The harmosts lasted much longer.—The Thirty at Athens were put down by the Athenians themselves, not by any reformatory interference of Sparta.—The empire of Sparta much worse and more oppressive than that of Athens.—Imperial Athens deprived her subject-allies of their autonomy, but was guilty of little or no oppression.—Imperial Sparta did this, and much worse—her harmosts and decemvirs are more complained of than the fact of her empire.—This more to be regretted, as Sparta had now an admirable opportunity for organizing a good and stable confederacy throughout Greece.—Sparta might have reörganized the confederacy of Delos, which might now have been made to work well.—Insupportable arrogance of Lysander—bitter complaints against him, as well as against the dekarchies.—Lysander offends Pharnabazus, who procures his recall. His disgust and temporary expatriation.—Surrender of the Asiatic Greeks to Persia, according to the treaty concluded with Sparta.—Their condition is affected by the position and ambitious schemes of Cyrus, whose protection they seek against Tissaphernes.—After the death of Cyrus, Tissaphernes returns as victor and satrap to the coast of Asia Minor.—Alarm of the Asiatic Greeks, who send to ask aid from Sparta. The Spartans send Thimbron with an army to Asia. His ill-success and recall—he is superseded by Derkyllidas.—Conduct of the Cyreians loose as to pillage.—Derkyllidas makes a truce with Tissaphernes, and attacks Pharnabazus in the Troad and Æolis.—Distribution of the Persian empire; relation of king, satrap, sub-satrap.—Mania, widow of Zênis, holds the subsatrapy of Æolis under Pharnabazus. Her regular payment and vigorous government.—Military force, personal conquests, and large treasures, of Mania.—Assassination of Mania, and of her son, by her son-in-law Meidias, who solicits the satrapy from Pharnabazus, but is indignantly refused.—Invasion and conquest of Æolis by Derkyllidas, who gets possession of the person of Meidias.—Derkyllidas acquires and liberates Skêpsis and Gergis, deposing Meidias, and seizing the treasures of Mania.—Derkyllidas concludes a truce with Pharnabazus, and takes winter quarters in Bithynia.—Command of Derkyllidas—satisfaction of Sparta with the improved conduct of the Cyreians.—Derkyllidas crosses into Europe, and employs his troops in fortifying the Chersonesus against the Thracians.—He captures and garrisons Atarneus.—He makes war upon Tissaphernes and Pharnabazus, upon the Mæander.—Timidity of Tissaphernes—he concludes a truce with Derkyllidas.—Derkyllidas is superseded by Agesilaus.—Alienation towards Sparta had grown up among her allies in Central Greece.—Great energy imparted to Spartan action by Lysander immediately after the victory of Ægospotami; an energy very unusual with Sparta.—The Spartans had kept all the advantages of victory to themselves—their allies were