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128 eOYKYAIAOY /S^YFrPA^'HS B.the separate events. It is to the Biaipea-is that Thuc. refers.«S ^Kacrra r^iyvtTo—neiit. plu. is used of the several events,just as Thuc. uses avra constantly of the details of thesubject he is dealing with. Kara 6. Kal xcifxtova—as Thuc.begins his account of each summer with the first event of thenew campaign, the summer in his history does not alwaysbegin exactly at the same time. Thus in 429, the account ofsummer begins with the Peloponnesian expedition againstPlataea, which took place aKfidi^ovros toD ffirov, i.e. 80 daysafter the opening of spring (ii. 71, 1 ; 79, 1 ; cf. c. 19, 1 and2, 1 ). In 428 the account of the summer only begins &fut. ry^pi aKfid^ovTi (ill. 1, 1). Pliormio's arrival at Piraeus did notoccur till spring had opened ; but, for the sake of convenience,that event is tacked on to the preceding winter (il. 103).But usually the opening of spring is reckoned with summer.Autumn also is counted with summer. Though Steup maintainsthat summer and winter are of equal length in Thuc,Poppo's view, that the summer consists of eight months(Elapliebolion to Pyanepsion) is probably correct. Thusthe winter is from Maemacterion to Anthesterion.2, 1. rdp—takes up dpxerai and introduces the narrative.So c. 49, t6 /j^v yap ft-oj takes up St^Xuktw. ^v^|Ji€ivav—theaor. of a single historical fact. 31. T. 56, 57 (sometimescalled 'complexive).' EvPoias AXwo-iv—Euboea revolted atthe same time as Megara, 445 B.C. See i. 114, 115. Theplace of the article is taken by the gen., as often. Cf. i. 1 5tdXpdvov irXridos. Comparing this phrase with c. 49, 4 /xeroTttOra \u}ri