Histories

After he led the army which had built the wall away from the Isthmus, he lived but a little while before his death. The reason for Cleombrotus leading his army away from the Isthmus was that while he was offering sacrifice for victory over the Persian, the sun was darkened in the heavens. Pausanias chose as his colleague a man of the same family,[*](His cousin; Euryanax was son of Dorieus, who was a brother of Pausanias father Cleombrotus.) Euryanax son of Dorieus.

So Pausanias' army had marched away from Sparta [22.4417,37.0667] (Perseus) Sparta; but as soon as it was day, the envoys came before the ephors, having no knowledge of the expedition, and being minded themselves too to depart each one to his own place. When they arrived, “You Lacedaemonians,” they said, “remain where you are, observing your Hyacinthia and celebrating, leaving your allies deserted. For the wrong that you do them and for lack of allies, the Athenians, will make their peace with the Persian as best they can,

and thereafter, in so far as we will be king's allies, we will march with him against whatever land his men lead us. Then will you learn what the issue of this matter will be for you.” In response to this the ephors swore to them that they believed their army to be even now at Orestheum,[*](Other references place Orestheum N.W. of Sparta [22.4417,37.0667] (Perseus) Sparta, therefore hardly on the direct route to the Isthmus.) marching against the “strangers,” as they called the barbarians.