366 THE LACEDAEMONIANS AT RHODES [vill which was strong ahke in sailors and in infantry ; if suc- „, o , cessful, they might henceforward main- I he r^eloponncstatts . ' . , persuade (ii) Rhodes t^in their navy by the help of their to revolt ; there they own allies vvithout asking Tissa- d,,u. up their ships and phernes for money. So in the same do nothing for eleven ' . -i i /- y— • i weeks. The Athenians, Winter they Sailed from Cnidus against who arrive too late to Rhodes, and first attacked Camirus }xinder the revolt, make ^j^j^ ninety-four ships. The inhabitants, descents upon the island. . . ,- i , , who were in ignorance of the plot and dwelt in an unfortified city, were alarmed and began to fly. The Lacedaemonians re-assured them, and assembling the people not only of Camirus, but of Lindus and lalysus, the two other cities of Rhodes, persuaded all of them to revolt from the Athenians. Thus Rhodes went over to the Peloponnesians. Nearly at the same time the Athenians, who had heard of their intentions, brought up the fleet from Samos, hoping to forestall them ; they appeared in the offing, but finding that they were just too late, sailed to Chalce for the present, and thence back to Samos. They then fought against Rhodes, making descents upon it from Chalce, Cos, and Samos, while the Peloponnesians, having collected thirty-two talents =i from the Rhodians, drew up their ships, and did nothing for eleven weeks. 45 Before the Peloponnesians had removed to Rhodes .,.,., . f , affairs took a new turn. After the Alabiades, tn fear of his life from the Spar- death of Chalcideus and the engage- tans, retires to Tissa- ment at Milctus , Alcibiadcs fell under phemes, zvhom he sup- suspicion at Sparta, and orders came plies with arguments against the "Pelopon- ""*^"^ home to Astyoclius that he should msians and instructs in be put to death. Agis hated him, and various ways.. By his ^c was generally distrusted. In fear advice the pay is cur- .,,„., tailed, and the revolted "6 retired to Fissapherncs, and soon, cities who beg for money by working upon him, did all he could are refused. ^^ injure the Peloponncsian cause. He was his constant adviser, and induced him to cut down the j^64,ooo. Cp. viii. 24 init., 25.
