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Rh 1344 CHRONOLOGICAL TABLES OF filam and the command taken by Agesi- polis. Third year of the Olynthian war. Death of Agesipolis, who is succeeded by Poly- biades. The Panegyricus of Isocrates. Fourth and last year of the Olynthian war. The Olynthians surrender to Polybiades. Surrender of Phlius, after a siege of 20 months, to Agesilaus. The Cadmeia recovered by the Theban exiles in the winter. Cleombrotus sent into Boeotia m the middle of winter, but returned without effecting anything. The Lacedaemonian Sphodrias makes an attempt upon the Peiraeeus. The Athenians form an alliance with the Thebans against Sparta. First expedition of Agesilaus into Boeotia. Death of Lysias. Second expedition of Agesilaus into Boeotia. Cleombrotus marches into Boeotia, and sus- tains a slight repulse at the passes of Ci- thaeron. The Lacedaemonian fleet conquered by Chabrias off Naxos, and the Athenians recover the dominion of the sea. Tenth and last year of the war between Evagoras and the Persians. Demosthenes left an orphan in his seventh year. Anaxandrides, the comic poet, flourished. Cleombrotus sent into Phocis, which had been invaded by the Thebans, who withdraw into their own country on his arrival. Araros, the son of Aristophanes, first exhibits comedy. Eubulus, the comic poet, flourished. The Athenians, jealous of the Thebans, con- clude a peace with Lacedaemon. Timo- theus, the Athenian commander, takes Corcyra, and on his return to Athens re- stores the Zacynthian exiles to their country. This leads to a renewal of the war between Athens and Lacedaemon. Second destruction of Plataeae. Jason elected Tagus of Thessaly. Isocrates advocated the cause of the Plataeans in his IWaraUos. The Lacedaemonians attempt to regain pos- session of Corcyra, and send Mnasippus with a force for the purpose, but he is defeated and slain by the Corcyraeans. Iphicrates, with Callistratus and Chabrias as his col- leagues, sent to Corcyra. Prosecution of Timotheus by Callistratus and Iphicrates. Timotheus is acquitted. Timotheus goes to Asia, Iphicrates con- tinued in the command of a fleet in the Ionian sea. The most eminent orators of this period were Leodamas, Callistratus, Aristophon the Azenian, Cephalus the Colyttian, Thrasybulus the Colyttian, and Dio- phantus. Astydamas gains the prize in tragedy. Congress at Sparta, and general peace, from which the Thebans were excluded, because they would not grant the independence of the Boeotian towns. 370 369 368 367 366 365 364 362 361 360 359 35a 357 The Lacedaemonians, commanded by Cleom- brotus, invade Boeotia, but are defeated by the Thebans under F.paminondas at the battle of Leuctra. Foundation of Megalopolis. Expedition of Agesilaus into Arcadia. Jason of Pherae slain. After the interval of a year, Alexander of Pherae succeeds to his power in Thessaly. First invasion of Peloponnesus by the The- bans. They remain in Peloponnesus four months, and found Messene. Second invasion of Peloponnesus by the Thebans. Expedition of Pelopidas to Thessaly. He is imprisoned by Alexander of Pherae, but Epaminondas obtains his release. Eudoxus flourished. Aphareus begins to exhibit tragedy. Archidamus gains a victory over the Arca- dians. Embassy of Pelopidas to Persia. Death of the elder Dionysius of Syracuse after a reign of 38 years. Aristotle, aet. 17, comes to Athens. Third invasion of Peloponnesus by the Thebans. The Archidamus of Isocrates. War between Arcadia and Elis. Second campaign of the war between Ar- cadia and Elis. Battle of Olympia at the time of the games. Demosthenes, aet. 18, delivers his ora- tion against Aphobus. Fourth invasion of Peloponnesus by the The- bans. Battle of Mantineia, in June, in which Epaminondas is killed. Xenophon brought down his Greek his- tory to the battle of Mantineia. Aeschines, the orator, aet. 27, is present at Mantineia, A general peace between all the belligerents, with the exception of the Lacedaemonians, because the latter would not acknowledge the independence of the Messenians. Agesilaus goes to Egypt to assist Tachos, and dies in the winter when preparing to return home. Birth of Deinarchus, the orator. War between the Athenians and Olynthians for the possession of Amphipolis. Timo- theus, the Athenian general, repulsed at Amphipolis. Thcopompus commenced his history from this year. Accession of Philip, king of Macedonia, aet. 23. He defeats Argaeus, who laid claim to the throne, declares Amphipolis a free city, and makes peace with the Athenians. He then defeats the Paeonians and II- lyrians. Death of Alexander of Pherae, who was suc- ceeded by Tisiphonus. Amphipolis taken by Philip. Expedition of the Athenians into Euboea. Chios, Rhodes, and Byzantium revolt from Athens. First year of the Social War. Chares and Chabrias sent against Chios, but fail in their attempt upon the island, Chabrias killed.