The History of the Peloponnesian War

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The History of the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides
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CHAPTER CVIII.
Th« AthenWms and LacedmmoiiiBns oome to an eogagoDMnt at Tanagvm, In whleh the latter come off Yictorknu (S 1), after which the/ return home by th« way of Oeranoa and tbo Istfamos. The Athenians afterwards Invade and conquer Boeotia, and throw down the walls of Tanagra {|$ 2, 8); the ^g1net» surrender to the Athenians on conditions ({ 4\ after which the Athenians emise aronnd the Peloponneslan eoait, bum the dock of the Laoediemonians, take Chalds, and defeat the Sicyonians (S Si
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1. fiaxnS' According to Diod. this battle lasted two days, no de- cided advantage being gained by either party. It ia evident, however, that the frnit of victory was enjoyed by the Laoedssmonians, inasmnch as they returned unimpeded to their home. eV= in the vicinity of. The city of Tanagra was situated on a lofty and rugged eminence, on the north bank of the Asopus near the junction of the Thermodon (cf. Kiepert's Map of BceOtia), and was remarkable for the thrift and orderly character of its inhabitants.


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