Histories

The army with Xerxes had made its way through Boeotia (department), Central Greece and Euboea, Greece, Europe Boeotia and burnt the city of the Thespians, who had abandoned it and gone to the +Peloponnese [22,37.5] (region), Greece, Europe Peloponnese, and Plataea [23.2667,38.2] (Perseus) Plataea likewise. Now the army had come to Athens [23.7333,37.9667] (Perseus)Athens and was devastating everything there. The army burnt Thespia and Plataea [23.2667,38.2] (Perseus) Plataea upon learning from the Thebans that they had not medized.

Since the crossing of the Canakkale Bogazi (strait), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Hellespont, where the barbarians began their journey, they had spent one month there crossing into Europe (continent)Europe and in three more months were in Attica [23.5,38.83] (department), Central Greece and Euboea, Greece, Europe Attica, when Calliades was archon at Athens [23.7333,37.9667] (Perseus)Athens.