ABSTRACT
In the winter of 405/4, the Athenians dispatched Theramenes to Sparta with the goal of bringing an end to the Peloponnesian War. He remained abroad for several months; when he returned, he was confronted by a group of democrats led by certain generals and taxiarchs and opposed to the terms of peace he brought back (§§5-16). In order to help ensure the ratification of the treaty, Theramenes and his fellow oligarchs hatched a plot against the democratic leaders, enlisting a man named Agoratus to serve as informer (§§17-18).
