Histories

When Hippias arrived, the Spartans sent for envoys from the rest of their allies and spoke to them as follows: “Sirs, our allies, we do acknowledge that we have acted wrongly, for, led astray by lying divinations, we drove from their native land men who were our close friends and promised to make Athens [23.7333,37.9667] (Perseus)Athens subject to us. Then we handed that city over to a thankless people which had no sooner lifted up its head in the freedom which we gave it, than it insolently cast out us and our king. Now it has bred such a spirit of pride and is growing so much in power, that its neighbors in Boeotia (department), Central Greece and Euboea, Greece, Europe Boeotia and +Chalcis [23.6083,38.4667] (Perseus) Chalcis have really noticed it, and others too will soon recognize their error.