accept terms of peace (the "Peace of Antalcidas"), by which
(1) the whole of Asia Minor, with the islands of Clazomenae and Cyprus,
was recognized as subject to Persia, (2) all other Greek cities--so far
as they were not under Persian rule--were to be independent, except
Lemnos, Imbros and Scyros, which were to belong, as formerly, to the
Athenians. The terms were announced to the Greek envoys at Sardis in the
winter 387-386, and were finally accepted by Sparta in 386. Antalcidas
continued in favour with Artaxerxes, until the annihilation of Spartan
supremacy at Leuctra diminished his influence. A final mission to
Persia, probably in 367, was a failure, and Antalcidas, deeply chagrined
and fearful of the consequences, is said to have starved himself to
death. (See SPARTA.)

ANTANANARIVO, i.e. "town of a thousand" (Fr. spelling _Tananarive_), the
capital of Madagascar, situated centrally as regards the length of the
island, but only about 90 m. distant from the eastern coast, in 18 deg.
55' S., 47 deg. 30' E. It is 135 m. W.S.W. of Tamatave, the principal
seaport of the island, with which it is connected by railway, and for
about 60 m. along the coast lagoons, a service of small steamers. The
city occupies a commanding position, being chiefly built on the summit
and slopes of a long and narrow rocky ridge, which extends north and
south for about 2-1/2 m., dividing to the north in a Y-shape, and rising
at its highest point to 690 ft. above the extensive rice plain to the
west, which is itself 4060 ft. above sea-level. For long only the
principal village of the Hova chiefs, Antananarivo advanced in
importance as those chiefs made themselves sovereigns of the greater
part of Madagascar, until it became a town of some 80,000 inhabitants.
Until 1869 all buildings within the city proper were of wood or rush,
but even then it possessed several timber palaces of considerable size,
the largest being 120 ft. high. These crown the summit of the central
portion of the ridge; and the largest palace, with its lofty roof and
towers, is the most conspicuous object from every point of view. Since
the introduction of stone and brick, the whole city has been rebuilt and
now contains numerous structures of some architectural pretension, the
royal palaces, the houses formerly belonging to the prime minister and
nobles, the French residency, the Anglican and Roman Catholic
cathedrals, several stone churches, as well as others of brick,