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。　The　next　day　he　was　seen　running　through　the　streets；　as　if　he　fled　from　some　that　pursued　him；　almost　naked；　wounded　in　the　head；　and　bloody　all　over。　In　this　condition；　getting　people　about　him　in　the　market…place；　he　told　them　that　he　had　been　assaulted　by　Dion's　men；　and；　to　confirm　what　he　said；　showed　them　the　wounds　he　had　received　in　his　head。　And　a　good　many　took　his　part；　exclaiming　loudly　against　Dion　for　his　cruel　and　tyrannical　conduct；　stopping　the　mouths　of　the　people　by　bloodshed　and　peril　of　life。　Just　as　an　assembly　was　gathering　in　this　unsettled　and　tumultuous　state　of　mind；　Dion　came　before　them；　and　made　it　appear　how　this　Sosis　was　brother　to　one　of　Dionysius's　guard；　and　that　he　was　set　on　by　him　to　embroil　the　city　in　tumult　and　confusion；　Dionysius　having　now　no　way　left　for　his　security　but　to　make　his　advantage　of　their　dissensions　and　distractions。　The　surgeons；　also；　having　searched　the　wound；　found　it　was　rather　raised　than　cut　with　a　downright　blow；　for　the　wounds　made　with　a　sword　are；　from　their　mere　weight；　most　commonly　deepest　in　the　middle；　but　this　was　very　slight；　and　all　along　of　an　equal　depth；　and　it　was　not　one　continued　wound；　as　if　cut　at　once；　but　several　incisions；　in　all　probability　made　at　several　times；　as　he　was　able　to　endure　the　pain。　There　were　credible　persons；　also；　who　brought　a　razor；　and　showed　it　in　the　assembly；　stating　that　they　met　Sosis；　running　in　the　street；　all　bloody；　who　told　them　that　he　was　flying　from　Dion's　soldiers；　who　had　just　attacked　and　wounded　him；　they　ran　at　once　to　look　after　them；　and　met　no　one；　but　spied　this　razor　lying　under　a　hollow　stone　near　the　place　from　which　they　observed　he　came。　　　Sosis　was　now　likely　to　come　by　the　worst　of　it。　But；　when　to　back　all　this；　his　own　servants　came　in；　and　gave　evidence　that　he　had　left　his　house　alone　before　break　of　day；　with　the　razor　in　his　hand；　Dion's　accusers　withdrew　themselves；　and　the　people　by　a　general　vote　condemned　Sosis　to　die；　being　once　again　well　satisfied　with　Dion　and　his　proceedings。　　　Yet　they　were　still　as　jealous　as　before　of　his　soldiers；　and　the　rather　because　the　war　was　now　carried　on　principally　by　sea；　Philistus　being　come　from　Iapygia　with　a　great　fleet　to　Dionysius's　assistance。　They　supposed；　therefore；　that　there　would　be　no　longer　need　of　the　soldiers；　who　were　all　landsmen　and　armed　accordingly；　these　were　rather；　indeed；　they　thought；　in　a　condition　to　be　protected　by　themselves；　who　were　seamen；　and　had　their　power　in　their　shipping。　Their　good　opinion　of　themselves　was　also　much　enhanced　by　an　advantage　they　got　in　an　engagement　by　sea；　in　which　they　took　Philistus　prisoner；　and　used　him　in　a　barbarous　and　cruel　manner。　Ephorus　relates　that　when　he　saw　his　ship　was　taken；　he　slew　himself。　But　Timonides；　who　was　with　Dion　from　the　very　first；　and　was　present　at　all　the　events　as　they　occurred；　writing　to　Speusippus　the　philosopher；　relates　the　story　thus：　that　Philistus's　galley　running　aground；　he　was　taken　prisoner　alive；　and　first　disarmed；　then　stripped　of　his　corselet；　and　exposed　naked；　being　now　an　old　man；　to　every　kind　of　contumely；　after　which　they　cut　off　his　head；　and　gave　his　body　to　the　boys　of　the　town；　bidding　them　drag　it　through　the　Achradina；　and　then　throw　it　into　the　Quarries。　Timaeus；　to　increase　the　mockery；　adds　further；　that　the　boys　tied　him　by　his　lame　leg；　and　so　drew　him　through　the　streets；　while　the　Syracusans　stood　by　laughing　and　jesting　at　the　sight　of　that　very　man　thus　tied　and　dragged　about　by　the　leg；　who　had　told　Dionysius　that；　so　far　from　flying　on　horseback　from　Syracuse；　he　ought　to　wait　till　he　should　be　dragged　out　by　the　heels。　Philistus；　however；　has　stated　that　this　was　said　to　Dionysius　by　another；　and　not　by　himself。　　　Timaeus　avails　himself　of　this　advantage；　which　Philistus　truly　enough　affords　against　himself　in　his　zealous　and　constant　adherence　to　the　tyranny；　to　vent　his　own　spleen　and　malice　against　him；　They；　indeed；　who　were　injured　by　him　at　the　time；　are　perhaps　excusable；　if　they　carried　their　resentment　to　the　length　of　indignities　to　his　dead　body；　but　they　who　write　history　afterwards；　and　were　noways　wronged　by　him　in　his　lifetime；　and　have　received　assistance　from　his　writings；　in　honour　should　not　with　opprobrious　and　scurrilous　language　upbraid　him　for　those　misfortunes　which　may　well　enough　befall　even　the　best　of　men。　On　the　other　side；　Ephorus　is　as　much　out　of　the　way　in　his　encomiums。　For；　however　ingenious　he　is　in　supplying　unjust　acts　and　wicked　conduct　with　fair　and　worthy　motives；　and　in　selecting　decorous　and　honourable　terms；　yet　when　he　does　his　best；　he　does　not　himself　stand　clear　of　the　charge　of　being　the　greatest　lover　of　tyrants；　and　the　fondest　admirer　of　luxury　and　power　and　rich　estates　and　alliances　of　marriage　with　absolute　princes。　He　that　neither　praises　Philistus　for　his　conduct；　nor　insults　over　his　misfortunes；　seems　to　me　to　take　the　fittest　course。　　　After　Philistus's　death；　Dionysius　sent　to　Dion；　offering　to　surrender　the　castle；　all　the　arms；　provisions；　and　garrison　soldiers；　with　full　pay　for　them　for　five　months；　demanding　in　return　that　he　might　have　safe　conduct　to　go　unmolested　into　Italy；　and　there　to　continue；　and　also　to　enjoy　the　revenues　of　Gyarta；　a　large　and　fruitful　territory　belonging　to　Syracuse；　reaching　from　the　seaside　to　the　middle　of　the　country。　Dion　rejected　these　proposals；　and　referred　him　to　the　Syracusans。　They；　hoping　in　a　short　time　to　take　Dionysius　alive；　dismissed　his　ambassadors　summarily。　But　he；　leaving　his　eldest　son；　Apollocrates；　to　defend　the　castle；　and　putting　on　board　his　ships　the　persons　and　the　property　that　he　set　most　value　upon；　took　the　opportunity　of　a　fair　wind；　and　made　his　escape；　undiscovered　by　the　admiral　Heraclides　and　his　fleet。　　　The　citizens　loudly　exclaimed　against　Heraclides　for　this　neglect；　but　he　got　one　of　their　public　speakers；　Hippo　by　name；　to　go　among　them；　and　make　proposals　to　the　assembly　for　a　redivision　of　lands；　alleging　that　the　first　beginning　of　liberty　was　equality；　and　that　poverty　and　slavery　were　inseparable　companions。　In　support　of　this；　Heraclides　spoke；　and　used　the　faction　in　favour　of　it　to　overpower　Dion；　who　opposed　it；　and　in　fine；　he　persuaded　the　people　to　ratify　it　by　their　vote；　and　further　to　decree　that　the　foreign　soldiers　should　receive　no　pay；　and　that　they　would　elect　new　commanders；　and　so　be　rid　of　Dion's　oppression。　The　people；　attempting；　as　it　were；　after　their　long　sickness　of　despotism；　all　at　once　to　stand　on　their　legs；　and　to　do　their　part；　for　which　they　were　yet　unfit；　of　freemen；　stumbled　in　all　their　actions；　and　yet　hated　Dion；　who；　like　a　good　physician；　endeavoured　to　keep　the　city　to　a　strict　and　temperate　regimen。　　　When　they　met　in　the　assembly　to　choose　their　commanders；　about　the　middle　of　summer；　unusual　and　terrible　thunders；　with　other　inauspicious　appearances；　for　fifteen　days　together；　dispersed　the　people；　deterring　them；　on　grounds　of　religious　fear；　from　creating　new　generals。　But；　at　last；　the　popular　leaders；　having　found　a　fair　and　clear　day；　and　having　got　their　party　together；　were　proceeding　to　an　election；　when　a　draught…ox；　who　was　used　to　the　crowd　and　noise　of　the　streets；　but　for　some　reason　or　other　grew　unruly　to　his　driver；　breaking　from　his　yoke；　ran　furiously　into　the　theatre　where　they　were　assembled；　and　set　the　people　flying　and　running　in　all　directions　before　him　in　the　greatest　disorder　and　confusion；　and　from　thence　went　on；　leaping　and　rushing　about；　over　all　that　part　of　the　city　which　the　enemies　afterwards　made　themselves　masters　of。　However；　the　Syracusans；　not　regarding　all　this；　elected　five…and…twenty　captains；　and；　among　the　rest；　Heraclides；　and　underhand　tampered　with　Dion's　men；　promising；　if　they　would　desert　him；　and　enlist　themselves　in　their　service；　to　make　them　citizens　of　Syracuse；　with　all　the　privileges　of　natives。　But　they　would　not　hear　the　proposals；　but；　to　show　their　fidelity　and　courage；　with　their　swords　in　their　hands；　placing　Dion　for　his　security　in　the　midst　of　their　battalion；　conveyed　him　out　of　the　city；　not　offering　violence　to　any　one；　but　upbraiding　those　they　met　with　their　baseness　and　ingratitude。　The　citizens；　seeing　they　were　but　few；　and　did　not　offer　any　violence；　despised　them；　and；　supposing　that　with　their　large　numbers　they　might　with　ease　overpower　and　cut　them　off　before　they　got　out　of　the　city；　fell　upon　them　in　the　rear。　　　Here　Dion　was　in　a　great　strait；　being　necessitated　either　to　fight　against　his　own　countrymen　or　tamely　suffer　himself　and　his　faithful　soldiers　to　be　cut　in　pieces。　He　used　many　entreaties　to　the　Syracusans；　stretching　out　his　hands　towards　the　castle　that　was　full　of　their　enemies；　and　showing　them　the　soldiers；　who　in　great　numbers　appeared　on　the　walls　and　watched　what　was　doing。　But　when　no　persuasions　could　divert　the　impulse　of　the　multitude；　and　the　whole　mass；　like　the　sea　in　a　storm；　seemed　to　be　driven　before　the　breath　of　the　demagogues；　he　commanded　his　men；　not　to　charge　them；　but　to　advance　with　shouts　and　clashing　of　their　arms；　which　being　done；　not　a　man　of　them　stood　his　ground；　all　fled　at　once　through　the　streets；　though　none　pursued　them。　For　Dion　immediately　commanded　his　men　to　face　about；　and　led　them　towards　the　city　of　the　Leontines。　　　The　very　women　laughed　at　the　new　captains　for　this　retreat；　so；　to　redeem　their　credit；　they　bid　the　citizens　arm　themselves　again；　and　followed　after　Dion；　and　came　up　with　him　as　he　was　passing　a　river。　Some　of　the　light…horse　rode　up　and　began　to　skirmish。　But　when　they　saw　Dion　no　more　tame　and　calm；　and　no　signs　in　his　face　of　any　fatherly　tenderness　towards　his　countrymen；　but　with　an　angry　countenance；　as　resolved　not　to　suffer　their　indignities　any　longer；　bidding　his　men　face　round　and　form　in　their　ranks　for　the　onset；　they　presently　turned　their　backs　more　basely　than　before；　and　fled　to　the　city；　with　the　loss　of　some　few　of　their　men。　　　The　Leontines　received　Dion　very　honourably；　gave　money　to　his　men；　and　made　them　free　of　their　city；　sending　envoys　to　the　Syracusans；　to　require　them　to　do　the　soldiers　justice；　who；　in　return；　sent　back　other　agents　to　accuse　Dion。　But　when　a　ge