The histories of Herodotus;

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same attention as you have always done, and marry another
besides her, who may bear you children." When they spoke to
this effect, Anaxandrides consented; and afterward having
two wives, he inhabited two houses, doing what was not at
all in accordance with Spartan usages. When no long time
had elapsed, the wife last married bore this Cleomenes, and
presented to the Spartans an heir apparent to the throne
and the former wife, who had before been barren, by some
strange fortune then proved to be with child ; and though
she was really so, yet the relations of the second wife having
heard of it raised a disturbance, saying that she boasted vainly,
purposing to bring forward a supposititious child. As they
made a great noise, when the time approached, the Ephori
from distrust sat around, and watched the woman in her
labour. She, however, when she had borne Dorieus, shortly
afterward had Leonidas, and after him, in due course, Cleombrotus
; though some say that Cleombrotus and Leonidas
were twins. But she who bore Cleomenes, and who was the
second wife, and daughter to Prinetades, son of Demarmenus,
never bore a second time.
Cleomenes, as it is said, was not of sound mind, but almost
mad ; whereas Dorieus was the first of the young men of his
age, and was fully convinced that by his virtues he should
obtain the sovereignty. So that, being of this persuasion,
when Anaxandrides died, and the Lacedaemonians, following
the usual custom, appointed the eldest, Cleomenes, to be king,
Dorieus, being very indignant, and disdaining to be reigned
over by Cleomenes, demanded a draught of men from the
Spartans, and led them out to found a colony, without having
consulted the oracle at Delphi to what land he should go
and settle, nor doing any of those things that are usual on
such occasions. But as he was very much grieved, he directed
his ships to Libya, and some Therseans piloted him. Having
arrived at Cinyps, he settled near the river, in the most beautiful
spot of the Libyans. But in the third year, being driven
out from thence by the Macse, Libyans, and Carthaginians,
he returned to Peloponnesus. There Antichares, a citizen
of Eleon, from the oracles delivered to Laius, advised him to
found Heraclea in Sicily, affirming that all the country of
Eryx belonged to the Heraclidse, Hercules himself having
possessed himself of it. He, hearing this, went to Delphi to
inquire of the oracle whether he should take the country to
which he was preparing to go. The Pythian answered that he
should take it. Dorieus, therefore, taking with him the force
which he had led to Libya, sailed along the coast of Italy. At
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