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442 HISTORY OF GREECE. The peace between Philip and the Athenians lasted without any formal renunciation on either side for more than six years ; from March 346 B. c. to beyond Midsummer 340 B. c. But though never formally renounced during that interval, it became gradually more and more violated in practice by both parties. To furnish a consecutive history of the events of these few years, is beyond our power. We have nothing to guide us but a few orations of Demosthenes ; l which, while conveying a lively idea of the feeling of the time, touch, by way of allusion, and as mate- rials for reasoning, upon some few facts ; yet hardly enabling us to string together those facts into an historical series. A brief neus after the death of Plato, and passed three years with him from the archonship of Theophilus (348-347 B. c. Olymp. 108, 1), in which year Plato died to the archonship of Eubulus (345-344 B. c. Olymp. 108, 4) (Vita Aristotelis ap. Dionys. Hal. Epist. ad Ammeum, c. 5 ; Scriptt. Bio graphici, p. 397, ed. Westermann) ; Diogen. Lacrt. v. 7. Here is another reason confirming the remark made in my former note, that Diodorus has placed the conquest of Egypt by Ochus three or four years too early ; since the appointment of Mentor to the satrapy of the Asiatic coast follows naturally and immediately after the distinguished part which he had taken in the conquest of Egypt. The seizure of Hermeias by Mentor must probably have taken place about 343 B. c. The stay of Aristotle with Hermeias will probably have occupied the three years between 347 and 344 B. c. Respecting the chronology of these events, Mr. Clinton follows Diodo rus ; Bohnecke dissents from him rightly, in my judgment (I'orschun- gen, p. 460-734, note). Bohnecke seems to think that the person men- -ioncd in Demosth. Philipp. iv. (p. 139, 140) as having been seized and Carried up prisoner to the king of Persia, accused of plotting with Philip measures of hostility against the latter is Hermeias. This is not in itself improbable, but the authority of the commentator Ulpian seems hardly sufficient to warrant us in positively asserting the identity. It is remarkable that Diodorus makes no mention of the peace of 34S B. c. between Philip and the Athenians. Delivered in 1 Demosthenes, Philippic ii B. c. 344-343 De Halonneso, not genuine B. c. 343-342 De Fals& Lcgatione ib. ^schines, De Falsii Legatione ib. Demosthenes, De Chersonese. . B. c. 342-341 Philipp. iii ib. Philipp. iv B. C. 341-440 ad Philipp. Epist B. o. 340- 33