The boys' and girls' Herodotus; being parts of the history of Herodotus . within the fortification. And ofthe Persian generals, two made their escape, and two died. Ar-tayntes and Ithramitres, commanders of the naval forces escaped ;but Mardontes, and Tigranes, generals of the land army, diedfighting. While the Persians were still fighting, the Lacedaemo- THE BA TTLE OF M YCALE. 325 nians came up, and assisted in accomplishing the rest. Ofthe Greeks themselves many fell on this occasion, especially theSicyonians, and their general Perilaus. The Samians, who were inthe camp of the Medes and had
The boys' and girls' Herodotus; being parts of the history of Herodotus . within the fortification. And ofthe Persian generals, two made their escape, and two died. Ar-tayntes and Ithramitres, commanders of the naval forces escaped ;but Mardontes, and Tigranes, generals of the land army, diedfighting. While the Persians were still fighting, the Lacedaemo- THE BA TTLE OF M YCALE. 325 nians came up, and assisted in accomplishing the rest. Ofthe Greeks themselves many fell on this occasion, especially theSicyonians, and their general Perilaus. The Samians, who were inthe camp of the Medes and had been deprived of their arms,as soon as they saw the battle turning, did all they could, wishingto help the Greeks ; and the rest of the lonians, as the Samians ledthe way, fled from the Persian?l|^nd attacked the Milesians had been appointed to guard the passes for thePersians so that in the event of failure they might have guides toconduct them to the heights of Mycale. They, however, didevery thing contrary to what was ordered ; guiding them in their. BAS-RELIEF OF THE MUSES. flight by other ways which led to the enemy, and at last themselvesassisted in slaying them. Thus Ionia revolted a second time fromthe Persians. In this battle of the Greeks, the Athenians most dis-tinguished themselves. When they had killed most of thebarbarians, some fighting and others flying, they brought outall the booty on the beach, including several chests of money, andburnt the ships and the whole fortification. Then they took intotheir alliance the Samians, Chians, Lesbians, and other islanders,who were then serving with the Greeks, bound them by pledgesand oaths that they would remain firm and not revolt; thensailed to the Hellespont, and home. SYNCHRONISTICAL TABLE OF GREEKS. Attica, Boeotia,P/wcis, j£,tolia, etc. B. , . .1570Cecrops . .1550Erectheus . .1510Ion, son of Xuthus . 1427Rape of Medea by the Argonauts . .1349 Theseus defeated Eurystheus . .1311Decaleans
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