▁a ▁moder ate ▁dem ocrat , ▁and ▁thus ▁was ▁ideal ▁to ▁un ite ▁all ▁dem ocr atic ▁oppon ents ▁of ▁the ▁Th irty . ▁A ▁force ▁of ▁A then ian ▁caval ry ▁and ▁Spart ans ▁was ▁sent ▁against ▁Ph yle , ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁two ▁surprise ▁attacks ▁by ▁Th ras y bul us ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ph yle . ▁Th ras y bul us ▁then ▁march ed ▁on ▁P ira eus ▁and ▁defeated ▁the ▁force ▁the ▁Th irty ▁sent ▁against ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mun ych ia . ▁▁▁ ▁Spart a ▁first ▁respond ed ▁by ▁sending ▁L ys ander ▁with ▁a ▁force ▁of ▁mer cen aries ▁who ▁clearly ▁intended ▁simply ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁Th irty ▁to ▁power . ▁▁ ▁Very ▁quickly , ▁however , ▁Spart a ▁sent ▁King ▁P aus an ias ▁with ▁a ▁le vy ▁of ▁the ▁Pel op onn esian ▁League . ▁P aus an ias ▁defeated ▁the ▁dem ocr ats ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁P ira eus . ▁However ▁he ▁opened ▁negoti ations ▁and ▁ ▁accepted ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁dem ocracy , ▁never theless ▁ins isting ▁on ▁the ▁separation ▁of ▁Ele us is ▁as ▁a ▁safe ▁haven ▁for ▁the ▁o lig arch s . ▁ ▁After math ▁L ys ander ' s ▁fa ction ▁at ▁Spart a ▁was ▁fur ious ▁and ▁along ▁with ▁King ▁Ag is ▁brought ▁P aus an ias ▁ ▁to ▁trial ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 4 0 3 ▁B CE . ▁The ▁exact ▁charge ▁is ▁uncertain ▁but ▁the ▁ess ence ▁was ▁pres