Histories

Now when those same Heraclidae had been rejected by every Greek people to whom they resorted to escape the tyranny of the Mycenaeans, we alone received them.[*](Hyllus, pursued by his enemy Eurystheus, took refuge with the Athenians, and with their aid defeated and killed Eurystheus and his sons.) With them we vanquished those who then inhabited the +Peloponnese [22,37.5] (region), Greece, Europe Peloponnese, and we broke the pride of Eurystheus.

Furthermore, when the Argives who had marched with Polynices [*](When Polynices tried to recover Thebes [23.3333,38.325] (Perseus) Thebes from his brother Eteocles; see Aeschylus “Seven against Thebes [23.3333,38.325] (Perseus) Thebes”) against Thebes [23.3333,38.325] (Perseus) Thebes had there made an end of their lives and lay unburied, know that we sent our army against the Cadmeans and recovered the dead and buried them in +Eleusis [23.5583,38.0417] (Perseus) Eleusis.

We also have on record our great victory against the Amazons, who once came from the river Thermodon and broke into Attica [23.5,38.83] (department), Central Greece and Euboea, Greece, Europe Attica, and in the hard days of +Troy [26.2833,39.9167] (Perseus) Troy we were second to none. But since it is useless to recall these matters—for those who were previously valiant may now be of lesser mettle, and those who lacked mettle then may be better men now—