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 l88 SPEECH OF THE MYTILENAEANS [ill thirty ships to Peloponnesus ; they were placed under AsoptHs ivitii thirty the Command of Asopius, the son Athenian ships ravages of phormio ; for the Acarnanians iheLacoman coast, and, i j j •,. , dismissing eighteen, "^^ desired them to send out a son or sails ioOeniadae, which relation of Phormio to be their leader. he is unable to capture, jhe ships in passing ravaged the coast of Laconia, and then Asopius sent most of them home, but kept twelve, with which he sailed to Naupactus. Next he made a general levy of the Acarnanians and led his forces against Oeniadae, his ships sailing up the river Achelous, while his army ravaged the country by land. As the in- habitants refused to yield, he disbanded his land-forces, but himself sailed to Leucas and made a descent upon He is killed in a de- Nericus, where he and part of his army scent upon Leucas. [^ returning to their ships were slain by the inhabitants, assisted by a few Peloponnesian guards. The Athenians then put to sea, and received their dead from the Leucadians under a flag of truce. 8 The envoys whom the Mytilenaeans had sent out in The Mytilenaean en- ^^^^^ ArSt VCSSel Were told by the La- voys meet the allies in cedacmoniaus to come to the Olympic council at oiympia. festival, in Order that the allies, as well as themselves, might hear them and determine what should be done. So they went to Olympia, The Olympiad was that in which the Rhodian Dorieus won his second victory. When the festival was over, the allies met in council, and the ambassadors spoke as follows : — 9 ' We know, Lacedaemonians and allies, that all Hel- _,, lenes entertain a fixed sentiment against Ihere is a naiu)v.l ...» feeling against those thosc who in time of War revolt and ivho desert their friends, desert an old alliance. Their new but the friendship must ^^nigg ^^^e delighted with them in as far be real and equal. /- 7 t • • i, i i as they profit by their aid ; but they do not respect them, for they deem them traitors to their former friends. And this opinion is reasonable enough ; but only when the rebels, and those from whom they sever