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NOTES and ILLUSTRATIONS.
a Lycurgus, the Lacedæmonian Law-giver, brought into Greece, from Asia Minor, the first compleat Copy of Homer's Works.
b At Platæa was fought the decisive Battle between the Persian Army, and the united Militia of Greece under Pausanias and Aristides.
c Cimon the Athenian erected a Trophy in Cyprus for two great Victories gain'd on the same Day over the Persians by Sea and Land. Diodorus Siculus has preserv'd the Inscription which the Athenians affixed to the consecrated Spoils, after this great Success; in which it is very remarkable that the Greatness of the Occasion has rais'd the Manner of Expression above the usual Simplicity and Modesty of all other ancient Inscriptions. It is this:
Ἐξ ου γ Ευρωτην Ασίας δίχα πόντος ενειμε,
Και πολέας Θουπος Αρης επέχει,
Ουδέν πω τοιγτον επιχΘονίων γένετ ανδρων
εργον ον ηπειρω και κατα πόντον αμα.
Οιδε γαπ εω Κύπρω Μήδογς πολλογς ολεσαντες,
Φοινίκων εκατον ναυς ελον εν πελάγει,
ανδρων πληΘογσας. Μέγα δ εστενεν Ασις υπ αυτων,
Πληγεισ αμφοτέραις χερσι, κρατει πολόμογ.
The following Translation is almost literal:
Since first the Sea from Asia's hostile Coast
Divided Europe, and the God of War
