At the request of the Athenians, the fleet of the Hellenes came from +Artemisium [23.2417,39.0083] (Perseus) Artemisium and put in at Salamis (island), Attica, Central Greece and Euboea, Greece, EuropeSalamis. The Athenians requested them to put in at Salamis (island), Attica, Central Greece and Euboea, Greece, EuropeSalamis so that they take their children and women out of Attica [23.5,38.83] (department), Central Greece and Euboea, Greece, Europe Attica and also take counsel what they should do. They had been disappointed in their plans, so they were going to hold a council about the current state of affairs.

They expected to find the entire population of the +Peloponnese [22,37.5] (region), Greece, Europe Peloponnese in Boeotia (department), Central Greece and Euboea, Greece, Europe Boeotia awaiting the barbarian, but they found no such thing. They learned that they were fortifying the Isthmus instead and considered the defense of the +Peloponnese [22,37.5] (region), Greece, Europe Peloponnese the most important thing, disregarding all the rest. When the Athenians learned this, they asked the fleet to put in at Salamis (island), Attica, Central Greece and Euboea, Greece, EuropeSalamis.