Book 5
Those of them who escaped were driven into the precinct of Zeus of Armies at +Labraunda [27.8167,37.4167] (Perseus) Labraunda,Site of the cult of a war-god, whose emblem was the λάβρυς or battle-axe. a large and a holy grove of plane-trees. (The Carians are the only people whom we know who offer sacrifices to Zeus by this name.) When they had been driven there, they deliberated how best to save themselves, whether it would be better for them to surrender to the Persians or to depart from Asia (continent)Asia.
While they took counsel, the Milesians and their allies came to their aid, whereupon the Carians put aside their former plans, and prepared to wage a new war over again. They met the Persian attack and suffered a heavier defeat in the battle than the first; many of their whole army fell, but the Milesians were hardest stricken.
The Carians, however, rallied and fought again after this disaster, for learning that the Persians had set forth to march against their cities, they beset the road with an ambush at Pedasus. The Persians fell into this by night and perished, they and their generals, Daurises and Amorges and Sisimaces. With these fell also Myrsus, son of Gyges. The leader of this ambush was Heraclides of Mylasas, son of Ibanollis.
This, then, is how these Persians perished. Hymaees, who had been one of those who went in pursuit of the Ionians who marched on Sardis [28.0167,38.475] (Perseus) Sardis, now turned towards the Propontis, and there took Cius in +Mysia (region (general)), Turkey, Asia Mysia.
When he had taken this place and heard that Daurises had left the Canakkale Bogazi (strait), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Hellespont and was marching towards +Caria [28,37.5] (region (general)), Turkey, Asia Caria, he left the Propontis and led his army to the Canakkale Bogazi (strait), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Hellespont, making himself master of all the Aeolians who dwell in the territory of Troy [26.25,39.95] (deserted settlement), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, AsiaIlium, and of the Gergithae, a remnant of the ancient Trojans. While he was conquering these nations, however, Hymaees himself died of a sickness in the +Troas (region (general)), Turkey, Asia Troad.
This is how he met his end, and Artaphrenes, viceroy of Sardis [28.0167,38.475] (Perseus) Sardis, and Otanes, the third general, were appointed to lead the army against Ionia (region (general)), Europe Ionia and the Aeolian territory on its borders. They took Klazomenai [26.7833,38.3167] (Perseus)Clazomenae in Ionia (region (general)), Europe Ionia, and Kyme [24.1167,38.6333] (Perseus)Cyme in +Aeolis (region (general)), Turkey, Asia Aeolia.
Aristagoras the Milesian, as he clearly demonstrated, was a man of little courage, for after he had disturbed Ionia (region (general)), Europe Ionia and thrown all into utter confusion, he, perceiving what he had done, began to deliberate flight. Moreover, it seemed to him to be impossible to overcome Darius.
While the cities were being taken, he accordingly called his fellow-rebels together and took counsel with them, saying that it was best for them to have some place of refuge in case they should be thrown out of Miletus [27.3,37.5] (Perseus) Miletus. He also asked them whether he should lead them from there to a settlement in Sardo, or Myrcinus in Edonia, which Histiaeus had received as a gift from Darius and fortified.
Hecataeus the historian, son of Hegesander, was of the opinion that they should set forth to neither of these places, but that Aristagoras should build a fortress in the island of +Nisos Leros [26.833,37.133] (island), Sporades, Aegean Islands, Greece, Europe Leros and reside there, if he were driven from Miletus [27.3,37.5] (Perseus) Miletus. Afterwards, with this as a base, he could return to Miletus [27.3,37.5] (Perseus) Miletus.
Such was the advice of Hecataeus, but Aristagoras himself thought it best to depart for Myrcinus. He accordingly entrusted Miletus [27.3,37.5] (Perseus) Miletus to Pythagoras, a citizen of repute, and himself sailed to Thrace (region (general)), EuropeThrace with any that would follow him and then took possession of the place to which he had come.
After this he was put to the sword by the Thracians, he and his army, as he was besieging a town, even though the Thracians were ready to depart from it under treaty.