tonsthusthelargenessofthefirstshipalleras8to6;thesurfauall
7oftheraritidonionextendednofartherthanroundhisoeagreatpeople,theatheniansobtainedtherealdonionofthesebeonare,27andhuledtheritipoheisleofcyprus,andphoenicia
butthisathenianlordshipoftheseadeservestoberepartiieseislandthepopulaetobeoutofalldangerofbeingannoyed”oneagihatxenophonwasspeakingofengland
theathenians,apeoplebitiousprojearitieirethantoenjoyit;entnpeopledistributedthepubliselves,rines,froheltitudeoftheirslaves,frohenueroftheirsean,froheirinfluentheexcellentinstitutionsofsolontheirtradeostogreeceandtotheeuxinesea,heydreheirsubsistence
rinthirablysituated;itseparatedtportanerinaryittoing
itseethatinhorstitheopulenenus;”jupiter,”hesays,”lovedtherhodians,anddetheveryanner,entionsorenusintheneighbourhoodofthehellespont,thepropontis,andtheeuxineseakesusnaturallyigihatshearitiast,eofnyeioshasbeengiventoorberoflonies,etipreservedaninterurseotheruntryinnsequenenusbegantodecline,tillatlengthitinthecroheothercitiesofgreece
beforehorstithegreekshadsselves,andedneiniongreeerableloniesfordanienseeasure,theedneennerhercitiesincreasedinprosperityinproportionastheyhappenedtohaveneelybeautiful,sheberofislands,dravallation
ustgreeeseasure,theples,toblefrollparts;inthoseoracles,toankinded;and,inshort,inthatexquisitetasteforthepolitearts,osuchaheightthattoexpectevertosurpassherrayingourignorance
8ofalexander:hisnquestsfourgreateventshappenedinthereignofalexanderrce:thetakingoftyre,thenquestofegypt,thatlikeheindies,andthedisveryoftheseahofthatuntry
theeireofpersiaextendedtotheindus33darius,longbeforealexander,hadsentsovessels,akenoadvantageofseas,oftheveryseasthattonquerauntry