Histories

Knowing nothing of this as yet, but fearing evil, Masistes ran home. Seeing what had been done to his wife, he immediately took counsel with his children and set out for Balkh [66.9,36.75] (inhabited place), Balkh, Afghanistan, AsiaBactra with his own sons (and others too), intending to raise the province of Balkh [66.9,36.75] (inhabited place), Balkh, Afghanistan, AsiaBactra in revolt and do the king the greatest of harm.

This he would have done, to my thinking, had he escaped to the country of the Bactrians and Sacae. They were fond of him, and he was viceroy over the Bactrians. But it was of no use, for Xerxes learned what he intended and sent against him an army which killed him on his way, and his sons and his army. Such is the story of Xerxes' love and Masistes' death.

The Greeks who had set out from Mykale [26.8667,38.1] (Perseus)Mykale for the Canakkale Bogazi (strait), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Hellespont first anchored off Lectum [*](At the western end of the bay of +Adramyttium [27.0167,39.5833] (Perseus) Adramyttium.) having been stopped by contrary winds, and came from there to Abydus [26.416,40.2] (deserted settlement), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, AsiaAbydos, where they found the bridges broken which they thought would still be in place; these were in fact the chief cause of their coming to the Canakkale Bogazi (strait), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Hellespont.