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LIBRI XV. XLVII

Cap. moniis victi et novos impetus veriti Megalopolim condunt. 73. Dionysius bellum in Carthaginienses redintegrat eorumque agros invadit. Sed hi celeriter missa classe plurimas eius naves capiunt. Hieme insequenti Dionysius moritur: sequitur Dionysius filius. 74. Dionysius mortuus esse dicitur nimio gaudio victoriae, quam Athenis fabulam docendo reportaverat. Ol. 103, 2 : 367 a. Chr. 75. Alexandri Pheraei in Scotussaeos facinus immane. Epaminondas in Peloponnesum incurrit. Pelopidas liberatur. Chares dux Atheniensium Phliasios contra Argivos defendit, duobus proeliis victor. Ol. 103, 3 : 366 a. Chr. 76. Oropum, qua de urbe Themison Eretriae tyrannus et Athenienses certant, Thebani occupant. Urbs Cos florescit. Bellum inter Lacedaemonios et Boeotos componitur. Fuerunt tum Isocrates, Aristoteles, Anaximenes, Platon, Xenophon, Aristippus, Antisthenes, Aeschines. Ol. 103, 4 : 365 a. Chr. 77. Arcades et Elei de Triphylia certantes novum bellum concitant. Arcadum socii fiunt Athenienses. In Macedonia Perdiccas rex succedit Ptolemaeo Aloritae. Ol. 104, 1 : 364 a. Chr. 78. De ludis Olympicis Pisatae cum Eleis disceptant. Ab Arcadibus adiuti Pisatae vincunt et Olympia instaurant. Epaminondas exhortatur Thebanos, ut maris imperium capesserent. 79. Thebani naves exstruunt. Epaminondas Lachetem classi Atheniensium praefectum cedere cogit. Orchomenios, qui cum exulibus nonnullis seditionem moverant, Thebani gravissimis suppliciis afficiunt. 80. Thessalis bello ab Alexandro Pheraeo pressis Pelopidas auxilium fert, solis defectione non deterritus. Vincit, sed ipse interficitur. Alexander omnia reddere cogitur.

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BOOK XV. XLVII

Ch. and fearing new attacks, found Megalopolis. 73. Dionysius renews the war against the Carthaginians and invades their lands. But they, quickly sending a fleet, capture most of his ships. In the following winter, Dionysius dies; his son Dionysius succeeds him. 74. Dionysius is said to have died from excessive joy at a victory which he had achieved by producing a play at Athens. Ol. 103, 2 : 367 BC 75. The monstrous crime of Alexander of Pherae against the Scotussaeans. Epaminondas invades the Peloponnese. Pelopidas is freed. Chares, the Athenian commander, defends the Phliasians against the Argives, victorious in two battles. Ol. 103, 3 : 366 BC 76. The Thebans occupy Oropus, a city over which Themison, tyrant of Eretria, and the Athenians are contending. The city of Cos flourishes. War between the Lacedaemonians and Boeotians is settled. There flourished at that time Isocrates, Aristotle, Anaximenes, Plato, Xenophon, Aristippus, Antisthenes, Aeschines. Ol. 103, 4 : 365 BC 77. The Arcadians and Eleans, disputing over Triphylia, stir up a new war. The Athenians become allies of the Arcadians. In Macedonia, King Perdiccas succeeds Ptolemy Alorites. Ol. 104, 1 : 364 BC 78. The Pisatans dispute with the Eleans concerning the Olympic games. Aided by the Arcadians, the Pisatans are victorious and restore the Olympiad. Epaminondas urges the Thebans to take up maritime supremacy. 79. The Thebans build ships. Epaminondas compels Laches, commander of the Athenian fleet, to yield. The Thebans inflict the most severe punishments on the Orchomenians, who had stirred up sedition along with some exiles. 80. Pelopidas brings aid to the Thessalians, oppressed by war from Alexander of Pherae, undeterred by the defection of his own soldiers. He is victorious, but is himself killed. Alexander is compelled to restore everything.