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Samians

Samians meaning

plural of Samian

Example sentences (3)

At Lade, the Chian fleet doggedly continued to fight the Persian fleet even after the defection of the Samians and others, but the Chians were ultimately forced to retreat and were again subjected to Persian domination.

Thucydides, 1.115 When the Athenians ordered the two sides to stop fighting and submit the case to arbitration in Athens, the Samians refused.

When the Samians revolted against Athenian rule, Pericles compelled the rebels to capitulate after a tough siege of eight months, which resulted in substantial discontent among the Athenian sailors.