Histories

In the meantime, immediately after the misfortune at +Thermopylae [22.5583,38.8] (Perseus) Thermopylae, the Thessalians sent a herald to the Phocians, because they bore an old grudge against them and still more because of their latest disaster.

Now a few years before the king's expedition, the Thessalians and their allies had invaded +Phocis (department), Central Greece and Euboea, Greece, Europe Phocis with their whole army but had been worsted and roughly handled by the Phocians.