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33-35] THE ATHENIANS AT CNIDUS 359 In the meantime the Athenian fleet, sailing round the 34 promontory of Corycus towards Ar- Three Athcman ships ginus, lighted upon three Chian ships ,« pmsuit of three of war, to which they gave chase. A <^/'""' "^ ivncked m a great storm came on, and the Chian ships with difficulty escaped into their harbour, but of the Athenian ships the three which were most zealous in the pursuit were disabled and driven ashore near the city of Chios ; the crews were either lost or taken captive. The remainder of the fleet found shelter in the harbour called Phoenicus, lying under Mount Mimas, whence again setting sail they put in at Lesbos, and made preparations for building the fort which they meant to establish in Chios. During the same winter, Hippocrates the Lacedaemonian 35 sailed from the Peloponnese with one , . ^ -j , ■ , '■ (10) Lmans, ivlncn Laconian, one Syracusan, and ten j^^s revolted from Thurian ships ; of these last Dorieus Athens, is attacked by the son of Diagoras and two others '^'{ ^["'""f They ° take SIX tiavly- arrived were the commanders. They put m at ^/^y.^ ^f the allies, and Cnidus, which under the influence of are nearly but not quite Tissaphernes^' had already revolted sacces.fd in taMus ti,e ^ •' . town. from Athens. The Peloponnesian authorities at Miletus, when they heard of their arrival, ordered one half of these ships to protect Cnidus, and the other half to cruise off Triopium and seize the merchant-vessels which put in there from Egypt. This Triopium is a promontory in the district of Cnidus on which there is a temple of Apollo. The Athenians, hear- ing of their intentions, sailed from Samos and captured the six ships which were keeping guard at Triopium ; the crews escaped. They then sailed to Cnidus, and attacking the town, which was unwalled, all but took it. On the following day they made a second attack, but during the " Accepting Palmer's conjecture, Ivo for dnJ. But sec note, and cp. viii. log init. VOL. II. B b