▁created ▁by ▁Pol bot <0x0A> </s> ▁Hi pp ocr ates ▁of ▁Ath ens ▁( , ▁Hi pp ok r át ē s ; ▁c . ▁ 4 5 9 ▁– ▁ 4 2 4 ▁BC ), ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Ari ph ron , ▁was ▁a ▁strateg os ▁of ▁the ▁A then ians ▁in ▁ 4 2 4 ▁BC , ▁serving ▁alongside ▁Dem ost hen es . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 4 2 4 , ▁Hi pp ocr ates ▁and ▁Dem ost hen es ▁set ▁out ▁from ▁Ath ens ▁to ▁se ize ▁the ▁long ▁walls ▁of ▁Meg ara ▁( which ▁connected ▁the ▁city ▁with ▁its ▁port ▁N is ae a ). ▁ ▁The ▁Spart an ▁g arrison ▁at ▁N is ae a ▁surrender ed , ▁but ▁the ▁A then ians ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁capture ▁Meg ara ▁itself , ▁ ▁and ▁were ▁comp elled ▁to ▁withdraw ▁when ▁the ▁Bras idas ▁arrived ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁the ▁Meg ar ans . ▁ ▁Hi pp ocr ates ▁then ▁commanded ▁an ▁A then ian ▁force ▁which ▁inv aded ▁Bo e ot ia . ▁ ▁Hi pp ocr ates ▁was ▁given ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁force ▁that ▁was ▁to ▁take ▁Del ium ▁and ▁he ▁succeeded ▁in ▁doing ▁so ▁and ▁fort ifying ▁a ▁g arrison ▁there . ▁ ▁When ▁Hi pp ocr ates ▁learned ▁that ▁the ▁Bo e ot ian ▁army ▁was ▁approaching , ▁Hi pp ocr ates ▁began ▁to ▁retre at ▁to ▁Ath ens ; ▁he ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁do ▁so , ▁and ▁fought ▁an ▁army ▁commanded ▁by