[142] Again, in the Rhodian War,
1
the King had the good will of the allies of
Lacedaemon
because of the harshness with which they were governed, he availed himself of the help of our seamen; and at the head of his forces was Conon, who was the most competent of our generals, who possessed more than any other the confidence of the Hellenes, and who was the most experienced in the hazards of war; yet, although the King had such a champion to help him in the war, he suffered the fleet which bore the brunt of the defense of
Asia
to be bottled up for three years by only an hundred ships, and for fifteen months he deprived the soldiers of their pay; and the result would have been, had it depended upon the King alone, that they would have been disbanded more than once; but, thanks to their commander
2
and to the alliance which was formed at
Corinth
,
3
they barely succeeded in winning a naval victory.
Panegyricus. Isocrates. George Norlin (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1928.
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