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Title: A smaller history of Greece, from the earliest times to the Roman conquest
Year: 1864 (1860s)
Authors: Smith, William, 1813-1893
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Publisher: London, Walton and Maberly
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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e than half of theLacedaemonian fleet. Agesilaus. fearing the impression which suchsad news might produce upon his men, gave out that the Lace-demonian fleet had gained a victory ; and, having offered sacrificeas if for a victory, he ordered an advance. Agesilaus soon came up with the confederate army, which hadprepared to oppose him in the plain of Coronea. The Thebanssucceeded in driving in the Orchomenians, who formed the leftwing of the army of Agesilaus, and penetrated as far as the baggagein the rear. But on the remainder of the line Agesilaus was vic-torious, and the Thebans now saw themselves cut off from theircompanions, who had retreated and taken up a position on MountHelicon. Facing about and forming in deep and compact order,the Thebans sought to rejoin the main body, but they were opposedby Agesilaus and his troops. The shock of the conflicting masseswhich ensued was one of the most terrible recorded in the annalsof Grecian warfare. The shields of the foremost ranks were
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B.C. 394. BATTLE OF CORONEA. 157 shattered, and their spears broken, so that daggers became the onlyavailable arm. Agesilaus, who was in the front ranks, unequal byhis size and strength to sustain so furious an onset, was flung down,trodden on, and covered with wounds ; but the devoted courage ofthe 50 Spartans forming his body-guard rescued him from death.The Thebans finally forced their way through, but not withoutsevere loss. The victory of Agesilaus was not very decisive; butthe Thebans tacitly acknowledged their defeat by soliciting thecustomary truce for the burial of their dead. Agesilaus, on his arrival at Sparta, was received with the mostlively demonstrations of gratitude and esteem, and became hence-forward the sole director of Spartan policy. Thus in less than two months the Lacedaemonians had foughttwo battles on land, and one at sea; namely, those of Corinth,Coronea, and Cnidus. But, though they had been victorious in theland engagements, they were so little decisive as

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