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[5] It was at this time, we are told, that Callicratidas, after fighting brilliantly and holding out for a long time, finally was worn down by numbers, as he was struck from all directions.1 As soon as the defeat of the admiral became evident, the result was that the Peloponnesians gave way in fear.

1 Xenophon (Xen. Hell. 1.6.33) says that he "fell overboard into the sea and disappeared."

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