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 CONTENTS. CHAPTER XCV. GRECIAN AFFAIRS FROM THE LANDING OF ALEXANDER IN ASIA TO THE CLOSE OF THE LAMIAN WAR. State of the Grecian world when Alexander crossed the Hellespont. — Grecian spirit might have been called into action if the Persians had played their frame well. — Hopes raised in Greece, first by the Persian fleet in the iEgean, next by the two great Persian armies on land. — Public acts and policy at Athens — decidedly pacific. — Phokion and Demades were leading ministers at Athens — they were of macedonizing politics. — Demosthenes and Lykurgus, though not in the ascendent po- litically, are nevertheless still public men of importance. Financial ac tivity of L3'kurgus. — Position of Demosthenes — his prudent conduct — Anti-Macedonian movement from Sparta — King Agis visits the Per- sian admirals in the JEgean. His attempts both in Krete and in the Peloponnesus. — Agis levies an army in Peloponnesus, and makes open declaration against Antipater. — Agis, at first partially successful, is completely defeated by Antipater, and slain. — Complete submission of all Greece to Antipater — Spartan envoys sent up to Alexander in Asia. — Untoward result of the defensive efforts of Greece — want of combina- tion. — Position of parties at Athens during the struggle of Agis — reac- tion of the macedonizing party after his defeat. — Judicial contest be twecn iEschines and Demosthenes. Preliminary circumstances as to the proposition of Ktesiphon, and the indictment by ^schines. — Accusa torv harangue of ^schines, nominally against the proposition of Ktesi phon, reallv against the political life of Demosthenes. — Appreciation of ^schines, "on independent evidence, as an accuser of Demosthenes. — Reply of Demosthenes — oration De Corona. — Funeral oration of ex- tinct Grecian freedom. — Verdict of the Dikasts — triumph of Demos- thenes — exile of ^schincs. — Causes of the exile of JEschines — he was the means of procuring coronation for Demosthenes. — Subsequent accusation against Demosthenes, in the affair of Harpalus. — Flight of Harpalus to Athens — his previous conduct and relations with Athens. — False reports conveyed to Alexander, that the Athenians had identi- fied themselves with Harpalus. — Circumstances attending the arrival of Harpalus at Sunium — debate in the Athenian assembly — promis^s held out by Harpalus — the Athenians seem at first favorably disposed to- wards him. — Phokion and Demosthenes both agree in dissuading the Athenians from taking up Harpalus. — Demand by Antipater for the surrender of Harpalus — the Athenians refuse to comply, but they arrest Harpalus and sequestrate his treasure for Alexander. — Demosthenes moves the decree for arrest of Harpalus, who is arrested, but escajjes. — Conduct of Demosthenes in regard to the treasure of Harpalus — de- ficiency of the sum counted and realized, as compared with the sum an- nounced by Harpalus. — Suspicions about this money — Demosthenes moves that the Areopagus shall investigate the matter — the Areopa- gites bring in a report against Demosthenes himself, with Demades and others, as guilty of corrupt appropriation. Demosthenes is tried on this charge, condemned, and goes into exile. — Was Demosthenes guilty of such corrupt appropriation ? Circumstances as known in the case. — De- mosthenes could not have received the money from Harpalus, since he op- posed him from first to last. — Had Demosthenes the means of embea-