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Lacedemonians) in the matter of Tegea," but this perhaps would bea form of address too personal to the envoy, who is usuallyaddressed in the second person, but only as representative ofthose who sent him. The conjectural reading {epitarrothon exeis},"thou shalt have him as a helper against Tegea," is tempting.[82] {agathoergon}.[83] This was to enable him the better to gain his ends at Tegea.[84] Cp. ch. 51, note.[85] See ch. 6.[86] {euzono andri}: cp. ch. 104 and ii. 34. The word {euzonos} isused of light-armed troops; Hesychius says, {euzonos, me ekhonphortion}.[87] {orgen ouk akros}: this is the reading of all the best MSS., andit is sufficiently supported by the parallel of v. 124, {psukhenouk akros}. Most Editors however have adopted the reading {orgenakros}, as equivalent to {akrakholos}, "quick-tempered."[88] It has been suggested by some that this clause is not genuine. Itshould not, however, be taken to refer to the battle which wasinterrupted by the eclipse, for (1) that did not occur in theperiod here spoken of; (2) the next clause is introduced by {de}(which can hardly here stand for {gar}); (3) when the eclipseoccurred the fighting ceased, therefore it was no more a{nuktomakhin} than any other battle which is interrupted bydarkness coming on.[89] See ch. 188. /Nabunita/ was his true name.[90] See ch. 107 ff.[91] Not "somewhere near the city of Sinope," for it must have been ata considerable distance and probably far inland. Sinope itself isat least fifty miles to the west of the Halys. I take it to meanthat Pteria was nearly due south of Sinope, i.e. that the nearestroad from Pteria to the sea led to Sinope. Pteria no doubt was thename of a region as well as of a city.[92] {anastatous epoiese}.[93] This is the son of the man mentioned in ch. 74.