e war with a
force of a hundred and twenty galleys.

All these grievances made Corinth eager to send the promised aid to
Epidamnus. Advertisement was made for volunteer settlers, and a force of
Ambraciots, Leucadians, and Corinthians was dispatched. They marched by
land to Apollonia, a Corinthian colony, the route by sea being avoided
from fear of Corcyraean interruption. When the Corcyraeans heard of the
arrival of the settlers and troops in Epidamnus, and the surrender of
the colony to Corinth, they took fire. Instantly putting to sea with
five-and-twenty ships, which were quickly followed by others, they
insolently commanded the Epidamnians to receive back the banished
nobles--(it must be premised that the Epidamnian exiles had come to
Corcyra and, pointing to the sepulchres of their ancestors, had appealed
to their kindred to restore them)--and to dismiss the Corinthian
garrison and settlers. But to all this the Epidamnians turned a deaf
ear. Upon this the Corcyraeans commenced operations against them with
a fleet of forty sail. They took with them the exiles, with a view
to their restoration, and also secured the services of the Illyrians.
Sitting down before the city, they issued a proclamation to the effect
that any of the natives that chose, and the foreigners, might depart
unharmed, with the alternative of being treated as enemies. On their
refusal the Corcyraeans proceeded to besiege the city, which stands
on an isthmus; and the Corinthians, receiving intelligence of the
investment of Epidamnus, got together an armament and proclaimed a
colony to Epidamnus, perfect political equality being guaranteed to all
who chose to go. Any who were not prepared to sail at once might, by
paying down the sum of fifty Corinthian drachmae, have a share in the
colony without leaving Corinth. Great numbers took advantage of this
proclamation, some being ready to start directly, others paying the
requisite forfeit. In case of their passage being disputed by the
Corcyraeans, several cities were asked to lend them a convoy. Megara
prepared to accompany them with eight ships, Pale in Cephallonia with
four; Epidaurus furnished five, Hermione one, Troezen two, Leucas ten,
and Ambracia eight. The Thebans and Phliasians were asked for money, the
Eleans for hulls as well; while Corinth herself furnished thirty ships
and three thousand heavy infantry.

When the Corcyraeans heard of their preparations they came to Corinth
with envoys fr