Chapter 50 Volume VII

The next day Satus burned all these villages, leaving no house, so as to awe the rest of his enemies: those who did not surrender to him would suffer the same fate.Then he turned back.He then sent Heraclides to Perinthus to sell the loot, in order to get money to pay the soldiers.Setus himself and the Greek army camped in the plain of Tinia, whose inhabitants had abandoned their homes and fled to the mountains.The snow was so thick on the plain, and the weather was so cold that the water for eating and the wine in the jars froze; many Greeks had their noses and ears frozen.At this time, it became clear why Thracians wore fox fur caps to cover their heads and ears, and robes that not only protected their chest but also covered their waists and legs, and why they wore tunics that reached to their feet instead of ordinary cloaks when riding horses.Then Setus sent some of the captives away into the mountains, and sent word that he would burn the villages and their provisions, and starve them, unless the men of Tinia came down to the plains and lived in obedience to him.And then the women and children and old men actually came down.But the young people camped in the villages down the mountain.Upon hearing this, Satus ordered Xenophon to follow him with the youngest hoplites.They rise at night and reach these villages at dawn.Most of the villagers fled because it was so close to the mountain.But Satus mercilessly killed all his captives.

There was an Olympian named Epithenes who was very fond of page boys.When he saw a beautiful young boy holding a light shield about to be executed, he ran to Xenophon and begged him to save the beautiful boy. So Xenophon went to Seuthes, begged him to spare the boy's death, and told Epithenes the heart song.he He once recruited a battalion of people, focusing on the selection of beautiful and handsome people; he led the battalion very bravely.Then Setus asked Epithenes, "Would you rather die for the sake of this beautiful boy?" Then Epithenes stretched out his neck, and said, "Kill me, if this boy will let you die." Kill me, and be grateful to me." Satus asked the boy if he would kill Epithenes instead.The boy refused, and begged to spare both of them from killing.Then Epithenes embraced the boy, and said, "Then, Setus, you must strive for him, for I will not bear him." Setus laughed, and let the matter go.But he decided to build camps on the spot and also prevent the people on the mountain from getting food from the village.So he himself went quietly down the hill and camped on the plain, while Xenophon took a select company and camped in the uppermost village under the hilltop, while the rest of the Greek army was in the vicinity among the Thracians who were called "mountain people." Settle down.

After a few days, the Thracians on the mountain came down to negotiate a truce and the sharing of hostages with Satus.Xenophon came and told Setus that his soldiers were poorly housed and the enemy was close at hand.He said he would rather camp and camp on a dangerous spot than live in a house and risk being destroyed. But Satus told him not to be afraid, and showed him the hostages the enemy had handed over.At the same time some of the men from the mountain did come down to ask Xenophon himself to help conclude a truce.He consented to this, telling them not to be afraid, and saying that they would be harmed if they obeyed Seuthes.But it turns out they said that just to scout the situation.

These things happen during the day.But that night the Thinians came out of the mountains and made an attack.The owner of each house acts as a guide leading to the houses.Otherwise, it would be difficult to find the houses in these villages in the dark, because each house is surrounded by picket fences for livestock.When they arrived at the door of a house, some threw their guns inside, and some reportedly knocked off the enemy's gun head with the wooden sticks they carried; Fen came out to die, threatening to burn him immediately otherwise.By this time the flames had come out of the roof.Inside Xenophon and his men armed themselves with breastplates, shields, swords, and helmets.At this time, Silanus the Masistian, a young man of about eighteen years old, sounded the horn, and they immediately jumped out with their swords drawn; the Greeks in other houses did the same.The Thracians fled, waving their shields behind them, according to their custom.Some tried to jump over the fence and were caught dangling while the shield was hanging on the stake.Others could not find their way out and were killed.The Greeks continued to pursue them until they were driven out of the village.But these Thinians came back some night, and threw their javelins from the darkness into the flames at those who were running through the burning house, and wounded one of the captains, Hieronymus the Epitarian, and another. Captain Rocles and Tiaogonez.But no one died, but some people's clothes and luggage were burned.At this time, Satus led his former team of seven cavalry and its Thracian trumpeter to the rescue.From the moment he learned of this, his horn had been sounding every hour of his way to the aid, and this had the effect of stirring the enemy into alarm.He held their hands when he arrived, and said he thought many of them had been killed.

Afterwards, Xenophon Zhusetes handed over the hostages to him, and went with him to fight in the mountains, if he wanted, or let him go alone.So next day Satus handed over the hostages--men who were old and said to be the most powerful of the mountain people--and came with his party.At this time Setus had not less than three times his former strength, for the Odrysians, hearing that Setus was prosperous, came down from the highlands to serve him.When the Thinians saw from their hills a mighty detachment of hoplites, light soldiers, and cavalry, they came down to ask for a truce, declaring that they would agree to any terms, and urged him to accept pledges.Then Setus summoned Xenophon, and told him of the proposals of these men, and said that if Xenophon were to punish their attack, he would not grant a truce.Xenophon said: "Well, actually I think these people are better slaves than freemen." However, he persuaded Setus to send

When you come to take hostages, you want those who are the most harmful, and leave the old and weak at home.In this way, the people of this region were subdued.