Histories

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.