The hystory writtone by Thucidides the Athenyan of the warre, whiche was betwene the Peloponesians and the Athenyans, translated oute of Frenche into the Englysh language by Thomas Nicolls citezeine and goldesmyth of London

Here followe the Chapiters of the fyrste boke of Thucidides of the hystoryes of Peloponese &c.

IN the fyrst Chapter, the Author doth shewe that the warre, whereof he woll speake, hath bene more greate then any other, that the Gre∣kes had euer had within theyr countrey or wythout, and recyteth the begynnynge and vpcommynge of the countrey of Grece, and of all the warres, that they had had afore thys same.

Cap. i.

The begynnynge of the growynge of the warre of Grece, whiche began betwene the Corinthiens and the Corciriens, and howe the Corinthiens hauynge bene vainquished by sea, and preparynge them selues to begynne battayle agayne, Ambassadours were sent by aither of both partes to the Athenyens, to get their fauour or confederacyon.

Capit. ii.

The oration of the Corcyriens before the counsell of Athenes.

Capit. iii.

The aunswere of the Corinthians.

Cap. iiii.

Howe the Athenians receyued the Corciriens into theyr allyance, and sente thē succours, and howe the Corinthiens and Corciriens had a battayle by sea, in the whiche a••ther of them toke it, that he had the vyctorye.

cap. v.

The other quarells and occasions of warre that happened betwene the Atheni∣ans and Corinthyans, by meanes wherof, al the Peloponesians were assembled at Lacedemonie, to conclude warre agaynst the sayd Athenians.

cap. vi.

The declaratyon or proposition of the Corinthians to the counsell of Lacede∣monye, agaynste the Athenians.

cap. vii.

The declaration of the Athenyans vnto the Lacedemonians.

cap. viii.

The narration and proposition of Sthenelaydes, in folowyng, wherof warre was concluded agaynste the Athenyans.

cap. x.

Howe the Athenyans, after y^e warre agaynst the Medians, dyd buylde agayne theyr cytie, and the begynnynge of theyr Empire or Gouernaūce in Grece.

ca xi.

Of warres that the Carthagians had after the same of the Medyans, vntyll thys present warre, aswell agaynst straungers as agaynst the Grekes, by mea∣nes wherof they encreased theyr Empyre and auctorytie.

cap. xii.

The narratyon or proposition of the Corinthyans to the counsaylle of Lacede∣monians before thassemblye of all the confederates.

Cap. xiii.

Howe the warre beynge concluded agaynste the Athenians by all the Pelopone¦sians in the cytye of Sparte, the Lacedemonyans sent theyr Ambassadours to∣wardes the Athenians for to summone them of certayne thynges.

cap. xiiii

Here Thauctour sheweth incidently the Trahisone, that Pausanias woulde haue done agaynste the Grekes, and howe he was slayne.

cap. xv.

Howe Themistocles duke of the Athenyens beynge persecuted aswell by them, as also by the Lacedemonyans, wente or fledde to the Kyng Artaxerses, & there ended hys lyfe.

cap. xvi.

Howe after many goynges and commynges, the Athenians toke deliberation, whyder they ought rather to accepte warre or to obey to the Requestes of the

Lacedemonyans.

Cap. xvii.

The speakynge and the opynyon of Pericles in the counsaylle of the Atheniās, accordyng wherunto, the aunswere was made vnto the Lacedemoniās.

ca. xviii

¶The Chapitres of the seconde boke of Thucidides.

HOwe the Beotians before the warre was begonne, dyd pryuely take the cytye of Platea, whiche helde wyth the Athenyans, and howe they were dryuen from thence, and the more part of them that were entred with in, were slayne.

Cap. i.

The great preparatyon of warre, whiche is made aswell on the behaulf of the Athenyens, as also of the same of Peloponesians, and the cytyes that toke part, of thone syde and the other.

Cap. ii.

The narration of Archidamus Kynge of Athenyens.

Cap. iii.

Howe after the persuasyons and exhortacyons of Pericles vnto the warres, all the Athenyans that dwelt in the feldes, wythdrewe themselues and theyr goo∣des into the cytye, and dysposed them selues to the affayres of warre.

Cap. iiii.

Howe the Peloponesians dyd furste enter the lande of Athenes, and the pylla∣ges that they there made, and how the Athenyans by the counsaylle of Pericles were letted to yssue or go oute, reserued the men on horsebacke, whiche were o∣uercomme.

Cap. v.

Of many e••ployctes of warre, that the Athenians dyd aswel by sea as by lande, the sommer that the warre beganne, and the wynter folowyng, and also of some allyaunces and newe amyties, that they made in Thracia and Macedonia, and fynally of the Publique buryals or funerals that they celebrated at Athenes, for them that dyed or were slayne in the same warre.

Cap. vi.

The funerall narration of Pericles.

Cap. vii

Of the pestilence whiche was the sommer folowynge in the cytye and lande of the Athenyans, and also of the feates of warre, that were done of thone syde and of the other, and of the despayre wherein the Athenyans were fallen.

Ca. viii.

The narration and preposition of Pericles to the people of Athenes for to ap∣payse them, to exhorte them to followe the warre, and to indure and suffre the presente incommodites.

Cap. ix.

Of the vertues and commendable conditions of Perycles.

Cap. x.

Of some other exployctes of warre whiche were done the selfe same sommer, as∣well of the one syde as of the other, and howe the cytye of Potydia dyd render it selfe by composition to Thathenyans.

Cap. xi.

Howe the cytye of Platea was assieged by the Peloponesians, battred and as∣saulted, and by the Cytezins defended.

Cap. xii.

Howe the Athenyens had an ouerthrowe before the cytye of Spartolia in the countreye of Beotians, And the Peloponesians an other, before the cytye of Stracia in the countreye of Acarnania.

Cap. xiii.

Howe the Athenyans had a victorye by sea agaynst the Peloponesians, and how the one and thother partye dyd prepayre them selues to fyght at an other tyme by sea.

Cap. xiiii.

The exhortacyon of the capytains Lacedemonyens to theyr men of warre.

ca. xv

The exhortacyon of Phormio to the souldyours Athenyens.

Cap. xvi.

How in that same seconde battayle on the sea, aither of the parties. reputed hi••

self to haue had the victorye,

Cap. xvi••.

Howe the Peloponesians failled to take the porte of Pyrea priuely.

Cap. xviii.

Howe Sitalces Kynge of Odrisians entred the countreye of Macedonia for to conque••e it frō the Kyng Perdicas, and howe he retourned.

Cap. xix.

Of some feates of warre that Phormio dyd in the lande of Acarnan••••, and of the originall or beginnyng of the sayde countrey.

Cap. xx.

¶ The Chapiters of the thirde boke of Thucidides.

HOwe the cytie of Mythilene willinge to rebelle agaynste the Athenians, was by them assieged. And howe they sent towardes the Peloponesians to haue succour, and of a discomforte that the Atheniens had in Noriqua.

Cap. i.

The proposition and narration of the Mythilenians at the Assemblie of the Allyes and confederates of Grece.

Cap. ii.

Of some great preparations, and of some small feates, whiche were done that same ••eare of thone syde and of thother.

Cap. iii.

Howe the Athenyas that were assieged in platea and one parte of the Cytezins, dyd saue them self by greate force and laboure, and passed throughe all the wal∣les, dyches aud fortes of the Peloponesien••, whiche helde them assieged.

Ca. iiii.

Howe the Mythyleniens for faulte of beyng succoured in tyme by the Pelopo∣nesians, dyd render them selues to the wylle of the Atheniens, and it was deter∣myned by the Athenyans to slaye them all, and also of some thynges that were in that same tyme done by the people of bothe parties.

Cap. v,

The narration of Cleon in the counsell of Thatheniens.

Capit. vi.

The opinion of Diotodus agaynste that same of Cleon.

Cap. vii.

Howe the cytie of Mythilene was in dangier to be vtterly destroyed, and the punyshment that it receyued for rebellyone, and howe the Plateans rendred themself to the wyll of the Lacedemonians, & also of some other feates of warre, that was done the same yeare.

Cap. viii.

The defence of the Plateans before the Lacedemonyans.

Cap. ix.

The oration of the Thebains agaynst the Plateans, and howe they were slayne and discomforted.

Cap. x.

Howe the Peloponesians had a victorie by sea, agaynste the Athenyans and the Corciriens, that toke theyr parte, by meanes of the dyuysyon that was moued amonge the same Corciryens.

Cap. xi.

The co••spiraties and partialities, whiche roase vp, aswelle in the cytie of Corci∣ria, as in all the other cytes of Grece: by meanes of the warre that was betwene the Athenians and Peloponesians, and the cursed euyls that thereby chaunced.

Capit. xii.

Howe the Athenians sent their Armye into Sycill, and of that, whiche they dyd, and that, that chaunced vnto them, aswel in the ende of the same sommer, as du∣ring the wynter and aboute the begynnyng of the sommer then folowyng, both in the sayde countreye of Sycill, and in Grece, and also in their owne lande, and howe the Lacedemonyans dyd buylde the cytye of Araclea.

Cap. xiii.

Howe Demosthenes Capytayne of the Athenyās beyng before Le••cade, depar∣ted to comme to make warre agaynst the Etholyens, and howe he was by thē

discomforted, and some thynges that were done by the Athenians in Sycille.

Capit. xiiii.

Howe Eurylochus Capitayne of the Peloponesiens, hauyng faylled to take the cytie of Naupacte, at the persuasyō of y^e Ambracyens, enterprysed warre agaynst the Amphilochiens and the Acarnaniens, and howe the Atheniens dyd purifye & consecrate the Isle of Delos.

Capit. xv

Howe Hurilochus and the Ambraciens were by Demosthenes, and the Acarna∣nians and Amphilochians discomfyted two tymes in thre dayes, & of the slug∣gyshnes that the sayde Lacedemoniens vsed towardes the sayde Ambrociens.

Capit. xvi.

¶The Chapitres of the fourth boke of Thucidides.

OF some exploictes of warre that were done betwene the Athenyens and Lacedemonians, and chiefly howe the place and Isle of Pylus, was assie∣ged by the Peloponesians, and howe the truse was made amonge them whiche were in the armye.

Capit. i.

The narration of the Lacedemonians to the Athenyans, & the aunswere which they had, and howe the truse beyng faylled, they began to warre agayne.

Cap. ii.

Of thynges that were done at thys tyme in Sycille, aswell by the Athenyans & theyr allyes, as by them of the contrary parte.

Cap. iii.

Howe the Athenyans had the victorye at Pylus.

Cap. iiii.

Of a victorye that the Athenians had agaynste the Corinthiens in theyr lande.

Capit. v.

Howe they that were dryuen from Corinthe were taken by them of the towne by the helpe of the Athenyans, and afterwardes cruelly slayne.

Cap. vi.

Of many victoryes and prosperytes whiche the Athenyans had in that same saysonne, agaynst the Peloponesians, and specyally in the Isle of Cithere and in Thrace and some other thynges.

Cap. vii.

Howe the Secilians at the persuation of Hermocrates, made peace among thē∣selues, and retourned or sent away the Athenyans,

Cap. viii.

Howe the Athenians faylled to take the ••ytye of Megare by the confederacie of some of the Cytezens, And how it was socoured by some of the Lacedemoni∣ans.

Cap. ix.

Of a losse of shyppes that the Athenyans had, & how Brasidas passed throughe the countreye of Thrace by the ayde of Perdicas Kyng of Macedonie, and of some hys frendes of the sayde countreye, for to come to ayde the Chalcidiens.

cap. x.

Howe the Acanthiens forsoke the Athenians and dyd take parte w^t the Pelo∣ponesians.

Capit. xi.

The narration of Brasydas to the Acanthiens.

Cap. xii.

Howe Hipocrates and Demosthenes dukes of the Athenians made an enter∣pryse vpon the land of Beotiens, in the which they alwaies fayled, to their great losse and disauauntage.

Cap. xiii.

The narration of Pagondas to the men of warre Beotiens.

Cap. xiiii.

The exhortacyon of Hyppocrates vnto the souldeours at the Ioyninge of the battayle.

Howe Brasidas duke of the Lacedemonyens, toke the cytye of Ampipholis se∣cretely, and some other in the countreye of Thrace by treatie.

Cap. xiii.

Howe Brasidas toke the cytye of Torone by treatie and consederation, and that same of Lecythe by force.

Cap. xiiii.

The demonstracyons of Brasidas to the Toronians. How the Athenyās did make truse for one yeare w^t the Lacedemonyās.

cap. xv.

Howe the truse betwene the Poloponesians and Lacedemonyans was broken, by meanes of the cities of Sciona & Menda, which Brasidas dyd take through rebellyon of the Cytezens from the Athenyens.

Cap. xvi.

Howe Brasidas and Perdicas hauynge taken some landes from Arribeus, vn∣derstandying that the Ilyryans came to ouerronne them, departed asunder, & howe Brasydas beynge for saken of the sayde Pardicas and of hys bende, saued hym selfe from the sayde Ilyryans, and howe Brasydas and Perdicas became ennemyes.

Cap. xvii.

The exhortacyon of Brasydas to hys men of warre. Howe the cytye of Mende was taken by the Athenyens, and that of Scyone allieged, and some other thynges that chaunced aboute the ende of the yeare.

Cap. xviii.

The chapiters of the fyfth boke of Thucidides.

HOwe the Athenyans, by the conductynge of Cleon, toke the cytye of To∣rone from the Peloponesians. and of a voyage, the whiche Pheax the A∣thenyan made into Italie and Sycille.

Cap. i.

Howe Brasidas had a victorye agaynste Cleon and the Athenyens, nere vnto Ampipholis, in the whiche both the chyef Capyrans were siayne.

cap. ii.

The exhortacion of Brasidas vnto hys souldeours. Howe the Lacedemonyans made peace for them, and for theyr allyes, and af∣ter howe they made allyance betwene themselues wythout the other.

cap. iii.

The fourme of the allyaunce. Howe the peace betwene the Athenyans and the Peloponesians was not obser∣ued, and howe the Corinthians and some other cytyes of Peloponese made al∣lyaunce wyth the Argyues agaynst the Lacedemonyans.

cap. iiii.

Howe the Athenyans and Lacedemonyans were conuersante the same somer, lyuyng in doubte & dyssymulation, thone wyth the other, and of some exploictes & treaties, whiche were made duryng the sayde sommer on bothe sydes.

Cap. v.

Howe the Lacedemonyans hauyng, agaynst the forme of the treatye agrede & made wyth the Athenyans, concluded allyance wyth the Boetiens wythoute them, the sayde Athenyans dyd it lykewyse wyth the Argyues, the Mantynyens and the Eolyens.

cap. vi.

The tenoure of the allyance betwene the Athenyens and the Argyues the Man tynyens and the Eolyens. Howe after many enterprises & exploictes of warre, that were done betwene the allyes of the Lacedemonyens of the one part, and the Athenians on the other, y^e sayd Atheniens at y^e request of the Argyues declared the same Lacedemoniās to haue done agaynst the treatyse of peace and of Thallyance, and to be periured. How the Lacedemonyans wyth their allyes, beyng ready to fyght agaynst the Argyues & their allyes, before the citie of Argos. A truse was concluded & takē

A truse for .iiii. monethes by the Capitayne wythout cōsent of the men of warre, and howe the sayd truse was broken on the behalfe of the Argyues at requeste of the Athenyans, and the cytye of Orchomenia taken.

Cap. vii.

Howe the Lacedemonians and their Allyes wonne a battayle agaynst the Athe¦nyans, the Argiues & theyr other Allyes in the lande of the Mantynyens.

Ca. ix

Howe peace was made betwene the Lacedemonyans and the Argiues, and af∣ter that, the Allyance, and of some other thynges, that were done aswell on the behalf of the sayde Lacedemonyans, as of the same of the Athenyans wythoute any declaration of warre.

cap. x.

The fourme of the peace betwene the Lacedemonyans and Thargyues. The fourme of the allyaunce betwene the Lacedemonyans and Thargiues. Howe the cytye of Melea was assieged, and fynally taken by the Athenyans, & some other thynges whiche were done the selfe same yeare.

Cap. xi.

The conference and communyca••yon that was betwene the Athenyans and the offycers of Melea for to treate appoyntemente betwene them.

Cap. xii.

The chapiters of the Sixt boke of Thucidides.

OF the Ylle of Sicile, and by what people it was inhabyted, and howe the Athenyans enterprysed to sende thyder theyr Armye by sea for to cōquere it.

cap. i.

Of some small exploictes of warre, that were done the same wynter in Grece, & howe the Athenyans enterprysed to go wyth theyr armye into Sycyle to con∣quere it.

cap. ii.

The narracyon of Nycias before the people of Athenes for to dissuade and put of, the enterpryse of Syryle.

Cap. iii.

The narration of Alcibiades vnto the Athenians for to persuade the enterprise of Sycile.

cap iiii.

The narration of Nycias vnto the Atheniens, intendynge yet agayne by an in∣direct fourme, to breake of, the enterpryse of Sycile.

cap. v.

Howe the people of Athenes at the persuasyon of Alcibiades, cōcluded the enter∣prinse of Sycile. And how the armye after that it was raysed, departed from the porte of Pyreus.

cap. vi.

Of dyuers opynyons that were amonge the Syracusayns, of the armye of the Athenyans, and the narrations, whiche Hermocrates and Athenagoras made vnto the people of Sarragosse, and the conclusyon that thervpon was taken.

cap. vii.

The narration of Hermocrates.

cap. viii.

The narration of Anaragoras to the Syracusayns.

cap. viii.

The Conclusyon of one of the offycers of Sarragosse. Howe the armye of the Athenyans departed from Corciria, and howe it was euyll receyued bothe in Italy and Sycille.

cap. ix

Howe Alcibiades beynge adiourned to aunswere at Athenes for crymes layde vnto hym, went into Peloponese, and incidently howe Hipparchus brother of Hyppyas some tyme Kynge of Athens was slayne.

cap. x.

Howe after the departure of Alcibiades, the other two capytains Athenyans, ha∣uynge done some small thynges in Sycyle, came to assiege the cytye of Sarra∣gosse,

and had a vyctory agaynste the Syracusayns.

Cap. xi.

The exhortacyon of Nycias vnto the men of warre.

Cap. xii.

Howe the Syracusayns hauyng chosen certayne newe Capytaynes, and geuen ordre in theyr affayres, made an assault agaynst them of Carana, and howe the Athenyans faylled to take the cytye of Mellana.

Cap. xiii.

Howe the Athenyans and Syracusayns sente towarde the Camerins, Ambassadours, ayther partye, to brynge them to theyr alliance, and the aunswere that they made vnto them bothe. And also the preparatyons and practyues that the Athenyans made the sayde wynter agaynst the Syracusayns.

Cap. xiiii.

The narration of Hermocrates vnto the Camarins. The narration of Euphemus Athenyen to the Camarins.

Cap. xv.

Howe the Lacedemonyens, at the persuasyon of the Corynthyens and of Alcibi¦ades, agrede to the Syracusayns to sende them succour.

Cap. xvi.

The narratyon of Alcibiades Athenyan to the Lacedemonyans. Howe the Athenyans after they had made certayne preparatyons, came to as∣siege the cytye of Sarragosse, and of many vyctoryes that they had agaynst the Syracusaynes in makyng and assaultynge the rampares and fortyfycatyons on both sydes. And howe the succours of the Peloponesians came into Sycyle, and ofcertayne other thynges.

Cap. xvii.

The Chapiters of the seuenthe boke of Thucidides.

HOwe Gylyppus beynge entered into the cytye of Sarragosse wyth the suc∣cours of the other cytyes of Sycyle, that toke hys partye, loste one bat∣tayle, and dyd wynne another agaynste the Athenyans, and howe the Si••••acusayns and Corinthians sente Ambassadours to Lacedemonie, to haue new succours, and lykewyse Nycias doth wryte vnto the Athenyans ••or the selfe cause.

Cap. i.

The ouerthwart narratyon of Gylyppus to hys men of warre.

Cap. ii.

The tenor of the letters of Nycyas to the Athenyans, and the prouysyon, that they made vpon the contenue of the same.

Cap. ii.

Howe the Peloponesyans dyd, as ennemyes, enter into the countreye of the A∣thenyans, and enclosed the towne of Decelea wyth walles. And of the succours that were sente into Sycile, aswell on the behalf of the Athenyans, as of the Pe∣loponesians.

cap. iii.

Howe the Syracusains and the Athenyans had a battayle at the porte of the ci∣tye, aswell by sea, as by lande, of the whiche both the one and the other partye had the vyctoryes in dyuers respectes. And of many other small fyghtynges & exploy••tes whiche were done in the same Siege.

cap. iiii.

Of necessytes, wherin the cytye of Athenes was, by meanes of the warre, and howe certayne Thracyens whiche were comme into theyr seruyce, beyng sente backe for lacke of money, destroyed the citie of Micalesus, and afterwardes were almoste all discomforted.

cap. v.

Of that, that Demosthenes and Euremydone Capytaynes of the Athenyens dyd in theyr Iourney, goynge to the succour of the campe, which was at Sarra∣gosse, and also of a battayle by sea, whiche the Athenyans had agaynste the Pe∣loponesians nyghe to Naupactum.

cap. vi.

Howe in the meane tyme that Demosthenes & Eurimedō were in theyr Iour∣ney to comme to succour the Campe of Thathenyans in Cycile, the Siracusy∣ans had a victorye by sea agaynste the sayde Athenyens, who besieged them.

Cap. vii.

Howe Demosthenes & Eurymedon beynge arryued at the campe before Sar∣ragosse, and hauynge in the nyght assayled the rampers of the Siracusians at Epipole, were ouerthrowen and lost manye of theyr people.

Cap. viii.

Howe the Athenyans after many consultacions being determyned of theyr Siege, and to departe from it, dyd for a superstitio•• abyde styll at it.

Cap. ix.

Howe the Syracusians hauynge an other victorye by sea agaynst the Atheny∣ans, dyd theyr force to inclose them wythin the porte, which they than did hold.

Cap. x.

Of the cyties and people that entermedled in the warre of Sycile, aswell on the one syde, as on the other.

Cap. xi,

Howe the Athenyans were vainquished agayne in a battayle vpon the Sea by the Syracusyans and theyr allyes, in suche sorte that they coulde not saue thē∣selues by sea.

Cap. xii.

The narratyon and encoragynge of Nycias unto the souldyours.

Cap. xiii.

The encouragynge of the Syracusyans to theyr men of warre.

Howe the Athenyens and theyr allyes, after the dyscomforture, departed frome theyr campe, to go by lande into the landes and cytyes of Sycile, that toke their parte.

Cap. xiii.

The declaration of Nycias made to the men of armes.

Howe the Athenyans, beynge with theyr frendes, departed from theyr campe after the discomforture for to go from thence by lande, were pursued by the Si∣racusians & theyr allyes, and fynally all discomforted.

Cap. xiiii.

¶The Table of the Chapiters of the eyght boke of Thucidides.

Of the prouisyon that the Athenyans (understandynge the d••scomforture of theyr people in Sycile) made to susteygne warre agaynste the Pelopo∣nesians, and howe the more parte of Grece together wyth the kynge of Persey, dyd allye themselues together agaynst the sayde Athenyans.

Cap. i.

How the Lacedemonyans were requyred and intreated by them of Chio, & Les∣bos and of Hellesponte to sende them an armye by seafor to resiste the Atheny∣ans, agaynste whome, they were wyllynge to rebelle. And the order that therv∣pon was taken.

Cap. ii.

Howe certen shyppes of the Peloponesiens were repoulled by the Atheny∣ens in the port of Pyreus. And how the cytes of Chio, of Erythrea, of Myletū & many other, yelded themselves to the pleasure of the Peloponesiens, and howe the furste allyance, was made betwene the kynge of Ayre and the Lacedemo∣nyens.

cap. iii.

The tenor of the allyance betwene the king of Ayre and the Lacedemoniens, Howe they of Chio after that they had tourned against the Atheniens, caused Mylytenum & all the Isle of Lesbos to tourne from them, and how afterwar∣des the Atheniens recouered yt, together with certaine other cities that were re∣belled

agaynst them And howe hauynge ouercomme them of Chio in thre bat∣taylles, they pyllaged and wasted theyr lande, and of certayne other thynges.

Cap, iiii.

Howe the Athenyans, hauyng assieged the cytye of Myletum had a greate bat∣tayle agaynst the Peloponesians, in the whiche ayther partye in dyuers chaun∣ses had the vyctorye. And howe the Athenyans vnderstandyng that succours came to the cytye, raysed theyr Siege, and departed. And afterwardes, how the Lacedemonyens and theyr allyes toke the cytye of Lase, and wythin the same Amorges, rebelle to the kynge of Ayre, whome they rendred to hys lieutenant.

Cap. v.

Howe the cytye of Chio beyng assieged by the Athenyans, Astyochus chief of the armye by sea for the Peloponesians, refused to geve them succour. And howe the seconde treatye of allyance was made wyth Tissaphernes, wyth certayne other small exployctes, whiche were done on the one syde and of the other.

ca. vi.

The seconde traictie of allyance betwene the Lacedemonyans and the Kynge of Ayre.

Howe the Peloponesians had a victorye agaynste the Athenyans by sea, & how afterwardes certayne of theyr Capytains, ha••ynge had communycatyon wyth Tissaphernes touchyng an article of theyr allyāce, wente vnto the Rhodes, and caused it to retourne agaynste the Athenyans.

Cap. vii.

Howe Alcibiades, beynge comme into the suspytyon of the Lacedemonyans, wythdrewe hym selfe towardes Tissaphernes, and persuaded hym to forsake the partie of the Peloponesians, and to allye hym self wyth the Athenyens. And howe Ambassadours were sente by the Athenyans towardes Tissaphernes for to conclude it.

Cap. viii.

Howe they of Chio, hauyng b••ne ouerthrowen at an assaulte, which they made vpon the campe of the Atheniens with great losse of theyr people, were straight∣ly assieged and brought into greate necessitie. And howe the treatie that Alcibi∣••des toke in hande to make the allyance betwene the Athenyans and Tissa∣••hernes was broken. And the allyance renewed betwene the sayd Tissapher∣nes and the Lacedemonyans.

Cap. ix.

The thyrde traictye of allyance betwene the Lacedemonyans and the Kyng of Ayre.

Howe a greate deuysyon happened amonge the Athenyans, aswell in the ••ytye as wythout, specyally in the armye, which was in Samya: by meanes of chaun∣gynge of the estate and gouernemente of the same, which dyd them great dam∣mage.

Cap. x.

Howe the Peloponesians conceyued greate suspytyon agaynste Tissaphernes, aswell for that he deceyued them of succours whiche he had promysed them, as also for that, that Alcibiades had bene restored and called agayne by the A∣thenyans, whiche were in the armye, and had all the auctorytie with thē, which he vsed to the wealthe and prouffit of hys partye.

Cap. xi.

Howe the Athenyans beinge comme into greate deuysyon and dyssensyon by meane of the commune estate whiche had bene chaunged, assembled them sel∣ues to comme to some accorde and appoynctment.

Cap. xii.

Howe the Peloponesians had a victorye vpon the sea agaynste the Athenyan•• nyghe vnto Erithrea, and afterwarde howe the gouernement of foure hundred was abrogated, and the mutyne by that meane appea••ed wythin the cytie.

ca. xiii.

Howe the Armyes by sea aswell of the Atheny••ns, as of the Peloponesiens wēt into Hellesponte, and there prepared them selues for to fyght.

Cap. xiiii.

Howe the Athenyans had a victorye agaynste the Peloponesians in the sea of Hellesponte.

Cap. xv.

☞Here endeth the Chapytres of the eyght bokes of Thucidides, of the warre betwene the Peloponesyans and Athenyans••