ry op ians , ▁though ▁they ▁denied ▁this ▁origin , ▁and ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁desc ended ▁from ▁the ▁de me ▁of ▁Ste i ria ▁in ▁Att ica . ▁In ▁the ▁First ▁Pers ian ▁War ▁( 4 9 0   B CE ) ▁the ▁Pers ians ▁land ed ▁at ▁A eg ile ia , ▁which ▁belonged ▁to ▁St y ra , ▁the ▁prisoners ▁whom ▁they ▁had ▁taken ▁at ▁E ret ria . ▁In ▁the ▁Second ▁Pers ian ▁War ▁( 4 8 0 - 4 7 9   B CE ) ▁the ▁St y ri ans ▁fought ▁at ▁the ▁batt les ▁of ▁Ar tem is ium , ▁Sal am is , ▁and ▁Pl ata e ae . ▁They ▁sent ▁two ▁ships ▁to ▁the ▁naval ▁engag ements , ▁and ▁at ▁Pl ata e ae ▁they ▁and ▁the ▁E ret ri ans ▁amount ed ▁together ▁to ▁ 6 0 0 ▁men . ▁They ▁afterwards ▁became ▁the ▁subjects ▁of ▁Ath ens , ▁and ▁paid ▁a ▁year ly ▁t ribute ▁of ▁ 1 2 0 0 ▁dra ch ma e . ▁The ▁A then ian ▁fleet ▁was ▁station ed ▁here ▁in ▁ 3 5 6   B CE . ▁Stra bo ▁rel ates ▁that ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁destroyed ▁in ▁the ▁" Mal iac ▁War " ▁by ▁the ▁A then ian ▁Ph a ed rus , ▁and ▁its ▁territory ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁E ret ri ans ; ▁but ▁as ▁the ▁Mal iac ▁War ▁is ▁not ▁mentioned ▁elsewhere , ▁we ▁ought ▁probably ▁to ▁substitute ▁Lam ian ▁War ▁for ▁it . ▁