CHAP. XIX.
The War between the Athenians and the Aegineans.
THE following Year wherein Archimedes was Archon of Athens, Aulus Vir∣gilius, * 1.1 and Titus Numitius, Roman Consuls; was the first Year of the Se∣venty Ninth Olympiad, at which Xenophon the Corinthian won the Prize: At this time the Thrasians revolted from the Athenians, through the Differences arising concerning the Mines, but were reduc'd by force to their Obedience. The Ae∣gineans likewise rebell'd, and being subdued, the Athenians besieg'd their City, which was grown proud, not only through their great Successes and Victories at Sea, but their Riches at Land, and having a brave and well furnished Navy, were ever Enemies to the Athenians; who therefore entred the * 1.2 Island with an Army, laid waste the Country, and resolv'd to raze the City Aegina to the Ground: Hereupon now grown great in power, they carried not themselves with that Humanity and Courtesie towards their Confederates as they were used to do, but domineer'd every where with a proud and high Hand. This impe∣rious way of theirs, caus'd many of their Confederates to enter into Consulta∣tions for a general Defection, and some particular Places determin'd it of their * 1.3 own accord, without flagging for, or expecting the results of a General Assem∣bly. While these things were acting, the Athenians (being now every where * 1.4 Masters at Sea) sent a Colony of Ten Thousand Men to Amphipolis (chosen partly out of the Citizens, partly from among the Confederates) and divided the Country by Lot: For sometime they kept under the Thrasians that bordered upon them; but when they attempted to proceed further into the heart of the Country, those that enter'd Thrace were wholly cut off by the † 1.5 Edones.