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50. The captives whom Paches had sent to Athens as being the most guilty numbered about a1 thousand, or rather more2; these the Athenians, upon the motion of Cleon, put to death. They razed the walls of the Mytilenaeans and took away their fleet. [2] Then, instead of imposing tribute on them, they divided the whole island, exclusive of the territory of Methymna, into three thousand portions, of which they dedicated three hundred to the Gods; the remainder they let out to cleruchi3 taken from their own citizens, whom they chose by lot and sent to Lesbos. The Lesbians undertook to pay them a yearly rent of two minae4 for each portion and cultivated the land themselves. [3] The Athenians also took possession of the towns on the continent which the Mytilenaeans held5, and these henceforward were subject to Athens.

Thus ended the revolt of Lesbos.

1 The captives at Athens are put to death. The lands of Lesbos are divided among Athenian citizens

2 See note. The number must be considered doubtful.

3 Cleruchi, literally 'portioners,' Athenians who received land in a conquered country, but remained citizens.

4 £6 13s. 4d.

5 Cp. 4.52 med.

Thucydides translated into English; with introduction, marginal analysis, notes, and indices. Volume 1. Thucydides. Benjamin Jowett. translator. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1881.

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