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Then, in 339 BC, Phocion was sent to the region.

To Phocion's good fortune, it transpired that Leon, a personal friend from the academy and a Byzantine well known for his courage, personally guaranteed the Athenian's good faith.

Thus, particularly there, the new expedition was amicably received and, even though Phocion had planned to camp outside the walls, was welcomed into the city, where the Athenian soldiers acted with exemplary discipline and courtesy.

The Athenian soldiers also fought bravely, defending the site.

Then, Phocion attacked the Macedonians around the region, liberating many cities, which expelled their Macedonian garrisons.

Eventually, Macedonia was forced to withdraw from the region ( temporarily, as it turned out ).