defeated them, since he had concentrated his own forces, and had separated those of his adversaries.[1]
When Agesilaus, the Spartan, was waging-war against Tissaphernes, he pretended to make for Caria, as though likely to fight more advantageously in mountainous districts against an enemy strong in cavalry. When he had advertised this purpose, and had thus drawn Tissaphernes off to Caria, he himself invaded Lydia, where the capital of the enemy's kingdom was situated, and having crushed those in command at that place, he obtained possession of the king's treasure.[2]
IX. On Quelling a Mutiny of Soldiers
When the consul, Aulus Manlius, had learned that the soldiers had formed a plot in their winter-quarters in Campania to murder their hosts and seize their property, he disseminated the report that they would winter next season in the same place. Having thus postponed the plans of the conspirators, he rescued Campania from peril, and, so soon as occasion offered, inflicted punishment on the guilty.[3]
When on one occasion legions of Roman soldiers had broken out in a dangerous mutiny, Lucius Sulla shrewdly restored sanity to the frenzied troops; for he ordered a sudden announcement to be made that the enemy were at hand, bidding a shout to be raised by those summoning the men to arms, and the trumpets to be sounded. Thus the mutiny was broken up by the union of all forces against the foe.
When the senate of Milan had been massacred by Pompey's troops, Pompey, fearing that he might
- ↑ 396 B.C. Cf. Polyaen. v. ii. 9.
- ↑ 395 B.C. Cf. Xen. Hell. iii. iv. 20; Plut. Ages. 9-10; Nep. Ages. 3.
- ↑ Livy vii. 38-39 attributes this stratagem to C. Marcius Rutilius, consul in 342 B.C.
