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56.
Meanwhile the Syracusans immediately began to
sail freely along the harbor, and determined to close up its mouth, so that
the Athenians might not be able to steal out in future, even if they wished.
[2]
Indeed, the Syracusans no longer thought only of saving themselves, but
also how to hinder the escape of the enemy; thinking, and thinking rightly, that they were now much the strongest, and
that to conquer the Athenians and their allies by land and sea would win
them great glory in Hellas.
The rest of the Hellenes would thus immediately be either freed or released
from apprehension, as the remaining forces of Athens would be henceforth
unable to sustain the war that would be waged against her; while they, the Syracusans, would be regarded as the authors of this
deliverance, and would be held in high admiration, not only with all men now
living but also with posterity.
[3]
Nor were these the only considerations that gave dignity to the struggle.
They would thus conquer not only the Athenians but also their numerous
allies, and conquer not alone, but with their companions-in-arms, commanding
side by side with the Corinthians and Lacedaemonians, having offered their
city to stand in the van of danger, and having been in a great measure the
pioneers of naval success.
[4]
Indeed, there were never so many peoples
assembled before a single city, if we except the grand total gathered
together in this war under Athens and Lacedaemon.
Thucydides. The Peloponnesian War. London, J. M. Dent; New York, E. P. Dutton. 1910.
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