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POLYSPERCHON<br />
319-316 a.C.<br />
r..c.<br />
318.— Eviiiieiies goes to Plioeiiicia iiiul begins to collect a Heel to send to Polysperclion. Nicanor is coniniandcr of the<br />
Macedonian garrison of Miinjchia. Athenians attempt to seize Nicanor by treachery at a conference. Nicanor<br />
collects troops and seizes the Piraeus<br />
Polys])er(hon's son Alexander ariives in Attica with an army. Democracy is restored at Athens.<br />
Polysperclion is at Phaiygac on the frmitiers of Phocis and Locris.<br />
the Athenians, who put him to death with the oligarchic partisans.<br />
Phocion meets him here, but is handed over to<br />
Meanwhile, Cassander ]mts into the Piraeus with a fleet and troops from Antigonus, and takes possession of the<br />
harbour. Nicanor withdraws to Munychia.<br />
Polysperclion advances from Phocis to Athens with all his forces, and commences to besiege Piraeus. Then,<br />
provisions failing, leaves part of his forces, under Alexander, before Piraeus, and liimself marches into the<br />
Peloponnese.<br />
Cassander ca|)tures Aegina and besieges .Salamis. Polysperclion semis his fleet and army and relieves Salaniis.<br />
Poly.sperchon summons a congress from (ireek cities, ]iiobably at Corinth; and the oligarchies, set uji in
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