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Meanwhile, Thoas, in his attempt on Chalcis, had by no means the same good fortune
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as Eurylochus had in getting possession of Demetrias;
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although, (by the intervention of Euthymidas, a man of considerable consequence, who, after the [p. 1593]arrival of Titus Quinctius and the ambassadors, had been banished by those who adhered to the Roman alliance;
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and also of Herodorus, who was a merchant of Cios, and who, by means of his wealth, possessed a powerful influence at Chalcis,) he had engaged a party, composed of Euthymidas's faction, to betray the city into his hands.
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Euthymidas went from Athens, where he had fixed his residence, first to Thebes, and thence to Salganea; Herodorus to Thronium.
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At a small distance, on the Malian bay, Thoas had two thousand foot and two hundred horse, with as many as thirty light transport ships.
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With these vessels, carrying six hundred footmen, Herodorus was ordered to sail to the island of Atalanta, that, as soon as he should perceive the land forces approaching Aulus and the Euripus, he might pass over from thence to Chalcis;
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to which place Thoas himself led the rest of his forces, marching mostly by
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night, and with all possible expedition.
Livy. History of Rome by Titus Livius, books twenty-seven to thirty-six. literally translated, with notes and illustrations, by. Cyrus Edmonds. York Street, Covent Garden, London. Henry G. Bohn. John Child and son, printers, Bungay. 1850. 3.
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