Mithridates quoque rex magnifice gratus apparuit, quoniam pro Leonico, acerrimo salutis suae defensore, a Rhodiis navali pugna excepto omnes hostium captivos permutavit, satius esse existimans ab invisissimis circumiri quam bene merito gratiam non referre.
King Mithridates too showed gratitude in magnificent style. When Leonicus, a zealous champion of his, was taken prisoner by the Rhodians in a sea battle, he exchanged all his enemy captives. He judged it better to be overreached by his bitter foes than not to repay one who had served him well.
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