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 CONTENTS. i* bcea Victory of PhokJon at Tamynae. Dicnysic festival at Athens in March, 349 B. c. Insult offered to Demosthenes by Meidias. Re- proaches against Demosthenes for having been absent from the battle of Tamynae he goes over on service to Euboea as a hoplite he is named senator for 349-348 B. c. Hostilities in Eubcea, during 349-348 B. c Great efforts of Athens in 349 B. c. for the support of Olynthus and the maintenance of Euboea at the same time. Financial embarrassments of Athens. Motion of Apollodorus about the Theoric Fund. The assembly appropriate the surplus of revenue to military purposes. Apollodorus is indicted and fined. The diversion of the Theoric Fund proves the great anxiety of the moment at Athens. Three expeditions sent by Athens to Chalkidike in 349-348 B.C. according to Philochorus. Final success of Philip capture of the Chalkidic towns and of Olynthus. Sale of the Olynthian prisoners ruin of the Greek cities in Chalkidike. Cost in- curred by Athens in the Olynthian war. Theoric Fund not appropri- ated to war purposes until a little before the battle of Chseroneia. Views respecting the Theoric Fund. It was the general Fund of Athens for religious festivals and worship distributions were one part of it char acter of the ancient religious festivals. No other branch of the Athe nian peace-establishment was impoverished or sacrificed to the Theoric expenditure. The annual surplus might have been accumulated as a war-fund how far Athens is blamable for not having done so. At- tempt of the Athenian property-classes to get clear of direct taxation by taking from the Theoric Fand. Conflict of these two feelings at Ath- ens. Demosthenes tries to mediate between them calls for sacrifice? from all, especially personal military service. Appendix 319-363 CHAPTER LXXXIX. fHOM THE CAPTURE OF OLYNTHUS TO THE TERMINATION OF TII8 SACRED WAR BY PHILIP. Sufferings of the Olynthians and Chalkidians triumph and festival of Philip. Effect produced at Athens by the capture of Olynthus es- pecially by the number of Athenian captives taken in it. Energetic language of Eubulus and ^Eschines against Philip. Increased impor- tance of jEschines. JEschines as envoy of Athens in Arcadia. In- creasing despondency and desire for peace at Athens. Indirect over- tures for peace between Athens and Philip, even before the fall of Olyn- thus the Eubceans Phrynon, etc. First proposition of Philokratca granting permission to Philip to send envoys to Athens. Effect pro duced upon the minds of the Athenians by their numerous captive citi zens taken by Philip at Olynthus. Mission of the actor Aristodemus from the Athenians to Philip on the subject of the captives. Favorable dispositions reported from Philip. Course of the Sacred War grad- ual decline and impoverishment of the Phokians. Eissensions among themselves. Party opposed to Phalajkus in Phokis Phalaekns is de- posed he continues to hold Thermopylae with the mercenaries. The Thebans invoke the aid of Philip to put down the Phokians. Alarm among the Phokians one of the Phokian parties invites the Athenian* to occupy Thermopylae Phalaekus repels them. Increased embu-