34. Q. What is the character of the opinions that have been uniformly expressed, both in ancient and modern times concerning Epaminondas? A. There has ever been for him only praise and admiration.
35. Q. After he fell what prevailed for twenty-five years in Greece? A. Political anarchy, ending only in the Macedonian supremacy.
36. Q. Following the advice of Epaminondas what did the Thebans at once do after the battle of Mantineia? A. They made peace with the enemy.
37. Q. Where did the Spartan king, Agesilaus, soon after die? A. On the march toward home from Egypt, where he unsuccessfully attempted an expedition against the Persian empire.
38. Q. What three islands and city revolted from Athens and her confederacy which led to the three years’ “social war” from 358 to 355 B. C.? A. The islands of Chios, Kos and Rhodes, and the city of Byzantium.
39. Q. What war was carried on in Greece for the ten years from 355 to 346 B. C.? A. The second Sacred War.
40. Q. During this war what desecration was committed by the Phokian general Philomelus? A. The sanctuary of the Delphian temple was seized and robbed of its treasures.
41. Q. What noted king of Macedonia first took part in Hellenic affairs during the second Sacred War? A. Philip.
42. Q. What was the result of an engagement by the forces of Philip with the Phokians? A. He became master of Thessaly, and proclaimed himself the avenger of the Delphian god, and the defender of the insulted Hellenic religion.