ust and equitable
peace." And the Thebans, admiring the manner in which, albeit in danger,
they refused to undertake war against their benefactors, conceded to
them and the Phliasians and the rest who came with them to Thebes, peace
on the principle that each should hold their own territory. On these
terms the oaths were taken.

Thereupon the Phliasians, in obedience to the compact, at once retired
from Thyamia; but the Argives, who had taken the oath of peace on
precisely the same terms, finding that they were unable to procure the
continuance of the Phliasian exiles in the Trikaranon as a point held
within the limits of Argos, (7) took over and garrisoned the place,
asserting now that this land was theirs--land which only a little while
before they were ravaging as hostile territory. Further, they refused
to submit the case to arbitration in answer to the challenge of the
Phliasians.

(7) Or, "as a post held by them within the territory of the state."
The passage is perhaps corrupt.

It was nearly at the same date that the son of Dionysius (8) (his
father, Dionysius the first, being already dead) sent a reinforcement
to Lacedaemon of twelve triremes under Timocrates, who on his arrival
helped the Lacedaemonians to recover Sellasia, and after that exploit
sailed away home.

(8) Concerning Dionysius the first, see above, VII. i. 20 foll. 28.

B.C. 366-365. Not long after this the Eleians seized Lasion, (9) a
place which in old days was theirs, but at present was attached to the
Arcadian league. The Arcadians did not make light of the matter,
but immediately summoned their troops and rallied to the rescue.
Counter-reliefs came also on the side of Elis--their Three Hundred, and
again their Four Hundred. (10) The Eleians lay encamped during the day
face to face with the invader, but on a somewhat more level position.
The Arcadians were thereby induced under cover of night to mount on to
the summit of the hill overhanging the Eleians, and at day-dawn they
began their descent upon the enemy. The Eleians soon caught sight of
the enemy advancing from the vantage ground above them, many times
their number; but a sense of shame forbade retreat at such a distance.
Presently they came to close quarters; there was a hand-to-hand
encounter; the Eleians turned and fled; and in retiring down the
difficult ground lost many men and many arms.

(9) See above, VII. i. 26; Freeman, "Hist. Fed. Gov." p. 201.

(10) From the