Summer [VI 94–105, VII 1–9]

At the beginning of spring in the following summer the Athenians in Sicily set out from Catana and sailed down the coast to Sicilian Megara, from which, as I have mentioned before, the Syracusans had driven out the inhabitants at the time when Gelon was tyrant, and which they were still occupying themselves. The Athenians landed there and wasted the fields. They also attacked a Syracusan fort, but without success, and so went on again with both fleet and army to the River Terias. Here they went inland and wasted the plain, setting fire to the corn. They encountered a few Syracusans, some of whom they killed, and after setting up a trophy they returned to their ships. They sailed back to Catana and after taking on provisions there they advanced with the whole army against the Sicel township of Centoripa, which agreed terms to come over to them; and then they left, burning the crops of the Inessians and Hyblaeans as they went. On reaching Catana they took receipt of the horsemen who had arrived from Athens – 250 in number, with their equipment but without the horses (which were to be procured in Sicily), together with thirty equestrian archers and 300 talents of silver.

During 95the same spring, the Spartans launched a campaign against Argos and got as far as Cleonae, when there was an earthquake and they turned back. After this the Argives invaded the neighbouring territory of Thyrea and seized a lot of booty from the Spartans, which was sold for at least twenty-five talents. And soon afterwards in the same summer the populace of Thespiae made an attack on the ruling classes there but failed in the attempt. Help arrived from Thebes and some of the rebels were arrested while others escaped to Athens.