Histories

Herodotus

Herodotus. Godley, Alfred Denis, translator. Cambridge, MA; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann, Ltd., 1920-1925 (printing).

Darius kept his word, and sent a messenger to the men of +Cnidus Nova [27.366,36.666] (deserted settlement), Mugla Ili, Ege kiyilari, Turkey, Asia Cnidos, telling them to take Gillus back to +Taranto [17.216,40.466] (inhabited place), Taranto, Apulia, Italy, Europe Tarentum. They obeyed Darius; but they could not persuade the Tarentines, and were not able to apply force.

This is what happened, and these Persians were the first who came from Asia (continent)Asia into Greece [22,39] (nation), EuropeHellas, and they came to view the country for this reason.