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 CONTENTS. xiii after which the army retires homeward. Gathering of the Boeotian military force at Tanagra, Pagondas, the Theban bceotarch, determines them to fight. Marshalling of the Boeotian army great depth of the Theban hoplites special Theban band of Three Hundred. Order of battle of the Athenian army. Battle of Dclium vigorously contested advantage derived from the depth of the Theban phalanx. Defeat and flight of the Athenians Hippokrates, with one thousand hoplites, is slain. Interchange of heralds remonstrance of the Boeotians against the Athenians for desecrating the temple of Dclium they refuse permission to bury the slain except on condition of quitting Delium. Answer cf the Athenian herald he demands permission to bury the bodies of the slain. The Boeotians persist in demanding the evacuation of Delium as a condition for granting permission to bury the dead. Debate on the subject. Remarks on the debate. Siege and capture of Delium by the Boeotians. Sokrates and Alkibiades, personally engaged at De- lium. March of Brasidas through Thcssaly to Thrace and Macedonia. Rapiditj' and address with which he gets through Thessaly. Relations between Brasidas and Perdikkas Brasidas enters into an accommoda- tion with Arrhibseus Perdikkas is offended. Brasidas marches against Akanthus. State of parties in the town. He is admitted personally into the town to explain his views his speech before the Akanthian assembly. Debate in the Akanthian assembly, and decision of the ma- jority voting secretly to admit him, after much opposition. Reflections upon this proceeding good political habits of the Akanthians. Evi- dence which this proceeding affords, that the body of citizens (among the Athenian allies) did not hate Athens, and were not anxious to revolt. Brasidas establishes intelligences in Argilus. He lays his plan for the surprise of Amphipolis. Night-march of Brasidas from Arne, through Argilus to the river Strymon and Amphipolis. He becomes master of the lands round Amphipolis, but is disappointed in gaining admission into the town. He offers to the citizens the most favorable terms of capitulation, which they accept. Amphipolis capitulates. Thucydides arrives at Eion from Thasus with his squadron not in time to preserve Amphipolis he preserves Eion. Alarm and dismay produced at Athent by the capture of Amphipolis increased hopes among her ee- mies. - - Extraordinary personal glory, esteem, and influence acquired by Brasidas. Inaction and despondency of Athens after the battle of De- lium, especially in reference to arresting the conquests of Brasidas in Thrace. Loss of Amphipolis was caused by the negligence of the Athe- nian commanders Eukles, and the historian Thucydides. The Athe- nians banish Thucydides on the proposition of Kleon. Sentence of banish ment passed on Thucydides by the Athenians grounds of that sentence. He justly incurred their verdict of guilty. Preparations of Brasidas in Amphipolis for extended conquest his operations against the Akte, or promontory of Athos. He attacks Torone in the Sithonian peninsula he is admitted into the town by an internal party surprises and takes it. Some part of the population, with the small Athenian garri- son, retire to the separate citadel called Lekythus. Conciliating address of Brasidas to the assembly at Torone. He attacks Lekythus a.id takes it by storm. Personal ability and conciliatory efficiency of Brasi- das 363-r -A