hey 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..

32. These which have been named were the greatest of the nations who
were arrayed in order by Mardonios, those, I mean, which were the most
renowned and of greatest consideration: but there were in his army
also men of several other nations mingled together, of the Phrygians,
Thracians, Mysians, Paionians, and the rest; and among them also
some Ethiopians, and of the Egyptians those called Hermotybians and
Calasirians, 35 carrying knives, 36 who of all the Egyptians are the
only warriors. These men, while he was yet at Phaleron, he had caused to
disembark from the ships in which they served as fighting-men; for the
Egyptians had not been appointed to serve in the land-army which came
with Xerxes to Athens. Of the Barbarians then there were thirty myriads,
37 as has been declared before; but of the Hellenes who were allies of
Mardonios no man knows what the number was, for they were not numbered;
but by conjecture I judge that these were assembled to the number of
five myriads. These who were placed in array side by