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Demosthenes, Against Aristocrates, section 150 (search)
Subsequently, after the decision of Timotheus to take the
operations against Amphipolis
before those against the Chersonesus,
finding that there was no mischief he could do you in that count hired himself out,—this time to the Olynthians, who were your enemies
and were then holding Amphipolis. He set sail from Cardia for Amphipolis, with the intention of
fighting against Athens, but on the
Amphipolis, with the intention of
fighting against Athens, but on the
voyage he was captured by our fleet. But in view of the needs of the hour, and
because mercenaries were wanted for the war against Amphipolis, instead of being punished
for his refusal to deAmphipolis, instead of being punished
for his refusal to deliver the hostages, and for deserting with the light
galleys to your enemy Cotys, guarantees were exchanged, and he entered the
campaign as your auxiliary
Demosthenes, Against Aristocrates, section 152 (search)
You have heard
the evidence of the dispatch and the deposition, proving that at the outset
Charidemus sold his services to a country where he expected to fight against
you, though he had the choice of many other markets; that later, finding that in
that country he could do you no harm, he sailed back to a place where he had a
chance of operating against Athens;
and that he was the chief cause of your failure to take Amphipolis. Such were the early
exploits of Charidemus. You must now look at his later conduct.
Demosthenes, Against Aristocrates, section 154 (search)
Being
at that time discharged from the service of Timotheus, he withdrew from
Amphipolis, crossed the
straits to Asia, and there, because of
the recent arrest of Artabazus by Autophradates, he hired out his forces and
himself to the sons-in-law of Artabazus. He had taken and given pledges, but he
ignored and broke his oaths, and, finding the inhabitants of the country, who
thought they were dealing with a friend, off their guard, he seized their towns,
Scepsis, Cebren, and Ilium.
Demosthenes, Against Aristocrates, section 199 (search)
Thus they distributed rewards
within the city righteously and to the public advantage; we do it the wrong way.
But what about those bestowed on strangers? When Meno of Pharsalus had given us twelve talents for the
war at Eion near Amphipolis, and had reinforced us with
three hundred of his own mounted serfs, they did not pass a decree that whoever
slew Meno should be liable to seizure; they made him a citizen, and thought that
distinction adequate.
Demosthenes, Against Aristocrates, section 208 (search)
But today every man who takes part in public life enjoys
such superfluity of wealth that some of them have built private dwelling-houses
more magnificent than many public buildings; and others have bought larger
estates than all you people in this court possess between you; while, as for the
public buildings that you put up and whitewash, I am ashamed to say how mean and
shabby they are. Can you name anything that you have acquired and that you will
bequeath to posterity, as they bequeathed the Chersonesus, and Amphipolis, and the glory of noble exploits? That glory
citizens like these are squandering as fast as they can,—but they
cannot annihilate it, men of Athens;
and we know why
Brasidas, confiding in the multitude of his soldiers,
now advanced with his army against the city known as Amphipolis. This city Aristagoras of Miletus at an earlier time had undertaken to found as a colony,In 497 B.C.; cp. Hdt. 5.126. when he was fleeing from Darius, the king of the
Persians; after his death the colonists were driven out by the
Thracians who are called Edones, and thirty-two years after this event the Athenians dispatched
ten thousand colonists to the place. many complete suits of armour made, which
he distributed among the young men who possessed no arms, and he gathered supplies of missiles
and grain and everything else. And when all his preparations had been made, he set out from
Amphipolis with his army and came to
Acte,The region about Mt. Athos. as it is called,
where he pitched his camp. In this area there were five cities, of which some were Greek, being
colonies from Andros, and the others had a populace of
Cleon, learning that Brasidas and his army were tarrying at the city of Amphipolis, broke camp and marched against him. And when
Brasidas heard of the approach of the enemy, he formed his army in battle-order and went out to
meet the Athenians. A fierce battle ensued, in which both armies engaged brilliantly, and at
first the fight was evenly balanced, but later, as the leaders on both sides strove to decide
the battle through their own efforts, it was the lot of many important men to be slain, the
generals injecting themselves into the battle and bringing into it a rivalry for victory that
could not be surpassed. Brasidas, after fighting with the
greatest distinction and slaying a very large number, ended his life heroically; and when Cleon
also, after displaying like valour, fell in the battle, both armies were thrown into confusion
because they had no leaders, but in the end the Lacedaemonians were victorious and set up a
trophy. The