Region: Southern Europe · Coordinates: 38.372, 26.133 · 8 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| 413 BC | Diodorus Siculus, Library of History | Chios, Samos, Byzantium and other allies defected to the Spartan side. |
| 412 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | Athens suspects Chios and requisitions seven ships |
| 412 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | Chalcideus and Alcibiades suddenly arrive at Chios and address the council; Chios breaks from Athens, and Erythrae follows |
| 412 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | Athens beats the Chians repeatedly at Cardamyle, Bolissus, Panaeae and Leuconium and devastates the country |
| 412 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | Athens receives 35 reinforcing ships at Samos; some head for Chios and the rest for Miletus |
| 412 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | Athens fortifies Delphinium near the city of Chios and controls Chios by land and sea |
| 412 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | At Chios, Pedaritus is killed attacking the Athenian fortification |
| 405 BC | Xenophon, Hellenica | In winter the starving soldiers plot to plunder Chios by means of reed signals; Etheonichus puts down the plot by killing the man holding the reed, and collects money from the Chians to pay the troops. |