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justice. He showed his moderation very plainly in his conduct towards Themistocles himself. For though The- mistocles had been his adversary in all his undertakings, and was the cause of his banishment, yet when he afforded a similar opportunity of revenge, being accused to the city, Aristides bore him no malice ; but while Alcmason, Cimon, and many others, were prosecuting and impeaching him, Aristides alone, neither did, nor said any ill against him, and no more triumphed over his enemy in his adversity, than he had envied him his prosperity. Some say Aristides died in Pontus, during a voyage upon the affairs of the public. Others that he died of old age at Athens, being in great honor and veneration amongst his fellow-citizens. But Craterus, the Macedo- nian, relates his death as follows. After the banishment of Themistocles, he says, the people growing insolent, there sprung up a nvimber of false and frivolous accusers, impeaching the best and most influential men and expos- ing them to the envy of the multitude, whom their good fortune and power had filled with self-conceit. Amongst these, Aristides was condemned of bribery, upon the accusation of Diophantiis of Amphitrope, for taking money from the lonians when he was collector of the tribute ; and being unable to pay the fine, which was fifty minge, sailed to Ionia, and died there. But of this Craterus brings no written proof, neither the sentence of his condemnation, nor the decree of the people ; though in general it is tolerably usual with him to set down such things and to cite his authors. Ahnost all others who have spoken of the misdeeds of the people towards their generals, collect them all together, and tell us of the ban- ishment of Themistocles, Miltiades's bonds, Pericles's fine, and the death of Paches in the judgment hall, who, upon receiving sentence, killed himself on the hustings, with many things of the like nature. They add the banish-