Histories

But those who were within the walls were by now reduced to the last extremity, so much so that they boiled the thongs of their beds for food. At last, however, even these failed them, and Artayctes and Oeobazus and all the Persians made their way down from the back part of the fortress, where the fewest of their enemies were, and fled at nightfall.

When morning came, the people of the Gelibolu Yarimadasi (peninsula), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, AsiaChersonese signified from their towers to the Athenians what had happened, and opened their gates. The greater part of the Athenians then went in pursuit, while the rest stayed to hold the town.

As Oeobazus was making his escape into Thrace (region (general)), EuropeThrace, the Apsinthians of that country caught and sacrificed him in their customary manner to Plistorus the god of their land; as for his companions, they did away with them by other means.

Artayctes and his company had begun their flight later, and were overtaken a little way beyond the Goat's Rivers,[*](A roadstead opposite Lapseki [26.7,40.366] (inhabited place), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, AsiaLampsacus; the rivers were probably two small streams that flow into the sea there (How and Wells).) where after they had defended themselves a long time, some of them were killed and the rest taken alive. The Greeks bound them and carried them to Sestos [26.4,40.2833] (Perseus)Sestus, and together with them Artayctes and his son also in bonds.