gave money I am not able to say, but I think that some others gave and
not these alone. Yet to the Carystians at least there was no respite
from the evil on this account, but the Parians escaped the attack,
because they propitiated Themistocles with money. Thus Themistocles with
Andros as his starting-point was acquiring sums of money for himself
from the men of the islands without the knowledge of the other
commanders.

113. Xerxes meanwhile with his army stayed for a few days after the
sea-fight, and then they all began to march forth towards Boeotia by the
same way by which they had come: for Mardonios thought both that it was
well for him to escort the king on his way, and also that it was now
too late in the year to carry on the war; it was better, he thought, to
winter in Thessaly and then at the beginning of spring to attempt the
Peloponnese. When he came to Thessaly, then Mardonios chose out for
himself first all those Persians who are called "Immortals," except only
their commander Hydarnes (for Hydarnes said that he would not be left
behind by the king), and after them of the other Persians those who wore
cuirasses, and the body of a thousand horse: also the Medes, Sacans,
Bactrians and Indians, foot and horsemen both. 82 These nations he chose
in the mass, 83 but from the other allies he selected by few at a time,
choosing whose who had fine appearance of those of whom he knew that
they had done good service. From the Persians he chose more than from
any other single nation, and these wore collars of twisted metal and
bracelets; and after them came the Medes, who in fact were not inferior
in number to the Persians, but only in bodily strength. The result was
that there were thirty myriads in all, including cavalry.

114. During this time, while Mardonios was selecting his army and
Xerxes was in Thessaly, there had come an oracle from Delphi to the
Lacedemonians, bidding them ask satisfaction from Xerxes for the murder
of Leonidas and accept that which should be given by him. The Spartans
therefore sent a herald as quickly as possible, who having found the
whole army still in Thessaly came into the presence of Xerxes and spoke
these words: "O king of the Medes, the Lacedemonians and the sons of
Heracles of Sparta demand of thee satisfaction for murder, because thou
didst kill their king, fighting in defence of Hellas." He laughed and
then kept silence some time, and after that pointing to Mardonios, who
happe