Histories

All these people who live this side of +Nomo Thesprotias [20.333,39.5] (department), Epirus, Greece, Europe Thesprotia and the Acheron river took part in the war. The Thesprotians border on the Ampraciots and Leucadians, who were the ones who came from the most distant countries to take part in the war. The only ones living beyond these to help Greece [22,39] (nation), EuropeHellas in its danger were the Crotonians, with one ship. Its captain was Phayllus, three times victor in the Pythian games. The Crotonians are Achaeans by birth.

All of these came to the war providing triremes, except the Melians and Siphnians and Seriphians, who brought fifty-oared boats. The Melians (who are of Lacedaemonian stock) provided two; the Siphnians and Seriphians, who are Ionians from Athens [23.7333,37.9667] (Perseus)Athens, one each. The total number of ships, besides the fifty-oared boats, was three hundred and seventy-eight.

When the generals from the aforementioned cities, met at Salamis (island), Attica, Central Greece and Euboea, Greece, EuropeSalamis, they held a council and Eurybiades proposed that whoever wanted to should give his opinion on what place under their control was most suitable for a sea battle. Attica [23.5,38.83] (department), Central Greece and Euboea, Greece, Europe Attica was already lost, and he proposed that they consider the places which were left.

The consensus of most of the speakers was to sail to the Isthmus and fight at sea for the +Peloponnese [22,37.5] (region), Greece, Europe Peloponnese, giving this reason: if they were defeated in the fight at Salamis (island), Attica, Central Greece and Euboea, Greece, EuropeSalamis they would be besieged on an island, where no help could come to them, but if they were at the Isthmus they could go ashore to their own lands.