Carystians
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the Carystians
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The Histories
The people of Carystos, who alone refuse the Persian demand for hostages and cooperation, and are besieged until forced to comply.
When in their voyage about the islands they put in at Carystos, the Carystians gave them no hostages and refused to join them against neighboring cities, meaning Eretria and Athens;
Nevertheless, the Carystians got no respite from misfortune by doing this.
Thereby he collected great sums from the Carystians and Parians, for these were informed that Andros was besieged for taking the Persian side and that Themistocles was of all the generals the most esteemed.
History of the Peloponnesian War
Allied troops from Carystus who fight alongside the Athenians in the battle near Solygia.
The right wing of the Athenians and Carystians (for these had been posted in the extremity of the line) received the charge of the Corinthians, and drove them back after some trouble;
The Athenians, seeing them coming all together against them, and thinking that reinforcements were being brought by the neighbouring Peloponnesians, retreated with all speed to their ships, with the spoils and their own dead, except two whom they had left on the field because they could not find them.
the Milesians, Andrians, and Carystians, from amongst the allies, accompanying them, and Nicias the son of Niceratus taking the command, with two colleagues.