Histories

It was then that a monstrous deed was done by the Thracian king of the Bisaltae and the Crestonian country. He had refused to be of his own free will Xerxes' slave, and fled to the mountains called +Nomos Rodhopis [25.5,41.83] (department), Western Thrace, Greece, Europe Rhodope. He forbade his sons to go with the army to Greece [22,39] (nation), EuropeHellas,

but they took no account of that; they had always wanted to see the war, and they followed the Persians' march. For this reason, when all the six of them returned back scatheless, their father tore out their eyes.

This was their reward. Now the Persians, journeying through Thrace (region (general)), EuropeThrace to the passage, made haste to cross to Abydus [26.416,40.2] (deserted settlement), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Abydos in their ships, for they found the bridges no longer made fast but broken by a storm. There their march halted, and more food was given them than on their way.

Then by reason of their immoderate gorging and the change of the water which they drank, many of the army that had survived died. The rest came with Xerxes to Sardis [28.0167,38.475] (Perseus) Sardis.