Histories

Such were the doings of Histiaeus and the Mytilenaeans. Against Miletus [27.3,37.5] (Perseus) Miletus itself a great fleet and army were expected, for the Persian generals had joined their power together and made one army, which they led against Miletus [27.3,37.5] (Perseus) Miletus, taking less account of the other fortresses. Of the fleet, the Phoenicians were the most eager to fight, and there came with them to the war the newly subdued Cyprians, and the Cilicians and Egyptians.

These were coming to attack Miletus [27.3,37.5] (Perseus) Miletus and the rest of Ionia (region (general)), Europe Ionia. When the Ionians learned of it, they sent deputies to take counsel for them in the Panionium.[*](Cp. Hdt. 1.148.) When they came to that place and consulted, they resolved not to collect a land army to meet the Persians, but to leave the Milesians to defend their walls themselves, and to man their fleet to the last ship and gather as quickly as possible at Lade to fight for Miletus [27.3,37.5] (Perseus) Miletus at sea. This Lade is a small island lying off the city of Miletus [27.3,37.5] (Perseus) Miletus.

The Ionians then came there with their ships manned, and with them the Aeolians who dwell in Lesbos [26.333,39.166] (island), Lesvos, Aegean Islands, Greece, Europe Lesbos. This was their order of battle: The Milesians themselves had the eastern wing, bringing eighty ships; next to them were the Prieneans with twelve ships, and the Myesians with three; next to the Myesians were the Teians with seventeen ships; next to these the Chians with a hundred; near these in the line were the Erythraeans, bringing eight ships, and the Phocaeans with three, and next to these the Lesbians with seventy; last of all in the line were the Samians, holding the western wing with sixty ships.