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KALFE. 148 persed, so that the Greeks returned to their camp at Kalpe in the evening, both safe and masters of the country. 1 At Kalpe they remained some time, awaiting the arrival of Kle- ander from Byzantium, who was said to be about to bring vessels for their transport. They were now abundantly provided with sup- plies, not merely from the undisturbed plunder of the neighboring villages, but also from the visits of traders who came with cargoes. Indeed the impression that they were preparing, at the instance of Xenophon, to found a new city at Kalpe became so strong, that several of the neighboring native villages sent envoys to ask on what terms alliance would be granted to them. At length Kle- ander came, but with two triremes only. 2 Kleander was the Lacedaemonian harmost or governor of By- zantium. His appearance opens to us a new phase in the eventful history of this gallant army, as well as an insight into the state of the Grecian world under the Lacedaemonian empire. He came attended by Dexippus, who had served in the Cyreian army until their arrival at Trapezus, and who had there been entrusted with an armed vessel for the purpose of detaining transports to convey the troops home, but had abused the confidence reposed in him. by running away with the ship to Byzantium. It so happened that at the moment when Kleander arrived, the whole army was out on a marauding excursion. Orders had been already promulgated, that whatever was captured by every one when the whole army was out, should be brought in and dealt with as public property ; though on days when the army was collec- tively at rest, any soldier might go out individually and take to himself whatever he could pillage. On the day when Kkander arrived, and found the whole army out, some soldiers we> e just coming back with a lot of sheep which they had seized. By right, the sheep ought to have been handed into the public store. But these soldiers, desirous to appropriate them wrongfully, addressed themselves to Dexippus, and promised him a portion if he would enable them to retain the rest. Accordingly the latter interfered, drove away those who claimed the sheep as public property, and denounced ib em as thieves to Kleander ; who desired him to bring them before him. Dexippus arrested one of them, a soldier be- 1 Xen Anab. vi, 5 Xen. Ar.ab. vi. 6. 1 -5