INDEX 501 Scytalc, use of, at Laccdaemon, i. 131 mcd. Scythians, ii. 96 mcd., 97 fin. Sea, Acgacan, i. 98, iv. 109 init. ; Cretan, iv. 53 fin., v. no init. ; Hellenic, i. 4 init. ; Sicilian, iv. 24 fin., 53 fin.,vi. 13 mcd.; TjTrhen- ian, iv. 24 fin. [See Gulf.] Sea, mastery of the, gained by Minos, i. 4, 8 med. ; by the Corinthians, the lonians, and by Pol^'cratcs, /'/>. 13; by the Athen- ians, sec Athenians (v. 56 init.). Selinus, founded by Pamillus from Megara, vi. 4 init. [cp. vii. 57 med.] ; the Selinuntians make war on Egesta, vi. 6 init., 13 fin.; a large and powerful city, ib. 20 fin.; Nicias in a council of war urges attack on Selinus instead of Syracuse, ib. 47 ; the Athenian generals sail towards Selinus, ib. 62 init. ; the Selinuntians join the Syracusans, ib. 65 med., 67 med. ; they receive and assist Gylippus, vii. i fin., 58 init. ; contribute to the Sicilian fleet which is despatched to Asia, viii. 26 init. Sermyle, in Sithonia, provision re- specting, in the Treaty of Peace, V. 18, § X ; defeat of the Sermyl- ians b}' Aristeus, i. 65 fin. Sestos, siege and capture of (in the Persian War i. 89 med., viii. 62 fin.; becomes the Athenian head- quarters in the Hellespont, viii. 62 fin., 102 init., 104 init., 107 init. Seuthes, king of the Odrysians, the successor of Sitalces, ii. 97 med., iv. loi fin. ; gained over by Per- diccas, ii. loi fin. ; marries Per- diccas' sister, ib. Ships in ancient times had no decks, i. 10 fin. ; the ships in the fleet at Salamis not completely decked, /i. 14 fin.; invention of triremes, ib. 13 init. ; the prows of ships built thicker, in order to disable the lighter Athenian vessels, vii. 34 med., 36, 62 med. ; use of grappling irons to catch an enemy's ship, iv. 25 init., vii. 62 fin. ; ships covered with hides in order to prevent the grapnels holding, vii. 65 ;— ships, dedi- cated to Poseidon as trophies of a victory, ii. 84 fin., 92 fin. Sicania, an old name of Sicily, vi. 2 init. ; the Sicanians Iberian by descent, »7».; Hyccara of Sicanian origin, ib. 63 med. Sicanus, river in Iberia, vi. 2 init. Sicanus, a Syracusan general, vi. 73, 96 ; deposed, ib. 103 fin. ; sent to Agrigentum, vii. 46 ; fails in his mission, ib. 50 init. ; com- mands a division of the Syra- cusan fleet in the last sea fight, ib. 70 init. Sicels, their occupation of Sicily, vi. 2 med., 3 fin.; gave name to the island, ib. 2 med. ; district in- habited by them, v. 4 fin., vi. 62 med., 94 med. ; those in the in- terior independent, vi. 88 med. ; Zancle named from the Sicel word for a sickle, ib. 4 fin. ; Hy- blon, Archonides, Sicel kings, ib. 4 init. , vii. i fin. ; the greater part of the Sicels join the Athenians, iii. 103 init., 115 init., iv. 25 med., vi. 65 mcd., 88 mcd., 98 init., 103 med.. vii. 57 fin.; the S^'racusans try to gain them over, vi. 45 [cp. ib. 34 init., 88 med.] ; Alcibiades wishes to secure their friendship before attacking Sj-racuse, ib. 48 init. ; some of them aid Gylippus, vii. I fin., 58 init. ; he captures Getae, a Sicel fort, ib. 2 med.; the Sicel allies of the Athenians destroy the reinforcements sent by the Sicilian cities to S3Tacuse. ib. 32 ; the Athenians expect aid from the Sicels on their retreat, ib. 11 fin., 80 fin.
