Andocides, On the Peace with Sparta, ed. Kenneth John Maidment, 31

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[31] Later,¹ the same Argives who are here today to persuade us to continue the war, induced us to arouse Sparta ’s anger by making a naval descent upon Laconia while at peace with her, an act which was responsible for endless disasters; from it sprang a war which ended with our being forced to demolish our walls, to surrender our fleet, and to restore our exiles. Yet what help did we receive in our misfortunes from Argos who had drawn us into the war? What danger did she brave for Athens ?

On the Peace with Sparta. Andocides. ed. Kenneth John Maidment. London. 1941.

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On the Peace with Sparta (English) (Andocides. Minor Attic Orators, Vol. 1. Maidment, Kenneth John, translator. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1941 (1960 printing).)

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Περὶ τῆς πρὸς Λακεδαιμονίους εἰρήνης Perseus (Andocides. Minor Attic Orators, Vol. 1. Maidment, Kenneth John, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1941 (1960 printing).) — 31 focus

[31] ὕστερον δʼ ὑπʼ Ἀργείων ἐπείσθημεν, οἵπερ νῦν ἥκουσι πείθοντες¹ πολεμεῖν, πλεύσαντες ἐπὶ τὴν Λακωνικὴν εἰρήνης ἡμῖν οὔσης πρὸς Λακεδαιμονίους ἐντεῖναι² ἐκείνων τὸν θυμόν, ἀρχὴν πολλῶν κακῶν· ἐξ οὗ πολεμήσαντες ἠναγκάσθημεν τὰ τείχη κατασκάπτειν καὶ τὰς ναῦς παραδιδόναι καὶ τοὺς φεύγοντας καταδέχεσθαι. ταῦτα δὲ πασχόντων ἡμῶν οἱ πείσαντες ἡμᾶς πολεμεῖν Ἀργεῖοι τίνα ὠφέλειαν παρέσχον ἡμῖν; τίνα δὲ κίνδυνον ὑπὲρ τῶν³ Ἀθηναίων ἐποιήσαντο;

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1. Actually in 419. Andocides is thinking of Alcibiades’ descent on Epidaurus in support of the Argives, who had already invaded her territory by land. The expedition was made in virtue of the alliance of the previous year between Athens , Argos , Elis , and Mantinea .

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