History of the Peloponnesian War

and did by their words so prevail with the confederates that they all, save the Argives, presently marched against Orchomenus of Arcadia.

And these, though satisfied, stayed behind at first, but afterwards they also went, and sitting down before Orchomenus, jointly besieged and assaulted the same, desiring to take it in as well for other causes as chiefly for that the hostages which the Arcadians had given to the Lacedaemonians were there in custody.