Histories

When they approached +Naxos [15.283,37.816] (deserted settlement), Messina, Sicily, Italy, Europe Naxos from the Icarian sea and came to land (for it was +Naxos [15.283,37.816] (deserted settlement), Messina, Sicily, Italy, Europe Naxos which the Persians intended to attack first), the Naxians, remembering what had happened before,[*](This probably refers to the Persian treatment of rebels, described in Hdt. 6.31 and 32.) fled away to the mountains instead of waiting for them. The Persians enslaved all of them that they caught, and burnt their temples and their city. After doing this, they set sail for the other islands.

While they did this, the Delians also left Delos [25.2833,37.4] (Perseus)Delos and fled away to +Nisos Tinos [25.166,37.583] (island), Cyclades, Aegean Islands, Greece, Europe Tenos. As his expedition was sailing landwards, Datis went on ahead and bade his fleet anchor not off Delos [25.2833,37.4] (Perseus)Delos, but across the water off Rhenaea. Learning where the Delians were, he sent a herald to them with this proclamation: