 In 344 BC, Demosthenes barnstormed Peloponnese, in order to detach as many cities as possible from Macedon's influence.Nonetheless, his mission mainly failed, since most of the Peloponnesians saw Philip as the guarantor of their continued freedom and independence.They did not consider that the freedom of Greece was directly linked with the Athenian power, especially as the Athenians were allies of the Spartans.