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τοὺς κατεστεῶτας: not ‘of mature age’ (Bähr, Grote, &c.) but assigned him by law; cf. i. 67. 5 n. The usual number was sent, but in this case the king selected men who had children, so that even if they perished, no family might become extinct. For other 300's cf. i. 82; ix. 64.

λογισάμενος, ‘whom I mentioned (ch. 202) when reckoning up the total’ (cf. 187. 2).

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