The same summer the Athenians sent thirty ships round
wishing to reduce the Melians, who, although islanders refused to be subjects of
The devastation of their land not procuring their submission, the fleet, weighing from
where they were met by the whole levy from
They encamped, and passing that day in ravaging the Tanagraean territory, remained there for the night; and next day, after defeating those of the Tanagraeans who sallied out against them and some Thebans who had come up to help the Tanagraeans, took some arms, set up a trophy, and retired, the troops to the city and the others to the ships.
Nicias with his sixty ships coasted along shore and ravaged the Locrian seaboard, and so returned home.