of Aeschines and Aristoteles to Lacedaemon, to persuade Lysander, the commander of the Athenian army, to send a garrison of troop to Athens to be at their disposal. The justification for this garrison was to put 'the scoundrels' out of the way and establish the government. They would maintain this garrison at their own expense, and Lysander agreed, putting a man named Callibus in charge of them. Callibus was soon corrupted, as the Thirty paid him off in any way possible, such that he detailed guardsmen to accompany each of the Thirty. 'The Scoundrels', who were initially those who had opposed the aristocrats, soon became whoever the Thirty wanted to dispose of. Instead of putting to death 'the scoundrels' and people of little account, they killed off anyone who were least likely to submit to being !
             ignored, and who if took to opposition of the Thirty, would gain support in large numbers. This way, all opposition to them was conveniently eradicated.
             Soon after the Thirty were voted into power, two men took the spotlight as the main players in the oligarchy, by the names of Critias and Theramenes. In the beginning, Critias and Theramenes were agreed in their policies
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