§8.100.1ὁ δὲ Θράσυλος ἐκ τῆς Σάμου, ἐπειδὴ ἐπύθετο αὐτὸν ἐκ τῆς Μιλήτου ἀπηρκότα, ἔπλει καὶ αὐτὸς ναυσὶν εὐθὺς πέντε καὶ πεντήκοντα, ἐπειγόμενος μὴ φθάσῃ ἐς τὸν Ἑλλήσποντον ἐσπλεύσας.
Thrasylus, on his part, setting out from Samos, when he learned that Mindarus had sailed from Miletus, himself also sailed immediately with fifty-five ships, hurrying lest Mindarus should anticipate him by sailing into the Hellespont first.
§8.100.2αἰσθόμενος δὲ ὅτι ἐν τῇ Χίῳ εἴη καὶ νομίσας αὐτὸν καθέξειν αὐτοῦ, σκοποὺς μὲν κατεστήσατο καὶ ἐν τῇ Λέσβῳ καὶ ἐν τῇ ἀντιπέρας ἠπείρῳ, εἰ ἄρα ποι κινοῖντο αἱ νῆες, ὅπως μὴ λάθοιεν, αὐτὸς δὲ ἐς τὴν Μήθυμναν παραπλεύσας ἄλφιτά τε καὶ τἆλλα ἐπιτήδεια παρασκευάζειν ἐκέλευεν ὡς, ἢν πλείων χρόνος γίγνηται, ἐκ τῆς Λέσβου τοὺς ἐπίπλους τῇ Χίῳ ποιησόμενος.
But when he perceived that Mindarus was in Chios, and thinking that he would stay there, he posted lookouts both in Lesbos and on the opposite mainland, in case the ships should move in any direction, so that they might not escape notice; while he himself, having sailed along to Methymna, ordered them to prepare barley meal and other provisions, with the intention of making attacks from Lesbos against Chios if a longer time should elapse.
§8.100.3ἅμα δὲ (Ἔρεσος γὰρ τῆς Λέσβου ἀφειστήκει) ἐβούλετο ἐπ’ αὐτὴν πλεύσας, εἰ δύναιτο, ἐξελεῖν.
At the same time, since Eresos of Lesbos had revolted, he wished to sail against it and, if he could, reduce it.
Μηθυμναίων γὰρ οὐχ οἱ ἀδυνατώτατοι φυγάδες διακομίσαντες ἔκ τε τῆς Κύμης προσεταιριστοὺς ὁπλίτας ὡς πεντήκοντα καὶ τῶν ἐκ τῆς ἠπείρου μισθωσάμενοι, ξύμπασιν ὡς τριακοσίοις, Ἀναξάνδρου Θηβαίου κατὰ τὸ ξυγγενὲς ἡγουμένου, προσέβαλον πρῶτον Μηθύμνῃ, καὶ ἀποκρουσθέντες τῆς πείρας διὰ τοὺς ἐκ τῆς Μυτιλήνης Ἀθηναίων φρουροὺς προελθόντας αὖθις ἔξω μάχῃ ἀπωσθέντες καὶ διὰ τοῦ ὄρους κομισθέντες ἀφιστᾶσι τὴν Ἔρεσον.
For the exiled Methymnaeans, not the least powerful among them, having brought over about fifty hoplites as associates from Cyme and hired others from the mainland, about three hundred in all, under the leadership of Anaxandros a Theban on account of their kinship, first attacked Methymna, and being repulsed in their attempt because of the Athenian garrison that came out from Mytilene, and being driven off again in a battle outside, they made their way across the mountain and brought about the revolt of Eresos.
§8.100.4πλεύσας οὖν ὁ Θράσυλος ἐπ’ αὐτὴν πάσαις ταῖς ναυσὶ διενοεῖτο προσβολὴν ποιεῖσθαι· προαφιγμένος δὲ αὐτόσε ἦν καὶ ὁ Θρασύβουλος πέντε ναυσὶν ἐκ τῆς Σάμου, ὡς ἠγγέλθη αὐτοῖς ἡ τῶν φυγάδων αὕτη διάβασις· ὑστερήσας δ’ ἐπὶ τὴν Ἔρεσον ἐφώρμει ἐλθών.
Thrasylus, therefore, having sailed against it with all his ships, intended to make an attack; and Thrasybulus also had already arrived there with five ships from Samos, when this crossing of the exiles was reported to them; and though he arrived too late, he had gone and was blockading Eresos.
§8.100.5προσεγένοντο δὲ καὶ ἐκ τοῦ Ἑλλησπόντου τινὲς δύο νῆες ἐπ’ οἴκου ἀνακομιζόμεναι καὶ Μηθυμναῖαι 〈πέντε〉· καὶ αἱ πᾶσαι νῆες παρῆσαν ἑπτὰ καὶ ἑξήκοντα, ἀφ’ ὧν τῷ στρατεύματι παρεσκευάζοντο ὡς κατὰ κράτος μηχαναῖς τε καὶ παντὶ τρόπῳ, ἢν δύνωνται, αἱρήσοντες τὴν Ἔρεσον.
There were also added two ships from the Hellespont returning home, and <five> Methymnaean ships; and all the ships present were sixty-seven, from which they made preparations with their force to take Eresos by storm with engines and in every possible way, if they could.