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SESTOS RESTORED TO ATHENS. 379 and that the son of a leading man named Iphiades at Sestos, held by Charidemus as hostage for the adherence of that city, should be surrendered to Athens also. 1 This new convention, sworn on hoth sides, promised to Athens the full acquisition which she desired. Considering the thing as done, the Athenians sent Chabrias as commander in one trireme to receive the surrender, but omitted to send the money requested by Atheuodorus ; who was accordingly constrained to disband his army for want of pay. Upon this Kersobleptes and Charidemus at once threw up their engagement, refused to execute the conven- tion just sworn, and constrained Cliabrias, who had come without any force, to revert to the former convention concluded with Ke- phisodotus. Disappointed and indignant, the Athenians disavowed the act of Chabrias, in spite of his high reputation. They sent ten envoys to the Chersonese, insisting that the convention of Atheno- dorus should be resworn by all the three Thracian competitors Berisades, Amadokus, Kersobleptes ; if the third declined, the envoys were instructed to take measures for making war upon him, while they received the engagements of the other two. But such a mission, without arms, obtained nothing from Charidemus and Ker- sobleptes, except delay or refusal ; while Berisades and Amadokus sent to Athens bitter complaints respecting the breach of faith. At length, after some months just after the triumphant conclusion of the expedition of Athens against Eubrea (358 B. c.) the Athe- nian Chares arrived in the Chersonese, at the head of a consider- able mercenary force. Then at length the two recusants were compelled to swear anew to the convention of Athenodorus, in the presence of the latter as well as of Berisades and Amadokus. 9 1 Demosth. cont. Aristokrat. p. 677, s. 202-204. Aristotle (Politic, v. 5, 9) mentions the association or faction of Iphiades as belonging to Abydos, not to Sestos. Perhaps there may have been an Abydene association now exercising influence at Sestos ; at least we are told, that the revolution which deprived the Athenians of Sestos, was accomplished in part by exiles who crossed from Abydos ; something like the relation between Argos and Corinth in the years immediately preced- ing the peace of Antalkidas. 8 Demosthcn. cont. Aristokrat. p. 678, p. 205, 206; p. 680. b. 211. 212 The arrival of Chares in the Hellespont is marked by Demosthenes aa immediately following the expedition of Athens to <?rive the Thebans out of Euboea, which took place about the middle of 358 B. c