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still, if he should be forced to leave Miletos; and afterwards withthis for his starting point he would be able to return to Miletos.126. This was the counsel of Hecataios; but Aristagoras was mostinclined to go forth to Myrkinos. He therefore entrusted thegovernment of Miletos to Pythagoras, a man of repute among thecitizens, and he himself sailed away to Thrace, taking with him everyone who desired to go; and he took possession of the region for whichhe had set out. But starting from this to make war, he perished by thehands of the Thracians, that is both Aristagoras himself and his army,when he was encamped about a certain city and the Thracians desired togo out from it under a truce.----------NOTES TO BOOK V1. {ie paion} (or {paian}), as the burden of a song of triumph.2. {eggenetai}: many MSS. and some Editors read {en genetai}, "andthe race can never become united."3. iv. 93.3a. Or "from the time that he was born."4. {to astikton} is probably for {to me estikhthai}: but possibly themeaning may be, "those who are not so marked are of low birth."5. "the greatest prizes are assigned for single combat in proportion"(as it is more difficult).6. Or "Siriopaionians."7. The words "and about the Doberians and Agrianians and Odomantians"are marked by Stein as an interpolation, on the ground that thetwo tribes first mentioned are themselves Paionian; but Doberiansare distinguished from Paionians in vii. 113.8. {theres katarraktes}: the MSS. have {thures katapaktes} (which canhardly be right, since the Ionic form would be {katapektes}),meaning "fastened down." Stein suggests {thures katepaktes} (from{katepago}), which might mean "a door closed downwards," but theword is not found. (The Medicean MS. has {e} written over the last{a} of {katapaktes}.)9. {diapinontes}: or perhaps, "drinking against one another."