Diodorus Siculus

“ He was a man daring above all others, and an excellent speaker: in times of war a brave soldier, and as skilful a commander; ready in undertaking any desparate enterprise, of a very comely and beautiful countenance, of a noble spirit, and aspiring mind. ”

“ In the mean time he himself sailed with several men of war to Clazomenæ, which city (yet standing firm to the Athenians) was greatly oppressed by the devastations made by some exiles. But Antiochus, naturally rash and hasty, earnestly desirous to perform something remarkable by his own contrivance, without any regard to the command of Alcibiades, mans ten of the best gallies, and commands the captains and officers of the fleet, to be ready and prepared, with the rest of the ships, to fall in where there should be occasion: upon this he makes up to the enemy, and dares them to battle. ”

“ Hereupon the Athenians, both young and old, were commanded generally to betake themselves to arms, to oppose the enemy; upon which, the walls round the city were presently filled with them that ran thither from all quarters. As soon as it was light, and the Athenian commanders saw the army of the enemy drawn up into a body, four in depth, and eight furlongs or stages in front, they were at first not a little terrified, especially two parts of the walls being now possessed by the enemy. ”