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ταῦτα. Lest it should be thought that the conformation of their land was the only reason for the Thessalians' submission, καὶ τἆλλα (e.g. my might) is added, and then ταῦτα ἄρα is resumed and explained by ὅτι χώρην ἄρα. For ἄρα cf. ch. 35. 2).

πρὸ πολλοῦ: as a matter of fact the Thessalians had only finally ‘come to a better mind’ at the very last moment, when deserted by the other Greeks (ch. 172, 174), but Xerxes believed that they had been the first to invite his intervention (§ 3).

ἐπεῖναι: immittere; cf. ch. 176. 4. The whole anecdote gives a striking picture of the geography of Thessaly, with its flat central plain walled in by mountains.

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