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HIERAX PROCEEDS TO RHODES. 373 Athenians resented, aftor suffering considerable inconvenience by sending a force of ten triremes to block up -ZEgina from the sea, with a body of hoplites under Pamphilus to construct and occupy a permanent fort in the island. This squadron, however, was soon driven off (though Pamphilus still continued to occupy the fort) by Teleutias, who came to JEgina on hearing of the blockade ; having been engaged, with the fleet which he commanded at Rhodes, in an expedition among the Cyclades, for the purpose of levying contributions. He seems to have been now at the term of his year of command, and while he was at .ZEgina, his successor, Hierax, arrived from Sparta, on his way to Rhodes, to supersede him. The fleet was, accordingly, handed over to Hierax at JRg- na, while Teleutias went directly home to Sparta. So remarkable was his popularity among the seamen, that numbers of them ac- companied him down to the water-edge, testifying their regret and attachment by crowning him with wreaths, or pressing his hand Some, who came down too late, when he was already under weigh, cast their wreaths on the sea, uttering prayers for his health and happiness. 1 Hierax, while carrying back to Rhodes the remaining fleet whicl Teleutias had brought from that island, left his subordinate Gor- gopas as harmost at JEgina with twelve triremes ; a force which protected the island completely, and caused the fortified post occu- 1 Xen. Hellen. v, 1, 3. 'O <5e TeAevriae, fiaK.api.uTaT a (5/) unsirZsvaev ot- Ka6e, etc. This description of the scene at the departure of Teleutias (for whom, as well as for his brother Agcsilaus, Xenophon always manifests a marked sympathy) is extremely interesting. The reflection, too, with which Xen- ophon follows it up, deserves notice, "I know well that in these incidents I am not recounting any outlay of money, or danger incurred, or memorable stratagem. But by Zeus, it does seem to me worth a man's while to reflect, by what sort of conduct Teleutias created such dispositions in his soldiers. This is a true man's achievement, more precious than any outlay or any danger." What Xenophon here glances at in the case of Teleutias, is the scheme worked out in detail in the romance of the Cyropsedia ]b etfe/Wrwv up%eiv the exercising command in such manner as to have willing and obedient subjects) rand touched upon indirectly in various of his other compo* sitions, the Hiero, the GEconomicus, and portions of the Memorabilia The idtal of government, as it presented itself to Xenophon was the pate/ nal despotisn , or something like it.