At Patras we had abundance of consultation, whether to undertake the journey to Corinth and Athens by land, or to encounter the gulf.
"Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel"
John Yeardley
The account of her journey to Constantinople, is a most valuable commentary on the life of Greek women in the ninth century, and shows how vast was the wealth of the few on Greek soil, and what an important part a wealthy widow could play in the affairs of state; the story is as follows: "The lady Danielis set off from Patras in a litter or covered couch, carried on the shoulders of ten slaves; and the train which followed her, destined to relieve these litter bearers, amounted to three hundred persons.
"Women of Early Christianity Woman: In all ages and in all countries, Vol. 3 (of 10)"
Alfred Brittain Mitchell Carroll
19. Lucius of Patras, 105. Lucretius, 223 n.
"The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism"
Franz Cumont