History of the Peloponnesian War

As for Cleon, after setting a guard over Torone, he weighed anchor and sailed round Athos with a view to attacking Amphipolis.

About the same time Phaeax son of Erasistratus and two others were sent by the Athenians with two ships on a mission to Italy and Sicily.

For the Leontines, on the departure of the Athenians from Sicily after the general peace,[*](cf. 4.65. init.) had enrolled many new citizens,[*](This was to strengthen the democratic party, and for their benefit a new division of state lands was to be made.) and the people were minded to make a redistribution of the land.

But the oligarchs, perceiving their intention, brought over the Syracusans and expelled the people. And the latter were scattered in every direction; but the oligarchs, coming to an agreement with the Syracusans and leaving their own city desolated, settled at Syracuse on condition of having the rights of citizenship.