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Day 72 Book 1, Chapter 5

After examining the letter, the ephors felt more confident in their suspicions. Nevertheless, they wanted to hear Pausanias incriminate himself directly. Following their plan, the messenger went to Taenarus as a religious suppliant and constructed a ...

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