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field；　and　a　separate　party　had　gone　off　on　a　pillaging　expedition　into　the　hills　and　had　captured　a　number　of　small　cattle。　In　thir　apprehension　of　being　deprived　of　them；　these　same　people　spoke　to　Dexippus　（this　was　the　same　man　who　had　made　off　from　Trapezus　with　the　fifty…oared　galley）；　and　urged　him　to　save　their　sheep　for　them。　〃Take　some　for　yourself；〃　said　they；　〃and　give　the　rest　back　to　us。〃　So；　without　more　ado；　he　drove　off　the　soldiers　standing　near；　who　kept　repeating　that　the　spoil　was　public　property。　Then　off　he　went　to　Cleander。　〃Here　is　an　attempt；〃　said　he；　〃at　robbery。〃　Cleander　bade　him　to　bring　up　the　culprit　to　him。　Dexippus　seized　on　some　one；　and　was　for　haling　him　to　the　Spartan　governor。　Just　then　Agasias　came　across　him　and　rescued　the　man；　who　was　a　member　of　his　company；　and　the　rest　of　the　soldiers　present　set　to　work　to　stone　Dexippus；　calling　him　〃traitor。〃　Things　looked　so　ill　that　a　number　of　the　crew　of　the　ships　of　war　took　fright　and　fled　to　the　sea；　and　with　the　rest　Cleander　himself。　Xenophon　and　the　other　generals　tried　to　hold　the　men　back；　assuring　Cleander　that　the　affair　signified　nothing　at　all；　and　that　the　origin　of　it　was　a　decree　pased　by　the　army。　That　was　to　blame；　if　anything。　But　Cleander；　goaded　by　Dexippus；　and　personally　annoyed　at　the　fright　which　he　had　experienced；　threatened　to　sail　away　and　publish　an　interdict　against　them；　forbidding　any　city　to　receive　them；　as　being　public　enemies。　　　　　9　For　at　this　date　the　Lacedaemonians　held　sway　over　the　whole　Hellenic　world。

Thereat　the　affair　began　to　wear　an　ugly　look；　and　the　Hellenes　begged　and　implored　Cleander　to　reconsider　his　intention。　He　replied　that　he　would　be　as　good　as　his　word；　and　that　nothing　should　stop　him；　unless　the　man　who　set　the　example　of　stoning；　with　the　other　who　rescued　the　prisoner；　were　given　up　to　him。　Now；　one　of　the　two　whose　persons　were　thus　demandedAgasiashad　been　a　friend　to　Xenophon　throughout；　and　that　was　just　why　Dexippus　was　all　the　more　anxious　to　accuse　him。　In　their　perplexity　the　generals　summoned　a　full　meeting　of　the　soldiers；　and　some　speakers　were　disposed　to　make　very　light　of　Cleander　and　set　him　at　naught。　But　Xenophon　took　a　more　serious　view　of　the　matter；　he　rose　and　addressed　the　meeting　thus：　〃Soldiers；　I　cannot　say　that　I　feel　disposed　to　make　light　of　this　business；　if　Cleander　be　allowed　to　go　away；　as　he　threatens　to　do；　in　his　present　temper　towards　us。　There　are　Hellenic　cities　close　by；　but　then　the　Lacedaemonians　are　the　lords　of　Hellas；　and　they　can；　any　one　of　them；　carry　out　whatever　they　like　in　the　cities。　If　then　the　first　thing　this　Lacedaemonian　does　is　to　close　the　gates　of　Byzantium；　and　next　to　pass　an　order　to　the　other　governors；　city　by　city；　not　to　receive　us　because　we　are　a　set　of　lawless　ruffians　disloyal　to　the　Lacedaemonians；　and　if；　further；　this　report　of　us　should　reach　the　ears　of　their　admiral；　Anaxibius；　to　stay　or　to　sail　away　will　alike　be　difficult。　Remember；　the　Lacedaemonians　at　the　present　time　are　lords　alike　on　land　and　on　sea。　For　the　sake　then　of　a　single　man；　or　for　two　men's　sake；　it　is　not　right　that　the　rest　of　us　should　be　debarred　from　Hellas；　but　whatever　they　enjoin　we　must　obey。　Do　not　the　cities　which　gave　us　birth　yield　them　obedience　also？　For　my　own　part；　inasmuch　as　Dexippus；　I　believe；　keeps　telling　Cleander　that　Agasias　would　never　have　done　this　had　not　I；　Xenophon；　bidden　him；　I　absolve　you　of　all　complicity；　and　Agasias　too；　if　Agasias　himself　states　that　I　am　in　any　way　a　prime　mover　in　this　matter。　If　I　have　set　the　fashion　of　stone…throwing　or　any　other　sort　of　violence　I　condemn　myselfI　say　that　I　deserve　the　extreme　penalty；　and　I　will　submit　to　undergo　it。　I　　15　further　say　that　if　any　one　else　is　accused；　that　man　is　bound　to　surrender　himself　to　Cleander　for　judgement；　for　by　this　means　you　will　be　absolved　entirely　from　the　accusation。　But　as　the　matter　now　stands；　it　is　cruel　that　just　when　we　were　aspiring　to　win　praise　and　honour　throughout　Hellas；　we　are　destined　to　sink　below　the　level　of　the　rest　of　the　world；　banned　from　the　Hellenic　cities　whose　common　name　we　boast。〃

After　him　Agasias　got　up；　and　said；　〃I　swear　to　you；　sirs；　by　the　gods　and　goddesses；　verily　and　indeed；　neither　Xenophon　nor　any　one　else　among　you　bade　me　rescue　the　man。　I　saw　an　honest　manone　of　my　own　companybeing　taken　up　by　Dexippus；　the　man　who　betrayed　you；　as　you　know　full　well。　That　I　could　not　endure；　I　rescued　him；　I　admit　the　fact。　Do　not　you　deliver　me　up。　I　will　surrender　myself；　as　Xenophon　suggests；　to　Cleander　to　pass　what　verdict　on　me　he　thinks　right。　Do　not；　for　the　sake　of　such　a　matter；　make　foes　of　the　Lacedaemonians；　rather　God　grant　that＇1＇　each　of　you　may　safely　reach　the　goal　of　his　desire。　Only　do　you　choose　from　among　yourselves　and　send　with　me　to　Cleander　those　who；　in　case　of　any　omission　on　my　part；　may　by　their　words　and　acts　supply　what　is　lacking。〃　Thereupon　the　army　granted　him　to　choose　for　himself　whom　he　would　have　go　with　him　and　to　go；　and　he　at　once　chose　the　generals。　After　this　they　all　set　off　to　CleanderAgasias　and　the　generals　and　the　man　who　had　been　rescued　by　Agasiasand　the　generals　spoke　as　follows：　〃The　army　has　sent　us　to　you；　Cleander；　and　this　is　their　bidding：　'If　you　have　fault　to　find　with　all；　they　say；　you　ought　to　pass　sentence　on　all；　and　do　with　them　what　seems　best；　or　if　the　charge　is　against　one　man　or　two；　or　possibly　several；　what　they　expect　of　these　people　is　to　surrender　themselves　to　you　for　judgement。'　Accordingly；　if　you　lay　anything　to　the　charge　of　us　generals；　here　we　stand　at　your　bar。　Or　do　you　impute　the　fault　to　some　one　not　here？　tell　us　whom。　Short　of　flying　in　the　face　of　our　authority；　there　is　no　one　who　will　absent　himself。〃

＇1＇　Reading　with　the　best　MSS。；　｛sozoisthe｝。　Agasias　ends　his　sentence　　　　　with　a　prayer。　Al。　｛sozesthe｝；　〃act　so　that　each；〃　etc。

At　this　point　Agasias　stepped　forward　and　said：　〃It　was　I；　Cleander；　　　　21　who　rescued　the　man　before　you　yonder　from　Dexippus；　when　the　latter　was　carrying　him　off；　and　it　was　I　who　gave　the　order　to　strike　Dexippus。　My　plea　is　that　I　know　the　prisoner　to　be　an　honest　man。　As　to　Dexippus；　I　know　that　he　was　chosen　by　the　army　to　command　a　fifty…oared　galley；　which　we　had　obtained　by　request　from　the　men　of　Trapezus　for　the　express　purpose　of　collecting　vessels　to　carry　us　safely　home。　But　this　same　Dexippus　betrayed　his　fellow…soldiers；　with　whom　he　had　been　delivered　from　so　many　perils；　and　made　off　into　hiding　like　a　runaway　slave；　whereby　we　have　robbed　the　Trapezuntines　of　their　frigate；　and　must　needs　appear　as　knaves　in　their　eyes　for　this　man's　sake。　As　to　ourselves；　as　far　as　he　could；　he　has　ruined　us；　for；　like　the　rest　of　us；　he　had　heard　how　all　but　impossible　it　was　for　us　to　retreat　by　foot　across　the　rivers　and　to　reach　Hellas　in　safety。　That　is　the　stamp　of　man　whom　I　robbed　of　his　prey。　Now；　had　it　been　you　yourself　who　carried　him　off；　or　one　of　your　emissaries；　or　indeed　any　one　short　of　a　runaway　from　ourselves；　be　sure　that　I　should　have　acted　far　otherwise。　Be　assured　that　if　you　put　me　to　death　at　this　time　you　are　sacrificing　a　good；　honest　man　for　the　sake　of　a　coward　and　a　scamp。〃

When　he　had　listened　to　these　remarks；　Cleander　replied　that　if　such　had　been　the　conduct　of　Dexippus；　he　could　not　congratulate　him。　〃But　still；〃　he　added；　turning　to　the　generals；　〃were　Dexippus　ever　so　great　a　scamp　he　ought　not　to　suffer　violence；　but　in　the　language　of　your　own　demand　he　was　entitled　to　a　fair　trial；　and　so　to　obtain　his　deserts。　What　I　have　to　say　at　present　therefore　is：　leave　your　friend　here　and　go　your　way；　and　when　I　give　the　order　be　present　at　the　trial。　I　have　no　further　charge　against　the　army　or　any　one；　since　the　prisoner　himself　admits　that　he　rescued　the　man。〃　Then　the　man　who　had　been　rescued　said：　〃In　behalf　of　myself；　Cleander；　if　possibly　you　think　that　I　was　being　taken　up　for　some　misdeed；　it　is　not　so；　I　neither　struck　nor　shot；　I　merely　said；　'The　sheep　are　public　property；'　for　it　was　a　resolution　of　the　soldiers　that　whenever　the　army　went　out　as　a　body　any　booty　privately　obtained　was　to　be　public　property。　That　was　all　I　said；　and　thereupon　yonder　fellow　seized　me　　　　28　and　began　dragging　me　off。　He　wanted　to　stop　our　mouths；　so　that　he　might　have　a　share　of　the　things　himself；　and　keep　the　rest　for　these　buccaneers；　contrary　to　the　ordinance。〃　In　answer　to　that　Cleander　said：　〃Very　well；　if　that　is　your　disposition　you　can　stay　behind　too；　and　we　will　take　your　case　into　consideration　also。〃

Thereupon　Cleander　and　his　party　proceeded　to　breakfast；　but　Xenophon　collected　the　army　in　assembly；　and　advised　their　sending　a　deputation　to　Cleander　to　intercede　in　behalf　of　the　men。　Accordingly　it　was　resolved　to　send　some　generals　and　officers　with　Dracontius　the　Spartan；　and　of　the　rest　those　who　seemed　best　fitted　to　go。　The　deputation　was　to　request　Cleander　by　all　means　to　release　the　two　men。　Accordingly　Xenophon　came　and　addressed　him　thus：　〃Cleander；　you　have　the　men；　the　army　has　bowed　to　you　and　assented　to　do　what　you　wished　with　respect　to　these　two　members　of　their　body　and　themselves　in　general。　But　now　they　beg　and　pra