Histories

Then the Persian generals were not false to the threats they had made against the Ionians when they were encamped opposite them. When they had gained mastery over the cities, they chose out the most handsome boys and castrated them, making them eunuchs instead of men, and they carried the fairest maidens away to the king; they did all this, and they burnt the cities with their temples. Thus three times had the Ionians been enslaved, first by the Lydians and now twice in a row by the Persians.

Then the fleet departed from Ionia (region (general)), Europe Ionia and captured everything which lies to the left of one sailing up the Canakkale Bogazi (strait), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Hellespont; the right side had been subdued by the Persians themselves from the mainland. These are the regions of Europe (continent)Europe that belong to the Canakkale Bogazi (strait), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Hellespont: the Gelibolu Yarimadasi (peninsula), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, AsiaChersonese, in which there are many cities; Perinthus, and the forts that lie towards Thrace (region (general)), EuropeThrace, and Selymbria [28.25,41.0833] (Perseus)Selymbria and Byzantium [28.95,41.0333] (Perseus) Byzantium.