THUCYDID E S. TRANSLATED BY WILLIAM SMITH, D. D. DEAN OF CHESTER. VOL. II. LONDON: PRINTED BY A. J. VALPY, M. A. AND SOLD BY ALL BOOKSELLERS. 1831. John Rogerson Esq. St. Michaels 1963 Dr. Smith's Translation of Thucydides is a work of standard merit and excellence.'-BIBLIOGRAPHICAL MISCELLANY. ARGUMENTS. BOOK III.-[CONTINUED.] YEAR VI. Earthquakes about Eubœa, and inundations; natural causes considered-The Athenians gain Mylæ and Messene-They send Demosthenes with thirty galleys about Peloponnesus, and Nicias with sixty to the island of Melos -The army of Nicias, and another from Athens, meet by appointment at Tanagra in Boeotia-They overcome the Tanagræans-The Lacedæmonians found Heraclea commodiously situated for the war-The Thessalians harass it with perpetual hostilities, lest the colonists should be too formidable; dwindles to nothing by the severity of the Lacedæmonian government-Demosthenes proceeds to Leucas; at the persuasion of the Messenians, invades Etolia-The Ætolians collect for defence, and completely defeat him-The Athenian fleet in Sicily sails to Locris, and takes a guard-fort-The Ætolians and Peloponnesians undertake an expedition against Naupactus-Demosthenes relieves Naupactus-The end of the sixth summer-The Athenians in Sicily attack Inessa-Delos purified-An edict that none should be suffered to be born or die in Delos-Rhenea, an island, bound to Delos with a chain, and dedicated to the Delian Apollo-The Athenians institute the quinquennial games at Delos-The Ambraciots and Peloponnesians undertake an unsuccessful expedition against the Acarnanians and Amphilochians-They lay siege to Olpæ-The Acarnanians offer Demosthenes the command of their forces-The Ambraciots, at Olpæ send to the Ambraciots at home to come to their aid-Demosthenes chosen general-Engagement of the Ambraciots and the Acarnanians-The Ambraciots and Peloponnesians take to flight-Demosthenes suffers the principal Peloponnesians to retire from Olpæ secretly; his reason for so doing-The Mantineans retire from Olpæ-The Ambraciots go in pursuit of them, and are slain to the number of two hundred-The rest escape to Salyn |