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380 DERCYLLIDAS AT THE HELLESPONT [vill their allies had rather the advantage, but evening had come on ; so they retired to the city. 62 Soon afterwards Dercyllidas arrived at the Hellespont r, „., , from Miletus; Abydos, and two days Deycylltdas arnves at > j t j -' the Hellespont and in- later Lampsacus, revolted to him and duces (12) Abydos and Pharnabazus. Strombichides, having ti ^"'"131^ ii^telligence, hastened thither from puisnes him and re- Chios with twenty-four Athenian ships, covers Lampsacus, but of which some were transports con- not Abydos. veying hopHtes. Defeating the Lamps- acenes who came out against him, he took Lampsacus, which was unfortified, at the first onset. He made plunder of the slaves and property which he found there, and, reinstating the free inhabitants, went on to Abydos. But the people of Abydos would not yield, and though he attempted to take the place by assault, he failed ; so he crossed over to Sestos, a city of the Chersonese opposite Abydos, which the Persians had formerly held. There he placed a garrison to keep watch over the entire Hellespont. 63 Meanwhile the Chians gained more command of the sea, In the absence of and Astyochus and the Pcloponnesians Strombichides, the ^^ Milctus, hearing of the naval engage- Chians eet more con- ^ 1 r ,t • 1 > 1 /- r-^ trol 0/ the sea, and "^^nt and of the Withdrawal of Strom- Astyochus offers battle bichidcs and his ships, took courage. to the Athenians. Sailing to Chios with two ships, Asty- ochus fetched away the fleet » which was there, and with his united forces made a demonstration against Samos. But the Athenian crews, who were in a state of mutual distrust, did not go out to meet him ; so he sailed back to Miletus. For about this time, or rather sooner, the democracy The conspirators at ^t Athens had been subverted. Peis- Samos give up Alcib- ander and his fellow envoys, on their iades, but, with the . ». o n. ^i • • •.. . , ,^ ' ' , ,, return to Samos after their visit to help of some of the Samians, resolve to Tissaphernes, had Strengthened their persevere in their plan, interest in the army, and had even " i. c. the allied fleet, not the Chian : cp. 61 med.