 When the trial came, Theramenes' numerous political allies were among the leaders of the faction seeking the generals' conviction.A bitter series of debates and legal maneuvers ensued as the assembly fought over what to do with the generals.At first, it appeared that they might be treated leniently, but in the end, public displays of bereavement by the families of the deceased and aggressive prosecution by a politician named Callixenus swung the opinion of the assembly; the six generals were tried as a group and executed.