After Antiochus had partially occupied <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Egypt&groupId=556&placeId=368">Egypt</a> Comanus and Cineas sitting in council with King Ptolemy decided to draw up a list of councillors from the most distinguished captains, who should consider the situation.
The first decision of this council was to send the Greek envoys then present at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alexandria&groupId=1063&placeId=1868">Alexandria</a> to Antiochus to negotiate for peace.
There were then present two missions from the Achaeans, one consisting of Alcithus of Aegium, son of Xenophon, and Pasiadas, which had come to renew friendly relations, and another on the subject of the games held in honour of Antigonus Doson.
There was also an embassy from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Athens&groupId=379&placeId=715">Athens</a> headed by Demaratus about a present, and there were two sacred missions, one headed by Callias the pancratiast on the subject of the Panathenaean games, and another, the manager and spokesman of which was Cleostratus, about the mysteries.
Eudemus and Hicesius had come from Miletus, and Apollonides and Apollonius from Clazomenae.
King Ptolemy also sent to represent him Tlepolemus and Ptolemaeus the rhetorician.
These all sailed up the river to meet Antiochus.
Walbank Commentary