The history of philosophy, in eight parts by Thomas Stanley.

CHAP. V.

His following of Agesilaus, and banishment.

* 1.1 AF••er this expedition the defeat in Pontus, and breach of pro∣mise of Senthes King of the Odrysians; Xenophon went into Asia with Agesilaus King of the Lacedaemonians, to whom he delivered for a sum of money the souldiers of Cyrus, and beloved infinitely, ••as 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Aemilius Probus saith, he conversed intimately with him: ••lcero, that he instructed him. Plutarch affirms, that by his advice Agesilaus sent his sonns to be educated at Sparta, to learn and art them, which none was more excellent how to obey and command. Agesilaus. passed into Asia the first year of 96▪ Olympiad; He warred successefully with the Persian, but the year following was call∣ed home by the Lacedaemonians to help his Country invaded by the Thebans, and their allies, whom the Persian had corrup∣ted, thereby to withdraw the war out of his Country. Xenophon in his returning with Agesilaus out of Asia into Boeotia, appre∣hending the danger of the war they were entring into, when he came to Ephesus left one half of the gold* 1.2 which he had re∣served for an offring out of his share (of •• the money which the

Army divided at Cerasunt in their return the expedition of Cyrus,) with Megabyzus Diana's Priest, willing that if he esca∣ped the danger of that war, it should be restored to him, if he miscarried, consecrated to Diana, and either made into an Image dedicated to the goddesse, or disposed some way that he should conceive nmost acceptable to her: the other half hee sent an offring to the Athenian treasury at Delphi,* 1.3 inscribing thereon both his own name, and that of Proxenus, his prede∣cessor in the command of that Regiment. Agesilaus returning, wasted Boeotia, and overcame the Thebans and their allies in a great battell at Coronea* 1.4 particualrly described by Xenophon, who was there present.

During the absence of Xenophon out of his own Country, the Athenians (because he took part against the King of Persia, their friend, & followed Cyrus,, who had assisted the Lacedemonians a∣gainst them,* 1.5 supplying Lysander their General with mony for a Navy) proclaimed a decree of bainshment against him:* 1.6 Ister saith, he was banished by the decree of Eubulus, and called home by the same; Laertius, that he was banish'd for Laconism, upon his going to Agesilaus; Some place this decree in the third year of the 96. Olimpiad, but the writer of the History of Cyrus, his ex∣pedition inplyeth, that it was before his first return out of Asia, affirming that before the delivery of the Army to Thymbro, Xe∣nophon ignorant of this decree, intended to have gone home.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Laert.
• * 1.2

  Supr. chap. 36.
• * 1.3

  Xenoph. lib. 5.
• * 1.4

  Agesil
• * 1.5

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• * 1.6

  Laert.