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[28] And when he had come back again to Thessaly, he was in great repute both because he had legally been made Tagus of the Thessalians1 and because he maintained about him many mercenaries, both foot-soldiers and horsemen, these moreover being troops which had been trained to the highest efficiency; his repute was yet greater by reason of his many allies, including, in addition to those whom he already had, also those who were desirous of becoming such. And he was the greatest of the men of his time in that he was not lightly to be despised by anyone soever.

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    • Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), THESSA´LIA
    • William Watson Goodwin, Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb, Appendix
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