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Herodotus, The Histories (ed. A. D. Godley), Book 5, chapter 79 (search)
This, then, is the course of action which the Athenians took, and the Thebans, desiring vengeance on Athens, afterwards appealed to Delphi for advice. The Pythian priestess said that the Thebans themselves would not be able to obtain the vengeance they wanted and that they should lay the matter before the “many-voiced” and entreat their “nearest.”
Upon the return of the envoys, an assembly was called and the oracle put before it. When the Thebans heard that they must entreat their “nearest,” they said, “If this is so, our nearest neighbors are the men of Tanagra and Coronea and Thespiae. These are always our comrades in battle and zealously wage our wars. What need, then, is there to entreat them? Perhaps this is the meaning of
Herodotus, The Histories (ed. A. D. Godley), Book 6, chapter 34 (search)
The Phoenicians subdued all the cities in the Chersonese except Cardia. Miltiades son of Cimon son of Stesagoras was tyrant there. Miltiades son of Cypselus had gained the rule earlier in the following manner: the Thracian Dolonci held possession of this Chersonese. They were crushed in war by the Apsinthians, so they sent their kings to Delphi to inquire about the war.
The Pythia answered that they should bring to their land as founder the first man who offered them hospitality after they left the sacred precinct. But as the Dolonci passed through Phocis and Boeotia, going along the Sacred Way,“The Sacred Way seems to have led E. by Daulis, Panopeus, and Chaeronea, then S.E. by Coronea, Haliartus, and Thebes, then S. over Cithaeron to Eleusis, whence it was continued to Athens by the best-known o(do\s i(era/.” (How and Wells.) no one invited them, so they turned toward Athen
Lysias, Against Simon, section 45 (search)
I will, however, pass over all those things, and will mention not one which I consider you ought to hear, as being a sure proof of his brazen-faced audacity. In Corinth, where he arrived after our battle with the enemy and the expedition to CoroneaAt the battle of Coronea in 394 B.C. the Athenians and Thebans fought the Spartans commanded by Agesilaus. he fought with the taxiarchThe officer commanding an infantry contingent front one of the ten tribes. Cf. Dem. 54.5. Laches and gave him a betle with the enemy and the expedition to CoroneaAt the battle of Coronea in 394 B.C. the Athenians and Thebans fought the Spartans commanded by Agesilaus. he fought with the taxiarchThe officer commanding an infantry contingent front one of the ten tribes. Cf. Dem. 54.5. Laches and gave him a beating; and when the citizens had set forth in full military strength, he was specially noted for insubordination and knavery, and was the only Athenian ordered by the generals to be banned by herald.
Plato, Alcibiades 1, section 112c (search)
AlcibiadesThat is true.SocratesAnd I imagine that when the Athenians and Spartans and Boeotians lost their men at Tanagra,457 B.C. and later at Coronea,447 B.C. among whom your own father perished, the difference that caused their deaths and fights was solely on a question of just and unjust, was it not?AlcibiadesThat is true.SocratesThen are we to say that these people understand those questions, on which
Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War, Book 3, chapter 62 (search)
Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War, Book 3, chapter 67 (search)
Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War, Book 4, chapter 92 (search)