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Polybius, Histories, book 1, Hiero Defeates the Mamertines (search)
mself bound to go abroad with
the troops for a campaign. After marrying the daughter of
this man, his next step was in regard to the
old mercenaries. His device for getting rid of mutinous mercenaries. He observed that they were
disaffected and mutinous: and he accordingly
led out an expedition, with the ostensible purpose of attacking the foreigners who were in occupation of
Messene. He pitched a camp against the enemy near
Centuripa, and drew up his line resting on the
River Cyamosorus. Fiume Salso. But the cavalry and infantry, which consisted of citizens, he kept together under his
personal command at some distance, on pretence of intending
to attack the enemy on another quarter: the mercenaries he
thrust to the front and allowed them to be completely cut to
pieces by the foreigners; while he seized the moment of their
rout to affect a safe retreat for himself and the citizens into
Syracuse. This stroke of policy was skilful and successful. He
had got rid of the mutinous and sedit