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ταύτην: there was only one Sestos; the demonstrative is purely stylistic, referring to the previous nomination. ὡς ἐόντος, ‘it being . .’ as a matter of fact (cp. ὡς οὐ παρεόντος αὐτοῦ 8. 69 supra); the gender is determined by τείχεος.
συνῆλθον: sc. οἱ περίοικοι (cp. τῶν περιοικίδων), or, more probably, ἄνδρες Πέρσαι, out of ἀνἡρ Πέρσης below, just as ἀλλέων sc. πολίων out of πόλιος. But has a word or two dropped out before καὶ δὴ καί? (Cp. cc. 101. 14, 102. 6 supra.）
Καρδίης: cp. 7. 58 supra. Οἰόβαζος: on this name cp. 7. 68 supra.
ἑνθαῦτα ἦν κεκομικώς: is this expression merely equivalent to ἐνθαῦτα ἐκεκομίκει? If so, why not ἐκεῖσε instead of ἐνθαῦτα? The substantive or auxiliary verb has at least affected the adverb! But ἐνθαῦτα ἦν is a complete statement in itself, save that τὰ [ἐκ] τῶν γεφυρέων ὅπλα demands a governing verb. Moreover, ἐνθαῦτα might = ἐν Καρδίῃ if ἦν κ. simply = ἐκεκομίκει. In fine ἦν κεκομικώς is not a mere temporal pluperfect, used indifferently with the thematic form, or the aorist: it records an action, past indeed, but of still abiding effect. In this case perhaps even something more: ‘he was in Sestos whither he had conveyed the ropes.’
ταύτην: sc. τὴν Σηστὸν ταύτην supra. ‘Aiolians of the locality’ were in actual possession of the town, but the garrison included Persians and a good crowd of allies ‘as well’ (ἄλλων, cp. 8. 55. 5). ἐπιχώριοι Αἰολέες: i.e. Aiolians on the European side, in distinction to those of Aiolis proper (cp. 7. 95 supra). Ainos (7. 58) was an ‘Aiolian’ town, like Sestos (also Alopekonnesos, Skymn. 705).
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