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17-19] FIRST TREATY WITH PERSIA 347 which was negotiated by Tissaphernes and Chalcideus. It ran as follows : — 'The Lacedaemonians and their allies make an alliance 18 with the King and Tissaphernes on the following terms : — ' I. All the territory and all the cities which are in possession of the King, or were in ^ , ^ „■ c i • r r t < 11 • Tnaty of alhmice : possession ot his ioretathers, shall be „// that ever tvas sub- the King's •■*, and whatever revenue or ject /<> the Kings of other advantages the Athenians derived P*'>-f»^"ll ^ '"s from these cities, the King, and the Lacedaemonians and their allies, shall combine to prevent them from receiving such revenue or advantage. ' IL The King, and the Lacedaemonians and their allies, shall carry on the war against the Athenians in common, and they shall not make peace with the Athenians unless both parties — the King on the one hand and the Lacedae- monians and their allies on the other — agree. 'IIL Whosoever revolts from the King shall be the enemy of the Lacedaemonians and their allies, and who- soever revolts from the Lacedaemonians and their allies shall be the enemy of the King in like manner.' Such were the terms of the alliance. Shortly afterwards the Chians manned ten more ships 19 and sailed to Anaea, wanting to hear „ , ^ ^, ,,, . ° Zeal oj the Cliians. whether the attempt on Miletus had The Athenians take/our succeeded, and to draw fresh cities of their ships. Revolts •into the revolt. A message however of {6) Lebedns ami {i) was brought from Chalcideus, bidding them return, and warning them that Amorges was coming thither by land at the head of an army. So they sailed to the Temple of Zeus , where they caught sight of sixteen Athenian ships which Diomedon, following Thrasycles, was bringing from Athens. They instantly fled ; one ship to Ephesus, the remainder towards Teos. Four of them the Athenians took empty, the crews having got safe to land ; " Cp. viii. 43 med. ^ A place so called between Lebi dus and Colophon.