Hippokratês marches with the army from Athens to Delium in Bœotia.—Hippokratês fortifies Delium, after which the army retires homeward.—Gathering of the Bœotian military force at Tanagra. Pagondas, the Theban bœotarch, determines them to fight.—Marshalling of the Bœotian army—great depth of the Theban hoplites—special Theban band of Three Hundred.—Order of battle of the Athenian army.—Battle of Delium—vigorously contested—advantage derived from the depth of the Theban phalanx.—Defeat and flight of the Athenians—Hippokratês, with one thousand hoplites, is slain.—Interchange of heralds—remonstrance of the Bœotians against the Athenians for desecrating the temple of Delium—they refuse permission to bury the slain except on condition of quitting Delium.—Answer of the Athenian herald—he demands permission to bury the bodies of the slain.—The Bœotians persist in demanding the evacuation of Delium as a condition for granting permission to bury the dead. Debate on the subject. Remarks on the debate.—Siege and capture of Delium by the Bœotians.—Sokratês and Alkibiadês, personally engaged at Delium.—March of Brasidas through Thessaly to Thrace and Macedonia. Rapidity and address with which he gets through Thessaly.—Relations between Brasidas and Perdikkas—Brasidas enters into an accommodation with Arrhibæus—Perdikkas is offended.—Brasidas marches against Akanthus. State of parties in the town.—He is admitted personally into the town to explain his views—his speech before the Akanthian assembly.—Debate in the Akanthian assembly, and decision of the majority voting secretly to admit him, after much opposition.—Reflections upon this proceeding—good political habits of the Akanthians.—Evidence which this proceeding affords, that the body of citizens (among the Athenian allies) did not hate Athens, and were not anxious to revolt.—Brasidas establishes intelligences in Argilus. He lays his plan for the surprise of Amphipolis.—Night-march of Brasidas from Arnê, through Argilus to the river Strymon and Amphipolis.—He becomes master of the lands round Amphipolis, but is disappointed in gaining admission into the town.—He offers to the citizens the most favorable terms of capitulation, which they accept.—Amphipolis capitulates.—Thucydidês arrives at Eion from Thasus with his squadron—not in time to preserve Amphipolis—he preserves Eion.—Alarm and dismay produced at Athens by the capture of Amphipolis—increased hopes among her enemies.—Extraordinary personal glory, esteem, and influence acquired by Brasidas.—Inaction and despondency of Athens after the battle of Delium, especially in reference to arresting the conquests of Brasidas in Thrace.—Loss of Amphipolis was caused by the negligence of the Athenian commanders—Euklês, and the historian Thucydidês.—The Athenians banish Thucydidês on the proposition of Kleon.—Sentence of banishment passed on