Just before the battle of Salamis, Samians secretly swam over and informed Eurybiades of the enemy's movements. (Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 11.17.4)
The fleet gathers at Doriscus and the ships are hauled up onto the shore (Herodotus, Histories 7.58-59)
Xerxes mourns at Acanthus for Artachaees, supervisor of the canal (Herodotus, Histories 7.116-117)
The fleet passes Athos toward the Thermaic Gulf, while the land army marches straight from Acanthus to Therma (Herodotus, Histories 7.121-124)
The Greeks who went to war against Persia swear an oath: if they win, they will dedicate to the god at Delphi the property of the Greeks who voluntarily submitted to Persia (Herodotus, Histories 7.132)tradition
Themistocles interprets the Delphic oracle of the 'wooden wall' as ships and builds 200 ships with silver from Laurion (Herodotus, Histories 7.140-144)
Greek envoys ask Gelon for help, but they fail to agree on the question of command (Herodotus, Histories 7.153-163)
The Greek army goes to Tempe and then abandons Thessaly (Herodotus, Histories 7.173)
The Persian fleet leaves Therma and captures or chases three Greek scout ships off Sciathos (Herodotus, Histories 7.179-183)