but allowed the contest to run out its natural
course. What they did was to deliver the names of those who had fallen
to their friends and families, with a word of warning to the women not
to make any loud lamentations but to bear their sorrow in silence; and
the next day it was a striking spectacle to see those who had relations
among the slain moving to and fro in public with bright and radiant
looks, whilst of those whose friends were reported to be living barely a
man was to be seen, and these flitted by with lowered heads and scowling
brows, as if in humiliation.

(17) The festival was celebrated annually about midsummer. See Herod.
vi. 67; Thuc. v. 82, and Arnold's note; Pollux. iv. 105; Athen.
xiv. 30, xv. 22; Muller, "Dorians," ii. 389.

After this the ephors proceeded to call out the ban, including the
forty-years-service men of the two remaining regiments; (18) and they
proceeded further to despatch the reserves of the same age belonging
to the six regiments already on foreign service. Hitherto the Phocian
campaign had only drawn upon the thirty-five-years-service list. Besides
these they now ordered out on active service the troops retained at
the beginning of the campaign in attendance on the magistrates at the
government offices. Agesilaus being still disabled by his infirmity,
the city imposed the duty of command upon his son Archidamus. The new
general found eager co-operators in the men of Tegea. The friends of
Stasippus at this date were still living, (19) and they were stanch
in their Lacedaemonian proclivities, and wielded considerable power in
their state. Not less stoutly did the Mantineans from their villages
under their aristocratic form of government flock to the Spartan
standard. Besides Tegea and Mantinea, the Corinthians and Sicyonians,
the Phliasians and Achaeans were equally enthusiastic to joining the
campaign, whilst other states sent out soldiers. Then came the fitting
out and manning of ships of war on the part of the Lacedaemonians
themselves and of the Corinthians, whilst the Sicyonians were requested
to furnish a supply of vessels on board of which it was proposed to
transport the army across the gulf. And so, finally, Archidamus was able
to offer the sacrifices usual at the moment of crossing the frontier.
But to return to Thebes.

(18) I.e. every one up to fifty-eight years of age.

(19) See below, VI. v. 9.

Immediately after the battle the Thebans sent a messenger