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which were also sent not long after. And he ordered the Philadelphians to be a friend and ally instead of an enemy, and to take no tribute which they had provided to him when they were under treaty, and there was nothing which, at the command of the grand domestic, was not done to his pleasure in addition to being grateful and thinking they were receiving the greatest benefits. From there the grand domestic, having taken his leave of Amour, came to the emperor. And since the ships from Sarchanes were also present, they both prepared for the naval battle and were vexed that those with whom they would fight were not present. But the Latins, either fearing the emperor's preparation, or because the accusing Romans, having been discovered, had shrunk back, for the mother of the grand domestic, together with the 1.484 empress, having perceived the plot, secured the palace and the rest of the government as best they could, refraining from what they had intended, they dispersed. But the emperor, when he learned that they had dispersed, sent away those present from Amour as allies, having bestowed benefits upon them; but he himself applied himself more intently to the siege; for the season was already pressing, being around autumn. And as time was being spent on the siege, it happened that the grand domestic saw a certain man named Giouan de Spinola standing by the gate of Phocaea, who was previously an acquaintance and familiar to him, being from among the distinguished men of the Latins and having sufficiently partaken of the education of the Romans. And sending for him, he summoned him, ordering him to come to him suspecting no harm. And he, being persuaded, came immediately. And the grand domestic, having greeted him and accused him of ingratitude, because, being an old and familiar friend, and spending so much time now at their gates, he had not even once been willing to come to him or greet him as a friend, and having added some other things that were fitting to the occasion, for it was already late in the day, for the present, he sent him away home, and for the next day he ordered him, if it were pleasing to him, to come to him again, so that at leisure they might discuss the present war and whatever each thought was just concerning it. Giouan, therefore, accepting his words, went away home; but on the next day, early in the morning, he came to 1.485 the tent of the grand domestic and greeted him. And he, having greeted him in return and taken him aside alone, began a speech to him of this sort: «Neither would a sensible person place waging war on every pretext among commendable things, nor keeping the peace; but each would rightly be considered better or worse according to the causes. And if anyone, beginning a war, should undertake matters greater than he can handle, in addition to doing wrong, he would incur a charge of folly from sensible judges. Let us then consider the present war, which you have begun against an emperor who has done no wrong, whether it will turn out for you with a better result. For first, though wronged in no way by the emperor, you were the first to attack Lesbos, which is subject to the emperor, acting unjustly and covetously, of which I think not even you yourselves will be able to deny; and then you have left no excess of folly and poor counsel. For one who begins a war must not only consider how he may do wrong, but first whether this is especially possible for him, and then whether he also has sufficient power to hold onto what has been unjustly taken. But for you, your power is insufficient for seizing the property of others, and very small for holding onto what has been seized. For when you attacked Lesbos, you persuaded the Delians and Sicilians to be your allies. But when the emperor marched against you, your allies went away and left you, not even being able to raise arms against him. And with you alone being left behind, some perished at Kalloni, destroyed in five triremes, and others, shut up in Mytilene and Pho 1.486 caea, are being besieged, having no firm hope of salvation. And do not be surprised if I said you have no firm hope of salvation, although you defend yourselves most stoutly from the walls and suffer no, or little, harm from the things hurled from the engine

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