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Sicily (Italy) (search for this): book 4, chapter 25
heir allies, with the Athenians, upon this at once turned their arms against the now weakened Messina, and attacked, the Athenians with their ships on the side of the harbour, and the land forces on that of the town. The Messinese, however, sailing out with Demoteles and some Locrians who had been left to garrison the city after the disaster, suddenly attacked and routed most of the Leontine army, killing a great number; upon seeing which the Athenians landed from their ships, and falling on the Messinese in disorder chased them back into the town, and setting up a trophy retired to Rhegium. After this the Hellenes in Sicily continued to make war on each other by land, without the Athenians.
Naxos (Italy) (search for this): book 4, chapter 25
engagement as above described, the Syracusans sailed on into the harbour of Messina. Meanwhile the Athenians, having received warning that Camarina was about to be betrayed to the Syracusans by Archias and his party, sailed thither; and the Messinese took this opportunity to attack by sea and land with all their forces their Chalcidian neighbor, Naxos. The first day they forced the Naxians to keep their walls, and laid waste their country; the next they sailed round with their ships, and laid waste their land on the river Akesines, while their land forces menaced the city. Meanwhile the Sicels came down from the high country in great numbers, to aid against the Messinese; and the Naxians, elated at the sight, and ani
Messina (Italy) (search for this): book 4, chapter 25
ly set off, each for himself, to their own stations at Messina and Rhegium, with the loss of one ship; night coming on before the battle was and came to anchor at Cape Pelorus in the territory of Messina, where their land forces joined them. Here the Athen ships, and while they were being towed along shore to Messina, were again attacked by the Athenians, but suddenly goescribed, the Syracusans sailed on into the harbour of Messina. Meanwhile the Athenians, h road, and most of them cut off. The ships put in to Messina, and afterwards dispersed for their different homes. his at once turned their arms against the now weakened Messina, and attacked, the Athenians with their ships on the s
Rhegion (Italy) (search for this): book 4, chapter 25
han thirty ships against sixteen Athenian and eight Rhegian vessels. Defeated by the Athenians they hastily set off, each for himself, to their own stations at Messina and Rhegium, with the loss of one ship; night coming on before the battle was finished. After this the Locrians retired from the Rhegian territory, and the ships of the Syracusans and their allies united and routed most of the Leontine army, killing a great number; upon seeing which the Athenians landed from their ships, and falling on the Messinese in disorder chased them back into the town, and setting up a trophy retired to Rhegium. After this the Hellenes in Sicily continued to make war on each other by land, without the Athenians.