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I am sure that you all
know,—those of you who have visited the place know for certain, and
the rest by hearing their report,—that, the condition of Cardia being
what it is, if the relations of Cersobleptes with the Thracians ever become
favorable, he is able at twenty-four hours' notice to invade the Chersonesus quite safely. Indeed by its
situation the city of the Cardians occupies a position in the Chersonesus in relation to Thrace analogous to the position of Chalcis in Euboea in relation to Boeotia. Those of you who know its situation cannot be unaware
of the advantage for the sake of which he has acquired it for himself, and has
taken great pains to keep it out of our hands.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by A. T. Murray, Ph.D., LL.D. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1939.
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