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Greek Words and Phrases Appear in Italicized Roman Type Acanthus 73 INDEX All Greek words and phrases appear in italicized Roman type Acanthus 73, 85 Boeotia, Athenian fifth-column Acarnania 32 strategy in 122-123 Acragas 36, 72n. 5 Boeotian Confederacy 60-63 Adeimantus 7 Brasidas 3, 9, 10, 12n. 6, 18, 19, Aegospotamoi 7 31, 34, 35, 37, 40; use of small Aetolia 42, 136 tactical units by 42ff. ; campaign Agis 58, 92-94, 120 of in north 73-77; and fifth-column Alcibiades 12, 20, 22, 35, 44, 56, 68, strategy 119, 132; 134, 137, 138 85-86, 93-95; strategy of in Sicily Byzantium, overt betrayal of 22; 124-125; defection of 126-127; 184 date of betrayal 23n. 1; 41; Alcidas 16, 17, 63n. 3, 84; and motives of fifth columnists in fifth-column strategy 118-119 77-78 Alciphron 93 Ambition see Psychological Factor Callicratidas 23, 41 Ambracia 137 Camarina, overt betrayal of 17; Amphi polis 9, 13n. 8; overt be­ motives of fifth columnists in trayal of 18; 40, 73; motives of 71-72 fifth columnists in 74-76; 85 Camirus 90 Amyntor 88 Cannibalism 38 Anactorium, overt betrayal of 17; Cannonus, decree of 6n. 3 motives of fifth columnists in 64-66 Catana 20; fifth column that was Anaxicrates 77 not there 116-117, 127 Anaxilas 67 Chalcideus 8 5-86 Anaxilaus 77-78 Chalcidians 74-76 Androcles 57 Chance, in warfare 57 Angling, for betrayals 116 Chaeronea, see Siphae Antandrus, overt betrayal of 18; Chios 13n. 8; overt betrayal of 21; 63n.3 fifth column in (427-424) 84; fifth Antiphon 6n. 4, 58-59 column in (412) 85-87 Anytus 7 Clazomenae 31 Apemantus 88 Clearchus 22, 77-78 Archias 17, 71-72 Cleippides 39 Argilus 18; and fifth column in Cleon 31, 40, 138 Amphipolis 74-76 Cnemus 33 Arginusae 6 Cnidus 32 Argos 3, 5, 9n. 3; fifth column in Colonial Loyalties 64-72, 75 91-96; 120 Communications, between traitors Aristarchus 58 and the enemy 80-83, 104-107. Aristocrates 58 See also: Informers, Intelligence, Ariston 77 Proxenoi, Secrecy, Signals Arrests 109 Conon 7,48 Astyochus 6n. 4, 21, 31, 117 Conspiracy, see Synomosia Athens, overt betrayal of 21; motives Corcyra, overt betrayal of 22, 30; of fifth columnists in 56-60; motives of fifth columnists in concern for security in 110-113; (411) 47ff.; 64-66; fifth column in fifth column in strategy of 122-132 (427) 96-98 Atticism 63, 86, 88 Corinth 64-66, 96-98 Attrition, strategy of 117-118 Costs, of sieges 35ff. INDEX Cydon 77 Fifth Column 1, 3 ; definition of 4 ; Cythera 12n. 6, 13, 34; fifth types of,_ ~ci~nt terminology for column in 80 4-14; solic1tat10n of by attacking Cyzicus 22n. 2, 23n. 1 forces ch. 3 passim ; motives of Decelea 7, 35, 58 ch. 4 passim; activities exclusive of o"'.ert Defense, superiority of 31ff., 36; betrayals ch. 5 passim; against fifth columns 107-n3. workings of and defense against See also Security ch. ? passim; in strategy ch. 7 Dellum 18, 31, 42, 63 passim. See also Overt Betrayals Five Thousand 57ff. Demosthenes 9, 10, 12, 14, 18, 34, Foreign Residents , u 42, 44, 101n. 2, n4n. 3, 123-124, 75 2 Four 129-131, 136-137 Hundred 10n. 2, 21, 56ff., 87 Dieitrephes 87 Diodes 20n. 1 Gela 71-72 Diodotus 40 Gelon 72 Guerilla Disease 38 War 124 Dorians, see Racial Factor Gylippus 139 Dorieus 90-91 Double Agent n7n. 1 Hagnon 37, 38 Doxander 82-83 Hegesandridas 59, n6, 121 Helots, and Spartan policy 33ff. ; Economic Factor, in warfare 35ff. · and Spartan security 111 ; as a in fifth columns 48ff., 60-64, 97_98'. potential fifth column 124 See also: Costs, Tribute Hermocrates 20n. I, 35, 69-71, 138 Eetioneia 2 I, 59 Hestiodorus 38 Eion, overt betrayal of 17 Hippocrates (of Gela) 71 Elea 92 Hippocrates (General) 9, 10, 12, 18, Endidonai IO 44 Epiboule 11 Hoplite Warfare 41ff. Epidamnus 64-66 Hostages 109 Epidaurus 92 Episkopoi n2 Ialysus 90 Epiteichismos, and fifth-column ldomene 137 strategy 122-124 Inaros 9 Eretria 5, 21, 121-122 Informers 89-90, 109-110. See also Erythrae, fifth column that was not Communications there n7 Intelligence n3-u5, u6-n7, Eteonicus 88n. 1 12m. 5, Appendix I. See also Euboea 21, 22n. 2, 121-122 Communications Euphorbus 5 Ionians, see Racial Factor Eurymachos 61 Ionian War, Spartan fifth-column Eurymedon 130 strategy in 120-122 Euryptolemus 6n. 3 Ithome 36 Executions 109 Exiles 63-64, 75, 87-91, 97-98 Katalysis tou demou 6n. 3. See also Subversion False Information, in fifth-column K rypteia I II strategy n6-n7, 13m. 5 Fear 134. See also: Psychological Lamachus 127-128 Factor, Security Lampsacus 31 Festivals, use of as cover 101; as Lecythus 31 occasions for gathering informa­ Leocrates 8 tion u2-u3 Leontiades 61 .
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