InhiswartoliberateGreekcitiesinAsiafromthePersianyoke,SpartankingAgesilauswentfromvictorytovictory.In394BC,hewasplanninganattackonthekingofPersiawhenhewasrecalledtoGreeceowingtoawarbetweenSpartaandthecombinedforcesofAthensandThebes.Thoughinthemidstofhishighfortuneandpower,andinfullhopeofgreatsuccess,Agesilausindeferencetohiscountry'slawsgaveallupandleftforSparta,hisobjectunachieved,leavingmanyregretsbehindhim.
ThecoinofPersiawasstampedwiththefigureofanarcher.AgesilaussaidathousandPersianarchershaddrivenhimoutofAsia,meaningthemoneythathadbeenlaidoutinbribingthedemagoguesinThebesandAthens,andthusincitingthosetwostatestohostilityagainstSparta.
斯巴達國王阿格西勞斯為解除亞洲希臘人城市所受波斯束縛,出師節節勝利,公元前三九四年正準備進攻波斯國王,卻奉召要班師回希臘,因為斯巴達和雅典、底比斯聯軍開戰了。阿格西勞斯當時權勢正盛,而且大捷在望,但還是遵從國家法律,放棄一切,馬上回國,大功未成,遺下無窮惋惜。
波斯錢幣上鑄有弓箭圖形。阿格西勞斯說,他是被一千個波斯弓箭手逐出亞洲的,這是指波斯用錢收買底比斯和雅典的政客,嗾使這兩個城邦向斯巴達動兵。
【附注】Layout是俗語,指「花(錢)」,例如:Helaidoutalotforthetrip(那次旅遊他花了不少錢)。