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PERIOD XI. CIRC. B.C. 315288.
The Boeotians as a body now again stood in opposition
to Thebes, which, with its Macedonian garrison in the
Cadmeia, remained faithful to Cassander. The Boaotians,
therefore, welcomed Demetrius as a deliverer when he
landed in Greece in B.C. 304, drove out Cassander's
garrisons, and proclaimed freedom in Hellas. Foremost
among the flatterers of Demetrius was Thebes, herself so
lately the stronghold of Cassander. The Thebans even
went so far as to dedicate a temple to Lamia, the mistress
of Demetrius, under the name of Lamia Aphrodite (B.C.
302). 24
Notwithstanding all this, Boeotia, including Thebes,
turned against Demetrius when, in B.C. 294, he took the
place of Cassander, and necessarily adopted his policy as
King of Macedon. In the campaigns which followed
Thebes was twice taken by Demetrius, once in B.C. 293,
and again in B.C. 290, but on each occasion he used his
victory with moderation, allowing the city
to retain its
municipal institutions, although he took care to keep the
Cadmeia well garrisoned with Macedonian troops. This
garrison does not appear
to have been withdrawn until
B.C. 288, when Demetrius, who had then fallen from
the height of his power, presented Thebes with her
freedom, hoping perhaps thereby to attach Boeotia to his
cause.
24 See Xinn. C'hron. N.S. vol. xviii. p. 2G7.