from others. He knew what
greatness was so well, that when he heard Artaxerxes called the Great
King, he said, "How is he greater than I, unless he be the juster?"

It should be remembered that Konon, that Athenian captain who had escaped
from AEgos Potami with six ships, had gone to the island of Cyprus. He
persuaded the people of the island of Rhodes to revolt from the Spartans,
and make friends with the Persians. It is even said that he went to the
court of Artaxerxes, and obtained leave from him to raise ships, with
which to attack the Spartans, from the colonies which were friendly to
Athens, yet belonged to the Greek Empire. Pharnabazus joined him, and,
with eighty-five ships, they cruised about in the AEgean Sea, and near
Cnidus they entirely defeated the Spartan fleet. It was commanded by
Pisander, Agesilaus' brother-in-law, who held by his ship to the last,
and died like a true Spartan, sword in hand.

After this Konon drove out many Spartan governors from the islands of the
AEgean, and, sailing to Corinth, encouraged the citizens to hold out
against Sparta, after which Pharnabazus went home, but Konon returned
with the fleet to the Piraeus, and brought money and aid to build up the
Long Walls again, after they had been ten years in ruins. The crews of
the ships and the citizens of Athens all worked hard, the rejoicing was
immense, and Konon was looked on as the great hero and benefactor of
Athens; but, as usual, before long the Athenians grew jealous of him and
drove him out, so that he ended his life an exile, most likely in Cyprus.

It was no wonder that Xenophon's heart turned against the city that thus
treated her great men, though he ought not to have actually fought
against her, as he did under Agesilaus, whom he greatly loved. The chief
scene of the war was round Corinth; but at last both parties were
wearied, and a peace was made between Athens and Sparta and the Persian
Empire. Artaxerxes kept all the Greek cities in Asia and the islands of
Cyprus and Clazomene, and all the other isles and colonies were declared
free from the power of any city, except the isles of Lemnos, Imbros, and
Scyros, which were still to belong to Athens. Sparta required of Thebes
to give up her power over the lesser cities of Boeotia, but Sparta
herself did not give up Messenia and the other districts in the
Peloponnesus, so that she still remained the strongest. This was called
the peace of Antaleidas.

Xenophon