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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 edition. Excerpt:...During the winter the united forces, under the command of Alcibiades, attack Abydos, and defeat Pharnabazus, who came to succour the place. 1. The next year, being the ninety-third Olympiad, at which the two-horsed chariot of Evagoras, the Elean, gained the prize, (this being a new addition to the games,) and in the foot-race Eubotas the Cyrenaean--while Euarchippus was ephor at Sparta, and Euctemon archon at Athens--the Athenians fortified Thoricus. And now Thrasylus, having taken the vessels voted for him, and made targeteers of five thousand of the seamen, sailed out at the beginning of summer to Samos. 2. After remaining there three days, he sailed to Pygela, where he both ravaged the country and attacked the wall. Now some troops from Miletus, having come to the succour of the Pygelans, pursued the Athenian light-armed, while they were dispersed about. 3. But the targeteers, and two divisions of the heavy-armed, having gone to the support of their light-armed, slew all who had come from Miletus, except a few, and took about two hundred shields, and erected a trophy. 4. The next day they sailed to Notium, and thence, after making their preparations, proceeded to Colophon, the inhabitants of which place surrendered to them. The following night they made an inroad into Lydia, when the corn was ripe, and burnt many villages, and took money and slaves, and other booty to a great amount. 5. Now Stages the Persian was in the neighbourhood; and when the Athenians from the camp were scattered about, plundering on their own account, he took prisoner one of the horsemen who had come to their support, and slew seven. 6. After this, Thrasylus withdrew his force to the sea, with a view of sailing to Ephesus. Tissaphernes, being aware of this...