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| Bacchylides, Odes (ed. Diane Arnson Svarlien) | 6 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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| M. Annaeus Lucanus, Pharsalia (ed. Sir Edward Ridley) | 4 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Execution of Leontius
The expedition to Phocis proving a failure, the king
was retiring from Elatea; and while this was going on,
Megaleas removed to Athens, leaving Leontius behind him
as his security for his twenty talents fine. Flight of Megaleas. The
Athenian Strategi however refused to admit him,
and he therefore resumed his journey and went
to Thebes. Meanwhile the king put to sea from the coast
of Cirrha and sailed with his guardsHypaspists, originally a bodyguard to the king, had been extended in
number and formed one or more distinct corps of light infantry (Grote, ch. 92). to the harbour of
Sicyon, whence he went up to the city and, excusing himself to
the magistrates, took up his quarters with Aratus, and spent
the whole of his time with him, ordering Apelles to sail back
to Corinth. Leontius put to death. But upon news being brought him
of the proceedings of Megaleas, he despatched
the peltasts, whose regular commander was
Leontius, in the charge of Taurion to Triphylia,