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Updated: June 11, 2025
The first day he took Potidania, the next Krokyle, and the third Tichium, where he halted and sent back the booty to Eupalium in Locris, having determined to pursue his conquests as far as the Ophionians, and, in the event of their refusing to submit, to return to Naupactus and make them the objects of a second expedition.
Demosthenes however had in the meanwhile been persuaded by the Messenians that it was a fine opportunity for him, having so large an army assembled, to attack the Aetolians, who were not only the enemies of Naupactus, but whose reduction would further make it easy to gain the rest of that part of the continent for the Athenians.
Battle of Tanagra. Campaign and Successes of Myronides. Plot of the Oligarchy against the Republic. Recall of Cimon. Long Walls completed. Aegina reduced. Expedition under Tolmides. Ithome surrenders. The Insurgents are settled at Naupactus. Disastrous Termination of the Egyptian Expedition. The Athenians march into Thessaly to restore Orestes the Tagus. Campaign under Pericles.
Demosthenes and Eurymedon, accordingly, sent ten of their best sailers with Conon to reinforce the squadron at Naupactus, and meanwhile prepared for the muster of their forces; Eurymedon, who was now the colleague of Demosthenes, and had turned back in consequence of his appointment, sailing to Corcyra to tell them to man fifteen ships and to enlist heavy infantry; while Demosthenes raised slingers and darters from the parts about Acarnania.
The gallant defenders of Ithome having conditioned to quit for ever the Peloponnesus, Tolmides invested them with the possession of his new conquest of Naupactus. There, under a democratic government, protected by the power of Athens, they regained their ancient freedom, and preserved their hereditary name of Messenians long distinguished from their neighbours by their peculiar dialect.
Expedition under Tolmides. Ithome surrenders. The Insurgents are settled at Naupactus. Disastrous Termination of the Egyptian Expedition. The Athenians march into Thessaly to restore Orestes the Tagus. Campaign under Pericles. Truce of five Years with the Peloponnesians. Cimon sets sail for Cyprus. Pretended Treaty of Peace with Persia. Death of Cimon. V Change of Manners in Athens.
Intelligence of this proceeding called Philip away from the games. He set out hastily with his cavalry, ordering his infantry to follow him closely; and attacking the Romans as they were scattered through the fields and loaded with booty, like men who feared nothing of the kind, drove them to their ships. The Roman fleet returned to Naupactus by no means pleased with their booty.
The Athenians were now masters of Greece, from the Gulf of Corinth to the Pass of Thermopylae, and in the following year they sent an expedition round the Peloponnesus, which captured, among other cities, Naupactus, on the Corinthian Gulf.
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