ABSTRACT
While the Athenians were indulging in the folly of the generals’ trial, and perhaps rejecting a Spartan peace offer, the Spartan Eteonikos had apparently brought his fleet to Chios, and his men were having a hard time for want of pay. They managed to survive through the summer of 406 on seasonal produce and by working for local farmers, but as winter approached, lacking food, clothes and footwear, they concerted a plot to attack the city.
