Kitap 6
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And he did, in fact, use these funds to guard374 B.C. the Acropolis and keep it safe for them, and likewise to administer their other affairs, rendering them an account yearly. And whenever there was a deficit he made it up from his own private purse, and whenever there was a surplus of revenue he paid himself back. Besides, he was hospitable and magnificent, after the Thessalian manner. Now when this man arrived at Lacedaemon he spoke as follows:
1.4
Men of Lacedaemon, I am your diplomatic agent and benefactor, A title of honour which Greek states often gave to aliens who had rendered them service. as all my ancestors have been of whom we have any knowledge; I therefore deem it proper, if I am in any difficulty, to come to you, and if any trouble is gathering for you in Thessaly, to make it known to you. Now you also, I am very sure, often hear the name of Jason Tyrant of Pherae, a city in south-eastern Thessaly. spoken, for the man has great power and is famous. This man, after concluding a truce with my city, had a meeting with me and spoke as follows:
