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ἀγγέλλεται. Woodhouse (J. H. S. xviii. 50, 51) argues that this message was in fact an order from Pausanias, sent to his central division posted in the position they had been instructed to occupy (cf. ch. 52 n.). The right section, headed by the Corinthians, was ordered to join the right wing, the left, including the contingents from Phlius, Megara, and all those posted between them, was to support the left wing. He also ingeniously suggests that the Phliasians and Megarians are named to give us the two extremes of the section (cf. ch. 28 n.). This would imply, however, that the Plataeans were throughout brigaded with the Athenians, which is nowhere stated by H. (cf. however Diod. xi. 32 (i. e. Ephorus). Possibly Corinth, Megara, and Phlius are named simply because they supplied the most considerable contingents to the right and the left centre.

τὴν φέρουσαν ἄνω: i. e. across the ridges coming down from Cithaeron towards the Asopus.

τὴν λειοτάτην: across the plain, perhaps along the road from Plataea to Thebes.

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