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The great Persian War and its preliminaries

Note 198 — Chapter XI · THE CAMPAIGN OF PLATÆA.

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The details of the contingents given by Herodotus are:⁠—

Lacedæmonians—

Spartans 5000

Periœki 5000

Helots 35,000

Tegeans 1500

Corinthians 5000

Potidæans 300

Orchomenians (Arcadia) 600

Sikyonians 3000

Epidaurians 800

Trœzenians 1000

Lepreans 200

Mykenæans and Tirynthians 400

Phliasians 1000

Hermionians 300

Eretrians and Styreans 600

Chalkidians 400

Ambrakiots 500

Leukadians and Anaktorians 800

Paleans from Kephallenia 200

Æginetans 500

Megareans 3000

Platæans 600

Athenians 8000

Miscellaneous light-armed troops 34,500

Total 108,200

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