Herodotus makes the expulsion turn on an accident: the Spartans had no intention of a long blockade, and the tyrants' children were caught while being smuggled out (Hdt. 5.65).希罗多德把驱逐归于偶然：斯巴达人本无久围之意，僭主的子女在被偷运出城时被截获（5.65）。
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Greek historians · 希腊史家
Herodotus — Histories （希罗多德·历史）primary source · 源典
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Hdt. 5.62–65 — the Alcmaeonids rebuild the temple at Delphi, the Pythia's repeated command to free Athens, Anchimolius' failed landing, Cleomenes' march, and the accident of the children captured希罗多德 5.62–65——阿尔克迈翁家族重建德尔斐神庙，皮提亚屡令解放雅典，安基摩利奥斯登陆失利，克莱奥墨涅斯进军，僭主子女被俘之偶然
Thucydides — History of the Peloponnesian War （修昔底德·伯罗奔尼撒战争史）witness · 见证
Provenance: “primary source” = curated canonical witness (editorial); “dated witness” = derived from the ToposText date index by year-span, with the matched loci count. Sparse counts may include incidental mentions.出处：「源典」为校订之正典见证（编辑判断）；「系年见证」由 ToposText 系年索引按年代跨度推得，附匹配条目数；稀少者或含偶涉。
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