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Day 191 Book 3, Chapter 11

Around this time, the Spartans established their colony of Heraclea in Trachis, with the following objectives in mind. The Malians consist of three distinct tribes: the Paralians, the Hiereans, and the Trachinians. The Trachinians, having suffered he...

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