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τῶν ἐς Μίλητον ἐλθόντων χ. ὁ., c. 25, § 1. λαχόντες Cf. διακληρωσάμενοι, sup. § 1. οἱ δ᾽ ἄλλοι viz. Phrynichus, Scironides (c. 25, § 1), and Charminus (c. 30, § 1), who are all called στρατηγοί. Thrasycles (c. 17, § 3), Diomedon (c. 19, § 2), and Leon (c. 23, § 1) are not directly called στρατηγοί by Thucydides. Including these, however, there would be six chief officers remaining, as against three sent to Chios. This distribution would be in fair proportion to the respective forces. ἐπίπλουν ἐποιοῦντο ‘proceeded to make descent upon.’ Kruger's ἐπίπλους gives a different force to ἐποιοῦντο. [The accuracy of Thucydides in details may be gathered from his enumeration of these ships. In c. 15 there are eight ships under Strombichides and twelve under Thrasycles. In c. 19 Diomedon arrives with sixteen ships, in c. 23 Leon with ten more. In c. 25 there come forty-eight ships including transports. In c. 30 these are all collected and thirty-five more ships arrive from Athens. The total with no deductions should be 8+12+16+10+35+48 (including ὁπλιταγωγοί), i.e. 129. Here we find 104 ships and some transports. The difference of twenty-five is to be aceounted for by the ὁπλιταγωγοί, and by the number required to take back the 1500 Argives (c. 27, fin.)].
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