side were on foot;
and the cavalry was ranged apart from them in a separate body.

33. When all had been drawn up by nations and by divisions, then on
the next day they offered sacrifice on both sides. For the Hellenes
Tisamenos the son of Antiochos was he who offered sacrifice, for he it
was who accompanied this army as diviner. This man the Lacedemonians had
made to be one of their own people, being an Eleian and of the race
of the Iamidai: 38 for when Tisamenos was seeking divination at Delphi
concerning issue, the Pythian prophetess made answer to him that he
should win five of the greatest contests. He accordingly, missing the
meaning of the oracle, began to attend to athletic games, supposing
that he should win contests of athletics; and he practised for the
"five contests" 39 and came within one fall of winning a victory at the
Olympic games, 40 being set to contend with Hieronymos of Andros. The
Lacedemonians however perceived that the oracle given to Tisamenos had
reference not to athletic but to martial contests, and they endeavoured
to persuade Tisamenos by payment of money, and to make him a leader in
their wars together with the kings of the race of Heracles. He then,
seeing that the Spartans set much store on gaining him over as a friend,
having perceived this, I say, he raised his price and signified to them
that he would do as they desired, if they would make him a citizen of
their State and give him full rights, but for no other payment. The
Spartans at first when they heard this displayed indignation and
altogether gave up their request, but at last, when great terror
was hanging over them of this Persian armament, they gave way 41 and
consented. He then perceiving that they had changed their minds, said
that he could not now be satisfied even so, nor with these terms alone;
but it was necessary that his brother Hegias also should be made a
Spartan citizen on the same terms as he himself became one..

34. By saying this he followed the example of Melampus in his request,
42 if one may compare royal power with mere citizenship; for Melampus
on his part, when the women in Argos had been seized by madness, and the
Argives endeavoured to hire him to come from Pylos and to cause their
women to cease from the malady, proposed as payment for himself the half
of the royal power; and the Argives did not suffer this, but departed:
and afterwards, when more of their women became mad, at length they
accepted that