But nevertheless, although Evagoras was inferior in all the resources of war, after he
 had marshalled in opposition to these extraordinarily immense preparations of the king his
 own determination, he proved himself in these circumstances to be far more worthy of
 admiration than in all those I have mentioned before. For when his enemies permitted him
 to be at peace, all he possessed was his own city; but when he was forced to go to war, he proved so valiant, and had so valiant an ally in
 his son Pnytagoras, that he almost subdued the whole of Cyprus , ravaged Phoenicia , took
 Tyre by storm, caused Cilicia to revolt from the king, and slew so many of his
 enemies that many of the Persians, when they mourn over their sorrows, recall the valor of
 Evagoras Cf. Isoc.
 4.161 . . And finally he so glutted them with war A Homeric
 reminiscence. that the Persian kings, who at other times were not accustomed to
 make peace with their rebellious subjects until they had become masters of their persons,
 gladly made peace, For the actual facts see Dio. Sic. 15.9 . abandoning this custom and leaving
 entirely undisturbed the authority of Evagoras. And although the king within three years 397-394 B.C. destroyed the dominion of the
 Lacedaemonians, An exaggeration: it was the Spartan
 sea-power only that was destroyed. who were then at the height of their glory and
 power, yet after he had waged war against Evagoras for ten years, 390-380 (?) B.C. he left him lord of all that he had possessed before
 he entered upon the war. But the most amazing thing of all is this: the city which, held
 by another prince, Evagoras had captured with fifty men, the Great King, with all his vast
 power, was unable to subdue at all. In truth, how could one reveal the courage, the wisdom, or the virtues generally of
 Evagoras more clearly than by pointing to such deeds and perilous enterprises? For he will
 be shown to have surpassed in his exploits, not only those of other wars, but even those
 of the war of the heroes which is celebrated in the songs of all men. For they, in company
 with all Hellas , captured Troy only, Cf. Isoc. 4.83 . but Evagoras, although he possessed but one
 city, waged war against all Asia. Consequently, if the number of those who wished to
 praise him had equalled those who lauded the heroes at Troy , he would have gained far greater renown than they.