Histories

He did this and hurried to the Canakkale Bogazi (strait), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Hellespont. When a great multitude of ships and a great army were assembled, the Persians crossed the Canakkale Bogazi (strait), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Hellespont on shipboard and marched through Europe (continent)Europe, with +Eretria [23.8083,38.3917] (Perseus) Eretria and Athens [23.7333,37.9667] (Perseus)Athens as their goal.

This was the stated end of their expedition, but they intended to subdue as many of the Greek cities as they could. Their fleet subdued the Thasians, who did not so much as lift up their hands against it; their land army added the Macedonians to the slaves that they had already, for all the nations nearer to them than Macedonia (region (general)), EuropeMacedonia had been made subject to the Persians before this.