et by the defendant, but to no purpose, since he failed to disabuse
the court of their conviction that the grandeur of his designs was only
equalled by their wickedness. (30) The verdict was given against him,
and he was put to death. The party of Leontiades thus possessed
the city; and went beyond the injunctions given them in the eager
performance of their services.

(28) See Grote, "H. G." vol. x. p. 85; Diod. xv. 20; Plut. "Pelop."
vi.; ib. "de Genio Socratis," V. vii. 6 A; Cor. Nep. "Pelop." 1.

(29) Lit. "Dicasts."

(30) Or, "that he was a magnificent malefactor." See Grote, "H. G."
vol. ix. p. 420, "the great wicked man" (Clarendon's epithets for
Cromwell); Plato, "Meno." 90 B; "Republic," 336 A, "a rich and
mighty man." See also Plut. "Ages." xxxii. 2, Agesilaus's
exclamation at sight of Epaminondas, {o tou megalopragmonos
anthropou}.

B.C. 382. As a result of these transactions the Lacedaemonians pressed
on the combined campaign against Olynthus with still greater enthusiasm.
They not only set out Teleutias as governor, but by their united efforts
furnished him with an aggregate army of ten thousand men. (31) They
also sent despatches to the allied states, calling upon them to support
Teleutias in accordance with the resolution of the allies. All the
states were ready to display devotion to Teleutias, and to do him
service, since he was a man who never forgot a service rendered him.
Nor was Thebes an exception; for was not the governor a brother
of Agesilaus? Thebes, therefore, was enthusiastic in sending her
contribution of heavy infantry and cavalry. The Spartan conducted his
march slowly and surely, taking the utmost pains to avoid injuring his
friends, and to collect as large a force as possible. He also sent a
message in advance to Amyntas, begging him, if he were truly desirous of
recovering his empire, to raise a body of mercenaries, and to distribute
sums of money among the neighbouring kings with a view to their
alliance. Nor was that all. He sent also to Derdas, the ruler of Elimia,
pointing out to him that the Olynthians, having laid at their feet the
great power of Macedonia, would certainly not suffer his lesser power
to escape unless they were stayed up by force in arms in their career of
insolence. Proceeding thus, by the time he had reached the territory
of the allied powers he was at the head of a very considerable army. At
Potidaea he halted to make the necessary