Kitap 2
4.24
The Thirty thereupon retired to Eleusis; and the403 B.C. Ten, with the aid of the cavalry commanders, took care of the men in the city, who were in a state of great disquiet and distrust of one another. In fact, even the cavalry did guard duty by night, being quartered in the Odeum and keeping with them both their horses and their shieldsi.e. in order to serve both as horsemen and as hoplites. See below and cp. note on iii. 48.; and such was the suspicion that prevailed, that they patrolled along the wallsi.e. outside the walls (see note on Odeum, 9). In their distrust of one another (see above) they sought by this means to prevent desertions to Piraeus. from evening onwards with their shields, and toward dawn with their horses, fearing continually that they might be attacked by parties of men from Piraeus.
4.25
The latter, who were now numerous and included all sorts of people, were engaged in making shields, some of wood, others of wicker-work, and in painting them. And having given pledges that whoever fought with them should be accorded equality in taxationA favoured class of resident aliens, the ἰσοτελεῖς, stood upon an equal footing with Athenian citizens in respect to taxes. with citizens even if they were foreigners, they marched forth before ten days had passed, a large body of hoplites with numerous light troops; they also got together about seventy horsemen; and they made forays and collected wood and produce, and then came back to spend the night in Piraeus.
