Isocrates, To Philip, George Norlin (Translator), 63

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[63] that, although he possessed no resource whatever save his body and his wits, he was yet confident that he could conquer the Lacedaemonians, albeit they were the first power in Hellas on both land and sea; and, sending word to the generals of the Persian king, he promised that he would do this. What need is there to tell more of the story? For he collected a naval force off Rhodes , won a victory over the Lacedaemonians in a sea-fight,¹ deposed them from their sovereignty, and set the Hellenes free.²

To Philip. Isocrates. George Norlin (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1928.

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To Philip (English) (Isocrates, Vol. 1. Norlin, George, translator. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd., 1928 (printing).)

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Φίλιππος Perseus (Isocrates, Vol. 1. Norlin, George, editor. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd., 1928 (printing).) — 63 focus

[63] ὥστʼ ἀφορμήν οὐδεμίαν ἄλλην ἔχων πλὴν τὸ σῶμα καὶ τὴν διάνοιαν ἤλπισε Λακεδαιμονίους καταπολεμήσειν ἄρχοντας τῶν Ἑλλήνων καὶ κατὰ γῆν καὶ κατὰ θάλατταν, καὶ ταῦτα πέμπων ὡς τοὺς βασιλέως στρατηγοὺς ὑπισχνεῖτο ποιήσειν. καὶ τί δεῖ τὰ πλείω λέγειν; συστάντος γὰρ αὐτῷ ναυτικοῦ περὶ Ῥόδον καὶ νικήσας τῇ ναυμαχίᾳ Λακεδαιμονίους μὲν ἐξέβαλεν ἐκ τῆς ἀρχῆς,

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To Philip

1. Battle of Cnidus , 394 B.C. There is a dramatic significance in the fact that Conon fought in the battle of Aegospotami which gave Sparta the supremacy and in the battle of Cnidus which took it from her.

2. From Spartan rule.

Isocrates To Philip 63

George Norlin (Translator)

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