PART IV.] NOTES. 117
equivalent to Persians. The Medes were a people in Asia who were now subject to the Persians.
204. Sunium—a promontory of Attica.
quantum pedibus valuere—'as fast as they could.'
205. Paros—an island in the Aegean.
operam dare—'to do one's best.'
206. Timo—gen. Timus, ace. Timo, a Greek word.
Dearum Inferarum—'the goddesses of the infernal regions.'
muras—a wall; moenia, town walls; paries, a partition wall in a house.
Ceres—the goddess of the earth, and the patroness of agriculture.
207. qui consulerent—'to consult.' The Subjunctive of purpose: qui=ut ii.—Lat. Prim. § 150.
Delphi, -orum—a town in Northern Greece, famous for an oracle of Apollo.
Pythia—the priestess of Apollo.
ut vita male fungeretur Miltiades—the subject to esset.
ducem—in apposition to hanc.
208. capitis reum—'as a criminal on a capital charge.'
ut qui—'on the ground that he.' Ut qui always takes subjunctive.
dicere caussam—'to plead a cause.'
209. Argi, -orum—the capital of Argolis, in the Peloponnesus.
Stymphalio lacu—a lake in Arcadia, in the centre of Peloponnesus.
Argolis—the territory of Argos.
210. ne dolo caperentur—the object to verebantur.
praevertet—'shall rout.'
211. Argus—the national hero of the country.
212. singulos—'one at a time.'
pendendae—' to be paid.'
213. hilotae—the serfs in Laconia. They were the descendants of the aborigines, who had been conquered by the Spartans who invaded Laconia in early times, and became the ruling race.
214. inimicus—a personal enemy, as opposed to hostis, a public foe.
sacris factis—'having offered a sacrifice.'
capturum fuisse—'would have taken.'
216. merum bibere—'to drink wine unmingled with water,' which was thought a most depraved habit.
218. quo pacto—'how,' 'by what means.'
219. Hellespontum, Athon.—See 187, note.
sui.—See 94, note.
220. facienda curat—'gets done.'
iungendis pontibus.—Lat. Prim. § 143.
alii alio—'some in one place, some in another,' lit. 'others to another place.'
223. Pontus—the Black Sea.
