s each." See Percy Gardner, "Types of Greek
Coins," "Hist. Int." p. 8; Jowett, note to Thuc. III. lxx. 4, vol.
i. pp. 201, 202.

(20) Or, "new citizens, provincials, and Sciritae."

Phoebidas, when the remaining portion of his brother's forces was duly
mustered, put himself at their head and commenced his march. On reaching
Thebes the troops encamped outside the city, round the gymnasium.
Faction was rife within the city. The two polemarchs in office, Ismenias
and Leontiades, were diametrically opposed, (21) being the respective
heads of antagonistic political clubs. Hence it was that, while
Ismenias, ever inspired by hatred to the Lacedaemonians, would not come
anywhere near the Spartan general, Leontiades, on the other hand,
was assiduous in courting him; and when a sufficient intimacy was
established between them, he made a proposal as follows: "You have it
in your power," he said, addressing Phoebidas, "this very day to confer
supreme benefit on your country. Follow me with your hoplites, and I
will introduce you into the citadel. That done, you may rest assured
Thebes will be completely under the thumb of Lacedaemon and of us, your
friends. At present, as you see, there is a proclamation forbidding any
Theban to take service with you against Olynthus, but we will change all
that. You have only to act with us as we suggest, and we shall at once
be able to furnish you with large supplies of infantry and cavalry, so
that you will join your brother with a magnificent reinforcement, and
pending his proposed reduction of Olynthus, you will have accomplished
the reduction of a far larger state than that--to wit, this city of
Thebes."

(21) See Grote, "H. G." vol. x. p. 80: "We have little or no
information respecting the government of Thebes," etc. The "locus
classicus" seems to be Plut. "de Genio Socratis." See Freeman, op.
cit. ch. iv. S. 2, "Of the Boeotian League," pp. 154-184; and, in
reference to the seizure of the Kadmeia, p. 170.

The imagination of Phoebidas was kindled as he listened to the tempting
proposal. To do a brilliant deed was far dearer to him than life; (22)
on the other hand, he had no reasoning capacity, and would seem to have
been deficient altogether in sound sense. The consent of the Spartan
secured, Leontiades bade him set his troops in motion, as if everything
were ready for his departure. "And anon, when the hour is come," added
the Theban, "I will be with you, an