BOOK   VII.

1. 2. dXXcos re Kal rhv ArriKhv reaadpcov vehv ovnco napnvahv iv rh 'Pqyico
as d NtKtas op,(os, nwBavdpevos avrovs iv AoKpols eivai, dniareiXe.

As elsewhere dpcos has a remote and somewhat obscure ante¬
cedent, cp. i. 105 fin., fi. 51 fin., fii. 28 fin., ifi. 49 init., ifi. 80 med.,
iv. 96 fin., V. 61 init., vi. 69 med., vi. 70 fin., vifi. 97 init., 'which
Nicias, notwithstanding his contempt for the squadron of Gylippus'
(mentioned at the end of the previous book, v\. 104 fin.), 'never¬
theless sent.'

1« 5' Kcii d pev TvXinnos dvaXa^hv rhv re acperipcov vavrhv Kal imjSarhv
rovs hnXiapivovs, inraKoaiovs pdXiara, ^Ipepaiovs be dnXiras Kal yj/iXovs
^vvapcPorepovs xiXiovs Kal Innias eKardv, Kal leXivovvrioov ri nvas "piXovs
Kal innias Kal VeXcpcov dXiyovs, l.iKeXhv re es X'-^^'^'^S rous irdi^ras, e';^copet
npds rds ^vpaKovaas.

i) The whole army of Gyfippus amounted to 2800 if we in¬
clude the Selinuntians, Geloans, and Sicels in the 1000 who are
last mentioned. Or if 2)* we refer the words rods ndvras to the
Sicels only, who were probably collected out of many tribes, then
the number will be 2800, -{- a few light-armed and cavalry from
Gela and Selinus.

2> 3* i^oX 01 pev XvpaKdaioi inepphaBqadv re Kal rh TvXinnco evBvs navarpanq
hs dnavrqadpevoi e^fjXBov' fjbq ydp Kal iyyvs dvra fjaBdvovro avrdv. 0 be
Tiras rd re relxos iv rfj napdbcp rhv ^iKeXhv iXhv, Kal ^vvra^dpevos hs is
pdxqv, dcpiKvelrai is rds  EmnoXds.

The MSS. present a variety of readings, 6 fie 'leyas ri n relxos,

6 fie Fe'ras ro  relxos, d  be ye rd rdre n  relxos, d  fie  ye ro relxos, CtC.

Some proper name seems to be contained in these words. The most
probable correction is o 8e 'leras (e conj.), or Tiras, rore, or rdre
n, or ri n, retxos. rdre may refer i) to the time when the Syra¬
cusans were expecting Gylippus, or 2) to the end of c. 1, ' now he,
after marching forth as I have described,' cp. note on vifi. 62. 3.