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 CONTENTS. xiil Krommyon, Sidus, and Peirseum Corinth remains pretty well nndia turbed by enemies. The Athenians recall Iphikrates. Expedition of Age- silaus against Akarnania successful, after some delay the Akarna- nians submit, and enrol themselves in the Lacedaemonian confederacy. The Lacedaemonians under Agesipolis invade Argos. Manoeuvre of the Argeians respecting the season of the holy truce. Agesipolis consults the oracles at Olympia and Delphi. Earthquake in Argos after the invasion of Agesipolis he disregards it. He marches up near to Argos much plunder taken he retires. Transactions in Asia efforts of Sparta to detach the Great King from Athens. The Spartan Antalkidas is sent as envoy to Tiribazus. Konon and other envoys sent also, from Athens and the anti-Spartan allies. Antalkidas offers to surrender the Asiatic Greeks, and demands universal autonomy throughout the Grecian world the anti-Spartan allies refuse to accede to those terms. Hostility of Sparta to all the partial confederacies of Greece, now first proclaimed under the name of universal autonomy. Antalkidas gains the favor of Tiribazus, who espouses privately the cause of Sparta, though the propo- sitions for peace fail. Tiribazus seizes Konon Konon'8 Jareer is now closed, either by death or imprisonment. Tiribazus cannot prevail with the Persian court, which still continues hostile to Sparta. Struthas is sent down to act against the Lacedaemonians in Ionia. Victory of Stru- thas over Thimbron and the Lacedsemonian army. Thimbron is slain. Diphridas is sent to succeed Thimbron. Lacedaemonian fleet at Khodes intestine disputes in the island. The Athenians send aid to Evagoras at Cyprus. Fidelity with which they adhered to him, though his alliance had now become inconvenient. Thrasybulus is sent with a fleet from Athens to the Asiatic coast his acquisitions in the Helle- spont and Bosphorus. Victory of Thrasybulus in Lesbos he levies contributions along the Asiatic coast he is slain near Aspendus. Character of Thrasybulus. Agyrrhius succeeds Thrasybulus Rhodes still holds out against the Lacedaemonians. Anaxibius is sent to com- mand at the Hellespont in place of Derkyllidas his vigorous proceed- ings he deprives Athens of the tolls of the strait. The Athenians send Iphikrates with his peltasts and a fleet to the Hellespont. His strata- gem to surprise Anaxibius. Defeat and death of Anaxibius. The Athenians are again masters of the Hellespont and the strait dues. The island of JEgina its past history. The JEginetans are con- strained by Sparta into war with Athens. The Lacedaemonian admiral Teleutias at jfegina. He is superseded by Hierax. His remarkable popu- larity among the seamen. Hierax proceeds to Rhodes, leaving Gorgo- pas at ^Egina. Passage of the Lacedaemonian Antalkidas to Asia. Gor- gopas is surprised in ^Egina, defeated, and slain, by the Athenian Cha- brias ; who goes to assist Evagoras in Cyprus. The Lacedaemonian seamen at JEgina unpaid and discontented. Teleutias is sent thither to conciliate them. Sudden and successful attack of Teleutias upon the Peirseus. Unprepared and unguarded condition of Peiraeus Telcutiaa gains rich plunder, and sails away in safety. lie is enabled to pay his seamen activity of the fleet great loss inflicted upon Athenian com- merce. Financial condition of Athens. The Theorikon. Direct property-taxes. Antalkidas goes up with Tiribazus to Susa his sue cess at the Persian court he brings down the terms of peace asked for by Sparta, ratified by the Great King, to be enforced by Sparta in his name. Antalkidas in command of the Lacedaemonian and Syracusan fleets in the Hellespont, with Persian aid. His successes against the Athe- nians. Distress and dis< ^urngcmcnt of Athens anxiety of the anti'