 After the defeat at Tamynae, Callias went to the Macedonian court, where for some time he had been held in high regard by Philip.However, having in some way offended the Macedonian king, Callias travelled to Thebes, in the hope of gaining their support.After also falling out with the Thebans and fearing an attack both from them and from Philip, he sought the support of Athens and, through the influence of Demosthenes, not only obtained an alliance and an acknowledgement of the independence of Chalcis, but even persuaded the Athenians to transfer to Chalcis the annual contributions from Oreus and Eretria.