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4And so it was the fate of Thebes, which had been occupied less than ten years,[40] to be captured twice during this time.
Furthermore, the time for the Pythian games being now at hand, Demetrius ventured upon a most unheard of proceeding. Since, namely, the Aetolians occupied the passes about Delphi, he conducted the games and the festival in person at Athens, declaring it to be especially fitting that Apollo should be honoured there, since he was a patron deity of the Athenians and was said to have been the founder of their race.
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Notes
[40] Cassander began the restoration of the city (after its utter annihilation by Alexander in 335 B.C.) in 315 B.C.