ommander in addition to himself Euryanax the son of
Dorieos, a man of the same house..

11. So Pausanias with his army had gone forth out of Sparta; and the
envoys, when day had come, not knowing anything of this going forth,
came in before the Ephors meaning to depart also, each to his own State:
and when they had come in before them they said these words: "Ye, O
Lacedemonians, are remaining here and celebrating this Hyakinthia and
disporting yourselves, having left your allies to destruction; and the
Athenians being wronged by you and for want of allies will make peace
with the Persians on such terms as they can: and having made peace,
evidently we become allies of the king, and therefore we shall join with
him in expeditions against any land to which the Persians may lead us;
and ye will learn then what shall be the issue for you of this matter."
When the envoys spoke these words, the Ephors said and confirmed it with
an oath, that they supposed by this time the men were at Orestheion on
their way against the strangers: for they used to call the Barbarians
"strangers." 10 So they, not knowing of the matter, asked the meaning
of these words, and asking they learnt all the truth; so that they were
struck with amazement and set forth as quickly as possible in pursuit;
and together with them five thousand chosen hoplites of the Lacedemonian
"dwellers in the country round" 11 did the same thing also.

12. They then, I say, were hastening towards the Isthmus; and the
Argives so soon as they heard that Pausanias with his army had gone
forth from Sparta, sent as a herald to Attica the best whom they could
find of the long-distance runners, 12 because they had before of their
own motion engaged for Mardonios that they would stop the Spartans from
going forth: and the herald when he came to Athens spoke as follows:
"Mardonios, the Argives sent me to tell thee that the young men have
gone forth from Lacedemon, and that the Argives are not able to stop
them from going forth: with regard to this therefore may it be thy
fortune to take measures well." 13.

13. He having spoken thus departed and went back; and Mardonios was
by no means anxious any more to remain in Attica when he heard this
message. Before he was informed of this he had been waiting, because he
desired to know the news from the Athenians as to what they were about
to do; and he had not been injuring or laying waste the land of Attica,
because he hoped always that