The Twitter Herodotus

6.81 Next he went to a shrine, but the priest said he couldn't sacrifice there. He had the guy flogged, did the sacrifice, and went home.

6.82 In Sparta Cleomenes was accused of being bribed not to take Argos. His defense succeeded: the god only wanted him to take the grove.

6.83 Argos, meanwhile, was so depleted of men that the slaves took over. They were finally driven out, but hostilities lasted for some time.

6.84 That's why C. went mad, the Argives say. The Spartans say it's because he began drinking heavily. I think it was the Demaratus affair.

6.85 The Aeginetans later complained in Sparta re. their hostages. It was decided Leotychidas wd go w/them to Athens to get their men back.

6.86 The Athenians, however, refused to surrender the hostages, even after Leotychides told them a moralizing story meant to sway them.

6.87 Leotychides went home, but the Aeginetans, to punish the Athenians, captured their state ship and put the men aboard in chains.

6.88 The Athenians retaliated by plotting with an Aeginetan named Nicodromus to take over the island.

6.89 Nicodromus did his part, but the Athenians arrived a day late because they'd had to get ships for the operation from the Corinthians.

6.90 When the Athenians didn't show, Nicodromus and others fled Aegina. The Athenians settled them at Sunium.