What have we to fear from them? Have they a massive population or abundance of wealth? Their manner of fighting we know, and we know how weak their power is; we have conquered and hold their sons, those who dwell in our land and are called Ionians and Aeolians and Dorians.

I myself have made trial of these men, when by your father's command I marched against them. I marched as far as Macedonia (region (general)), EuropeMacedonia and almost to Athens [23.7333,37.9667] (Perseus)Athens itself, yet none came out to meet me in battle.