Scione
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Scionê
in the texts
History of the Peloponnesian War
Town in Pallene (Chalcidice) whose revolt to Brasidas and subsequent siege by Athens form a major episode of this window.
About the time at which they were thus going backwards and forwards to each other, Scione, a town in Pallene, revolted from the Athenians to Brasidas.
The day following, the Athenians sailed round to the side towards Scione, and took the suburb, and ravaged the land the whole day, no one coming out against them.
Not long after, while they were now engaged in the work, the auxiliaries who were being besieged in the citadel of Mende having, during the night, driven in the guard by the sea-side, arrived at Scione;
Against Lacritus
Alternative port associated with the wine cargo.
but, if they should sail out from Pontus to Hieron after the rising of Arcturus, at three hundred on the thousand, on the security of three thousand jars of wine of Mendê, which shall be conveyed from Mendê or Scionê in the twenty-oared ship of which Hyblesius is owner.
They give these goods as security, owing no money upon them to any other person, nor will they make any additional loan upon this security;
The Histories
The city whose collective honor the Potidaean generals seek to protect by not formally charging Timoxenus with treason.
The generals read the letter and perceived who was the traitor, but they resolved for Scione 's sake that they would not condemn Timoxenus with a charge of treason, for fear that the people of Scione should hereafter be called traitors.
Panegyricus
A territory conquered by Athens and given over to Plataean refugees rather than retained for profit.
And yet, had we been disposed to seek our own advantage, we should not, I imagine, have set our hearts on the territory of Scione (which, as all the world knows, we gave over to our Plataean refugees), and passed over this great territory which would have enriched us all.