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 64 PAUSANIAS DEPOSED FROM HIS COMMAND [l Piraeus; inside there was no rubble or mortar, but the whole wall was made up of large stones hewn square, which were clamped on the outer face with iron and lead. The height was not more than half what he had originally intended ; he had hoped by the very dimensions of the wall to paralyse the designs of an enemy, and he thought that a handful of the least efficient citizens would suffice for its defence, while the rest might man the fleet. His mind was turned in this direction, as I conceive, from observing that the King's armament had met with fewer obstacles by sea than by land. The Piraeus appeared to him to be of more real consequence than the upper city. He was fond of telling the Athenians that if ever they were hard pressed on land they should go down to the Piraeus and fight the world at sea. ' ' Thus the Athenians built their walls and restored their city immediately after the retreat of the Persians. 94 Pausanias the son of Cleombrotus was now sent from Peloponnesus with twenty ships in Cyprus ana Byzan- '^ tth • c u- Hum taken. Tyranny command of the Hellenic forces ; thirty and unpopularity of Athenian ships and a number of the Pausa,uas. ^^jjj^^ ^^jj^^ ^^j^j^ ^^^^ -pj^^y ^^^^ ^^^^ an expedition against Cyprus, of which they subdued the greater part; and afterwards against Byzantium, which was in the hands of the Persians, and was taken while he was still in command. 95 He had already begun to be oppressive '% and the allies f^-^"^'" The allies transfer Were offended with him, especially the Ol. 75 4 or themselves to the Athc- lonians and others who had been re- 76, nians. cently emancipated from the King. So they had recourse to their kinsmen the Athenians and begged them to be their leaders, and to protect them against Pausanias, if he attempted to oppress them.'-' The Athenians took the matter up and prepared to interfere, being fully resolved to manage the confederacy in their
 * Cp. c. 130.