[14] Herodotus Polyhymnia, 144.
[15] See the speech of Pericles at the end of the first book of Thucydides, and also the great speech in the second book.
[16] Thucyd., iv. 10.
[17] Speech of Phormio to his crews before the second battle in the Gulf.—Thucyd. ii. 89.
[18] Herod., Urania, 90.
[19] The Paralus was the name of one of the two sacred galleys, which the Athenians employed for the conveyance of despatches, and state missions; and which were always equipped and manned with the greatest care. It is not specified in Thucydides that the Paralus was one of Phormio's galleys; but from the brilliant exploits of his squadron in this and a subsequent battle, we may fairly suppose it to have been composed of the Elite of the Athenian navy.
Transcriber's note:
Archaic spelling and variations in spelling and hyphenation have been retained except in obvious cases of typographical error.
Anchors to footnotes 1 and 2 have been supplied by the transcriber.
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