 Conversely, there was also a substantial body of feeling in Athens, led by Aeschines, that the peace should be maintained and developed.The political trials of the time can be used to gauge sentiment in Athens; in 345 BC, Aeschines prosecuted Demosthenes's ally Timarchus, who was duly convicted; conversely, in 343 BC, Demosthenes prosecuted Aeschines, who was acquitted by the barest of margins.Until 343 BC therefore, the majority of the Athenian assembly therefore favoured maintaining the peace, even though they disliked it.