Greece -- History -- To 146 B.C.; History, Ancient
30. Of the light-armed fighting men the whole number then was six
myriads nine thousand and five hundred; 32 and of the whole Hellenic
force which assembled at Plataia the number (including both the hoplites
and the light-armed fighting men) was eleven myriads 33 all but one
thousand eight hundred men; and with the Thespians who were present the
number of eleven myriads was fully made up; for there were present also
in the army those of the Thespians who survived, being in number about
one thousand eight hundred, and these too were without heavy arms.
34 These then having been ranged in order were encamped on the river
Asopos.
31. Meanwhile the Barbarians with Mardonios, when they had sufficiently
mourned for Masistios, being informed that the Hellenes were at Plataia
came themselves also to that part of the Asopos which flows there; and
having arrived there, they were ranged against the enemy by Mardonios
thus:—against the Lacedemonians he stationed the Persians; and since
the Persians were much superior in numbers, they were arrayed in deeper
ranks than those, and notwithstanding this they extended in front of the
Tegeans also: and he ranged them in this manner,—all the strongest part
of that body he selected from the rest and stationed it opposite to the
Lacedemonians, but the weaker part he ranged by their side opposite
to the Tegeans. This he did on the information and suggestion of the
Thebans. Then next to the Persians he ranged the Medes; and these
extended in front of the Corinthians, Potidaians, Orchomenians and
Sikyonians. Next to the Medes he ranged the Bactrians; and these
extended in front of the Epidaurians, Troizenians, Lepreates,
Tirynthians, Mykenians and Phliasians. After the Bactrians he stationed
the Indians; and these extended in front of the Hermionians, Eretrians,
Styrians and Chalkidians. Next to the Indians he ranged the Sacans, who
extended in front of the men of Amprakia, the Anactorians, Leucadians,
Palians and Eginetans. Next to the Sacans and opposite to the Athenians,
Plataians and Megarians, he ranged the Boeotians, Locrians, Malians,
Thessalians, and the thousand men of the Phokians: for not all the
Phokians had taken the side of the Medes, but some of them were even
supporting the cause of the Hellenes, being shut up in Parnassos; and
setting out from thence they plundered from the army of Mardonios and
from those of the Hellenes who were with him. He ranged the Macedonians
also and those who dwell about the borders of Thessaly opposite to the
Athenians..
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