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The circumstances under which the Athenians had sought refuge in
Salamis were the following. So long as any hope remained that a
Peloponnesian army would come to give them aid, they abode still in
Attica; but when it appeared that the allies were slack and slow to
move, while the invader was reported to be pressing forward and to have
already entered Boeotia, then they proceeded to remove their goods and
chattels from the mainland, and themselves again crossed the strait to
Salamis. At the same time they sent ambassadors to Lacedaemon, who
were to reproach the Lacedaemonians for having allowed the barbarian to
advance into Attica, instead of joining them and going out to meet him
in Boeotia. They were likewise to remind the Lacedaemonians of the
offers by which the Persian had sought to win Athens over to his
side, and to warn them, that no aid came from Sparta, the Athenians
must consult for their own safety.
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