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 70 VICTORIES OF THE ATHENIANS [l at Mareia, a city opposite the island of Pharos, and, having made himself ruler of the country, called in the Athenians. They were just then engaged in an expedition against Cyprus with two hundred ships of their own and of their allies ; and, quitting the island, they went to his aid. They sailed from the sea into the Nile, and, making themselves masters of the river and of two-thirds of B.C. 460- Memphis, proceeded to attack the remaining part called 01.80, 1-4. the White Castle, in which some of the Persians and Medes had taken refuge, and with them such Egyptians as had not joined in the revolt. 105 An Athenian fleet made a descent upon Halieis, where The Aiheuians de- a battle took place against some Corin- feat the Aegiiietans, thian and Epidaurian troops ; the Athe- capture seventy ships, • • j ^u • ^ o r^ J, ■ A ■ nians gamed the victory, boon after- ana besiege Aegina. ^ _ -^ The Corinthians in- wards the Athenians fought at sea off vade Megara. Cecryphaleia with a Peloponnesian 'fleet, which they defeated. A war next broke out between the Aeginetans and the Athenians, and a great battle was fought off the coast of Aegina, in which the allies of both parties joined ; the Athenians were victorious, and captured seventy of the enemy's ships ; they then landed on Aegina and, under the command of Leocrates the son of Stroebus, besieged the town. Thereupon the Peloponnesians sent over to the assistance of the Aeginetans three hundred hoplites who had previously been assisting the Corinthians and Epidaurians. The Corinthians seized «' on the heights of Geraneia, and thence made a descent with their allies into the Megarian territory, thinking that the Athenians, who had so large a force absent in Aegina and in Egypt, would be unable to assist the Megarians; or, if thej' did, would be obliged to raise the siege of Aegina. But the Athenians, without moving their army from Aegina, sent to Megara under the command of Myronides a force consisting of their oldest and youngest men, who had " Omitting the stop after KartXaPov.