History of the Peloponnesian War

Meanwhile Mindarus and the Peloponnesian ships at Chios, having spent only two days in provisioning and having received from the Chians three Chian tessaracosts[*](Literally “fortieths” of some local coin, possibly the golden stater; about 4d.; 8 cents.) for each man, on the third day set sail in all haste from Chios, avoiding the open sea that they might not fall in with the Athenian fleet at Eresus, but keeping Lesbos on their left, and making for the mainland.

They first touched at the harbour of Cartereia in the territory of Phocaea, where they dined, and then, sailing along the Cymaean coast, supped at Arginussae[*](If τῆς ἠπείρου is genuine, there must have been a town Arginussae on the mainland opposite the islands of that Name. The Schol. on Ar. Frags. 33 mentions a town Arginusa. Deleting τῆς ἠπείρου, as Krüger suggests, we should have, “at the Arginussae, opposite Mytilene.” With Hude's text (adding καὶ) the meaning would be that they supped, some at the islands, others on the mainland.) on the mainland opposite Mytilene.

Thence they proceeded long before dawn along the coast until they came to Harmatus, on the mainland opposite Methymna; there they breakfasted in haste and then sailed along the coast past Lectum, Larisa, Hamaxitus and the other places in that region, arriving at Rhoeteum before midnight. Some of the ships even made harbour at Sigeium and other places in that neighbourhood.