another　army；　came　and　restored　the　Phocians。　And　the
  Lacedaemonians；　having　engraven　the　record　of　their　privilege　of
  consulting　the　oracle　before　others；　which　the　Delphians　gave　them；
  upon　the　forehead　of　the　brazen　wolf　which　stands　there；　he；　also；
  having　received　from　the　Phocians　the　like　privilege　for　the
  Athenians；　had　it　cut　upon　the　same　wolf　of　brass　on　his　right　side。
  That　he　did　well　and　wisely　in　thus　restraining　the　exertions　of　the
  Athenians　within　the　compass　of　Greece；　the　events　themselves　that
  happened　afterward　bore　sufficient　witness。　For；　in　the　first　place；
  the　Euboeans　revolted；　against　whom　he　passed　over　with　forces；　and
  then；　immediately　after；　news　came　that　the　Megarians　were　turned
  their　enemies；　and　a　hostile　army　was　upon　the　borders　of　Attica；
  under　the　conduct　of　Plistoanax；　King　of　the　Lacedaemonians。　Wherefore
  Pericles　came　with　his　army　back　again　in　all　haste　out　of　Euboea；
  to　meet　the　war　which　threatened　at　home；　and　did　not　venture　to
  engage　a　numerous　and　brave　army　eager　for　battle；　but　perceiving　that
  Plistoanax　was　a　very　young　man；　and　governed　himself　mostly　by　the
  counsel　and　advice　of　Cleandrides；　whom　the　ephors　had　sent　with
  him；　by　reason　of　his　youth；　to　be　a　kind　of　guardian　and　assistant　to
  him；　he　privately　made　trial　of　this　man's　integrity；　and；　in　a
  short　time；　having　corrupted　him　with　money；　prevailed　with　him　to
  withdraw　the　Peloponnesians　out　of　Attica。　When　the　army　had　retired
  and　dispersed　into　their　several　states；　the　Lacedaemonians　in　anger
  fined　their　king　in　so　large　a　sum　of　money；　that；　unable　to　pay　it；
  he　quitted　Lacedaemon；　while　Cleandrides　fled；　and　had　sentence　of
  death　passed　upon　him　in　his　absence。　This　was　the　father　of　Gylippus；
  who　overpowered　the　Athenians　in　Sicily。　And　it　seems　that　this
  covetousness　was　an　hereditary　disease　transmitted　from　father　to　son；
  for　Gylippus　also　afterwards　was　caught　in　foul　practices；　and
  expelled　from　Sparta　for　it。　But　this　we　have　told　at　large　in　the
  account　of　Lysander。
  When　Pericles；　in　giving　up　his　accounts　of　this　expedition；
  stated　a　disbursement　of　ten　talents；　as　laid　out　upon　fit　occasion；
  the　people；　without　any　question；　nor　troubling　themselves　to
  investigate　the　mystery；　freely　allowed　of　it。　And　some　historians；　in
  which　number　is　Theophrastus　the　philosopher；　have　given　it　as　a　truth
  that　Pericles　every　year　used　to　send　privately　the　sum　of　ten　talents
  to　Sparta；　with　which　he　complimented　those　in　office；　to　keep　off　the
  war；　not　to　purchase　peace　neither；　but　time；　that　he　might　prepare　at
  leisure；　and　be　the　better　able　to　carry　on　war　hereafter。
  Immediately　after　this；　turning　his　forces　against　the　revolters；
  and　passing　over　into　the　island　of　Euboea　with　fifty　sail　of　ships
  and　five　thousand　men　in　arms；　he　reduced　their　cities；　and　drove
  out　the　citizens　of　the　Chalcidians；　called　Hippobotae；　horse…feeders；
  the　chief　persons　for　wealth　and　reputation　among　them；　and　removing
  all　the　Histiaeans　out　of　the　country；　brought　in　a　plantation　of
  Athenians　in　their　room；　making　them　his　one　example　of　severity；
  because　they　had　captured　an　Attic　ship　and　killed　all　on　board。
  After　this；　having　made　a　truce　between　the　Athenians　and
  Lacedaemonians　for　thirty　years；　he　ordered；　by　public　decree；　the
  expedition　against　the　isle　of　Samos；　on　the　ground；　that；　when　they
  were　bid　to　leave　off　their　war　with　the　Milesians　they　had　not
  complied。　And　as　these　measures　against　the　Samians　are　thought　to
  have　been　taken　to　please　Aspasia；　this　may　be　a　fit　point　for　inquiry
  about　the　woman；　what　art　or　charming　faculty　she　had　that　enabled　her
  to　captivate；　as　she　did；　the　greatest　statesmen；　and　to　give　the
  philosophers　occasion　to　speak　so　much　about　her；　and　that；　too；　not
  to　her　disparagement。　That　she　was　a　Milesian　by　birth；　the　daughter
  of　Axiochus；　is　a　thing　acknowledged。　And　they　say　it　was　in　emulation
  of　Thargelia；　a　courtesan　of　the　old　Ionian　times；　that　she　made　her
  addresses　to　men　of　great　power。　Thargelia　was　a　great　beauty；
  extremely　charming；　and　at　the　same　time　sagacious；　she　had　numerous
  suitors　among　the　Greeks；　and　brought　all　who　had　to　do　with　her
  over　to　the　Persian　interest；　and　by　their　means；　being　men　of　the
  greatest　power　and　station；　sowed　the　seeds　of　the　Median　faction　up
  and　down　in　several　cities。　Aspasia；　some　say；　was　courted　and
  caressed　by　Pericles　upon　account　of　her　knowledge　and　skill　in
  politics。　Socrates　himself　would　sometimes　go　to　visit　her；　and　some
  of　his　acquaintance　with　him；　and　those　who　frequented　her　company
  would　carry　their　wives　with　them　to　listen　to　her。　Her　occupation　was
  anything　but　creditable；　her　house　being　a　home　for　young
  courtesans。　Aeschines　tells　us；　also；　that　Lysicles；　a　sheep…dealer；　a
  man　of　low　birth　and　character；　by　keeping　Aspasia　company　after
  Pericles's　death；　came　to　be　a　chief　man　in　Athens。　And　in　Plato's
  Menexenus；　though　we　do　not　take　the　introduction　as　quite　serious；
  still　thus　much　seems　to　be　historical；　that　she　had　the　repute　of
  being　resorted　to　by　many　of　the　Athenians　for　instruction　in　the
  art　of　speaking。　Pericles's　inclination　for　her　seems；　however；　to
  have　rather　proceeded　from　the　passion　of　love。　He　had　a　wife　that　was
  near　of　kin　to　him；　who　had　been　married　first　to　Hipponicus；　by
  whom　she　had　Callias；　surnamed　the　Rich；　and　also　she　brought
  Pericles；　while　she　lived　with　him；　two　sons；　Xanthippus　and
  Paralus。　Afterwards；　when　they　did　not　well　agree；　nor　like　to　live
  together；　he　parted　with　her；　with　her　own　consent；　to　another　man；
  and　himself　took　Aspasia；　and　loved　her　with　wonderful　affection；
  every　day；　both　as　he　went　out　and　as　he　came　in　from　the
  market…place；　he　saluted　and　kissed　her。
  In　the　comedies　she　goes　by　the　nicknames　of　the　new　Omphale　and
  Deianira；　and　again　is　styled　Juno。　Cratinus；　in　downright　terms；
  calls　her　a　harlot。
  〃To　find　him　a　Juno　the　goddess　of　lust
  Bore　that　harlot　past　shame；
  Aspasia　by　name。〃
  It　should　seem　also　that　he　had　a　son　by　her；　Eupolis；　in　his　Demi；
  introduced　Pericles　asking　after　his　safety；　and　Myronides　replying…
  〃My　son？〃　〃He　lives：　a　man　he　had　been　long；
  But　that　the　harlot…mother　did　him　wrong。〃
  Aspasia；　they　say；　became　so　celebrated　and　renowned；　that　Cyrus；　also
  who　made　war　against　Artaxerxes　for　the　Persian　monarchy；　gave　her
  whom　he　loved　the　best　of　all　his　concubines　the　name　of　Aspasia；
  who　before　that　was　called　Milto。　She　was　a　Phocaean　by　birth；　the
  daughter　of　one　Hermotimus；　and；　when　Cyrus　fell　in　battle；　was
  carried　to　the　king；　and　had　great　influence　at　court。　These　things
  coming　into　my　memory　as　I　am　writing　this　story；　it　would　be
  unnatural　for　me　to　omit　them。
  Pericles；　however；　was　particularly　charged　with　having　proposed
  to　the　assembly　the　war　against　the　Samians；　from　favour　to　the
  Milesians；　upon　the　entreaty　of　Aspasia。　For　the　two　states　were　at
  war　for　the　possession　of　Priene；　and　the　Samians；　getting　the　better；
  refused　to　lay　down　their　arms　and　to　have　the　controversy　betwixt
  them　decided　by　arbitration　before　the　Athenians。　Pericles；　therefore；
  fitting　out　a　fleet；　went　and　broke　up　the　oligarchical　government
  at　Samos；　and　taking　fifty　of　the　principal　men　of　the　town　as
  hostages；　and　as　many　of　their　children；　sent　them　to　the　isle　of
  Lemnos；　there　to　be　kept；　though　he　had　offers；　as　some　relate；　of　a
  talent　apiece　for　himself　from　each　one　of　the　hostages；　and　of　many
  other　presents　from　those　who　were　anxious　not　to　have　a　democracy。
  Moreover；　Pisuthnes　the　Persian；　one　of　the　king's　lieutenants；
  bearing　some　good…will　to　the　Samians；　sent　him　ten　thousand　pieces　of
  gold　to　excuse　the　city。　Pericles；　however；　would　receive　none　of
  all　this；　but　after　he　had　taken　that　course　with　the　Samians　which　he
  thought　fit；　and　set　up　a　democracy　among　them；　sailed　back　to　Athens。
  But　they；　however；　immediately　revolted；　Pisuthnes　having　privily
  got　away　their　hostages　for　them；　and　provided　them　with　means　for　the
  war。　Whereupon　Pericles　came　out　with　a　fleet　a　second　time　against
  them；　and　found　them　not　idle　nor　slinking　away；　but　manfully　resolved
  to　try　for　the　dominion　of　the　sea。　The　issue　was；　that　after　a
  sharp　sea…fight　about　the　island　called　Tragia；　Pericles　obtained　a
  decisive　victory；　having　with　forty…four　ships　routed　seventy　of　the
  enemy's；　twenty　of　which　were　carrying　soldiers。
  Together　with　his　victory　and　pursuit；　having　made　himself　master　of
  the　port；　he　laid　siege　to　the　Samians；　and　blocked　them　up；　who
  yet；　one　way　or　another；　still　ventured　to　make　sallies；　and　fight
  under　the　city　walls。　But　after　that　another　greater　fleet　from　Athens
  was　arrived；　and　that　the　Samians　were　now　shut　up　with　a　close
  leaguer　on　every　side；　Pericles；　taking　with　him　sixty　galleys；　sailed
  out　into　the　main　sea；　with　the　intention；　as　most　authors　give　the
  account；　to　meet　a　squadron　of　Phoenician　ships　that　were　coming　for
  the　Samians'　relief；　and　to　fight　them　at　as　great　distance　as　could
  be　from　the　island；　but；　as　Stesimbrotus　says；　with　a　design　of
  putting　over　to　Cyprus；　which　does　not　seem　t