A source-book of ancient history - The Search For Mecca

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Sunion, purposing to arrive at the city before the Athe-
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nians. An accusation became current among the Athenians been hoisted
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the effect that they formed this design by contrivance mit of Mount
of the Alcmeonidas; for these, it was said, having concerted ^^'^kh ove^matters
with the Persians, displayed to them a shield when }j>oks^t^he^
they had now embarked in their ships.
These then, I say, were sailing round Sunion; and mean-
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while the Athenians came to the rescue back to the city
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as speedily as they could, and they arrived there before
the barbarians came; and having arrived from the temple
of Heracles at Marathon they encamped at another
temple of Heracles, namely that wliich is in Cynosarges.
The barbarians however came and lay with their ships
in the sea which is off Phaleron, (for this was then the seaport
of the Athenians) ;
they anchored their ships, I say,
off this place, and then proceeded to sail back to Asia.
In this fight at Marathon there were slain of the bar-
barians about six thousand four hundred men, and of the
Athenians a hundred and ninety and two.
number which fell on both sides. ...
Such was the
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n. Greek Preparations for Another Invasion
When those Hellenes who had the better mind about
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Hellas came together to one place, and considered their councU,
affairs and interchanged assurances with one another, ^"^So B.C.
then deliberating together they thought it well first of all
things to reconcile the enmities and bring to an end the
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wars which they had with one another. Now there were ^f^f^^'J^J:
wars eneased between others also, and especially between dl (congress)
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Athenians and the Egmetans. After this, being m- p^nnesian
formed that Xerxes was with his army at Sardis,^ they ^^^f^'^^^
determined to send spies to Asia to make observation of World, 121.