Book 8
130.1
All that was left of Xerxes' fleet, having in its flight from Salamis (island), Attica, Central Greece and Euboea, Greece, EuropeSalamis touched the coast of Asia (continent)Asia and ferried the king and his army over from the Gelibolu Yarimadasi (peninsula), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, AsiaChersonese to Abydus [26.416,40.2] (deserted settlement), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Abydos, wintered at Kyme [24.1167,38.6333] (Perseus)Cyme. Then early in the first dawn of spring they mustered at +Nisos Samos [26.8,37.75] (island), Samos, Aegean Islands, Greece, Europe Samos, where some of the ships had wintered. The majority of their fighting men were Persians and Medes.
130.2
Mardontes son of Bagaeus and Artayntes son of Artachaees came to be their admirals, and Artayntes chose also his own nephew Ithamitres to have a share in the command. But by reason of the heavy blow dealt them they went no further out to sea westwards, nor did anyone insist that they should so do. They did, however, lie off +Nisos Samos [26.8,37.75] (island), Samos, Aegean Islands, Greece, Europe Samos keeping watch against a revolt in Ionia (region (general)), Europe Ionia. The whole number of their ships, Ionian and other, was three hundred.
