Book 6
98.2
For in three generations, that is, in the time of Darius son of Hystaspes and Xerxes son of Darius and Artaxerxes son of Xerxes,522-424. more ills happened to Greece [22,39] (nation), EuropeHellas than in twenty generations before Darius; some coming from the Persians, some from the wars for preeminence among the chief of the nations themselves.
98.3
Thus it was no marvel that there should be an earthquake in Delos [25.2833,37.4] (Perseus)Delos when there had been none before. Also there was an oracle concerning Delos [25.2833,37.4] (Perseus)Delos, where it was written: I will shake Delos [25.2833,37.4] (Perseus)Delos, though unshaken before. In the Greek language these names have the following meanings: Darius is the Doer, Xerxes the Warrior, Artaxerxes the Great Warrior. The Greeks would rightly call the kings thus in their language.
99.1
Launching out to sea from Delos [25.2833,37.4] (Perseus)Delos, the foreigners put in at the islands and gathered an army from there, taking the sons of the islanders for hostages.
99.2
When in their voyage about the islands they put in at Carystos, the Carystians gave them no hostages and refused to join them against neighboring cities, meaning +Eretria [23.8083,38.3917] (Perseus) Eretria and Athens [23.7333,37.9667] (Perseus)Athens; the Persians besieged them and laid waste their land, until the Carystians too came over to their side.
100.1
When the Eretrians learned that the Persian expedition was sailing to attack them, they asked for help from the Athenians. The Athenians did not refuse the aid, but gave them for defenders the four thousand tenant farmers who held the land of the Chalcidian horse-breeders.Cp. Hdt. 5.77. But it seems that all the plans of the Eretrians were unsound; they sent to the Athenians for aid, but their counsels were divided.
