History of the Peloponnesian War

who worked their own passage, and arriving at Mitylene, built a single wall all round it, forts being erected at some of the strongest points.

Mitylene was thus blockaded strictly on both sides, by land and by sea, and winter now drew near.

The Athenians needing money for the siege, although they had for the first time raised a contribution of two hundred talents from their own citizens, now sent out twelve ships to levy subsidies from their allies, with Lysicles and four others in command.

After cruising to different places and laying them under contribution, Lysicles went up the country from Myus, in Caria, across the plain of the Meander, as far as the hill of Sandius; and being attacked by the Carians and the people of Anaia, was slain with many of his soldiers.