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EURIPIDES.

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CHRONOLOGY—(continued).

OL.	B.C.	POLITICAL CHRONICLE.	LITERARY AND ARTISTIC CHRONICLE.
	417	Banishment of Hyperbolus by the last ostracism.
90.4		War in the Chalcidice.
	416		Agathon gains a tragic prize.
91.1		Embassy of the Egestæans to Athens. Capture of Melos.	Eupolis Baptæ.
	415	Mutilation of the Hermæ. Departure of the fleet for Sicily.	Euripides' Troades (second prize) defeated by Xenocles. Andocides imprisoned.
91.2		Alkibiades recalled. The Athenians visit the harbour of Syracuse and winter at Naxos. Alkibiades flees to Sparta.	The law of Syracosios against libelling on the stage.
	414	Gylippus goes to Syracuse, which is closely besieged.	Aristophanes' Birds (second prize).
91.3		Nikias writes for reinforcements.
	413	Sixth invasion of Attica. Agis fortifies Dekeleia. Masscre of children at Mycalessus.	Euripides' Iphigenia in Tauris about this time.
91.4		Demosthenes arrives at Syracuse with reinforcements (August). Complete destruction of the Athenian force at Syracuse (September). Archelaus king of Macedon.	Greek poets and artists invited to Pella by Archelaus.