next to these four hundred of the
men of Mikene and Tiryns; and then a thousand Phliasians. By the side of
these stood three hundred Hermionians; and next to the Hermionians were
stationed six hundred Eretrians and Styrians; next to these four hundred
Chalkidians; and to these five hundred men of Amprakia. After these
stood eight hundred Leucadians and Anactorians; and next to them two
hundred from Pale in Kephallenia. After these were ranged five hundred
Eginetans; by their side three thousand Megarians; and next to these
six hundred Plataians. Last, or if you will first, were ranged the
Athenians, occupying the left wing, eight thousand in number, and the
commander of them was Aristeides the son of Lysimachos..

29. These all, excepting those who were appointed to attend the
Spartans, seven for each man, were hoplites, being in number altogether
three myriads eight thousand and seven hundred. 31 This was the whole
number of hoplites who were assembled against the Barbarian; and the
number of the light-armed was as follows:--of the Spartan division
thirty-five thousand men, reckoning at the rate of seven for each man,
and of these every one was equipped for fighting; and the light-armed
troops of the rest of the Lacedemonians and of the other Hellenes, being
about one for each man, amounted to thirty-four thousand five hundred..

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 t