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Peloponnesus (Greece) (search for this): book 5, chapter 36
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Cleomenes In Alexandria
While engaged in effecting the destruction of Magas
The reason of the opposition of Sosibius.
and Berenice, his anxiety at the possible failure
of his attempt, especially through the courageous
character of Berenice, had forced him to flatter
the courtiers, and give them all hopes of advantage in case
his Berenice, had forced him to flatter
the courtiers, and give them all hopes of advantage in case
his intrigue succeeded. It was at this juncture that, observing
Cleomenes to stand in need of the king's help, and to be
possessed of a clear understanding and a genuine grasp of the
situation, he admitted him to a knowledge of his design, holding out to him hopes of great advantage. And when
Cleomenes saw that Sosibius was in a state hand, whom do you fear? Surely not mere
Syrians and Carians." Sosibius was much pleased at the
remark at the time, and doubly encouraged in his intrigue
against Berenice; but ever afterwards, when observing the
indifference of the king, he repeated it to himself, and put
before his eyes the boldness of Cleomenes, and the goodwill