OWnians,Meffenians and Theffilians ey tia ne readians, the Exbeans, Eoerians, br Argives held the right wing;the horfe-men on "SiO the maine battale ; the ly atoupeofthe Eleans wercin, teare.. Beforetha eundinge in te flakes ; ON ofthe horfe.on bothfides was very rou . = eg footme coul edcoun ,the en d ioyne ter Wath {tamding the valiant refiftance ofss "ah Bie paths Thehewe a cither. in courage or'skill,were ouer-laied wihos ‘who, not yeelding:t o the enemic Gan flingssthat they, were drinento forfake the a and {fo beaten vpon by. Butthiscetrait was the leffe difgracefull.bec: Place;,and._leaue theirinfanterie Theft: naked, not fallbackeypontheir.ownefoot-men ane they kept them{eluestagether,and did ncn.oustsand withall difcouerina fom Con anding:the Thebam hor{e to'haue given boyt.by,Epaminondas, to char ane: "ba § \ompanies offoot, whic h had beene ent 2 them,aadhewedthemallin mal aa inthe reare, they brake vpon them,route 0 d hadnot.onelyto.doc, with, the dreiac, -neanedcafon-the, batta ile of the ashewiens4 men,tasuch wife that it began an cn, +em hardly. prefled. by, the Theban Hosle- Isuadion.of Horfe camevpto therelicks cfrana co tune -backe,when the Hew BFsates violence did the Lactdemgnia apepis ralbored all on-that Ne De minion, the other forthe mMaio andequall loffe onboth fides tenan madet e ly: e doubsfull : voleffeRRCSH perhaPAB ps the Z Atcdemunians being very. firme.abiders,mighrseeme i LipReape ce af lauing borne the: fit brunr and furie ofthejon-les aeRSBAA posh uaittc sandabeing framed, by Difcipline,as it, were dy N* oy Ghoushesohiane aca neseod the Fackans, by practic e ofa few ye nee acr e aaa edureand gen erall.B ur horlesnorall.the forceofthe Seo ai fachy) one footeefground i taking} Epaminondas per as Heitherthebad fliccelfe of thei Cuarir.§.7. , ; oftheHiftorie ofthe World. who mayiuftly be faid to haue carried the vidtory,feeing that they remained Mafters of theground whereonthe battaile was foughtshauing driuen the Enetie to lodgefarther offFor that; which was alleaged by-the.Athemjams; .as a. token that the viGtorie was part= ly theirsthe laughter ofthofe Metcériaries vpon whom theylighted by chance inthcir ownflight, finding them behinde their Armie, and the.tetaining oftheir dead bodies; it was a Ceremonie regardable onely amongthe Greékes, and{ctued meerely for oftentation,fliewing' that by the fight they had obtained "fomie\what, which the Enemie couldnot get fromthem otherwife than by tequeft:' But the Thebans arriued at thegenerall immediate end ofbactaile;" tone daring toabidéthem in the field : whereof a 1p manifefconfeffion is exprefedfroin them,who fotfake thé place which they had choenor aeccnted, asindifferene fortriall oftheif abil iti¢ and prowwefle. This wasthelaft WorkeoFthe incomparable veittie OfZpaminowdas, who,being in the head ofthat Wars Hike HOtipeOFrienwhich broke theZéced-emenian efqiiadton,andforced it to gitie backe itdifatay,was furtoufly chateéd on the fodaitie,by a defperate Company oftheSpare raasswhoall at otice threwtheiyDatts at hinalone ; whereby teceiuing many wounds, he tieuettheleffe witha fingular coutage maintained the fight, vfing again{t the Enemies fnahy oftheir Darts, Which he'drew out ofhisowne body ; till'ac‘length by a Spartan, ealled abticrateshe eceiued foviolentaftroake with a'Dart, that the Woodofit brake, leaning the yroti and'a'peéce ofthetrunchionin his breft; Hereupon he funke downe, {6 atid Was T66n¢ conucighed out 6Fthefightby his friendsshauing byhis fall fomewhat anitnateekehe Spartak: ( who faine would have gothis ‘body, ) but muck more inflamed withrteiicl, fall ihdignation,the Thebans,who raping acthis heauie mifchance,did with edtllaaghter compel their difordered enemiesto leaue the field ; though long they flowed notthé thafesbeing weatied more With thé fadneffe ofthis difaffer, than with allthettaiidile ofthe day.‘ Epaiminbadat ae intohis ‘Tent, was told by the Phyftiatis? THat'wherthe head Ofthe Datt fiouldbe drawnout ofhis body, hemuft heedesidye/Hearing'tliis; he calléd forhis thield, whichta haueloft, ‘was helda great difhonours Tt was brought vato hint. He bad "them tell hit whichparthad the victosaiifiver Was infade; thatheBeorvaws hadwonthe field.Then faidhe,Itis faite time fo for terd dyeand withallfent for folidesand Diophantes,two principall men of Warre, that were both laine "which being told him, He aduifed the Thebans to make Peace, whileftwith aduantagé they tight,for that cheyhad none leftthat was able to difcharge the offite'of'a Genietall, Hetewithall he willed, tharthe héad ofthe weaponfhould be dtawhe otit of his body comfortinghis frietids that lamentedhis death,andwantofifthem, that the vidtories ofLew?¥ra and Mantinea Were two faire Daughs fite,bytélling ters,in whoin his memory fhould lite. re Sodied Epaminondes, the worthieft mian that euer was bredin that Nation of Greece, and hatdly to be matched in any Age or Counttie: for he equalled all others in. the {en Uctall'Vertues,which in'cach of them were fingular-HisIuftice, and Sincerity,hisTemqo Petance,Wifedome,and high SE no wayinferiour to his Militarievertit; inenery part whereof he fo excelled, > that hecould not properly be called a Watea Valiant,a Politique,a Bountifull,oran Indtiftrious,and a Prouident Captaines Neither was his primate Conuerfation vnanfwerable to thofe highparts, which gaue him i Cabroade.For he was Grauejarid yet very Affable and Curteous; refolute in pubue bifineffe,but in his owne particular eafic, and of much mildeneffe : alouer of his Cople,bearing with mens infirmities,wittie & pleafant in {peech, farre from infoléfice, Malter ofhis own affeétions, and furnithed with all qualities that might win and keepe Oue,To thefe Graces were addedgreat abilitic of body,much Eloquence;& very déepe Wledge inall parts ofPhilofophy and Learning,wherewith his minde being enlighPrened sefted not inthe fweetneffe ofContemplation, but brake forth into fiich effects as Sue vnto Thebeswhich had ever-more been anvnderling; a dreadfull reputation among all people adioyning.and thehigheft commandin Greece. aeditimnie, could.abate fo farre,.as to maketh into'the forme ofa Wedge, droa, ind by his owne exceed in& Vertue, accompan i folution ofthem which ied with the gre foll ae ds : oleh tailein defpight ofall Giteumdid open theirranckes, & cleat ce. Thus wasthe honourofthat day won by the Thee $.VI1T, |