. A smaller history of Greece, from the earliest times to the Roman conquest. and somelanded property in the neighbourhood of the city. He now sentfor Ms family from Corinth, and became a Syracusan citizen. Hecontinued, however, to retain, though in a private station, thegreatest influence in the state. During the latter part of Ms life,though he was totally deprived of sight, yet, when important affairswere discussed in the assembly, it was customary to send forTimoleon, who was drawn in a car into the middle of the theatreamid the shouts and affectionate greetings of the assembled citi-zens.
. A smaller history of Greece, from the earliest times to the Roman conquest. and somelanded property in the neighbourhood of the city. He now sentfor Ms family from Corinth, and became a Syracusan citizen. Hecontinued, however, to retain, though in a private station, thegreatest influence in the state. During the latter part of Ms life,though he was totally deprived of sight, yet, when important affairswere discussed in the assembly, it was customary to send forTimoleon, who was drawn in a car into the middle of the theatreamid the shouts and affectionate greetings of the assembled citi-zens. When the tumult of Ms reception had subsided he listenedpatiently to the debate. The opiMon which he pronounced wasusually ratified by the vote of the assembly ; and he then left thetheatre amidst the same cheers which had greeted Ms arrival. IntMs happy and honoured condition he breathed Ms last in 336,a few years after the battle of Crimesus. He was splendidly in-terred at the public cost, wMlst the tears of the whole SyracusaDpopulation followed him to the Plato.
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