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Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War, Book 2, chapter 25 (search)
Meanwhile the Athenians in the hundred ships
round Peloponnese, reinforced by a Corcyraean squadron of fifty vessels and
some others of the allies in those parts, cruised about the coasts and
ravaged the country.
Among other places they landed in Laconia and made an assault upon Methone; there being no garrison in the place, and the wall being weak.
But it so happened that Brasidas, son of Tellis, a Spartan, was in command
of a guard for the defence of the district.
Hearing of the attack, he hurried with a hundred heavy infantry to the
assistance of the besieged, and dashing through the army of the Athenians,
which was scattered over the country and had its attention turned to the
wall, threw himself into
Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War, Book 2, chapter 27 (search)
Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War, Book 2, chapter 56 (search)
Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War, Book 3, chapter 7 (search)
While the war went on in this way at
Mitylene, the Athenians, about the same time in this summer, also sent
thirty ships to Peloponnese under Asopius, son of Phormio; the Acarnanians insisting that the commander sent should be some son or
relative of Phormio.
As the ships coasted along shore they ravaged the seaboard of Laconia;
after which Asopius sent most of the fleet home, and himself went on with
twelve vessels to Naupactus, and after-wards raising the whole Acarnanian
population made an expedition against Oeniadae, the fleet sailing along the
Achelous, while the army laid waste the country.
The inhabitants, however, showing no signs of submitting, he dismissed the
land forces and himsel
Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War, Book 4, chapter 3 (search)
Off Laconia they heard that the Peloponnesian
ships were already at Corcyra, upon which Eurymedon and Sophocles wished to
hasten to the island, but Demosthenes required them first to touch at Pylos
and do what was wanted there, before continuing their voyage.
While they were making objections, a squall chanced to come on and carried
the fleet into Pylos.
Demosthenes at once urged them to fortify the place, it being for this that
he had come on the voyage, and made them observe there was plenty of stone
and timber on the spot, and that the place was strong by nature, and
together with much of the country round unoccupied; Pylos, or Coryphasium, as the Lacedaemonians call it, being about
forty-five mil
Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War, Book 4, chapter 16 (search)
The generals accepting their offers, an
armistice was concluded upon the terms following:— That the Lacedaemonians should bring to Pylos and deliver up to the
Athenians the ships that had fought in the late engagement, and all in
Laconia that were vessels of war, and should make no attack on the
fortification either by land or by sea.
That the Athenians should allow the Lacedaemonians on the mainland to send
to the men in the island a certain fixed quantity of corn ready kneaded,
that is to say, two quarts of barley meal, one pint of wine, and a piece of
meat for each man, and half the same quantity for a servant.
That this allowance should be sent in under the eyes of the Athenians, and
that no boat shoul
Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War, Book 4, chapter 41 (search)
Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War, Book 4, chapter 53 (search)
Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War, Book 4, chapter 54 (search)
Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War, Book 4, chapter 80 (search)
The attacks of the Athenians upon Peloponnese, and in particular upon
Laconia, might, it was hoped, be diverted most effectually by annoying them
in return, and by sending an army to their allies, especially as they were
willing to maintain it and asked for it to aid them in revolting.
The Lacedaemonians were also glad to have an excuse for sending some of the
Helots out of the country, for fear that the present aspect of affairs and
the occupation of Pylos might encourage them to move.
Indeed fear of their numbers and obstinacy even persuaded the
Lacedaemonians to the action which I shall now relate, their policy at all
times having been governed by the necessity of taking precautions against
them.