ANTAL'CIDAS A Spartan statesman, son of Leon. Toward the end of the year 393 B.c., be was sent by his gov ernment to Tiribazus, the Persian satrap at Sar dis, to break up the understanding which then existed between Athens and Persia. He succeed ed by agreeing to the Persian demand that Sparta should recognize the Persian supremacy over the Grecian cities in Asia Minor. This arrangement did not meet with the approval of King Arta xerxes, and the satrap was accordingly recalled. Shortly after, however, in 38S B.C., the King re stored Tiribazus, and thereby gave evidence of his inclination toward the Spartans. Antalcidas was once more sent to Asia to treat with the Persian power, this time as admiral of the Spartan fleet. Ile accompanied the satrap to the Persian court, was well received, and succeeded in coming to an understanding with the King on the basis of the terms previously agreed upon. Antalcidas returned to his fleet, freed it from the blockade of the Athenians, and shut out the Athenians in their turn from the rEgean Sea. He was now in a position to compel the accept ance of terms. The peace that followed was
called "The Peace of Antalcidas." In the winter of 387-386 B.C., representatives of the Greek states assembled at Sardis, where the terms of the peace were read. The final ratification took place at Sparta in 380 B.C. The terms of the peace were as follows: (1) That all the Greek towns on the mainland of Asia Minor, together with the islands Clazomerne and Cyprus, should remain under the protection of the Persian King. ('2) That all other Creek towns, large and small, should be independent: but that the islands of Lemnos, lmbros, and Seyros should, as of old, belong to Athens. (3) That war should be de clared against any State that refused to accept these terms. In 370-369 we find Antalcidas Epho• at Sparta. In 372 B.C., he went for the third time to treat with the Persians, but after the battle of Leuctra (371 mo.), he lost favor in that quarter, and is said to have starved himself to death as a result of his chagrin.