Histories

When the Ionians saw some of their enemies defending themselves and a great multitude of others approaching, they were afraid and withdrew to the mountain called Tmolus, from where they departed to their ships at nightfall.

In the fire at Sardis [28.0167,38.475] (Perseus) Sardis,[*](In 498.) a temple of Cybebe,[*](Or Cybele, the great goddess of the Phrygians and Lydians.) the goddess of that country, was burnt, and the Persians afterwards made this their pretext for burning the temples of Greece [22,39] (nation), EuropeHellas. At this time, the Persians of the provinces this side[*](Lit. “within”; that is, from the Greek point of view, and so west of the Halys River (river), Turkey, Asia Halys.) of the Halys River (river), Turkey, Asia Halys, on hearing of these matters, gathered together and came to aid the Lydians.