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clear；　and　most　pleasant　to　drink；　and　not　far　off　the　Cretan　storax
grows　all　about　which　the　Haliartians　adduce　in　token　of
Rhadamanthus　having　dwelt　there；　and　they　show　his　sepulchre；
calling　it　Alea。　And　the　monument　also　of　Alcmena　is　hard　by；　for
there；　as　they　say；　she　was　buried；　having　married　Rhadamanthus
after　Amphitryon's　death。　But　the　Thebans　inside　the　city；　forming
in　order　of　battle　with　the　Haliartians；　stood　still　for　some　time；
but　on　seeing　Lysander　with　a　party　of　those　who　were　foremost
approaching；　on　a　sudden　opening　the　gates　and　falling　on；　they　killed
him　with　the　soothsayer　at　his　side；　and　a　few　others；　for　the　greater
part　immediately　fled　back　to　the　main　force。　But　the　Thebans　not
slackening；　but　closely　pursuing　them；　the　whole　body　turned　to　fly
towards　the　hills。　There　were　one　thousand　of　them　slain；　there
died；　also；　of　the　Thebans　three　hundred；　who　were　killed　with　their
enemies；　while　chasing　them　into　craggy　and　difficult　places。　These
had　been　under　suspicion　of　favouring　the　Lacedaemonians；　and　in　their
eagerness　to　clear　themselves　in　the　eyes　of　their　fellow…citizens；
exposed　themselves　in　the　pursuit；　and　so　met　their　death。　News　of　the
disaster　reached　Pausanias　as　he　was　on　the　way　from　Plataea　to
Thespiae；　and　having　set　his　army　in　order　he　came　to　Haliartus；
Thrasybulus；　also；　came　from　Thebes；　leading　the　Athenians。
　　Pausanias　proposing　to　request　the　bodies　of　the　dead　under　truce；
the　elders　of　the　Spartans　took　it　ill；　and　were　angry　among
themselves；　and　coming　to　the　king；　declared　that　Lysander　should
not　be　taken　away　upon　any　conditions；　if　they　fought　it　out　by　arms
about　his　body；　and　conquered；　then　they　might　bury　him；　if　they
were　overcome；　it　was　glorious　to　die　upon　the　spot　with　their
commander。　When　the　elders　had　spoken　these　things；　Pausanias　saw　it
would　be　a　difficult　business　to　vanquish　the　Thebans；　who　had　but
just　been　conquerors；　that　Lysander's　body　also　lay　near　the　walls；　so
that　it　would　be　hard　for　them；　though　they　overcame；　to　take　it
away　without　a　truce；　he　therefore　sent　a　herald；　obtained　a　truce；
and　withdrew　his　forces；　and　carrying　away　the　body　of　Lysander；
they　buried　it　in　the　first　friendly　soil　they　reached　on　crossing　the
Boeotian　frontier；　in　the　country　the　Panopaeans；　where　the　monument
still　stands　as　you　go　on　the　road　from　Delphi　to　Chaeronea。　Now　the
army　quartering　there；　it　is　said　that　a　person　of　Phocis；　relating
the　battle　to　one　who　was　not　in　it；　said；　the　enemies　fell　upon
them　just　after　Lysander　had　passed　over　the　Hoplites；　surprised　at
which　a　Spartan；　a　friend　of　Lysander；　asked　what　Hoplites　he　meant；
for　he　did　not　know　the　name。　〃It　was　there；〃　answered　the　Phocian；
〃that　the　enemy　killed　the　first　of　us；　the　rivulet　by　the　city　is
called　Hoplites。〃　On　hearing　which　the　Spartan　shed　tears　and　observed
how　impossible　it　is　for　any　man　to　avoid　his　appointed　lot；　Lysander；
it　appears；　having　received　an　oracle　as　follows：…

　　　　　　　　　〃Sounding　Hoplites　see　thou　bear　in　mind；
　　　　　　　　　　And　the　earthborn　dragon　following　behind。〃

Some；　however；　say　that　Hoplites　does　not　run　by　Haliartus；　but　is　a
watercourse　near　Coronea；　falling　into　the　river　Philarus；　not　far
from　the　town　in　former　times　called　Hoplias；　and　now　Isomantus。
　　The　man　of　Haliartus　who　killed　Lysander；　by　name　Neochorus；　bore　on
his　shield　the　device　of　a　dragon；　and　this；　it　was　supposed；　the
oracle　signified。　It　is　said　also　that　at　the　time　of　the
Peloponnesian　war；　the　Thebans　received　an　oracle　from　the　sanctuary
of　Ismenus；　referring　at　once　to　the　battle　at　Delium；　and　to　this
which　thirty　years　after　took　solace　at　Haliartus。　It　ran　thus：…

　　　　　　　　　〃Hunting　the　wolf；　observe　the　utmost　bound；
　　　　　　　　　　And　the　hill　Orchalides　where　foxes　most　are　found。〃

By　the　words；　〃the　utmost　bound；〃　Delium　being　intended；　where　Boeotia
touches　Attica；　and　by　Orchalides；　the　hill　now　called　Alopecus；　which
lies　in　the　parts　of　Haliartus　towards　Helicon。
　　But　such　a　death　befalling　Lysander；　the　Spartans　took　it　so
grievously　at　the　time；　that　they　put　the　king　to　a　trial　for　his
life；　which　he　not　daring　to　await；　fled　to　Tegea；　and　there　lived　out
his　life　in　the　sanctuary　of　Minerva。　The　poverty　also　of　Lysander
being　discovered　by　his　death　made　his　merit　more　manifest；　since　from
so　much　wealth　and　power；　from　all　the　homage　of　the　cities；　and　of
the　Persian　kingdom；　he　had　not　in　the　least　degree；　so　far　as　money
goes；　sought　any　private　aggrandizement；　as　Theopompus　in　his
history　relates；　whom　any　one　may　rather　give　credit　to　when　he
commends　than　when　he　finds　fault；　as　it　is　more　agreeable　to　him　to
blame　than　to　praise。　But　subsequently；　Ephorus　says；　some　controversy
arising　among　the　allies　at　Sparta；　which　made　it　necessary　to　consult
the　writings　which　Lysander　had　kept　by　him；　Agesilaus　came　to　his
house；　and　finding　the　book　in　which　the　oration　on　the　Spartan
constitution　was　written　at　length；　to　the　effect　that　the　kingdom
ought　to　be　taken　from　the　Eurypontidae　and　Agiadae；　and　to　be　offered
in　common；　and　a　choice　made　out　of　the　best　citizens；　at　first　he　was
eager　to　make　it　public；　and　to　show　his　countrymen　the　real　character
of　Lysander。　But　Lacratidas；　a　wise　man；　and　at　that　time　chief　of　the
Ephors；　hindered　Agesilaus；　and　said　they　ought　not　to　dig　up　Lysander
again；　but　rather　to　bury　with　him　a　discourse；　composed　so
plausibly　and　subtilely。　Other　honours；　also；　were　paid　him；　after　his
death；　and　amongst　these　they　imposed　a　fine　upon　those　who　had
engaged　themselves　to　marry　his　daughters；　and　then　when　Lysander
was　found　to　be　poor；　after　his　decease；　refused　them；　because　when
they　thought　him　rich　they　had　been　observant　of　him；　but　now　his
poverty　had　proved　him　just　and　good；　they　forsook　him。　For　there　was；
it　seems；　in　Sparta；　a　punishment　for　not　marrying；　for　a　late；　and
for　a　bad　marriage；　and　to　the　last　penalty　those　were　most　especially
liable　who　sought　alliances　with　the　rich　instead　of　with　the　good　and
with　their　friends。　Such　is　the　account　we　have　found　given　of
Lysander。




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