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rude stones the same honours, which were afterwards paid
to the statues {a).
The two shrubs which support the bird, are laurels,
and justify the opinion of those who think, that the sur-
name of Corythallia given to Diana, the patroness of little
Boys, came from the Laurel {b). Probably her temple was
surrounded with laurels.
Plate 60.) After the death of Agis King of Sparta, the
indiscreet conversations which he had held on the subjest
of his wrife Timaea, were the occasion that Leotychides,
( \x horn they suspe&ed to be the son of Alcibiades) was
excluded from the succession. Lysander raised Agesilaus his
intimate friend, to the throne. This usurpation caused dis-
contents, and half a year was not elapsed, before a conspiracy
w as let on foot. The inspe&ion of the entrails of the vistims
gave Agesilaus the firss: idea of the danger with w hich he
w as threatened. He was soon confirmed in his suspicions
by an information given in to the Ephori, by one whom
Cmadon , the head of the conspiracy, believed to have
gained over to his party . The moment for executing
it was at hand \ to defeat it , they proposed sending
off Cinadon. He was orderM to go to Aulon, to seize,
and conduct to Sparta some Aulonites, and Helots, who
had been accused, as well as a Lady of that town, who-
le charms had corrupted a great number of Lacedaemo-
nians. After having received the list of the prisoners whom
he was to bring back , he asked Agesilaus, who was to
accompany him on this expedition ? Go, says the King,
to the Governour of the Youths, and ask for six or seven
of the young warriours he has with him. The Governor,
w ho was in the secret, gave Cinadon such of the young
men,
(a) Paufan. L. VII. C. XXII. p. j79. (b) Gyrald. HiJIor. Deor. p. 579.
rude stones the same honours, which were afterwards paid
to the statues {a).
The two shrubs which support the bird, are laurels,
and justify the opinion of those who think, that the sur-
name of Corythallia given to Diana, the patroness of little
Boys, came from the Laurel {b). Probably her temple was
surrounded with laurels.
Plate 60.) After the death of Agis King of Sparta, the
indiscreet conversations which he had held on the subjest
of his wrife Timaea, were the occasion that Leotychides,
( \x horn they suspe&ed to be the son of Alcibiades) was
excluded from the succession. Lysander raised Agesilaus his
intimate friend, to the throne. This usurpation caused dis-
contents, and half a year was not elapsed, before a conspiracy
w as let on foot. The inspe&ion of the entrails of the vistims
gave Agesilaus the firss: idea of the danger with w hich he
w as threatened. He was soon confirmed in his suspicions
by an information given in to the Ephori, by one whom
Cmadon , the head of the conspiracy, believed to have
gained over to his party . The moment for executing
it was at hand \ to defeat it , they proposed sending
off Cinadon. He was orderM to go to Aulon, to seize,
and conduct to Sparta some Aulonites, and Helots, who
had been accused, as well as a Lady of that town, who-
le charms had corrupted a great number of Lacedaemo-
nians. After having received the list of the prisoners whom
he was to bring back , he asked Agesilaus, who was to
accompany him on this expedition ? Go, says the King,
to the Governour of the Youths, and ask for six or seven
of the young warriours he has with him. The Governor,
w ho was in the secret, gave Cinadon such of the young
men,
(a) Paufan. L. VII. C. XXII. p. j79. (b) Gyrald. HiJIor. Deor. p. 579.