History of the Peloponnesian War

As for the Athenians, when they saw what was happening, they took courage, and at a single word of command gave a shout and dashed at them. But the Peloponnesians had made so many mistakes and were at present in such disorder, that, although they resisted a little while, they soon turned and fled to Panormus, whence they had put to sea.

The Athenians gave chase, and not only captured the six ships that were nearest, but also recovered their own ships which the enemy had disabled in the beginning of the fight near the shore and taken in tow; and of the men they killed some and took others alive.

But Timocrates the Lacedaemonian, who was on board the Leucadian ship which was sunk near the merchantmen, slew himself when he saw that his ship was lost, and his body was washed up in the harbour of Naupactus.

The Athenians now withdrew and set up a trophy at the place[*](The point is not certain; either near the Molycrian Rhium (Thuc. 2.86.2), or off the Apollonium (Thuc. 2.91.1).) from which they had set out and won the victory;

and they took up their dead and such of the wrecked ships as were close to their own shore, giving back to the enemy under a truce those which belonged to them. But the Peloponnesians also set up, in token of victory, a trophy for the defeat of the ships which had been disabled near the shore.

And the ships which they had taken they dedicated on the Achaean Rhium by the side of the trophy.

And after this, fearing the reinforcements expected from Athens,[*](Thuc. 2.86.6.) they sailed under cover of night into the Crisaean Gulf and to Corinth, all except the Leucadians. And not long after their retreat the twenty Athenian ships from Crete,[*](Thuc. 2.85.5.) which were to have joined Phormio in time for the battle, arrived at Naupactus. And so the summer ended.