, ▁he ▁had ▁joint ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁A then ian ▁forces ▁with ▁I ph ic r ates ▁and ▁Tim othe us . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁D iod orus , ▁when , ▁despite ▁Char es ' s ▁e ag ern ess ▁to ▁do ▁so , ▁his ▁colle agues ▁refused ▁to ▁fight ▁the ▁enemy ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁bad ▁storm , ▁Char es ▁reported ▁their ▁fail ings ▁to ▁Ath ens , ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁re called ▁and ▁subsequently ▁brought ▁to ▁trial . ▁In ▁contrast ▁to ▁D iod orus , ▁Corn el ius ▁Nep os ▁considered ▁that ▁Char es ▁did ▁attack ▁the ▁enemy ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁the ▁weather , ▁but ▁was ▁defeated . ▁Then , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁protect ▁himself , ▁he ▁accused ▁his ▁colle agues ▁of ▁not ▁supporting ▁him . ▁In ▁the ▁subsequent ▁pro sec ution ▁he ▁was ▁a ided ▁by ▁Arist oph on . ▁ ▁Being ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁sole ▁command , ▁and ▁need ing ▁funds , ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁unw illing ▁to ▁seek ▁from ▁Ath ens , ▁Char es ▁and ▁his ▁men ▁entered ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁Art ab az us , ▁the ▁reb elli ous ▁sat rap ▁of ▁H elles pont ine ▁Ph ry gia . ▁The ▁A then ians ▁at ▁first ▁approved ▁of ▁this ▁action , ▁but ▁afterwards ▁ordered ▁him ▁to ▁drop ▁his ▁connection ▁with ▁Art ab az us ▁following ▁compla ints ▁from ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁king ▁Ar tax er xes ▁III ▁O chus . ▁In ▁this ▁regard , ▁it ▁is ▁probable ▁that ▁the ▁threat ▁from ▁Ar tax er xes ▁III ▁to ▁support