Histories

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.

The Peloponnesians then who were with Leutychides decided to sail away to Greece [22,39] (nation), EuropeHellas, but the Athenians, with Xanthippus their general, that they would remain there and attack the Gelibolu Yarimadasi (peninsula), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, AsiaChersonesus. So the rest sailed away, but the Athenians crossed over to the Gelibolu Yarimadasi (peninsula), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, AsiaChersonesus and laid siege to Sestos [26.4,40.2833] (Perseus)Sestus.

Now when the Persians heard that the Greeks were at the Canakkale Bogazi (strait), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Hellespont, they had come in from the neighboring towns and assembled at this same Sestos [26.4,40.2833] (Perseus)Sestus, seeing that it was the strongest walled place in that region. Among them there was a Persian named Oeobazus from Cardia, and he had carried the equipment of the bridges there. Sestos [26.4,40.2833] (Perseus)Sestus was held[*](At the western end of the bay of +Adramyttium [27.0167,39.5833] (Perseus) Adramyttium.) by the Aeolians of the country, but with him were Persians and a great multitude of their allies.