urther attempts
against them, they here collected together and remained quiet. Some
while ago they had sent messages to the Mantineans demanding assistance,
but now they were ready to discuss terms of reconciliation with the
party of Stasippus. Presently they saw the Mantineans advancing;
whereupon some of them sprang to the walls, and began calling to them to
bring succour with all speed. With shouts they urged upon them to make
haste, whilst others threw open wide the gates to them. Stasippus
and his party, perceiving what was happening, poured out by the gates
leading to Pallantium, (10) and, outspeeding their pursuers, succeeded
in reaching the temple of Artemis, where they found shelter, and,
shutting to the doors, kept quiet. Following close upon their heels,
however, their foes scaled the temple, tore off the roof, and began
striking them down with the tiles. They, recognising that there was no
choice, called upon their assailants to desist, and undertook to come
forth. Then their opponents, capturing them like birds in a fowler's
hand, bound them with chains, threw them on to the prisoner's van, (11)
and led them off to Tegea. Here with the Mantineans they sentenced and
put them to death.

(10) Pallantium, one of the most ancient towns of Arcadia, in the
Maenalia (Paus. VIII. xliv. 5; Livy, i. 5), situated somewhat
south of the modern Tripolitza (see "Dict. of Anc. Geog."); like
Asea and Eutaea it helped to found Megalopolis (Paus. VIII. xxvii.
3, where for {'Iasaia} read {'Asea}); below, VII. v. 5; Busolt,
op. cit. p. 125.

(11) For the sequel of the matter, see above, "Hell." VI. iv. 18;
Busolt, op. cit. p. 134.

The outcome of these proceedings was the banishment to Lacedaemon of the
Tegeans who formed the party of Stasippus, numbering eight hundred; but
as a sequel to what had taken place, the Lacedaemonians determined that
they were bound by their oaths to aid the banished Tegeans and to avenge
the slain. With this purpose they marched against the Mantineans, on the
ground that they had violated their oaths in marching against Tegea with
an armed force. The ephors called out the ban and the state commanded
Agesilaus to head the expedition.

Meanwhile most of the Arcadian contingents were mustering at Asea. (12)
The Orchomenians not only refused to take part in the Arcadian league,
on account of their personal hatred to Mantinea, but had actually
welcomed within their city a me