the Lacedaemonians. He was the first who went out and
showed himself so good a man at all points as to leave behind him the
conviction that the rest were like him.

Meanwhile his arrival in the Thracian country no sooner became known
to the Athenians than they declared war against Perdiccas, whom they
regarded as the author of the expedition, and kept a closer watch on
their allies in that quarter.

Upon the arrival of Brasidas and his army, Perdiccas immediately started
with them and with his own forces against Arrhabaeus, son of Bromerus,
king of the Lyncestian Macedonians, his neighbour, with whom he had a
quarrel and whom he wished to subdue. However, when he arrived with his
army and Brasidas at the pass leading into Lyncus, Brasidas told him
that before commencing hostilities he wished to go and try to persuade
Arrhabaeus to become the ally of Lacedaemon, this latter having already
made overtures intimating his willingness to make Brasidas arbitrator
between them, and the Chalcidian envoys accompanying him having warned
him not to remove the apprehensions of Perdiccas, in order to ensure his
greater zeal in their cause. Besides, the envoys of Perdiccas had talked
at Lacedaemon about his bringing many of the places round him into
alliance with them; and thus Brasidas thought he might take a larger
view of the question of Arrhabaeus. Perdiccas however retorted that he
had not brought him with him to arbitrate in their quarrel, but to put
down the enemies whom he might point out to him; and that while he,
Perdiccas, maintained half his army it was a breach of faith for
Brasidas to parley with Arrhabaeus. Nevertheless Brasidas disregarded
the wishes of Perdiccas and held the parley in spite of him, and
suffered himself to be persuaded to lead off the army without invading
the country of Arrhabaeus; after which Perdiccas, holding that faith had
not been kept with him, contributed only a third instead of half of the
support of the army.

The same summer, without loss of time, Brasidas marched with the
Chalcidians against Acanthus, a colony of the Andrians, a little before
vintage. The inhabitants were divided into two parties on the question
of receiving him; those who had joined the Chalcidians in inviting him,
and the popular party. However, fear for their fruit, which was still
out, enabled Brasidas to persuade the multitude to admit him alone, and
to hear what he had to say before making a decision; and he was ad