Regum et imperatorum apophthegmata

When the Macedonians invaded Attica, [*](In the Lamian war, 322 B.C.) and were devastating the land near the sea, he led out the men of military age. Soon many were thronging about him and strongly urging him to take possession of that hill over there, to draw up his forces here. Great Heavens, he said, how many generals do I see and how few soldiers ! Nevertheless, he engaged the enemy, and overcame them, and slew Micion the Macedonian commander. [*](Cf. Plutarch’s Life of Phocion, chap. xxv. (752 E).)

After a little time the Athenians were overcome in the war, and compelled by Antipater to submit to receiving a garrison. Menyllus, the commander of the garrison, offered money to Phocion, who said with indignation that Menyllus was no whit

Antipater said that he had two good friends at Athens; and of the two he had never persuaded Phocion to accept a gift, nor ever sated Demades by giving. [*](Ibid. chap. xxx. (p. 755 B).)

When Antipater required as his right that Phocion do a certain act of unrighteousness, he said, Antipater, you cannot use Phocion as a friend and flatterer both. Repeated by Plutarch in Moralia, 64 C, 142 B, 533 A; Life of Phocion, chap. xxx. (755 B); Life of Agis, chap. ii. (795 E).

The death of Antipater was followed by a democratic government at Athens, and sentence of death was passed in Assembly on Phocion and his friends. The others were led away weeping, but Phocion was proceeding in silence when one of his enemies met him and spat in his face. He looked toward the officers and said, Will not somebody make this man stop his bad manners ? [*](Cf. Plutarch’s Life of Phocion, chap. xxxvi. (758 D).)

When one of the men who were to die with him wept and cursed, he said, Are you not content, Thudippus, that you are to die with Phocion ? [*](Ibid.; cf. 541 C, and Aelian, Varia Historia, xiii. 41.)