ependency of what was formerly called the Minyan,
now the Boeotian, Orchomenus) to be put into their hands by another from
that town, whose exiles were very active in the business, hiring men in
Peloponnese. Some Phocians also were in the plot, Chaeronea being the
frontier town of Boeotia and close to Phanotis in Phocia. Meanwhile
the Athenians were to seize Delium, the sanctuary of Apollo, in the
territory of Tanagra looking towards Euboea; and all these events were
to take place simultaneously upon a day appointed, in order that the
Boeotians might be unable to unite to oppose them at Delium, being
everywhere detained by disturbances at home. Should the enterprise
succeed, and Delium be fortified, its authors confidently expected that
even if no revolution should immediately follow in Boeotia, yet
with these places in their hands, and the country being harassed by
incursions, and a refuge in each instance near for the partisans engaged
in them, things would not remain as they were, but that the rebels being
supported by the Athenians and the forces of the oligarchs divided, it
would be possible after a while to settle matters according to their
wishes.

Such was the plot in contemplation. Hippocrates with a force raised at
home awaited the proper moment to take the field against the Boeotians;
while he sent on Demosthenes with the forty ships above mentioned to
Naupactus, to raise in those parts an army of Acarnanians and of the
other allies, and sail and receive Siphae from the conspirators; a
day having been agreed on for the simultaneous execution of both these
operations. Demosthenes on his arrival found Oeniadae already compelled
by the united Acarnanians to join the Athenian confederacy, and himself
raising all the allies in those countries marched against and subdued
Salynthius and the Agraeans; after which he devoted himself to the
preparations necessary to enable him to be at Siphae by the time
appointed.

About the same time in the summer, Brasidas set out on his march for the
Thracian places with seventeen hundred heavy infantry, and arriving at
Heraclea in Trachis, from thence sent on a messenger to his friends
at Pharsalus, to ask them to conduct himself and his army through the
country. Accordingly there came to Melitia in Achaia Panaerus, Dorus,
Hippolochidas, Torylaus, and Strophacus, the Chalcidian proxenus, under
whose escort he resumed his march, being accompanied also by other
Thessalians, among