ling the gods to witness, got on board his
trireme in bitter indignation, and sailed away. Arrived at Geraestus, he
there collected as large a portion of his troops as possible, and with
the armada made sail for Ephesus.

(3) "Pol. Lac." xiii. 2 foll.

(4) Or, "To the several cities he had already despatched messengers
with directions," etc.; see Paus. III. ix. 1-3.

(5) See Freeman, "Hist. of Federal Government," ch. iv. "Constitution
of the Boeotian League," pp. 162, 163. The Boeotarchs, as
representatives of the several Boeotian cities, were the supreme
military commanders of the League, and, as it would appear, the
general administrators of Federal affairs. "The Boeotarchs of
course command at Delion, but they also act as administrative
magistrates of the League by hindering Agesilaus from sacrificing
at Aulis."

(6) Plut. "Ages." vi.; "Pelop." xxi. See Breitenb. op. cit. Praef. p.
xvi.; and below, III. v. 5; VI. iv. 23.

When he had reached that city the first move was made by Tissaphernes,
who sent asking, "With what purpose he was come thither?" And the
Spartan king made answer: "With the intention that the cities in Asia
shall be independent even as are the cities in our quarter of Hellas."
In answer to this Tissaphernes said: "If you on your part choose to
make a truce whilst I send ambassadors to the king, I think you may well
arrange the matter, and sail back home again, if so you will." "Willing
enough should I be," replied Agesilaus, "were I not persuaded that you
are cheating me." "Nay, but it is open to you," replied the satrap, "to
exact a surety for the execution of the terms... 'Provided always that
you, Tissaphernes, carry out what you say without deceit, we on our side
will abstain from injuring your dominion in any respect whatever
during the truce.'" (7) Accordingly in the presence of three
commissioners--Herippidas, Dercylidas, and Megillus--Tissaphernes took
an oath in the words prescribed: "Verily and indeed, I will effect peace
honestly and without guile." To which the commissioners, on behalf
of Agesilaus, swore a counter-oath: "Verily and indeed, provided
Tissaphernes so acts, we on our side will observe the truce."

(7) For this corrupt passage, see Hartman, "Anal. Xen." p. 332; also
Otto Keller's critical edition of the "Hellenica" (Lips,
MDCCCLXXX.)

Tissaphernes at once gave the lie to what he had sworn. Instead of
adhering to peac