History of the Peloponnesian War

After this, during the same summer, the Chians showed no abatement of the zeal which they had displayed from the beginning,[*](cf. 8.19.1.) in approaching the various cities in force, even without the Peloponnesians, and inducing them to revolt; and wishing at the same time that as many as possible should share the danger with them, they made an expedition on their own account with thirteen ships against Lesbos. For they had been ordered by the Lacedaemonians to go against it next, and afterwards to proceed to the Hellespont.[*](cf. 8.8.2.) At the same time the land-force, consisting both of the Peloponnesians who were present and of the allies from that region, moved along the shore toward Clazomenae and Cyme, being under the command of Eualas, a Spartan, while the fleet was in charge of Deiniadas, one of the Perioeci.

The fleet put in at Methymna and induced it to revolt first, and four ships were left there; the rest then effected the revolt of Mytilene.