Histories

Herodotus

Herodotus. Godley, Alfred Denis, translator. Cambridge, MA; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann, Ltd., 1920-1925 (printing).

“It is in your hands to save Greece [22,39] (nation), EuropeHellas, if you will obey me and remain here to fight, and not obey the words of these others and move your ships back to the Isthmus. Compare each plan after you have heard. If you join battle at the Isthmus, you will fight in the open sea where it is least to our advantage, since our ships are heavier and fewer in number. You will also lose Salamis (island), Attica, Central Greece and Euboea, Greece, EuropeSalamis and +Megara [23.35,38] (Perseus) Megara and +Aegina [23.433,37.75] (inhabited place), Aegina, Attica, Central Greece and Euboea, Greece, Europe Aegina, even if we succeed in all else. Their land army will accompany their fleet, and so you will lead them to the +Peloponnese [22,37.5] (region), Greece, Europe Peloponnese and risk all Greece [22,39] (nation), EuropeHellas.