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396 ASTYOCHUS AND HIS SAILORS [vill 83 The Peloponnesians at Miletus, who had already con- The dislike of the ceived a mistrust of Tissaphernes, Pehpotmesiarts to Tis- when they heard of the restoration of saphcntcs increases ai-u-j «^'ii ij ^ , ^, Alcibiades were still more exasperated tttore and more. 1 he ^ _ ^ sailors are ready to against him. About the time of the mutiny. advance in force of the Athenians on Miletus, Tissaphernes, observing that the Peloponnesians would not put out to sea and fight with them, had become much more remiss in paying the fleet ; and previously to this a dislike of him, arising out of his connexion with Alcibiades, had gained ground. He was now more hated than ever. As before, the soldiers began to gather in knots and to express discontent ; and not only the soldiers, but some men of position complained that they had never yet received their full pay, and that the sum given was too small, while even this was irregularly paid ; if nobody would fight, or go where food could be got, the men would desert. All these grievances they laid to the charge of Astyochus, who humoured Tissaphernes for his own gain. 84 While these thoughts were passing in their minds the behaviour of Astyochus gave occasion Their discontent , ^l 1 t-i o 1 , , ... . to an outbreak, Ihe byracusan and breaks out vito open -' violence against Asty- Thurian sailors Were for the most part ochus. The Milesians {^ee men, and therefore bolder than in a like spirit drive out , ,. .,. ,, -,^11 j the garrison of T.ssa- ^he rest in assaihng lum with demands phernes. They are re- for pay. Astyochus answered them bukedby Lichas, whose roughly and threatened them ; he even 'y ,,f '^^ raised his stick against Dorieus of Thurii who was pleading the cause of his own sailors. When the men saw the action they, sailor-like, lost all control of themselves, and rushed upon him, intending to stone him ; but he, perceiving what was coming, ran to an altar, where taking refuge he escaped unhurt, and they were parted. The Milesians, who were likewise discontented, captured by a sudden assault a fort which had been built in Miletus by Tissaphernes, and drove out the garrison which he had placed there. Of