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 454 INDEX Demarchus, a Syracusan general^ viii. 85 fin. Demcas, father of Philocrates, an Athenian, v. 116 fin. Dcmiurgi, the, a magistracy at Mantinca, v. 47 fin.; at Ehs, ib. Dcmocrac}', the democracy every- where the friend of Athens, iii. 47 init, 8a init. ; Pericles' de- scription of the Athenian demo- cracy, ii. 37-40; Cleon's, iii. 37 foil.; Diodotus', iii. 42 foil.; the people the best judges of a matter, ii. 40 init., vi. 39 ; de- mocracies manageable enough when under the influence of ter- ror, viii. I fin. ; the weaknesses of a democracy, ii. 65 init., iii. 37,, vi. 8g med.; democracy more stable than oligarchy, viii. 89 fin. Dcmodocus, an Athenian general, iv. 75 init. Demosthenes, commands an expe- dition round Peloponnese, iii. 91 init. ; ravages Leucas, ih. 94 init. ; invades Actolia, ib. fin.- 98 ; retires to Naupactus after his failure, ib. 98 fin. ; saves Nau- pactus, ib. 102 med. ; takes com- mand of the Acarnanians against the Ambraciots, ib. 105 med. [cp. vii. 57 fin.] ; defeats the Am- braciots, iii. 107-111 ; destroys the Ambraciot reinforcements, ib. 112, 113 ; returns to Athens, ib. 114 init.; sent on a special commission, iv. 2 fin. ; fortifies Pylos, ib. 3-5 ; prepares to meet the Lacedaemonians, ib. 9 ; speech of, ib. 10 ; repulses the Lacedaemonians, «'6. 11, 12; se- lected by Cleon as his col- league, ib. 29 init. ; plans and executes an attack on Sphac- teria, ib. 29-37 ; forces the La- cedaemonians to surrender, ib. 38; attempts Megara, ib. 66 68 ; captures Nisaea, ib. 69 ; plans an invasion of Boeotia, ib. 76, 77 ; failure of the attempt, ib. 89 init. ; invades Sicyonia, ib. loi med.; swears to the Treaty of Peace and the Alliance, v. 19 fin., 24 med. ; sent to Epidaurus, ib. 80 fin.; chosen asacolleague of Nic- ias, vii. 16 fin., 20; ravages the Laconian coast and fortifies an isthmus there on his way, ib. 26; meets Eurymedon at Corc^Ta and sends reinforcements to Naupactus, ib. 31 ; holds a re- view at Thurii, ib. 33 fin. ; arrives at Syracuse, ib. 42 init.; resolves to strike a blow at once, ib. 42 med. ; fails in a night attack on Epipolae, ib. 43 45 ; votes in a council of war for immediate departure, ib. 47 ; when Nicias resists, proposes moving the camp, ib. 49 ; commands in the last sea fight, ib. 69-71 fin. ; anxious to renew the engage- ment, ib. 72 ; commands one division in the retreat, vii. 78 foil.; overtaken and compelled to sur- render, ib. 81, 82 ; put to death by the S3'racusans, ib. 86. Demoteles, a Locrian commander, iv. 25 fin. Dercj'llidas. a Spartan, sent to the Hellespont, viii. 61 init.; effects the revolt of Abydos and Lamp- sacus, ib. 62. Derdas, a Macedonian, i. 57 init., 59 fin. Dersacans, a Thracian tribe, ii. loi med. Desertion of slaves, injury caused b}', vii. 27 fin., viii. 40 med. Deucalion, father of Helen, i. 3 init. Diacritus, father of Melcsippus, a Spartan, ii. 12 init. Diagoras, father of Dorieus, a Thu- rian, viii. 35 init. Diasia, the festival of Zeus the Gracious, at Athens, i. 126 med. Dictidians, in Mt. Athos, v. 35 init.