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Shortly after the cutting of the inscriptions, a man of Histiaea went
in a merchantship to Aphetae, and told the Persians that the Greeks
had fled from Artemisium. Disbelieving his report, the Persians
kept the man a prisoner, while they sent some of their fastest vessels
to see what had happened. These brought back word how matters stood;
whereupon at sunrise the whole fleet advanced together in a body, and
sailed to Artemisium, where they remained till mid-day; after which
they went on to Histiaea. That city fell into their hands
immediately; and they shortly overran the various villages upon the
coast in the district of Hellopia, which was part of the Histiaean territory.
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