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At the present time the Greeks, on their arrival at Artemisium,
when they saw the number of the ships which lay at anchor near
Aphetae, and the abundance of troops everywhere, feeling disappointed
that matters had gone with the barbarians so far otherwise than they had
expected, and full of alarm at what they saw, began to speak of
drawing back from Artemisium towards the inner parts of their country.
So when the Euboeans heard what was in debate, they went to
Eurybiades, and besought him to wait a few days, while they removed
their children and their slaves to a place of safety. But, as they
found that they prevailed nothing, they left him and went to
Themistocles, the Athenian commander, to whom they gave a bribe of
thirty talents, on his promise that the fleet should remain and risk a
battle in defence of Euboea.
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