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vengeance for your rebellion. I beseech you, be persuaded by me, and
trust yourselves to my guidance. Then, if the gods only hold the
balance fairly between us, I undertake to say that our foes will
either decline a battle, or, if they fight, suffer complete
discomfiture."
These words prevailed with the Ionians, and forthwith they
committed themselves to Dionysius; whereupon he proceeded every day to
make the ships move in column, and the rowers ply their oars, and
exercise themselves in breaking the line; while the marines were
held under arms, and the vessels were kept, till evening fell, upon
their anchors, so that the men had nothing but toil from morning
even to night. Seven days did the Ionians continue obedient, and do
whatsoever he bade them; but on the eighth day, worn out by the
hardness of the work and the heat of the sun, and quite unaccustomed
to such fatigues, they began to confer together, and to say one to
another, "What god have we offended to bring upon ourselves such a
punishment as this? Fools and distracted that we were, to put
ourselves into the hands of this Phocaean braggart, who does but
furnish three ships to the fleet! He, now that he has got us,
plagues us in the most desperate fashion; many of us, in
consequence, have fallen sick already- many more expect to follow.
We had better suffer anything rather than these hardships; even the
slavery with which we are threatened, however harsh, can be no worse
than our present thraldom. Come, let us refuse him obedience." So
saying, they forthwith ceased to obey his orders, and pitched their
tents, as if they had been soldiers, upon the island, where they
reposed under the shade all day, and refused to go aboard the ships
and train themselves.
Now when the Samian captains perceived what was taking place, they
were more inclined than before to accept the terms which Aeaces, the
son of Syloson, had been authorised by the Persians to offer them,
on condition of their deserting from the confederacy. For they saw
that all was disorder among the Ionians, and they felt also that it
was hopeless to contend with the power of the king; since if they
defeated the fleet which had been sent against them, they knew that
another would come five times as great. So they took advantage of
the occasion which now offered, and as soon as ever they saw the
Ionians refuse to work, hastened gladly to provide for the safety of
their temples and their properties. This Aeaces, who made the
overtures to the Samians, was the son of Syloson, and grandson of
the earlier Aeaces. He had formerly been tyrant of Samos, but was
ousted from his government by Aristagoras the Milesian, at the same
time with the other tyrants of the Ionians.
The Phoenicians soon afterwards sailed to the attack; and the
Ionians likewise put themselves in line, and went out to meet them.
When they had now neared one another, and joined battle, which of
the Ionians fought like brave men and which like cowards, I cannot
declare with any certainty, for charges are brought on all sides;
but the tale goes that the Samians, according to the agreement which
they had made with Aeaces, hoisted sail, and quitting their post
bore away for Samos, except eleven ships, whose captains gave no
heed to the orders of the commanders, but remained and took part in
the battle. The state of Samos, in consideration of this action,
granted to these men, as an acknowledgment if their bravery, the
honour of having their names, and the names of their fathers,
inscribed upon a pillar, which still stands in the market-place. The
Lesbians also, when they saw the Samians, who were drawn up next them,
begin to flee, themselves did the like; and the example, once set, was
followed by the greater number of the Ionians.
Of those who remained and fought, none were so rudely handled as
the Chians, who displayed prodigies of valour, and disdained to play
the part of cowards. They furnished to the common fleet, as I
mentioned above, one hundred ships, having each of them forty armed
citizens, and those picked men, on board; and when they saw the