Titus Livius (Livy), The History of Rome, Book 37
Evan T. Sage, PhD professor of latin and head of the department of classics in the University of Pittsburgh, Ed.

22. It was then determined that Eumenes should return home and make ready for the consul and the army whatever was necessary for the crossing of the Hellespont, and that the Roman and Rhodian fleets should return to Samos and there remain on guard lest Polyxenidas should move from Ephesus. The king returned to Elaea, the Romans and Rhodians to Samos. [2] There Marcus Aemilius, the brother of the praetor, died.

The Rhodians, when his funeral was over, with thirteen of their own ships and one Coan [p. 355]quinquereme and another from Cnidus, set out for Rhodes,¹ so as to be on guard there against a fleet which was reported to be coming from Syria.² [3] Two days before Eudamus with his fleet arrived from Samos, thirteen ships from Rhodes, with Pamphilidas in command, had been sent against the same Syrian fleet and, picking up four ships which were guarding Caria, they relieved the blockade of Daedala and several other fortresses of Peraea which were besieged by the king's troops. It was decided that Eudamus should leave at once. [4] Six undecked vessels were given to him in addition to the fleet which he had. [5] When he had departed and made all possible haste, he overtook the ships which had gone on ahead at the harbour which they call Megiste. After proceeding to Phaselis in one column, it seemed best to await the enemy there.