Histories

The Lacedaemonians would never have taken the Pisistratid stronghold. First of all they had no intention to blockade it, and secondly the Pisistratidae were well furnished with food and drink. The Lacedaemonians would only have besieged the place for a few days and then returned to Sparta [22.4417,37.0667] (Perseus) Sparta. As it was, however, there was a turn of fortune which harmed the one party and helped the other, for the sons of the Pisistratid family were taken as they were being secretly carried out of the country.

When this happened, all their plans were confounded, and they agreed to depart from Attica [23.5,38.83] (department), Central Greece and Euboea, Greece, Europe Attica within five days on the terms prescribed to them by the Athenians in return for the recovery of their children.

Afterwards they departed to Sigeum on the Scamander. They had ruled the Athenians for thirty-six years[*](From 545 to 509.) and were in lineage of the house of Pylos [21.7083,36.9167] (Perseus) Pylos and Neleus, born of the same ancestors as the families of Codrus and Melanthus, who had formerly come from foreign parts to be kings of Athens [23.7333,37.9667] (Perseus)Athens.

It was for this reason that Hippocrates gave his son the name Pisistratus as a remembrance, calling him after Pisistratus the son of Nestor.

This is the way, then, that the Athenians got rid of their tyrants. As regards all the noteworthy things which they did or endured after they were freed and before Ionia (region (general)), Europe Ionia revolted from Darius and Aristagoras of Miletus [27.3,37.5] (Perseus) Miletus came to Athens [23.7333,37.9667] (Perseus)Athens to ask help of its people, of these I will first give an account.