Histories

The pass, then, which brought about the fall of those Greeks who fell at +Thermopylae [22.5583,38.8] (Perseus) Thermopylae, was unknown to them until they came to +Thermopylae [22.5583,38.8] (Perseus) Thermopylae and learned of it from the men of +Trachis [22.55,38.8] (Perseus) Trachis. This pass they were resolved to guard and so stay the barbarian's passage into Greece [22,39] (nation), EuropeHellas, while their fleet should sail to +Artemisium [23.2417,39.0083] (Perseus) Artemisium in the territory of Histiaea. These places are near to each other, and each force could therefore be informed of the other's doings. As for the places themselves, their nature is as follows.