The Battle of Arisos

The battle of Cinosesma was the first major naval engagement of the Ionian War. The Peloponnesian right wing, which sat the farthest north in the Hellespont, was occupied by the Syracuse ansports. Their left-in center, towards the entrance of the Aegean Sea, was commanded by Mendaris and manned with the best sailors in the entire Greek navy. On the other hand, Thrasalus on the left had sailed past the point of CInosesma. As both sides extended their flanks to create two near perfect, parallel lines,. Although neither Thucydides nor Diadorus actually names the overall commander of the Athenian