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.

The Byzantines and the Calchedonians beyond them did not even wait for the attack of the Phoenicians, but left their own land and fled away into the Black Sea [38,42] (sea) Euxine, and there settled in the city of Mesambria. The Phoenicians burnt the aforementioned places and turned against Marmara Adasi [27.616,40.633] (island), Balikesir, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Proconnesus and Artace; after giving these also to the flames they sailed back to the Gelibolu Yarimadasi (peninsula), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, AsiaChersonese to finish off the remaining cities, as many as they had not destroyed at their former landing.