Acarnanians
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the Acarnanians · Palaereans
in the texts
History of the Peloponnesian War
The people of Acarnania, allied with Athens, who help retake Argos in Amphilochia and later face the joint Peloponnesian, Ambraciot, and Chaonian invasion of their country.
and Cnemus with the Peloponnesians and Ambraciots on their left:
Upon this the Amphilochians gave themselves up to the Acarnanians;
And it was after this event that the alliance between the Athenians and Acarnanians was first made.
Against Ctesiphon
Greek people claimed by Demosthenes to support Athens against Philip.
The sum of what he said was that all Peloponnesus could be counted on, and that he had brought all the Acarnanians into line against Philip;
and that in addition to these forces the citizen troops would be ready, from the Peloponnesus more than two thousand hoplites, and as many more from Acarnania that the leadership of them all was given to you, and that all this was going to be done, not after a long interval, but by the 16th of Anthesterion;
Yes, look at his imposture when he says that by his services as envoy he dragged Byzantium from Philip’s hands, and caused the revolt of the Acarnanians, and carried the Thebans away by his harangues.
The Rights of War and Peace
Ancient Greek people excused for failing a defensive treaty under duress.
” On this score, Polybius excuses the Acarnanians, for having neglected, when threatened with impending danger themselves, to fulfil the terms of a defensive treaty made with the Greeks against the Aetolians.
Agesilaus
People fought by Agesilaus in support of the Achaeans and later part of an anti-Spartan coalition.
nor did he cease until he had induced the Acarnanians, Aetolians and Argives to enter into friendship with the Achaeans and alliance with himself.
After this Sparta was attacked by all the Arcadians, Argives, Eleians and Boeotians, who had the support of the Phocians, both the Locrian peoples, the Thessalians, Aenianians, Acarnanians and Euboeans.
Hellenica
People opposed to the Achaeans and Lacedaemonians, allied with Athenians and Boeotians, who resist Agesilaus before making peace.
When these things had taken place, Agesilaus set up a trophy.
for when the Acarnanians fell back, they were speedily in safe places.
for the Athenians barred the passage from Calydon to Peloponnesus with their triremes, using Oeniadae as a base.