Thereupon the Olynthian horsemen, at the moment when they thought that those who had crossed the river were still easy to handle, turned about and dashed upon them, and they not only killed Tlemonidas himself, but more than one hundred of the others.īut Teleutias, filled with anger when he saw what was going on, snatched up his arms and led the hoplites swiftly forward, while he ordered the peltasts and the horsemen to pursue and not stop pursuing.
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The peltasts, on the other hand, followed very rashly and, with the thought that the enemy were in flight, pushed into the river after them to pursue them. Now when the Olynthians saw the peltasts sallying forth, they turned about, retired quietly, and crossed the river again. And when Teleutias saw them, being irritated at their audacity, he immediately ordered Tlemonidas, the leader of the peltasts, to charge against them on the run. And from this day forth the enemy stayed more closely within their wall and cultivated only an exceedingly small portion of their land.Īs time went on, however, and Teleutias had led his army up to the city of the Olynthians in order to destroy whatever tree was left or whatever field had been cultivated by the enemy, the Olynthian horsemen issued forth and, proceeding quietly, crossed the river which flows by the city and held on their way towards the 2 opposing army. It was said, indeed, that Derdas killed in this action about eighty horsemen. But he, when once he had turned them to flight, did not stop pursuing and killing for ninety stadia, until he had chased them to the very wall of the Olynthians. But when the Olynthians came riding disdainfully not only into the suburbs, but to the very gates of the city, then he dashed forth with his men in good order.Īnd upon seeing him the enemy took to flight. When he saw the raid, he kept quiet, keeping his horses saddled and bridled and their riders fully armed. At the very beginning of the following spring 1 the Olynthian horsemen, about six hundred in number, had made a raid into the district of Apollonia at midday and were scattered about pillaging and it chanced that on that day Derdas had arrived with his horsemen and was breakfasting at Apollonia.