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AfteraprologuethatshowsseveralaerialviewsoftheAcropolis,thestorybegins.ThefriendshipofDamon,thesenator,andPythias,thesoldier,isfamousinAncientSyracuse.BecausethegeneralDionysiusisinfatuatedwithCalanthe,Pythias'sweetheart,hesendsthesoldiertofighttheCarthaginiansattheBattleofAgrigentum.Pythiasreturnsintriumph,andthenangersDionysiusevenfurtherwhenhedefeatsAristle,thegeneral'sfavorite,inachariotrace.DuringtheweddingceremonyforPythiasandCalanthe,DionysiushashimselfproclaimedsovereignwhileDamonisabsentfromtheSenate.Shocked,DamonattemptstoassassinateDionysius,buthefailsandissentencedtodeath.InorderforDamontosaygoodbyetohiswifeandson,PythiasleavesCalantheandtakeshisfriend'splaceinprison,offeringtodieinDamon'splaceifhedoesnotreturn.Despiteseveraltestsofthestrengthoftheirfriendship,theyremainloyaltoeachotherandsoimpressDionysiusthatheallowsthembothFree.
