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As for such of their ships as were damaged and disabled, these, being
pursued by the enemy, made straight for Mycale, where the crews ran
them ashore, and abandoning them began their march along the
continent. Happening in their way upon the territory of Ephesus,
they essayed to cross it; but here a dire misfortune befell them. It
was night, and the Ephesian women chanced to be engaged in celebrating
the Thesmophoria - the previous calamity of the Chians had not been
heard of - so when the Ephesians saw their country invaded by an armed
band, they made no question of the new-comers being robbers who
purposed to carry off their women; and accordingly they marched out
against them in full force, and slew them all. Such were the
misfortunes which befell them of Chios.
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