1. Aristoclia, of Haliartus in Boeotia, is sought in marriage by two
young men; on her wedding-day she is slain, 312, 313. 2. Archias of
Corinth, enamoured of a young man named Actaeon, endeavors by force
to obtain possession of his person; resistance being made, Actaeon
is slain, 313-315. 3. Two virgins of Leuctra in Boeotia having been
ravished and murdered by two young Spartans, their father goes to
Lacedaemon to obtain redress; failing in the attempt, he invokes
the vengeance of the Furies upon that city, and slays himself; not
long after, the Lacedaemonians receive a signal defeat at Leuctra,
315-319. 4. Phocus, the father of a beautiful virgin, refusing
to give her in marriage, is murdered; the murderers escape, but
are at length taken, and put to death, 319, 320. 5. Alcippus of
Lacedaemon, a virtuous citizen, being unjustly banished, his wife and
daughters are not permitted to follow him; his wife slays herself and
daughters, and a terrible earthquake follows, 320-322.