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　in　the　town）；　〃I　would；　when　master　of　these；　be　quite　content；　and　my　wrath　would　cease　altogether。〃　As　soon　as　Evenius　had　thus　spoken；　the　men　who　sat　by　him　rejoined…　〃Evenius；　the　Apolloniats　give　thee　the　atonement　which　thou　hast　desired；　according　to　the　bidding　of　the　oracles。〃　Then　Evenius　understood　the　whole　matter；　and　was　enraged　that　they　had　deceived　him　so；　but　the　Apolloniats　bought　the　farms　from　their　owners；　and　gave　Evenius　what　he　had　chosen。　After　this　was　done；　straightway　Evenius　had　the　gift　of　prophecy；　insomuch　that　he　became　a　famous　man　in　Greece。　　　　　Deiphonus；　the　son　of　this　Evenius；　had　accompanied　the　Corinthians；　and　was　soothsayer；　as　I　said　before；　to　the　Greek　armament。　One　account；　however；　which　I　have　heard；　declares　that　he　was　not　really　the　son　of　this　man；　but　only　took　the　name；　and　then　went　about　Greece　and　let　out　his　services　for　hire。　　　　　The　Greeks；　as　soon　as　the　victims　were　favourable；　put　to　sea；　and　sailed　across　from　Delos　to　Samos。　Arriving　off　Calami；　a　place　upon　the　Samian　coast；　they　brought　the　fleet　to　an　anchor　near　the　temple　of　Juno　which　stands　there；　and　prepared　to　engage　the　Persians　by　sea。　These　latter；　however；　no　sooner　heard　of　the　approach　of　the　Greeks；　than；　dismissing　the　Phoenician　ships；　they　sailed　away　with　the　remainder　to　the　mainland。　For　it　had　been　resolved　in　council　not　to　risk　a　battle；　since　the　Persian　fleet　was　thought　to　be　no　match　for　that　of　the　enemy。　They　fled；　therefore；　to　the　main；　to　be　under　the　protection　of　their　land　army；　which　now　lay　at　Mycale；　and　consisted　of　the　troops　left　behind　by　Xerxes　to　keep　guard　over　Ionia。　This　was　an　army　of　sixty　thousand　men；　under　the　command　of　Tigranes；　a　Persian　of　more　than　common　beauty　and　stature。　The　captains　resolved　therefore　to　betake　themselves　to　these　troops　for　defence；　to　drag　their　ships　ashore；　and　to　build　a　rampart　around　them；　which　might　at　once　protect　the　fleet；　and　serve　likewise　as　a　place　of　refuge　for　themselves。　　　　　Having　so　resolved；　the　commanders　put　out　to　sea；　and　passing　the　temple　of　the　Eumenides；　arrived　at　Gaeson　and　Scolopoeis；　which　are　in　the　territory　of　Mycale。　Here　is　a　temple　of　Eleusinian　Ceres；　built　by　Philistus　the　son　of　Pasicles　who　came　to　Asia　with　Neileus　the　son　of　Codrus；　what　time　he　founded　Miletus。　At　this　place　they　drew　the　ships　up　on　the　beach；　and　surrounded　them　with　a　rampart　made　of　stones　and　trunks　of　trees；　cutting　down　for　this　purpose　all　the　fruit…trees　which　grew　near；　and　defending　the　barrier　by　means　of　stakes　firmly　planted　in　the　ground。　Here　they　were　prepared　either　to　win　a　battle；　or　undergo　a　siege…　their　thoughts　embracing　both　chances。　　　　　The　Greeks；　when　they　understood　that　the　barbarians　had　fled　to　the　mainland；　were　sorely　vexed　at　their　escape：　nor　could　they　determine　at　first　what　they　should　do；　whether　they　should　return　home；　or　proceed　to　the　Hellespont。　In　the　end；　however；　they　resolved　to　do　neither；　but　to　make　sail　for　the　continent。　So　they　made　themselves　ready　for　a　sea…fight　by　the　preparation　of　boarding…bridges；　and　what　else　was　necessary；　provided　with　which　they　sailed　to　Mycale。　Now　when　they　came　to　the　place　where　the　camp　was；　they　found　no　one　venture　out　to　meet　them；　but　observed　the　ships　all　dragged　ashore　within　the　barrier；　and　a　strong　land…force　drawn　up　in　battle　array　upon　the　beach；　Leotychides　therefore　sailed　along　the　shore　in　his　ship；　keeping　as　close　hauled　to　the　land　as　possible；　and　by　the　voice　of　a　herald　thus　addressed　the　Ionians：…　　　　　〃Men　of　Ionia…　ye　who　can　hear　me　speak…　do　ye　take　heed　to　what　I　say；　for　the　Persians　will　not　understand　a　word　that　I　utter。　When　we　join　battle　with　them；　before　aught　else；　remember　Freedom…　and　next；　recollect　our　watchword；　which　is　Hebe。　If　there　be　any　who　hear　me　not；　let　those　who　hear　report　my　words　to　the　others。〃　　　　　In　all　this　Leotychides　had　the　very　same　design　which　Themistocles　entertained　at　Artemisium。　Either　the　barbarians　would　not　know　what　he　had　said；　and　the　Ionians　would　be　persuaded　to　revolt　from　them；　or　if　his　words　were　reported　to　the　former；　they　would　mistrust　their　Greek　soldiers。　　　　　After　Leotychides　had　made　this　address；　the　Greeks　brought　their　ships　to　the　land；　and；　having　disembarked；　arrayed　themselves　for　the　battle。　When　the　Persians　saw　them　marshalling　their　array；　and　bethought　themselves　of　the　advice　which　had　been　offered　to　the　Ionians；　their　first　act　was　to　disarm　the　Samians；　whom　they　suspected　of　complicity　with　the　enemy。　For　it　had　happened　lately　that　a　number　of　the　Athenians　who　lingered　in　Attica；　having　been　made　prisoners　by　the　troops　of　Xerxes；　were　brought　to　Asia　on　board　the　barbarian　fleet；　and　these　men　had　been　ransomed；　one　and　all；　by　the　Samians；　who　sent　them　back　to　Athens；　well　furnished　with　provisions　for　the　way。　On　this　account；　as　much　as　on　any　other；　the　Samians　were　suspected；　as　men　who　had　paid　the　ransom　of　five　hundred　of　the　king's　enemies。　After　disarming　them；　the　Persians　next　despatched　the　Milesians　to　guard　the　paths　which　lead　up　into　the　heights　of　Mycale；　because　（they　said）　the　Milesians　were　well　acquainted　with　that　region：　their　true　object；　however；　was　to　remove　them　to　a　distance　from　the　camp。　In　this　way　the　Persians　sought　to　secure　themselves　against　such　of　the　Ionians　as　they　thought　likely；　if　occasion　offered；　to　make　rebellion。　They　then　joined　shield　to　shield；　and　so　made　themselves　a　breastwork　against　the　enemy。　　　　　The　Greeks　now；　having　finished　their　preparations；　began　to　move　towards　the　barbarians；　when；　lo！　as　they　advanced；　a　rumour　flew　through　the　host　from　one　end　to　the　other…　that　the　Greeks　had　fought　and　conquered　the　army　of　Mardonius　in　Boeotia。　At　the　same　time　a　herald's　wand　was　observed　lying　upon　the　beach。　Many　things　prove　to　me　that　the　gods　take　part　in　the　affairs　of　man。　How　else；　when　the　battles　of　Mycale　and　Plataea　were　about　to　happen　on　the　self　same　day；　should　such　a　rumour　have　reached　the　Greeks　in　that　region；　greatly　cheering　the　whole　army；　and　making　them　more　eager　than　before　to　risk　their　lives。　　　　　A　strange　coincidence　too　it　was；　that　both　the　battles　should　have　been　fought　near　a　precinct　of　Eleusinian　Ceres。　The　fight　at　Plataea　took　place；　as　I　said　before；　quite　close　to　one　of　Ceres'　temples；　and　now　the　battle　at　Mycale　was　to　be　fought　hard　by　another。　Rightly；　too；　did　the　rumour　run；　that　the　Greeks　with　Pausanias　had　gained　their　victory；　for　the　fight　at　Plataea　fell　early　in　the　day；　whereas　that　at　Mycale　was　towards　evening。　That　the　two　battles　were　really　fought　on　the　same　day　of　the　same　month　became　apparent　when　inquiries　were　made　a　short　time　afterwards。　Before　the　rumour　reached　them；　the　Greeks　were　full　of　fear；　not　so　much　on　their　own　account；　as　for　their　countrymen；　and　for　Greece　herself；　lest　she　should　be　worsted　in　her　struggle　with　Mardonius。　But　when　the　voice　fell　on　them；　their　fear　vanished；　and　they　charged　more　vigorously　and　at　a　quicker　pace。　So　the　Greeks　and　the　barbarians　rushed　with　like　eagerness　to　the　fray；　for　the　Hellespont　and　the　Islands　formed　the　prize　for　which　they　were　about　to　fight。　　　　　The　Athenians；　and　the　force　drawn　up　with　them；　who　formed　one　half　of　the　army；　marched　along　the　shore；　where　the　country　was　low　and　level；　but　the　way　for　the　Lacedaemonians　and　the　troops　with　them；　lay　across　hills　and　a　torrent…course。　Hence；　while　the　Lacedaemonians　were　effecting　their　their　passage　round；　the　Athenians　on　the　other　wing　had　already　closed　with　the　enemy。　So　long　as　the　wicker　bucklers　of　the　Persians　continued　standing；　they　made　a　stout　defence；　and　had　not　even　the　worst　of　the　battle；　but　when　the　Athenians；　and　the　allies　with　them；　wishing　to　make　the　victory　their　own；　and　not　share　it　with　the　Lacedaemonians；　cheered　each　other　on　with　shouts；　and　attacked　them　with　the　utmost　fierceness；　then　at　last　the　face　of　things　became　changed。　For；　bursting　through　the　line　of　shields；　and　rushing　forwards　in　a　body；　the　Greeks　fell　upon　the　Persians；　who；　though　they　bore　the　charge　and　for　a　long　time　maintained　their　ground；　yet　at　length　took　refuge　in　their　intrenchment。　Here　the　Athenians　themselves；　together　with　those　who　followed　them　in　the　line　of　battle；　the　Corinthians；　the　Sicyonians；　and　the　Troezenians；　pressed　so　closely　on　the　steps　of　their　flying　foes；　that　they　entered　along　with　them　into　the　fortress。　And　now；　when　even　their　fortress　was　taken；　the　barbarians　no　longer　offered　resistance；　but　fled　hastily　away；　all　save　only　the　Persians。　They　still　continued　to　fight　in　knots　of　a　few　men　against　the　Greeks；　who　kept　pouring　into　the　intrenchment。　And　here；　while　two　of　the　Persian　commanders　fled；　two　fell　upon　the　field：　Artayntes　and　Ithamitres；　who　were　leaders　of　the　fleet；　escaped；　Mardontes；　and　the　commander　of　the　land　force；　Tigranes；　died　fighting。　　　　　The　Persians　still　held　out；　when　the　Lacedaemonians；　and　their　part　of　the　army；　reached　the　camp；　and　joined　in　the　remainder　of　the　battle。　The　number　of　Greeks　who　fell　in　the　struggle　here　was　not　small；　the　Sicyonians　especially　lost　many；　and；　among　the　rest；　Perilaus　their　general。　　　　　The　Samians；　who　served　with　the　Medes；　and　who；　although　disarmed；　still　remained　in　the　camp；　seeing　from　the　very　beginning　of　the　fight　that　the　victory　was　doubtful；　did　all　that　lay　in　their　power　to　render　help　to　the　Greeks。　And　the　other　Ionians　likewise；　beholding　their　example；　revolted　and　attacked　the　Persians。　　　　　As　for　the　Milesians；　who　had　been　ordered；　for　the　better　security　of　the　Persians；　to　guard　the　mountain…paths；…　that　in　case　any　accident　befell　them　such　as　had　now　happened；　they　might　not　lack　guides　to　conduct　them　into　the　high　tracts　of　Mycale；…　and　who　had　also　been　removed　to　hinder　them　from　making　an　outbreak　in　the　Persian　camp；　they；　instead　of　obeying　their　orders；　broke　them　in　every　respect。　For　they　guided　the　flying　Persians　by　wrong　roads；　which　brought　them　into　the　presence　of　the　enemy；　and　at　last　they　set　upon　them　with　their　own　hands；　and　showed　themselves　the　hottest　of　their　adversaries。　Ionia；　therefore；　on　this　day　revolted　a　second　time　from　the　Persians。　　　　　In　this　battle　the　Greeks　who　behaved　with　the　greatest　bravery　were　the　Athenians；　and　among　them　the　palm　was　borne　off　by　Hermolycus；　the　son　of　Euthynus；　a　man　accomplished　in　the　Pancratium。　This　Hermolycus　was　afterwards　slain　in　the　war　between　the　Athenians　and　Carystians。　He　fell　in　the　fight　near　Cyrnus　in　the　Carystian　territory；　and　was　buried　in　the　neighbourhood　of　Geraestus。　After　the　Athenians；　the　most　distinguished　on　the　Greek　side　were　the　Corinthians；　the　Troezenians；　and　the　Sicyonians。　　　　　The　Greeks；　when　they　had　slaughtered　the　greater　portion　of　the　barbarians；　either　in　the　battle　or　in　the　rout；　set　fire　to　their　ships　and　burnt　them；　together　with　the　bulwark　which　had　been　raised　for　their　defence；　first　however　removing　therefrom　all　the　booty；　and　carrying　it　down　to　the　beach。　Besides　other　plunder；　they　found　here　many　caskets　of　money。　When　they　had　burnt　the　rampart　and　the　vessels；　the　Greeks　sailed　away　to　Samos；　and　there　took　counsel　together　concerning　the　Ioni