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- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- CHAPTER LXXXIII Sicilian Affairs (continued).—From the Destruction of the Carthaginian Army by Pestilence before Syracuse, down to the Death of Dionysius the Elder
- CHAPTER LXXXIV Sicilian Affairs after the Death of the Elder Dionysius—Dionysius the Younger—and Dion
- CHAPTER LXXXV Sicilian Affairs down to the close of the Expedition of Timoleon. b.c. 353–336
- CHAPTER LXXXVI Central Greece: the Accession of Philip of Macedon to the Birth of Alexander. 359–356 b.c.
- CHAPTER LXXXVII From the commencement of the Sacred War to that of the Olynthian War
- CHAPTER LXXXVIII Euboic and Olynthian Wars
- CHAPTER LXXXIX From the Capture of Olynthus to the termination of the Sacred War by Philip
- CHAPTER XC From the Peace of 346 b.c., to the Battle of Chæroneia and the Death of Philip
CHAPTER LXXXIX - From the Capture of Olynthus to the termination of the Sacred War by Philip
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 August 2010
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- CHAPTER LXXXIII Sicilian Affairs (continued).—From the Destruction of the Carthaginian Army by Pestilence before Syracuse, down to the Death of Dionysius the Elder
- CHAPTER LXXXIV Sicilian Affairs after the Death of the Elder Dionysius—Dionysius the Younger—and Dion
- CHAPTER LXXXV Sicilian Affairs down to the close of the Expedition of Timoleon. b.c. 353–336
- CHAPTER LXXXVI Central Greece: the Accession of Philip of Macedon to the Birth of Alexander. 359–356 b.c.
- CHAPTER LXXXVII From the commencement of the Sacred War to that of the Olynthian War
- CHAPTER LXXXVIII Euboic and Olynthian Wars
- CHAPTER LXXXIX From the Capture of Olynthus to the termination of the Sacred War by Philip
- CHAPTER XC From the Peace of 346 b.c., to the Battle of Chæroneia and the Death of Philip
Summary
Sufferings of the Olynthians and Chalkidians—triumph and festival of Philip
It was during the early spring of 347 b.c., as far as we can make out, that Olynthus, after having previously seen the thirty Chalkidic cities conquered, underwent herself the like fate from the arms of Philip. Exile and poverty became the lot of such Olynthians and Chalkidians as could make their escape; while the greater number of both sexes were sold into slavery. A few painful traces present themselves of the diversities of suffering which befel these unhappy victims. Atrestidas, an Arcadian who had probably served in the Macedonian army, received from Philip a grant of thirty Olynthian slaves, chiefly women and children, who were seen following him in a string as he travelled homeward through the Grecian cities. Many young Olynthian women were bought for the purpose of having their persons turned to account by their new proprietors. Of these purchasers, one, an Athenian citizen who had exposed his new purchase at Athens, was tried and condemned for the proceeding by the Dikastery. Other anecdotes come before us, inaccurate probably as to names and details, yet illustrating the general hardships brought upon this once free Chalkidic population. Meanwhile the victor Philip was at the maximum of his glory. In commemoration of his conquests, he celebrated a splendid festival to the Olympian Zeus in Macedonia, with unbounded hospitality, and prizes of every sort, for matches and exhibitions, both gymnastic and poetical.
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- A History of Greece , pp. 505 - 600Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010