<TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xmlns:py="http://codespeak.net/lxml/objectify/pytype" py:pytype="TREE"><text xml:lang="eng"><body><div type="translation" n="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg014.perseus-eng2" xml:lang="eng"><div type="textpart" subtype="section" n="31"><p rend="indent">Again, what frightens some of you—that his wealth will attract a large mercenary army—does not strike me as true. For although I believe that many Greeks would consent to serve in his pay against the Egyptians and Orontes<note anchored="true" resp="Loeb"><placeName key="tgn,7016833">Egypt</placeName> had been in revolt for many years, and in 363 most of the satraps of western <placeName key="tgn,1000004">Asia</placeName>, including Orontes, satrap of <placeName key="tgn,7016748">Mysia</placeName>, joined in the rebellion. Agesilaus, Iphicrates and Chabrias were among the Greek generals who took part on one side or the other.</note> and other barbarians, not so much to enable him to subdue any of those enemies as to win for themselves wealth and relief from their present poverty, yet I do not think that any Greek would attack <placeName key="tgn,1000074">Greece</placeName>. For where would he retire afterwards? Will he go to <placeName key="tgn,7002613">Phrygia</placeName> and be a slave?</p></div></div></body></text></TEI>