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Subsequently, after the decision of Timotheus to take the
operations against Amphipolis
before those against the Chersonesus,
finding that there was no mischief he could do you in that country, he again
hired himself out,—this time to the Olynthians, who were your enemies
and were then holding Amphipolis. He set sail from Cardia for Amphipolis, with the intention of
fighting against Athens, but on the
voyage he was captured by our fleet. But in view of the needs of the hour, and
because mercenaries were wanted for the war against Amphipolis, instead of being punished
for his refusal to deliver the hostages, and for deserting with the light
galleys to your enemy Cotys, guarantees were exchanged, and he entered the
campaign as your auxiliary.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by A. T. Murray, Ph.D., LL.D. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1939.
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