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But afterward things turned out badly for Battus and the rest of the Theraeans; and when, ignorant of the cause of their misfortunes, they sent to Delphi [22.5167,38.4917] (Perseus) Delphi to ask about their present ills,
But afterward things turned out badly for Battus and the rest of the Theraeans; and when, ignorant of the cause of their misfortunes, they sent to Delphi [22.5167,38.4917] (Perseus) Delphi to ask about their present ills,
[2] the priestess declared that they would fare better if they helped
Battus plant a colony at
Shahhat [21.866,32.833] (inhabited place), Al Jabal al Akhdar, Libya, AfricaCyrene in
Libya [17,25] (nation), AfricaLibya. Then the
Theraeans sent
Battus with two fifty-oared ships; these sailed to
Libya [17,25] (nation), AfricaLibya, but, not knowing what else to do, presently returned to
+Thera [25.433,36.4] (island), Cyclades, Aegean Islands, Greece, Europe Thera.
[3] There, the
Theraeans shot at them as they came to land and would not let the ship put in, telling them to sail back; which they did under constraint of necessity, and planted a colony on an island off the
Libyan coast called (as I have said already)
Platea. This island is said to be as big as the city of
Shahhat [21.866,32.833] (inhabited place), Al Jabal al Akhdar, Libya, AfricaCyrene is now.
Histories. Herodotus. ed. A.D. Godley. Cambridge. 1920-1925.
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