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MKGAIJA. EUBOEA. 443 and took severe revenge upon the inhabitants. The Athenians then ordered their admiral to make reprisals upon him, so that the war, though not yet actually declared, was approaching nearer and nearer towards renewal. 1 But it was not only in Halonnesus that Athens found herself beset by Philip and the philippizing factions. Even her own fron- tier on the side towards Breotia now required constant watching, tiuce the Thcbans had been relieved from their Phokian enemies;* so that she was obliged to keep garrisons of hoplites at Drymus and Panaktum.2 In Megara an insurgent party under Perilaus had laid plans for seizing the city through the aid of a body of Philip's troops, which could easily be sent from the Macedonian army now occupying Phokis, by sea to Pegse, the Megarian post on the Krissaean Gulf. Apprized of this conspiracy, the Megarian government solicited aid from Athens. Phokion, conducting the Athenian hoplites to Megara with the utmost celerity, assured the safety of the city, and at the same time reestablished the Long Walls to Nissea, so as to render it always accessible to Athenians by sea. 3 In Euboea, the cities of Oreus and Eretria fell into the hands of the philippizing leaders, and became hostile to Athens. In Oreus, the greater part of the citizens were persuaded to second the views of Philip's chief adherent, Philistides ; who prevailed on them to silence the remonstrances, and imprison the person, of the opposing leader Euphrasus, as a disturber of the public peace. Philistides then, watching his opportunity, procured the introduc- tion of a body of Macedonian troops, by means of whom he as- ured to himself the rule of the city as Philip's instrument ; while Euphroeus, agonized with grief and alarm, slew himself in prison. 1 Epistol. Philipp. ap. Demosth. p. 162. The oration of Psendo-De- tiosthcncs De Halonneso is a discourse addressed to the people on one of aese epistolary communications of Philip, brought by some envoys who nad also addressed the people vivd voce. The letter of Philip adverted to several other topics besides, but that of Halonnesus came first. 2 Demosth. Fals. Leg. p. 446. I take these words to denote, not any ono particular outmarch to these places, but a standing guard kept there, since the exposure of the northern frontier of Attioa after the peace. For the great importance of Panaktum, as a frontier position between Athens and Thebes, see Thucydides, v. 35, 36, 39. Dejnosth. Fals. Leg. p. 368, 435, 446. 448 ; Philippic iv. p. 133 ; Dt Coroni, p. 324 ; Plutarch Phokion, c. 16. 38*