he should have uttered
that most cowardly opinion, namely that we ought to move our army away
and go to the city of the Thebans to be besieged there,--an opinion about
which the king shall yet be informed by me. Of these things we will
speak in another place; now however we must not allow them to act thus,
but we must pursue them until they are caught and pay the penalty to us
for all that they did to the Persians in time past.".

59. Thus having spoken he led on the Persians at a run, after they had
crossed the Asopos, on the track of the Hellenes, supposing that
these were running away from him; and he directed his attack upon the
Lacedemonians and Tegeans only, for the Athenians, whose march was
towards the plain, he did not see by reason of the hills. Then the rest
of the commanders of the Barbarian divisions, seeing that the Persians
had started to pursue the Hellenes, forthwith all raised the signals for
battle and began to pursue, each as fast as they could, not arranged in
any order or succession of post..

60. These then were coming on with shouting and confused numbers,
thinking to make short work of 64 the Hellenes; and Pausanias, when the
cavalry began to attack, sent to the Athenians a horseman and said thus:
"Athenians, now that the greatest contest is set before us, namely that
which has for its issue the freedom or the slavery of Hellas, we have
been deserted by our allies, we Lacedemonians and ye Athenians, seeing
that they have run away during the night that is past. Now therefore
it is determined what we must do upon this, namely that we must defend
ourselves and protect one another as best we may. If then the cavalry
had set forth to attack you at the first, we and the Tegeans, who with
us refuse to betray the cause of Hellas, should have been bound to go to
your help; but as it is, since the whole body has come against us, it is
right that ye should come to that portion of the army which is hardest
pressed, to give aid. If however anything has happened to you which
makes it impossible for you to come to our help, then do us a kindness
by sending to us the archers; and we know that ye have been in the
course of this present war by far the most zealous of all, so that ye
will listen to our request in this matter also.".

61. When the Athenians heard this they were desirous to come to their
help and to assist them as much as possible; and as they were already
going, they were attacked by those of th