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 CONTENTS. - disputes about theBosphorus and Hellespont Diopcithes commander for Athens in the Chersonese. Philip takes part with the Kardiana against Athens. Hostile collisions and complaints against Diopeithcs. Accusations against Diopeithes at Athens by the philippizing orators Demosthenes defends him speech on the Chersonese, and third Phi- lippic. Increased influence of Demosthenes at Athens Athenian ex- pedition sent, upon his motion, to EuiMea Orcus and Eretria are libe- rated, acd Eubcea is detached from Philip. Mission of Demosthenes to the Chersonese and Byzantium his important services in detaching the Byzantines from Philip, and bringing them into alliance with Athens. Philip commences the siege of Perinthus he marches through the Chersonesus declaration of war by Athens against him. Manifesto of Philip, declaring war against Athens Complaints of'Philip against the Athenians his policy towards Athens his lecture on the advantages of peace. Open war between Philip and the Athenians. Siege of Pe- rinthus by Philip. His numerous engines for siege great scale of ope- rations. Obstinacy of the defence. The town is relieved by the Byzan- tines, and by Grecian mercenaries from the Persian satraps. Philip at tacks Byzantium danger of the place it is relieved by the fleets of Athens, Chios, Rhodes, etc. Success of the Athenian fleet in the Propon tis under Phokion. Philip abandons the sieges both of Perinthus and By- zantium. Votes of thanks from Byzantium and the Chersonesus to Athens for her aid honors and compliments to Demosthenes. Philip withdraws from Byzantium, concludes peace with the Byzantines, Chians, and others, and attacks the Scythians. He is defeated by the Triballi, and wounded, .on his return. Important reform effected by Demosthe- nes in the administration of the Athenian marine. Abuses which had crept into the trierarchy unfair apportionment of the burthen undue exemption which the rich administrators had acquired for themselves. Individual hardship, and bad public consequences, occasioned by these inequalities. Opposition offered by the rich citizens and by ^Eschines to the proposed reform of Demosthenes difficulties which he had to overcome. His new reform distributes the burthen of trierarchy equi- tably. Its complete success. Improved efficiency of the naval arma- ments under it. New Sacred War commences in Greece. Kirrha and its plain near Delphi consecrated to Apollo, in the first Sacred War un- der Solon. Necessity of a port at Kirrha, for the convenience of visitors to Delphi. Kirrha grows up again, and comes into the occupation of the Lokrians of Amphissa. Relations between the Lokrians of Amphissa and Delphi they had stood forward earnestly in the former Sacred War to defend Delphi against thePhokians. Amphiktyonic meeting at Del- phi February, 339 B. c. JEschincj one of the legates from Athens. Language of an Amphissian speaker among the Amphiktyons against Athens new dedication of an old Athenian donative in the temple. Speech of jEschincs in the Amphiktyonic assembly. Passion and tu- mult excited by his speech. Violent resolution adopted by the Am- phiktyons. The Amphiktyons with the Delphian multitude march down to destroy Kirrha interference of the Amphissians to rescue their prop- erty. They drive oft' the Amphiktyons. Farther resolution taken by the Amphiktyons to hold a future special meeting and take measures for punishing the Lokrians. Unjust violence of the Amphiktyons public mischief done by ^Sschines. Effect of the proceeding of ^Eschincs at Athens. Opposition of Demosthenes at first fruitless. Change of fcel- '.ng at Athens the Athenians resolve to take no part in the Amphik- t yon ic proceedings against Amphissa. Special mcetingof the Amphik- tyons ut TJiermopvlaj. held without Athens. Vote passed to levy a force