Diodorus Siculus

Name: The Historical Library of Diodorus the Sicilian — Book XIII, Chapter I
Author: Diodorus Siculus

The Historical Library of Diodorus the Sicilian… (1814)

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“The Historical Library of Diodorus the Sicilian — Book XIII, Chapter I”, published in 1814, is a work by Diodorus Siculus. It explores elements such as Syracusans, Athenians and Catana.

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“ As soon as the Syracusans heard that the Athenians were within their seas, they made three generals, invested with absolute power, Hermocrates, Sicanus, and Heraclides, who raised soldiers, and sent messengers through all the cities of Sicily, to press them with all earnestness to join with them in arms for the common safety of their country; for that the Athenians, under colour of a war against the Syracusans, had no other design but to subdue the whole island. To which the Agrigentines and Naxians answered, that they were resolved to abide firm in their league with the Athenians. ”

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“ To this end they commissioned three generals, Alcibiades, Nicias, and Lamachus, to whom they committed the management of the whole war. The richer sort, to ingratiate themselves with the people, some of them supplied the fleet with arms, others promised to advance money towards victualling the navy, and providing pay for the soldiers. Many, likewise, of the people, both citizens and strangers, freely offered themselves to the generals, to be listed and enrolled: and all were so confident, that they were ready to divide the country of Sicily amongst themselves by lot. ”

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“ Nicias and Lamachus, the Athenian generals at Catana, having received three hundred talents, and reinforced with two hundred and fifty horse from Athens, set sail for Syracuse, and arriving there in the night, unsuspected by them of Syracuse, possess themselves of the Epipolæ [6] , which they of Syracuse perceiving, made a sally with all speed to drive them thence, but were forced back within their walls, with the loss of three hundred men. ”

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“ The Egesteans plainly declaring that they could not contribute to the Athenians above thirty talents, the Athenian generals accused them of treachery; and setting sail from Rhegium with their whole fleet, arrived at Naxos in Sicily, where they were friendly and courteously received by the citizens; and from whence they made for Catana. But they of Catana refused entrance to the soldiers, yet admitted the generals, and called a common assembly; where the Athenian generals treated with them concerning the entering into a mutual league, offensive and defensive ”

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“ These things thus performed, the Syracusans sent ambassadors a second time to Corinth and Lacedæmon for furthert supplies; to whom were sent a thousand men from Corinth, Bœotia, and Sicyon; and from Sparta six hundred. In the mean time Gylippus, traversing the country about from town to town, in several parts of Sicily, brought in many to join with him in the war; and being reinforced with three thousand men from the Himerians and Sicanians, he marched his army through the heart of the country: but the Athenians having intelligence of their coming, cut off one half of them by an ambush ”

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“ The populace conceived this not to be done by any of the meaner sort, but by some in authority, with a design to destroy the democracy, and therefore they were highly incensed at the wickedness of the fact, and promised great rewards to find out the authors. ”

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“ Upon this the Athenians sent into Sicily, about the summer solstice, ten gallies, under the command of Eurymedon, with a hundred and forty talents of silver; but withal preparing and designing to send a greater fleet in the spring: and to that end, they raised men and money in every place, from among their confederates. In Peloponnesus, the Lacedæmonians, by the instigation of Alcibiades, broke the league they had made with the Athenians, and the heat of this war continued for the space of twelve years.
Notes ↑ The port of Athens, five miles from Athens, joined to it with a long wall. ”

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