their Arms. But Thrasydaeus was fast asleep in a certain Place where he had got drunk and when the People perceived he was not killed they thronged about the House where he was and swarmed about him like Bees about their King. Thrasydaeus heading the People fought and prevailed upon which the Murderers fled to the Lacedemonians After this Agis repassing the Alpheus left a Garison of Elean Exiles in Epitalium near the River and constituting Lysippus Governour thereof disbanded his Army and returned home The remaining part of Summer and the Winter following the Eleans Countrey was harassed and destroyed by Lysippus and his Garison The next Summer Thrasidaeus sent to Lacedemon Lysiades Archon acquainting them that he would dismantle the City and would quit Cyllene Phrixa Epitalium Letrini Amphidoli with Margana and besides these Acrorii and Lasion which the Arcadians laid claim to As for Epeus a Town that was situate between Heraea and Macistus the Eleans demanded that for themselves alledging they had bought it and the Countrey about it of those that were then possest of it 5625 l. for thirty Talents and had paid the Money But the Lacedemonians judging it was no more their right for buying it by force than if they had wrested it from those that were weaker than themselves compelled them to quit this Place also Yet they did not abridge them of the Superintendency of Jupiter Olympius his Temple though anciently it belonged not to them Concluding the Countrey-men that would become Competitors for it were not worthy to have the inspection thereof These Conditions being accepted a Peace was made as also a League Offensive and Defensive between the Eleans and Lacedemonians which put an end to the War. After this Agis went to offer the * The Victors offered the tenth part of their Spoyl to Apollo Dionys Halic lib. 1. Tenths at Delphi and being old fell sick in his Return at Heraea from whence he was carried whilst he was yet living to Lacedemon where he soon after dyed and had Honors above the proportion of a man done to him at his Funeral †Three days after the Death of the King the Market place was strewed with Chaff and nothing sold Herac Pont. de Polit. Some days being passed according to Custom the time came that they were to chuse a King. Leotychydes who pretended to be the Son Agesilaus and Leotychides Competitors for the Kingdom of Lacedemon and Agesilaus the Brother of Agis were Competitors for the Crown Leotychides saying to Agesilaus that by Law the King's Son and not the King's Brother succeeds unless he has no Son and then his Brother shall inherit the Kingdom I therefore replied Agesilaus must be King. How so said Leotychides whilst I am alive Because says Agesilaus he that you called Father ne'r owned you for his Son and your Mother that can tell a great deal better than he affirms the same Besides Neptune convinces you of Imposture who publickly drove your Father out of his Bed-Chamber with an Earthquake The time also which is the surest Evidence confirms this For you were born the tenth Month after the God appeared and scared your Father out of the Bed-Chamber This was alledged But Diopithes a man skilful in Oracles Plutarch in Ages and a Favourer of Leotychides his Cause declared there was an Oracle from Apollo that admonished them to have a care of a lame Kingdom Lysander in defence of Agesilaus replied he thought the Oracle did not bid them beware of one that should stumble and so be lame but rather of a Successor that was not of the blood Royal for the Government would be altogether lame when not administred by one of Hercules his Posterity When the States had heard both sides they chose Agesilaus King and before he had enjoyed the Crown a Year as he offered one of the accustomed Sacrifices in the behalf of the Commonwealth the Priest told him that the Gods intimated a most horrid Conspiracy when he offered the second time the Sacrifice appeared with more direful Tokens but the third time he offered the Priest cried O Agesilaus the Signs seem to me as if we were in the midst of our Enemies Then they sacrificed to the Gods Saviours Cinado's Plot. and Averters of Evils and having with much difficulty procured auspicious Signs made an end Within five days after they had made an end of sacrificing a certain Person discovered a Conspiracy to the Ephori and that Cinadon was the Head of it this Cinadon was a young man of undaunted Resolution but not one of those that were capable of Dignity 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 those that were capable of Preferment and bearing Offices Crag de R. L. When the Ephori asked the Discoverer how the Plot should be put in Execution he told him that Cinadon took him to the farthest part of the Market-place and bid him tell how many Spartans there were in it I said he told the King the Ephori the Senators and about forty more and then said I to Cinado Why did you bid me count them He replied These were to be accounted Enemies and all the rest Friends Besides said he amongst the Spartans that are in the Farms there will be in each one Enemy the Master but several Friends Then the Ephori asking him how many were privy to the Plot he replied that he was informed by Cinado that not many credible Persons knew of it yet those that did were such as could be trusted but that it was to be communicated to all 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to the Slaves Half-Slaves and them that were not yet capable of Dignity and to those that lived in the Neighbourhood of Sparta for wherever there was mention made of the Spartans amongst these there was none able to conceal his hatred against them but that he could with pleasure eat them up alive Again they asked him how they were to be furnished with Arms he informed them that Cinado told him those of us that have been trained have Arms already As for the Rabble he took me to a Smith's Shop and there shewing me a great many Daggers Swords Spits Axes Adses Reaping Hooks said all these might serve for Arms and that the Instruments of Husbandmen as also those that carved Wood and Stone and the Tools of the Artisans might be employed for Weapons especially against naked men Afterwards being askt when it was to be put in Execution he made answer that he was ordered to stay at home The Ephori hearing this and giving credit to his Information were astonished nor did they call the less Assembly This is opposed to the great Assembly called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and is supposed to consist only of the Spartans Crag but the Senators getting together from several Parts resolved to send Cinado and some other young men to Aulon pretending to give him Orders to fetch some of the Aulonites and Slaves whose Names were set down in a
to do Justice on them XI men and put to death Let their Estates be confiscated and the tenth part of them consecrated to Minerva There came one into Court that said he was saved on a Meal-tub and deposed that the drowning men charged him if he escaped with life to inform the People that the Admirals refused to take those up that had fought with so much bravery for their Countrey Euryptolemus and some others accused Callixenus for bringing in a Bill that was contrary to Law but the Rabble cried out 't was an insufferable thing to abridge the People of their absolute Power Hereupon when Lyciscus told them that unless they forbore to meddle with the Jurisdiction of the Court they should be proceeded against as the Admirals were Again the Rabble made such a Tumult that they were forc't to let fall their Accusation But when the Judges declared that they would suffer no Suffrage to be given contrary to Law Callixenus went up into the Desk and impeacht him for that Then the Multidude cried That they who would not assent should be accused Hereupon all the Judges out of fear said they would submit The famous Socrates except Socrates the Son of Sophroniscus who declared that he would do nothing contrary to Law. Euryptolemus went up after Callixenus and spoke in Defence of the Admirals after this manner Euryptolemus his Oration I am come up here my Lords partly to accuse partly to defend my Friend Diomedon and Pericles my Relation Kinsman partly also to offer what I conceive will be for the general good of my Countrey I blame them for perswading their Colleagues to write to the Senate and People That they had ordered Theramenes and Thrasybulus with forty seven sail of Ships to take up the Ship-wrackt men who ne'r observed their Orders Whereby the miscarriage of a few has involved all in a common guilt and they for their late humanity are brought in danger of their lives by the secret Practises of these and some others Which yet they need not apprehend provided you will do them Right and Justice For thus you shall be well informed of the Truth and have no cause to repent of your Proceedings nor find that you have committed the two grand Offences both against the Gods and your own selves I offer such things to your consideration on wherein neither I nor any else can impose upon you and if you find them guilty you may inflict what punishment you please either on them each severally or on all joyntly Only allow them one day if not longer to make their defence in that you may not give more credit to others than your selves You my Lords know all that Canonus his Law is very severe which says the Prisoner for Treason against the State shall plead in Irons and if convict thereof he shall be put to death and flung into the Barathrum his estate shall be confiscated and a tenth part thereof shall be consecrated to Minerva I move that the Admirals may be tried upon this Statute and begin first if you please with my Cousin Pericles For I should be ashamed to value him above my Countrey Or if you had rather let them be tried upon the Statute against sacrilegious Persons and Traytors which says that if any Person shall commit Treason against the Government or shall steal any holy things and upon a legal trial be convict of the same That he shall have no * There was a Law that no Traytor should be buried publickly Thucy 2. lib. burial in Attica and his Estate shall be confiscated Let them be prosecuted upon which you please of these two and divide the day into three parts the first for you to meet and them to be impleaded in the next for them to make their Defence in and the last to vote whether they be guilty or not guilty Thus my Lords the Delinquents shall be severely punisht the Innocent acquitted and not destroyed without any form of Justice So shall you proceed according to Law and your Oath and do not conspire with the Lacedemonians by condemning those men without an Hearing and contrary to Justice who have come off victoriously and taken seventy Sail of Ships What are you afraid of that you make so much hast Is it lest you should not have power to acquit or condemn any without you had proceeded in an extrajudicial way Like Callixenus who moved that all the Admirals might be tried by one Suffrage But if you condemn any innocent Person to death whereof you may afterwards repent consider what a lamentable thing and of what ill consequence it will be to take away the lives of men without Forms of Justice 'T is very hard when you allowed Aristarchus who first endeavoured to subvert the Government and after that betrayed Oenoe to the Thebans your Enemies what day he desired to make his Defence in and all things else according to Law to deny the Admirals the same who have vanquisht your Enemies and fully answered your Expectations Far be it from you my Lords to violate those Laws the Observation of which has made you so great Proceed ye now to those things that seem most to affect the Admirals After they had beaten the Enemy at Sea and made to land Diomedon advised that the Fleet should draw up in a * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in a Line or Series Sch. Thucyd. ad 2. lib. de Phorm Classe line to go and take up the Wrecks and men Erasinides his Advice was that the whole Fleet should go directly to attack the Enemy at Mitylene Thrasylus said both might be done if they left some Ships there and pursued with the rest 'T was resolved that the eight Admirals should each of them send three Ships out of their respective Divisions viz. ten Captains of the Heavy-armed men ten Samians and three Admirals These made up forty seven Sail and were four to every Ship that was lost there being twelve in all Amongst which were Theramenes and Thrasybulus who fitted out Gallies at their own charge that impeacht the Admirals in the last Assembly with the rest of the Fleet they went in pursuit of the Enemy Which of these things have they not well and fully discharged 'T is reasonable then that those only should be accountable for Miscarriages in the Fight who were to engage and they only questioned for not taking the men up that had Orders so to do but observed them not So much I can say for both that the Storm hindred them from executing the Admiral 's Commands This can be proved by those that were saved by accident amongst whom is one of our Admirals that escaped out of a Ship which sunk and though he wanted help himself yet he is now condemned by the same Suffrage with those that obeyed not their Orders But far be it from you my Lords to deal with them for their Victory and good Fortune as if they had been vanquisht and
unsuccessful Don't mistake that fatal necessity and call it Treason in them which was want of Power for the Storm disabled them from performing what they were commanded 'T will be greater Justice to honour them with Garlands than to follow the advice of ill men and put them to death When Euriptolemus had made an end he brought in a Bill that each of the Prisoners should be tried severally according to the Statute of Canonus but the Resolve of the Senate was that they should be all tried by one Suffrage when they put it to the Vote at first it was carried for Euryptolemus his Opinion but Menecles entring his Protestation and it being voted again the Resolve of the Senate was ratified Upon this eight of the Admirals that engaged were condemned whereof six that were at home suffered Not long after the Athenians repented of what they had done and decreed that those who had abused the People should be proceeded against and give bail to stand their Trial and that Callixenus should be one of these Four others were likewise charged and delivered up by their Bail. But afterwards they made their escape before Trial in the Riot wherin Cleophon was killed and Callixenus being generally hated was starved to death in his 〈◊〉 Return with the rest from the Piraeus to the City XENOPHON'S History OF THE Affairs of Greece LIB II. THE CONTENTS Eteonicus prevents the Conspiracy of his Soldiers Lysander surprizes the Athenian Fleet at Aegospotamos Athens besieged and taken by Lysander The thirty Tyrants set up Thrasybulus expels them THe Soldiers that were with Eteonicus in Chius lived all Summer time upon the ripe Fruits and wrought in the Countrey for Wages But when Winter came and they had no Provisions but were naked and barefoot they met together and deliberated about seizing Chius Those that liked the Design determined to wear a Reed that they might discern how strong their Party was Eteonicus when he heard of the Conspiracy was at a stand not knowing how to comport himself in this Affair because there was so great a number of * Like our Green Ribband men Reedmen For it seemed dangerous to call them openly to an Account lest turning Enemies aad taking up Arms they should possess themselves of the City and when they had prevailed put all things in confusion Besides he considered that it would be an horrid thing to destroy so many of the Confederates that he should thereby incur the Obloquy of the rest of the Greeks and render the Army disaffected to the Service Whereupon taking along with him fifteen men armed with Daggers he walkt through the Town and meeting with a man that had sore eyes coming out of a Surgeon's Shop he killed him A disturbance hap'ning upon 't and some asking for what the man was killed Eteonicus commanded them to inform them that it was for wearing a Reed Whereupon as soon as the Order was given out all that wore Reeds threw them away every one that heard it searing he should not convey them away soon enough Afterwards Eteonicus assembled the Chians and commanded them to raise money that the Sea-men might receive their Wages and be kept from engaging in any new Conspiracy When they had made a Contribution he commanded his men on board and going on board every Ship himself encouraged and heartned them up dissembling the loss the Lacedemonians had sustained at Arginusae and gave them a Months pay a man. A while after the Chians and the rest of the Confederates assembled at Ephesus and consulted about sending Ambassadors to Lacedemon to give an account of the present Juncture of Affairs and to desire that Lysander might be Admiral who had gained great reputation amongst the Consederates the last time he was Admiral by the Victory he obtained in the Sea-fight at Notium Accordingly there were Ambassadors dispatcht and Messengers from Cyrus in company with them upon the same Errand The Lacedemonians granted that Lysander should be Vice-Admiral but appointed Aracus Admiral for their Law does not allow that the same Person should have that Command twice The Fleet was delivered up to Lysander at the end of the twenty sixth Year of the War. The same Year Cyrus killed Antoboesaces and Mitraeus the Sons of Darius his Sister Daughter to Xerxes who was Father to Darius for keeping their hands within their sleeve when they met him which respect the Persians pay to their King only The sleeve reaches somewhat below the hand Like the Custom of being led in to the Grand Seignior so that nobody can do any mischief whiles he keeps his hand within it Hieramenes and his Wife represented to Darius how horrid a thing it would be to connive at so great an Insolency Thereupon the King feigned himself sick and dispatcht Messengers for Cyrus to come up to him The next Year Lysander came to Ephesus XXVII Year of the Pelop. War Alexius Archon When Archylas was Ephorus and Alexius Archon at Athens and sent for Eteonicus with the Fleet from Chius getting the rest together from all Parts He not only refitted these Ships but built more at Antandrus and went to demand money of Cyrus who told him that he had disburst all he had from the King with a great deal more and shew'd him what every Admiral had received notwithstanding he gave him some Lysander taking the mony appointed Captains of Gallies and pay'd the Sea-men their Wages In like manner the Athenian Admirals equipped their Fleet at Samos About this time Cyrus upon the arrival of a Messenger from his Father sent for Lysander telling him that his Father was sick and that he had commanded him to come to him though he was marcht at that time to Thamneria in Media not far from the Cadusii that were Borderers and had made a defection being gone thither to reduce them When Lysander came Cyrus would not yield that he should fight the Athenians by Sea unless he were much Superiour to them in Shipping Telling him moreover that the King and he had money enough to equip a powerful Fleet for such a Design Afterwards he consigned him the Tribute of the Cities that belonged to himself and what money could be spared besides professing withal the kindness he had for the Lacedemonians but in particular for Lysander and so went up to his Father When Cyrus had delivered him all his Concerns and was entred on his Journey towards his sick Father that had sent for him Lysander paid off the Army and set sail to Ceramicus a Bay in Caria There he attackt a Town in League with the Athenians called Cedraeae and the day after taking it by Storm made Slaves of the Inhabitants who were half Barbarians and from thence he parted for Rhodes The Athenians setting out of Samos harrassed the King of Persia's Countrey going also against Chius and Ephesus and when they had chosen Menander Tydeus and Cephisodotus besides those Admirals that were already in Commission they made preparations
too many to death for the shortness of the time let that man consider that these things always happen where alterations of Government are made Our City is the most populous of any in Greece and has for a long time been * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 pampered with Liberty So that we who have changed the Government to an Aristocracy must expect a great many Enemies We therefore considering what a Grievance Democracy is to us all and knowing though the Nobility will remain faithful that the People will never be reconciled to the Lacedemonians to whom we owe our Preservation have with their Consent constituted this New Model And we employ our utmost endeavour to take those off that we find make opposition against it but if any of our own Order attempt to alter the Constitution 't is much more equitable that that man should suffer We have observed that this Theramenes makes it his business to contrive our ruine which you will find to be true if you take notice that none discourses more freely against the times than he and that none makes stronger opposition when we consult about taking off any Popular man than he If these had been his Sentiments at first we could not in reason have reputed him an ill man but a prosest Enemy He promoted the League and Alliance between us and the Lacedemonians He dissolved the Democracy He instigated us chiefly to do justice on those Criminals that came first before us And now since we are all become odious to the People he will no longer approve of our Proceedings thereby to secure himself and render us obnoxious for what is past He therefore ought in Justice to be punisht not only as an Enemy but as a Traytor against us Treason is by so much a greater mischief than War by how much 't is more difficult to avoid a secret practise than a barefaced Design And 't is yet more execrable because an Enemy makes Peace and keeps his Faith but we can ne'r be reconciled to him that we once find a Traytor and can never trust him for the future I will now remind you of his former Actions that you may understand they are habitual and that he has * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Treason in his nature He though he was at first the People's Creature as his Father Hagno had been yet appeared the most forward of any in transferring the Democracy to the †The Government of Athens four hundred and was the leading man amongst them But afterwards when he discovered a Conspiracy to be forming against the Aristocracy he headed the People against it Whereupon he was nick-named the Buskin for as that fits either Foot so he accommodated himself to both Parties That man Theramenes is not fit to live that shews his Craft in drawing his Friends into Plots and then leaves them in the lurch when he finds any opposition but he that is like the Seamen who labour hard in a Storm and beat it out till they come into fair weather For otherwise how can they arrive at their desired Port if when they meet with any difficulty they bend their course a different way All changes of Government are attended with blood and you Theramenes by your inconstancy have caused several of the Aristocracy to be destroyed by the People and many of the Democracy to be cut off by the Nobles This is he whom the Admirals ordered to take up the sinking men in the Sea-fight near Lesbos but though he did not take them up yet he to save himself prosecuted the Admirals and caused them to be put to death Why should we spare such a man that only pursues his own Interest without regard either of honesty or friendship Nay rather let us beware of his inconstancy since we know it and be before hand with him that he may not serve us as he has all his Friends We therefore impeach him as a Conspirator and Traytor against his Countrey Be pleased also to consider that we do nothing contrary to Law or Justice The Lacedemonians Constitution is esteemed the best in the World yet if any of the Ephori should not comply with his Collegues but oppose their Proceedings and speak ill of the Government Don't you think that the rest of them and all the States would not sentence him to undergo the utmost rigor of the Law. If you therefore have any regard to your own preservation don't ye spare this man but spare your selves for if he escapes the Sword of Justice he 'll raise the Faction to a great height And on the contrary if he be taken off he will defeat their hopes both at home and abroad When Critias had ended his Speech he sat down and then Theramenes standing up spoke as following Theramenes his Speech And I my Lords will answer in the beginning of my Defence what was last objected He says that I prosecuted the Generals and caused them to be put to death Whereas I did not set on foot the Accusations against them but they declared that they gave me Orders to take up those unfortunate men in the Sea-fight near Lesbos To which I made my defence that it was not possible to bear up to them for the violence of the Storm much less to take them up and this the People thought a reasonable defence The Admirals seemed to accuse themselves for they declared that when they could have saved the men they stood off and let them perish I don't wonder that Critias objects this against me contrary to Law who was not present at the Action but with Prometheus in Thessaly forming a Democracy and arming the * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a peculiar name amongst the Thessalians for Slaves as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 was amongst the Lacedemonians Slaves against their Masters Nor may that ever be acted here what he did in that Place I agree with him so far that if any endeavour to depose you from the Government support the Conspirators that man in justice ought to suffer the utmost rigor of the Law. And you will best determine who does these things if you reflect on the former and the present Actions of us both Whilst you were nominating a Senate chusing Magistrates and punishing the Evidencers 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 we were all of one mind But since I see men of Worth and Honesty taken up I have changed my Opinion I knew if we took off Leo the Salaminian who both appeared and was a good man and no ways obnoxious to the Law that men of the like Probity would become apprehensive of us and when possest with a fear would set themselves against the Government I apprehended that if you committed Nicias Son of Niceratus a wealthy man who neither himself nor his Father ever favoured a Democracy that you would thereby contract the Odium of their Party Moreover when I saw you put Antipho to death who furnisht out two Gallies in time of
commonly have but reposed confidence in him and treated him with that familiarity that a Mother does her Son in Law went into her Chamber as 't is reported and strangled her He killed also her Son about seventeen years Old a very comely Personage When he had perpetrated this Villany he siezed upon Scepsis and Gergis two strong Towns where the greatest part of Mania's Treasure was The Garisons in the other Towns would not receive him but kept the Places for Pharnabazus Soon after Midias requesting that he might have the Province on the same Conditions Mania enjoyed it Pharnabazus returned him this Answer that he should keep his Presents till he came himself to fetch them and him too Adding he wisht not to live without revenging Mania's Death In this Juncture comes Dercyllidas and forthwith in the same day Larissa Haaxitus and Colonae Maritine Towns surrendred themselves to him He sent Messengers also to the Aeolian Cities requiring them to resume their Liberty to receive him within their Walls and to make an Alliance The Neandrians Ilians and Cocylites complied with his Demands because the Greek Garisons in them had misbehaved themselves after Mania's Death But the Governour of Cebren a very strong Place hoping Pharnabazus if he defended it would prefer him did not receive Dercyllidas He enraged hereat prepared to assault the Place but being unsuccessful in the first days Sacrifice he repeated it the following and when he had no better Success in that neither he sacrificed again the third and so continued on to the fourth being extreamly troubled because he hastned to make himself Master of all the Aeolis before Pharnabazus could arrive with Supplies Athenadus a certain Sicyonian Captain imagining Dercyllidas trifled away his time and that he himself was able to cut off the Cebrenians Water fell on with his own Company and attempted to stop up a Fountain but they of the Town sallying out wounded him killed two threw their Darts and Javelins and repulsed them Whiles Dercyllidas was grieving there at supposing the Soldiers would make their Attacks with less Vigor there came some Heralds out of the Town from the Greeks declaring they did not approve of their Governors Proceedings and that they would rather serve the Greeks than the Barbarians and as they were conferring about these things one came from the Governour to acquaint them that he would confirm what the first proposed Thereupon Dercyllidas after he had successfully sacrificed ordered his men immediately the same day to their Arms and marcht up to the Gates the Greeks set them open and received him where he placed a Garison and went directly to Scepsis and Gergis Midias being in continual apprehension of Pharnabazus and fearing the Townsmen sent to acquaint Dercyllidas that if he would give Hostages he would come to a Parly Dercyllidas sent him one out of each of the Confederate Cities bidding him take as many as he pleased and whom he would he took ten of them and went out to parly When he came to discourse Dercyllidas he askt him upon what Terms he might make an Alliance He told him on condition that he restored the Citizens their Liberty and permitted them to be governed by their own Laws When he had given him this Answer he marcht on towards Scepsis Midias being sensible it was not possible for him by force to prevent his Design without the Citizens Consent permitted him to enter the Town Dercyllidas having sacrificed to Minerva in the Citadel of Scepsis thrust out Midias's Garrison and delivered up the Town to the Citizens exhorting them to live under such a Government as became Greeks and Freemen Afterwards when he left the Town and set forward towards Gergis several of the Scepsians attended him out of Honour and Respect for the Service he had done them Midias also following in the Retinue desired that Gergis might be put into his Possession Dercyllidas told him that he should have Justice done him and having said so marcht up to the Gates with Midias the Army following two in Rank in a peaceable manner The Garison discovering Midias in his Company from the lofty Turrets forbore darting But Dercyllidas saying to Midias command the Gates to be opened and conduct me to the Temple that I may sacrifice there to Minerva Midias was very loath to cause the Gates to be opened but yielded to it at last fearing he should be instantly siezed As soon as he entred the Town in company of Midias he went to the Citadel and having posted his Soldiers upon the Walls he with the rest sacrificed to Minerva After the Sacrifice he commanded Midias's Guards to stand to their Arms in the Front of his Army for being Midias was not any longer in danger they should now serve under him Whereupon Midias not knowing how to behave himself said to Dercyllidas I am going to make some reception for you No replied Dercyllidas it would look ill for me to receive an Entertainment from you Because they that sacrificed feasted their Friends now I have sacrificed seeing I ought rather to entertain you Stay therefore with me and whiles Supper is making ready we will adjust the Differences betwixt us When they were sat Dercyllidas examined him after this manner Midias said he did your Father leave you Heir of your Family Yes said he Then says Dercyllidas what Manors what Arable what Pasture have you Whiles he was setting down an account of them the Scepsians that were present said Sir he imposes on you Don't ye said Dercyllidas be too particular 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 At length when he had given an Inventory of his Patrimonial Estate Tell me said Dercyllidas who did Mania belong to All cried to Pharnabazus Is not therefore said he her Estate Pharnabazus his Yes said they Then it is ours said he since we have obtained the Victory for Pharnabazus is our Enemy Therefore said he let somebody show us where Mania's and Pharnabazus's Treasure is upon that some conducted him to Mania's House which Midias had seized and he himself followed thither after he had entred the House he called for the Treasurers and commanded his Officers to sieze them denouncing that if they were taken stealing of Mania's Goods they should be instantly put to death After they had shown all and he had taken a view of them he locked and sealed them up appointing a Guard over them At his going out he spoke to the Captains and Commanders whom he found at the door we said he have procured very near a Years pay for eight thousand men and if we get any thing else that also shall be yours This he acquainted them with knowing when they heard it that they would be in much better Discipline and more observant of their Duty When Midias askt him saying Where must I dwell Dercyllidas made answer in Scepsis where 't is most fitting for you it being your own Countrey and Father's House Dercyllidas having dispatcht these Affairs and taken nine Cities in