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From Doriscus Xerxes went on his way towards Greece [22,39] (nation), EuropeHellas, compelling all that he met to go with his army. As I have shown earlier, all the country as far as +Thessaly [22.25,39.5] (region), Greece, Europe Thessaly had been enslaved and was tributary to the king, by the conquests of Megabazus and Mardonius after him.
From Doriscus Xerxes went on his way towards Greece [22,39] (nation), EuropeHellas, compelling all that he met to go with his army. As I have shown earlier, all the country as far as +Thessaly [22.25,39.5] (region), Greece, Europe Thessaly had been enslaved and was tributary to the king, by the conquests of Megabazus and Mardonius after him.
[2] On his road from
Doriscus he first passed the
Samothracian fortresses;
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of these, the city built farthest to the west is called
Mesambria. Next to it is the
Thasian city of
+Stryme [25.6167,40.8833] (Perseus) Stryme; between them runs the river
Lisus, which now could not furnish water enough for
Xerxes' army, but was exhausted.
[3] All this region was once called
Gallaic, but it is now called
Briantic; however, by rights it also belongs to the
Ciconians.
Histories. Herodotus. ed. A.D. Godley. Cambridge. 1920-1925.
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