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and frequently was crowned with splendid vic-
tories. In one celebrated expedition, with a
hundred ships, he sailed round the coasts of
the Peloponnesus, and made incursions into
the interior of the country* In one of these
he defeated the Sicyonians at Nemea, and
erected a trophy in honour of the battle. He
visited Asia Minor, and extended the Atheni-
an colonies. It is said, he entered upon a war
with the Samians to gratify Aspasia, a courte-
zan as much distinguished for her mental qua-
lifications as for her personal beauty. This
celebrated woman reckoned among; the num-
ber of those who found pleasure in her elo-
quence and wisdom even Socrates himself;
and Pericles, after his separation from his
first wife, made her by marriage his constant
counsellor and companion. After a siege of
nine months Samos surrendered, and Pericles
destroyed the city and its naval force, treat-
ing the captives with the greatest rigour, in
retaliation for their barbarous conduct to
some Athenian prisoners who had fallen into
their hands.

On his return from this triumphant expedi-