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King Agesilaus was assigned the campaign against Thebes and Athens and reorganized the Peloponnesian League to support it. He formed ten districts, each of which was responsible for providing either men or money.  1
 
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Athens, Thebes, and other states formed a league against Sparta, which became the basis of a Second Athenian League (the first being the Delian League). An allied fleet was rapidly built up. All decisions were to be made jointly by the Athenian assembly (ecclesia) and a council (synhedrion) of the allies, excluding Athens; funds were to be derived from contributions levied by the council and handled by Athens. Athens gave up all claims to its former cleruchies and promised not to send any more.  2
 
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Hecatomnus, the virtually independent satrap of Caria (395–377), died and was succeeded by Mausolus (377–353) who embarked on an expansionist policy.  3
 
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Chabrias and the allies crushed the Spartan fleet off Naxos, giving Athens control of the sea. Thebes restored the Boeotian League on a democratic basis.  4
 
 
 
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