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Btroyed, which was afterwards made a pretence by the
Persians, for burning the temples of the Greeks. When
the Persians, who dwell on this side the Halys, were
acquainted with the above invasion, they determined
to assist the Lydians. Following the Ionians regularly
from Sardis, they came up with them at Ephesus. A
general engagement ensued, in which the Ionians
were defeated with great slaughter. Among others
of distinction who fell, was Eualcis, chief of the Ere-
trians : he had frequently been victorious in many
Contests, of which a garland was the reward, and had
been particularly celebrated by Simonides of Ceos.
They who escaped from this battle, took refuge in
the different cities.

CIII. After the event of the above expedition, the
Athenians withdrew themselves entirely from the Io­
nians, and refused all the solicitations of Aristagoras
by his ambassadors, to repeat their assistance. The
Ionians, though deprived of this resource, continued
with no less alacrity to persevere in the hostilities
they had commenced against Darius. They sailed to
the Hellespont, and reduced Byzantium, with the
neighbouring cities: quitting that part again, and ad­
vancing to Caria, the greater part of the inhabitants
joined them in their offensive operations. The city
of Caunus, which at first had refused their alliance,
after the burning of Sardis, added itself to their forces.

CIV. The confederacy was also farther strengthen­
ed by the voluntary accessions of all the Cyprians, ex­
cept the Amathusiahs. The following was the occa­
sion of the revolt of the Cyprians from the Medes :
Gorgus, prince of Salamis, son of Chersis, grandson
of Siromus, great grandson of Euelthon, had a
younger brother, Whose name was Onesilus; this man
had repeatedly solicited Gorgus to revolt from the
Persians; and on hearing of the secession of the Io­
nians, he urged him with still greater importunity.
Finding all his efforts ineffectual, assisted by his party,
ho took an opportunity of his brother's making his
excursion from Salamis, to shut the gates against
him: Gorgus, thus deprived of his city, took refuge
among the Medes. Onesilus usurped his station, and