of Athens in establishing kleruchs in the Chersonese.—Kotys of Thrace.—Timotheus supersedes Iphikrates.—Timotheus acts with success on the coast of Macedonia and Chalkidikê. He fails at Amphipolis.—Timotheus acts against Kotys and near the Chersonese.—Measures of the Thebans in Thessaly—Pelopidas is sent with an army against Alexander of Pheræ.—Epaminondas exhorts the Thebans to equip a fleet against Athens.—Discussion between him and Menekleidas in the Theban assembly.—Menekleidas seemingly right in dissuading naval preparations.—Epaminondas in command of a Theban fleet in the Hellespont and Bosphorus. Pelopidas attacks Alexander of Pheræ—his success in battle—his rashness—he is slain.—Excessive grief of the Thebans and Thessalians for his death.—The Thebans completely subdue Alexander of Pheræ. 242-310 CHAPTER LXXX. FROM THE DEATH OF PELOPIDAS TO THE BATTLE OF MANTINEA. Conspiracy of the knights of Orchomenus against Thebes—destruction of Orchomenus by the Thebans.—Repugnance excited against the Thebans—regret and displeasure of Epaminondas.—Return of Epaminondas from his cruise—renewed complications in Peloponnesus.—State of Peloponnesus—Eleians and Achæans in alliance with Sparta.—The Eleians aim at recovering Triphylia—the Spartans, at recovering Messênê.—War between the Eleians and Arcadians; the latter occupy Olympia.—Second invasion of Elis by the Arcadians. Distress of the Eleians. Archidamus and the Spartans invade Arcadia.—Archidamus establishes a Spartan garrison at Kromnus. The Arcadians gain advantages over him—armistice.—The Arcadians blockade Kromnus, and capture the Spartan garrison.—The Arcadians celebrate the Olympic festival along with the Pisatans—excluding the Eleians.—The Eleians invade the festival by arms—conflict on the plain of Olympia—bravery of the Eleians.—Feelings of the spectators at Olympia.—The Arcadians take the treasures of Olympia to pay their militia.—Violent dissensions arising among the members of the Arcadian communion, in consequence of this appropriation. The Arcadian assembly pronounces against it.—Farther dissensions in Arcadia—invitation sent to the Thebans—peace concluded with Elis.—The peace generally popular—celebrated at Tegea—seizure of many oligarchical members at Tegea by the Theban harmost.—Conduct of the Theban harmost.—View taken by Epaminondas.—His view is more consistent with the facts recounted by Xenophon, than the view of Xenophon himself.—Policy of Epaminondas and the Thebans.—Epaminondas marches with a Theban army into Peloponnesus, to muster at Tegea.—Agesilaus and the Spartans are sent for.—Night-march of Epaminondas to surprise Sparta. Agesilaus is informed in time to prevent surprise.—Epaminondas comes up to Sparta, but finds it defended.—He marches back to Tegea—despatches his cavalry from thence to surprise Mantinea.—The surprise is baffled,