Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ... the castell, beinge ayded by Timoxenus, with the Achaians that came from Sicyone. Cleomenes receivinge advertisement hereof, about the seconde watche of the night, sent for Megistonus in haste, and commaunded him in anger speedilie to go and ayde their men that were in the citie of Argos. For it was Megistonus him selfe that promised Cleomenes the fidelitie of the Argives, and that kept him from drivinge them out of the citie, which he suspected. So sendinge him awaye foorthwith with two thowsande men, he attended Antigonus, and comforted the Corinthians the best he coulde: advertisinge them that it was but a litle mutinie of a fewe, that chaunced in the citie of Argos. Megistonus beinge come to Argos, and slayne in battel!, fightinge for the Lacedaemonians in garrison there (who beinge in greate distresse, scant able to keepe the castell against the enemies) sent sundrie messengers unto Cleomenes, to praye him to sende them immediate ayde. Cleomenes then beinge aft'rayed that the enemies havinge taken Argos, woulde stoppe his way to AGIS AND returne backe into his contrie, who havinge oportunitie CLEOMENES safelie to spoyle Laconia, and also to besiege the citie selfe of Sparta, that had but a fewe men to defende it: he departed with his armie from Corinthe. Immediatly after came An-Cleomenes tigonus, and tooke it from him, and put a stronge garrison lst the citie into it. When Cleomenes came before the citie of Argos, of Corinthe. he scaled the walles, and breakinge the vawtes and arches of the place called Aspis, entred into the citie, and joyned with his garrison there, which yet resisted the Achaians: and takinge other partes of the same also, assaulted the walles, and cleared the streetes in suche sorte, that not an enemie durst be...
