Teleutias is sent thither to conciliate them.—Sudden and
successful attack of Teleutias upon the Peiræus.—Unprepared
and unguarded condition of Peiræus—Teleutias gains rich
plunder, and sails away in safety.—He is enabled to pay his
seamen—activity of the fleet—great loss inflicted upon Athenian
commerce.—Financial condition of Athens. The Theôrikon.—Direct
property-taxes.—Antalkidas goes up with Tiribazus to Susa—his
success at the Persian court—he brings down the terms of peace
asked for by Sparta, ratified by the Great King, to be enforced
by Sparta in his name.—Antalkidas in command of the Lacedæmonian
and Syracusan fleets in the Hellespont, with Persian aid. His
successes against the Athenians.—Distress and discouragement of
Athens—anxiety of the anti-Spartan allies for peace.—Tiribazus
summons them all to Sardis, to hear the convention which had
been sent down by the Great King.—Terms of the convention,
called the peace of Antalkidas.—Congress at Sparta for
acceptance or rejection. All parties accept. The Thebans at
first accept under reserve for the Bœotian cities.—Agesilaus
refuses to allow the Theban reserve, and requires unconditional
acceptance. His eagerness, from hatred of Thebes, to get into a
war with them single-handed. The Thebans are obliged to accept
unconditionally.—Agesilaus forces the Corinthians to send away
their Argeian auxiliaries. The philo-Argeian Corinthians go into
exile; the philo-Laconian Corinthians are restored. 326-388
HISTORY OF GREECE.
PART II.
CHAPTER LXIX.
CYRUS THE YOUNGER AND THE TEN THOUSAND GREEKS.
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