nished the work, he crossed back again into Asia, and on a
tour of inspection, found the cities for the most part in a thriving
condition; but when he came to Atarneus he discovered that certain
exiles from Chios had got possession of the stronghold, which served
them as a convenient base for pillaging and plundering Ionia; and this,
in fact, was their means of livelihood. Being further informed of the
large supplies of grain which they had inside, he proceeded to draw
entrenchments around the place with a view to a regular investment, and
by this means he reduced it in eight months. Then having appointed Draco
of Pellene (10) commandant, he stocked the fortress with an abundance of
provisions of all sorts, to serve him as a halting-place when he chanced
to pass that way, and so withdrew to Ephesus, which is three days'
journey from Sardis.

(10) Cf. Isocr. "Panegyr." 70; Jebb. "Att. Or." ii. p. 161. Of Pellene
(or Pellana) in Laconia, not Pellene in Achaia? though that is the
opinion of Grote and Thirlwall.

B.C. 397. Up to this date peace had been maintained between Tissaphernes
and Dercylidas, as also between the Hellenes and the barbarians in those
parts. But the time came when an embassy arrived at Lacedaemon from the
Ionic cities, protesting that Tissaphernes might, if he chose, leave the
Hellenic cities independent. "Our idea," they added, "is, that if Caria,
the home of Tissaphernes, felt the pinch of war, the satrap would very
soon agree to grant us independence." The ephors, on hearing this, sent
a despatch to Dercylidas, and bade him cross the frontier with his army
into Caria, whilst Pharax the admiral coasted round with the fleet.
These orders were carried out. Meanwhile a visitor had reached
Tissaphernes. This was not less a person than Pharnabazus. His coming
was partly owing to the fact that Tissaphernes had been appointed
general-in-chief, and party in order to testify his readiness to make
common cause with his brother satrap in fighting and expelling the
Hellenes from the king's territory; for if his heart was stirred by
jealousy on account of the generalship bestowed upon his rival, he
was not the less aggrieved at finding himself robbed of the Aeolid.
Tissaphernes, lending willing ears to the proposal, had answered: "First
cross over with me in Caria, and then we will take counsel on these
matters." But being arrived in Caria, they determined to establish
garrisons of some strength in the