or thereabouts, whereby his deposition was obtained), from the
accusing speeches against him at his actual trial in November
373 B.C., _before the dikastery_—is nevertheless not incorrect
in saying,—ἐπειδὴ δ’ ἀπεχειροτονήθη μὲν ὑφ’ ὑμῶν στρατηγὸς
διὰ τὸ μὴ περιπλεῦσαι Πελοπόννησον, ἐπὶ ~κρίσει δὲ παρεδέδοτο
εἰς τὸν δῆμον~, αἰτίας τῆς μεγίστης τυχὼν (c. 3, p. 1187)—and
again respecting his coming from Kalauria to Athens—μέλλων
τοίνυν καταπλεῖν ἐπὶ τὴν κρίσιν, ἐν Καλαυρίᾳ δανείζεται, etc.
(p. 1188, 1189.) That Timotheus had been handed over to the
people for trial—that he was sailing back from Kalauria _for
his trial_—might well be asserted respecting his position in
the month of June, though his trial did not actually take place
until November. I think it cannot be doubted that the triremes at
Kalauria would form a part of that fleet which actually went to
Korkyra under Iphikrates; not waiting to go thither until after
the trial of Timotheus in November, but departing as soon as
Iphikrates could get ready, probably about July 373 B.C.
Rehdantz argues that if Iphikrates departed with the fleet in
July, he must have returned to Athens in November to the trial
of Timotheus, which is contrary to Xenophon’s affirmation that
he remained in the Ionian sea until 371 B.C. But if we look
attentively at the oration of Demosthenes, we shall see that
there is no certain ground for affirming Iphikrates to have
been present in Athens in November, during the actual trial of
Timotheus. The phrases in p. 1187—ἐφειστήκει δ’ αὐτῷ Καλλίστρατος
καὶ Ἰφικράτης ... οὕτω δὲ διέθεσαν ὑμᾶς κατηγοροῦντες τούτου
αὐτοί τε καὶ οἱ συναγορεύοντες αὐτοῖς, etc., may be well
explained, so far as Iphikrates is concerned, by supposing them
to allude to those pronounced censures in the public assembly
whereby the vote of deposition against Timotheus was obtained,
and whereby the general indignation against him was first
excited. I therefore see no reason for affirming that Iphikrates
was actually present at the trial of Timotheus in November. But
Kallistratus was really present at the trial (see c. 9. p. 1197,
1198); which consists well enough with the statement of Xenophon,
that this orator obtained permission from Iphikrates to leave
him at Korkyra and come back to Athens (vi, 3, 3). Kallistratus
directed his accusation mainly against Antimachus, the treasurer
of Timotheus. And it appears to me that under the circumstances
of the case, Iphikrates, having carried his point of superseding
Timotheus in the command and gaining an important success at
Korkyra—might be well-pleased to be dispensed from the obligation
of formally accusing him before the dikastery, in opposition to
Jason and Alketas, as well as to a powerful body of Athenian
friends.
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