Chians
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History of the Peloponnesian War
Inhabitants of Chios, described as one of the few Athenian allies retaining independence, some of whom are later captured and released by Alcidas.
He was convinced [by these arguments], and set at liberty all the Chians he had still in his hands, and some of the others.
Being incapable, however, through the number of those who had votes, to join together and defend themselves, the allies were reduced to slavery, except ourselves and the Chians;
The same winter also the Chians dismantled their new fortifications, at the command of the Athenians, and in consequence of their suspecting that they would form some new designs against them:
The Histories
Inhabitants of the island of Chios who aided Miletus in return for past help against Erythraeans
for the Milesians had previously helped the Chians in their war against the Erythraeans.
The Paeonians would not consent to this, but were brought from Chios by the Chians to Lesbos and carried by the Lesbians to Doriscus, from where they made their way by land to Paeonia.
for before all this plain signs had been sent to the Chians.
On the Peace
People of Chios named among the groups with whom Athens should make peace.
I maintain, then, that we should make peace, not only with the Chians, the Rhodians, the Byzantines and the Coans, but with all mankind, and that we should adopt, not the covenants of peace which certain parties have recently drawn up, but those which we have entered into with the king of Persia and with the Lacedaemonians, which ordain that the Hellenes be independent, that the alien garrisons be …
on the contrary, although the great King had furnished them with more than five thousand talents for the war against us, and although the Chians had supported them more zealously than any of their other allies by means of their fleet and the Thebans had contributed a great number of troops to their land forces, the Lacedaemonians no sooner gained the supremacy than they straightway plotted against …
Against Leptines
People of Chios, invoked as more consistent than Athens might be if it revokes Chabrias' reward.
For if they, against whom Chabrias carried arms as an enemy, have not now revoked any of their former gifts, but have made ancient services outweigh recent offences, while you, in whose cause he marched against them to his death, so far from honoring him the more on that account, are even going to rob him of part of the reward of his past services, how will you escape the ignominy that you deserve?
For the Liberty of the Rhodians
The people of Chios, named among Athens' former accusers and as an oligarchically governed community.
For we were charged by the Chians, Byzantines and Rhodians with plotting against them, and that was why they concerted the last war against us;
Seeing that Chios and Mytilene are ruled by oligarchs, and that Rhodes and, I might almost say, all the world are now being seduced into this form of slavery, I am surprised that none of you conceives that our constitution too is in danger, nor draws the conclusion that if all other states are organized on oligarchical principles, it is impossible that they should leave your democracy alone.
On the Chersonese
A Greek people in Asia Minor from whom generals raise money.
All the generals that have ever set sail from your land—if I am wrong, I submit myself to any penalty—raise money from the Chians, from the Erythraeans, from whatever people they can, I mean of the Greeks of Asia Minor.
Antidosis
The people of Chios, named among those with whom Athens should make peace.
At the beginning of this oration I speak on the question of making peace with the Chians, the Rhodians, and the Byzantines;
Hellenica
The people of Chios and the allied garrison troops stationed there, whose unrest opens the window.
when winter came on, however, and they were without food and poorly clad and unshod, they got together and agreed to make an attack upon Chios;
After this Eteonicus called together the Chians and bade them contribute money, in order that the sailors might get their pay and not attempt anything seditious;
After this the Chians and the rest of the allies gathered at Ephesus and resolved, in view of the existing situation, to send ambassadors to Lacedaemon to report the facts and to ask for Lysander as commander of the fleet, a man who was in high favour among the allies as a result of his former command, when he won the battle of Notium.