▁the ▁hop eless ▁condition ▁of ▁the ▁affairs ▁of ▁C ers o ble pt es . ▁ ▁After ▁this , ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁historical ▁records ▁about ▁Char es ▁for ▁several ▁years , ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁probably ▁res ided ▁at ▁S ige ion , ▁which , ▁according ▁to ▁The op om pus , ▁was ▁his ▁favour ite ▁residence . ▁But ▁in ▁a ▁speech ▁by ▁Dem ost hen es ▁delivered ▁in ▁ 3 4 1 ▁BC , ▁Char es ▁is ▁spoken ▁of ▁as ▁possess ing ▁much ▁influence ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁A then ian ▁coun c ils . ▁ ▁Therefore , ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁Char es ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁author ized ▁and ▁def ended ▁the ▁proceed ings ▁of ▁D io pe ith es ▁against ▁king ▁Philip ▁in ▁Th race . ▁In ▁ 3 4 0 ▁BC , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁force ▁which ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁aid ▁By z ant ium ▁against ▁Philip ; ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁dist r usted ▁by ▁the ▁By z ant ines , ▁and ▁they ▁refused ▁to ▁receive ▁him . ▁Char es ▁was ▁in effect ive ▁against ▁the ▁Mac ed oni ans — his ▁only ▁explo its ▁it ▁is ▁said ▁were ▁against ▁the ▁al lies ▁of ▁Ath ens , ▁whom ▁he ▁appears ▁to ▁pl under ed ▁un sc rup ul ously . ▁He ▁was ▁accordingly ▁su pers eded ▁by ▁Ph oc ion , ▁who ▁was ▁very ▁successful . ▁ ▁In ▁ 3 3 8 ▁BC , ▁Char es ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁aid