38 THE QUARREL WITH POTIDAEA [l taken up the wrecks and dead bodies which had drifted in their direction ; whereas the enemy on the evening of the battle had rowed astern at sight of the Athenian ships, and after their arrival had not come out against them from Sybota. Upon these grounds both sides raised trophies 55 and claimed the victory. On their homeward voyage the Corinthians took by stratagem Anactorium, a town situated at the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf, which they and the Corcyraeans held in common ; there they settled colonists of their own, and returned to Corinth. Of their Corcyraean captives eight hundred who were slaves they sold, but two hundred and fifty they detained in prison, treating them with much consideration, in the hope that, when they returned, they would win over Corcyra to the Corinthian interest f^ : it so happened that the majority of them were among the most influential men of the state. Thus the war ended to the advantage of Corcyra, and the Athenian fleet returned home. This was the first among the causes of the Peloponnesian War, the Corinthians
- alleging that the Athenian fleet had taken part with the
Corcyraeans and had fought against them in a time of truce. ■^^^. 56 There soon arose another cause of quarrel between the Quarrel with Pott- Athenians and Peloponnesians. Poti- daea. The Athenians ^^^^^ which is situated on the isthmus command the Potidae- r t -ii » •• n r^ ■ • ans to race their walls of Pallene, was origmally a Connthian and to give hostages. colony, although at this time the tribu- B.C. 433 or tary and ally of Athens. Now the Corinthians were 432. forming plans of vengeance, and the Athenians, who or 87, I. '^ ' suspected their intentions, commanded the Potidaeans to raze their walls on the side of Pallene and give hostages ; also to send away and not to receive for the future the magistrates whom the Corinthians annually sent to them. For they were afraid lest the Potidaeans might be per- suaded by the Corinthians and Perdiccas to revolt, ■ Cp. iii. 70.
