Histories

Artayctes and his company had begun their flight later, and were overtaken a little way beyond the Goat's Rivers,[*](A roadstead opposite Lapseki [26.7,40.366] (inhabited place), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, AsiaLampsacus; the rivers were probably two small streams that flow into the sea there (How and Wells).) where after they had defended themselves a long time, some of them were killed and the rest taken alive. The Greeks bound them and carried them to Sestos [26.4,40.2833] (Perseus)Sestus, and together with them Artayctes and his son also in bonds.

It is related by the people of the Gelibolu Yarimadasi (peninsula), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, AsiaChersonese that a marvellous thing happened one of those who guarded Artayctes. He was frying dried fish, and these as they lay over the fire began to leap and writhe as though they had just been caught.