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 I05, io6] THE AMPHILOCIIIAN ARGOS 259 owing to the misfortunes of Ionia. The Athenians now restored the games and for the first time introduced horse-races. During the same winter the Ambraciots, in fulfilment 105 of the promise by which they had induced Eurylochus and his army to /y^""'^ "'"^ '/", -^ Ainbraaots continue remama, made an expedition against their forces against the the Amphilochian Argos with three AmphHochian Argos, thousand hoplites. They invaded the "■'!" ' ^"'Z'^"'- . . . cinaiis, Acanmnians, Argive territory and seized Olpae, a and Athenians unite to strong fort on a hill by the sea-side, pyoted. TheAmhraciots which in former days the Acarnanians T' ^'l""'^ " '""' ijr.-cj J J ,11 for reinforcements. had lortined and used as a common hall of justice. The place is about three miles from Argos, which is also on the sea-shore. One division of the Acarnanians came to the aid of Argos, while another encamped at a spot called the Wells, where they could lie in wait for Eury- lochus and the Peloponnesians, and prevent them from joining the Ambraciots unobserved. They also despatched a messenger to Demosthenes, who had led the Athenian expedition into Aetolia, asking him to be their commander, and sent for twenty Athenian ships which were just then cruising about the Peloponnese under the command of Aristoteles the son of Timocrates, and Hierophon the son of Antimnestus. The Ambraciots sent a messenger from Olpae to their own citizens, bidding them come and help them with their entire force; for they were afraid that Eurylochus and his followers might not be able to make their way through the Acarnanians, and then they would have either to fight alone, or to attempt a hazardous retreat. Eurylochus and the Peloponnesians, when they heard 106 that the Ambraciots had arrived at ^^^.^^^ of the Peh- Olpae, left Proschium and went with ponnesians, who effect all speed to help them. Passing over a junction idth the Am- ■ A, , 1 u J a 1 bractots at Olpae. the river Achelous they marched through ° Cp. iii. loa fin. S 2