History of the Peloponnesian War

Such was the speech of Brasidas. But the Acanthians, after much had been said on both sides of the question, took a secret vote, and, on account of Brasidas' impassioned words and their fears about the harvest, the majority decided to revolt from the Athenians; then having bound him with the oaths which the authorities of the Lacedaemonians swore when they sent him out, namely, that those whom he might win over should be autonomous allies, they finally received the army.

And not long afterwards Stagirus,[*](About twelve miles north of Acanthus, known also as Stageira, the birthplace of Aristotle.) a colony of the Andrians, joined in the revolt. Such then, were the events of that summer.