r　the　while　his　bugler　wound　his　horn；　which　music　added　terror　to　the　foe。　Arrived　at　length；　he　greeted　them　with　outstretched　hand；　exclaiming；　〃I　thought　to　find　you　all　dead　men。〃
  ＇3＇　If　this　is　the　same　man　as　Hieronymus　of　Elis；　who　has　been　　　　　mentioned　two　or　three　times　already；　possibly　the　word　｛Euodea｝　　　　　points　to　some　town　or　district　of　Elis；　or　perhaps　the　text　is　　　　　corrupt。
  After　that；　Xenophon　begged　him　to　hand　over　the　hostages　to　himself；　and　if　so　disposed；　to　join　him　on　an　expedition　to　the　hills；　or　if　not；　to　let　him　go　alone。　Accordingly　the　next　day　Seuthes　delivered　up　the　hostages。　They　were　men　already　advanced　in　years；　but　the　pick　of　the　mountaineers；　as　they　themselves　gave　out。　Not　merely　did　Seuthes　do　this；　but　he　came　himself；　with　his　force　at　his　back　（and　by　this　time　he　had　treble　his　former　force；　for　many　of　the　Odrysians；　hearing　of　his　proceedings；　came　down　to　join　in　the　campaign）；　and　the　Thynians；　espying　from　the　mountains　the　vast　array　of　heavy　infantry　and　light　infantry　and　cavalry；　rank　upon　rank；　came　down　and　supplicated　him　to　make　terms。　〃They　were　ready；〃　they　professed；　〃to　do　all　that　he　demanded；　let　him　take　pledges　of　their　good　faith。〃　So　Seuthes　summoned　Xenophon　and　explained　their　proposals；　adding　that　he　should　make　no　terms　with　them；　if　Xenophon　wished　to　punish　them　for　their　night　attack。　The　latter　replied：　〃For　my　part；　I　should　think　their　punishment　is　great　enough　already；　if　they　are　to　be　slaves　instead　of　free　men；　still；〃　he　added；　〃I　advise　you　for　the　future　to　take　as　hostages　those　who　are　most　capable　of　doing　mischief；　and　to　let　the　old　men　abide　in　peace　at　home。〃　So　to　a　man　they　gave　in　their　adhesion　in　that　quarter　of　the　country。
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  Crossing　over　in　the　direction　of　the　Thracians　above　Byzantium；　they　　　1　reached　the　Delta；　as　it　is　called。　Here　they　were　no　longer　in　the　territory　of　the　Maesades；　but　in　the　country　of　Teres　the　Odrysian　＇an　ancient　worthy＇1＇＇。　Here　Heracleides　met　them　with　the　proceeds　of　the　spoil；　and　Seuthes　picked　out　three　pairs　of　mules　（there　were　only　three；　the　other　teams　being　oxen）；　then　he　summoned　Xenophon　and　bade　him　take　them；　and　divide　the　rest　between　the　generals　and　officers；　to　which　Xenophon　replied　that　for　himself；　he　was　content　to　receive　his　share　another　time；　but　added：　〃Make　a　present　of　these　to　my　friends　here；　the　generals　who　have　served　with　me；　and　to　the　officers。〃　So　of　the　pairs　of　mules　Timasion　the　Dardanian　received　one；　Cleanor　the　Orchomenian　one；　and　Phryniscus　the　Achaean　one。　The　teams　of　oxen　were　divided　among　the　officers。　Then　Seuthes　proceeded　to　remit　pay　due　for　the　month　already　passed；　but　all　he　could　give　was　the　equivalent　of　twenty　days。　Heracleides　insisted　that　this　was　all　he　had　got　by　his　trafficking。　Whereupon　Xenophon　with　some　warmth　exclaimed：　〃Upon　my　word；　Heracleides；　I　do　not　think　you　care　for　Seuthes'　interest　as　you　should。　If　you　did；　you　have　been　at　pains　to　bring　back　the　full　amount　of　the　pay；　even　if　you　had　had　to　raise　a　loan　to　do　so；　and；　if　by　no　other　means；　by　selling　the　coat　off　your　own　back。〃
  ＇1＇　See　above　re　previous　Teres。　The　words　〃an　ancient　worthy〃　may　　　　　possibly　be　an　editor's　or　commentator's　note。
  What　he　said　annoyed　Heracleides；　who　was　afraid　of　being　ousted　from　the　friendship　of　Seuthes；　and　from　that　day　forward　he　did　his　best　to　calumniate　Xenophon　before　Seuthes。　The　soldiers；　on　their　side；　laid　the　blame　of　course　on　Xenophon：　〃Where　was　their　pay？〃　and　Seuthes　was　vexed　with　him　for　persistently　demanding　it　for　them。　Up　to　this　date　he　had　frequently　referred　to　what　he　would　do　when　he　got　to　the　seaboard　again；　how　he　intended　to　hand　over　to　him　Bisanthe；　Ganos；　and　Neontichos＇2＇。　But　from　this　time　forward　he　never　mentioned　one　of　them　again。　The　slanderous　tongue　of　Heracleides　had　whispered　him：it　was　not　safe　to　hand　over　fortified　　8　towns　to　a　man　with　a　force　at　his　back。
  ＇2＇　For　Bisanthe　see　above。　Ganos；　a　little　lower　down　the　coast；　with　　　　　Neontichos　once　belonged　to　Alcibiades；　if　we　may　believe　　　　　Cornelius　Nepos；　〃Alc。〃　vii。　4；　and　Plutarch；　〃Alc。〃　c。　36。　See　　　　　above。
  Consequently　Xenophon　fell　to　considering　what　he　ought　to　do　as　regards　marching　any　further　up　the　country；　and　Heracleides　introduced　the　other　generals　to　Seuthes；　urging　them　to　say　that　they　were　quite　as　well　able　to　lead　the　army　as　Xenophon；　and　promising　them　that　within　a　day　or　two　they　should　have　full　pay　for　two　months；　and　he　again　implored　them　to　continue　the　campaign　with　Seuthes。　To　which　Timasion　replied　that　for　his　part　he　would　continue　no　campaign　without　Xenophon；　not　even　if　they　were　to　give　him　pay　for　five　months；　and　what　Timasion　said；　Phryniscus　and　Cleanor　repeated；　the　views　of　all　three　coincided。
  Seuthes　fell　to　upbraiding　Heracleides　in　round　terms。　〃Why　had　he　not　invited　Xenophon　with　the　others？〃　and　presently　they　invited　him；　but　by　himself　alone。　He；　perceiving　the　knavery　of　Heracleides；　and　that　his　object　was　to　calumniate　him　with　the　other　generals；　presented　himself；　but　at　the　same　time　he　took　care　to　bring　all　the　generals　and　the　officers。　After　their　joint　consent　had　been　secured；　they　continued　the　campaign。　Keeping　the　Pontus　on　their　right；　they　passed　through　the　millet…eating＇3＇　Thracians；　as　they　are　called；　and　reached　Salmydessus。　This　is　a　point　at　which　many　trading　vessels　bound　for　the　Black　Sea　run　aground　and　are　wrecked；　owing　to　a　sort　of　marshy　ledge　or　sandbank　which　runs　out　for　a　considerable　distance　into　the　sea＇4＇。　The　Thracians；　who　dwell　in　these　parts；　have　set　up　pillars　as　boundary　marks；　and　each　set　of　them　has　the　pillage　of　its　own　flotsom　and　jetsom；　for　in　old　days；　before　they　set　up　these　landmarks；　the　wreckers；　it　is　said；　used　freely　to　fall　foul　of　and　slay　one　another。　Here　was　a　rich　treasure　trove；　of　beds　and　boxes　　　　　14　numberless；　with　a　mass　of　written　books；　and　all　the　various　things　which　mariners　carry　in　their　wooden　chests。　Having　reduced　this　district；　they　turned　round　and　went　back　again。　By　this　time　the　army　of　Seuthes　had　grown　to　be　considerably　larger　than　the　Hellenic　army；　for　on　the　one　hand；　the　Odrysians　flocked　down　in　still　larger　numbers；　and　on　the　other；　the　tribes　which　gave　in　their　adhesion　from　time　to　time　were　amalgamated　with　his　armament。　They　got　into　quarters　on　the　flat　country　above　Selybria　at　about　three　miles＇5＇　distance　from　the　sea。　As　to　pay；　not　a　penny　was　as　yet　forthcoming；　and　the　soldiers　were　cruelly　disaffected　to　Xenophon；　whilst　Seuthes；　on　his　side；　was　no　longer　so　friendlily　disposed。　If　Xenophon　ever　wished　to　come　face　to　face　with　him；　want　of　leisure　or　some　other　difficulty　always　seemed　to　present　itself。
  ＇3＇　Or；　〃the　Melinophagi。〃
  ＇4＇　See；　for　a　description　of　this　savage　coast；　Aesch。　〃Prom。〃　vinc。　　　　　726；　etc。
  〃｛trakheia　pontou　Salmudesia　gnathos　ekhthroxenos　nautaisi；　metruia　neon。｝〃
  〃The　rugged　Salmudesian　jaw　of　the　Black　Sea；　Inhospitable　to　sailors；　stepmother　of　ships。〃
  But　the　poet　is　at　fault　in　his　geography；　since　he　connects　〃the　Salmydesian　jaw〃　with　the　Thermodon。
  ＇5＇　Lit。　〃thirty　stades。〃　Selybria　is　about　fourty…four　miles　from　　　　　Byzantium；　two…thirds　of　the　way　to　Perinthus。
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  At　this　date；　when　nearly　two　months　had　already　passed；　an　embassy　　　　　1　arrived。　These　were　two　agents　from　ThibronCharminus；　a　Lacedaemonian；　and　Polynicus。　They　were　sent　to　say　that　the　Lacedaemonians　had　resolved　to　open　a　campaign　against　Tissaphernes；　and　that　Thibron；　who　had　set　sail　to　conduct　the　war；　was　anxious　to　avail　himself　of　the　troops。　He　could　guarantee　that　each　soldier　should　receive　a　daric　a　month　as　pay；　the　officers　double　pay；　and　the　generals　quadruple。　The　Lacedaemonian　emissaries　had　no　sooner　arrived　than　Heracleides；　having　learnt　that　they　had　come　in　search　of　the　Hellenic　troops；　goes　off　himself　to　Seuthes　and　says：　〃The　best　thing　that　could　have　happened；　the　Lacedaemonians　want　these　troops　and　you　have　done　with　them；　so　that　if　you　hand　over　the　troops　to　them；　you　will　do　the　Lacedaemonians　a　good　turn　and　will　cease　to　be　bothered　for　pay　any　more。　The　country　will　be　quit　of　them　once　and　for　ever。〃
  On　hearing　this　Seuthes　bade　him　introduce　the　emissaries。　As　soon　as　they　had　stated　that　the　object　of　their　coming　was　to　treat　for　the　Hellenic　troops；　he　replied　that　he　would　willingly　give　them　up；　that　his　one　desire　was　to　be　the　friend　and　ally　of　Lacedaemon。　So　he　invited　them　to　partake　of　hospitality；　and　entertained　them　　　　　　　　　　　　3　magnificently；　but　he　did　not　invite　Xenophon；　nor　indeed　any　of　the　other　generals。　Presently　the　Lacedaemonians　asked：　〃What　sort　of　man　is　Xenophon？〃　and　Seuthes　answered：　〃Not　a　bad　fellow　in　most　respects；　but　he　is　too　much　the　soldiers'　friend；　and　that　is　why　it　goes　ill　with　him。〃　They　asked：　〃Does　he　play　the　popular　leader？〃　and　Heracleides　answered：　〃Exactly　so。〃　〃Well　then；〃　said　they；　〃he　will　oppose　our　taking　away　the　troops；　will　he　not？〃　〃To　be　sure　he　will；〃　said　Heracleides；　〃but　you　have　only　to　call　a　meeting　of　the　whole　body；　and　promise　them　pay；　and　little　further　heed　will　they　pay　to　h