nd fell; and many
others also of the Athenians who were men of note were killed..

115. Seven of the ships the Athenians got possession of in this manner,
but with the rest the Barbarians pushed off from land, and after taking
the captives from Eretria off the island where they had left them,
they sailed round Sunion, purposing to arrive at the city before the
Athenians. And an accusation became current among the Athenians to the
effect that they formed this design by contrivance of the Alcmaionidai;
for these, it was said, having concerted matters with the Persians,
displayed to them a shield when they had now embarked in their ships..

116. These then, I say, were sailing round Sunion; and meanwhile the
Athenians came to the rescue back to the city as speedily as they could,
and they arrived there before the Barbarians came; and having arrived
from the temple of Heracles at Marathon they encamped at another temple
of Heracles, namely that which is in Kynosarges. The Barbarians however
came and lay with their ships in the sea which is off Phaleron, (for
this was then the seaport of the Athenians), they anchored their ships,
I say, off this place, and then proceeded to sail back to Asia.

117. In this fight at Marathon there were slain of the Barbarians about
six thousand four hundred men, and of the Athenians a hundred and ninety
and two. Such was the number which fell on both sides; and it happened
also that a marvel occurred there of this kind:--an Athenian, Epizelos
the son of Cuphagoras, while fighting in the close combat and proving
himself a good man, was deprived of the sight of his eyes, neither
having received a blow in any part of his body nor having been hit with
a missile, and for the rest of his life from this time he continued to
be blind: and I was informed that he used to tell about that which had
happened to him a tale of this kind, namely that it seemed to him that a
tall man in full armour stood against him, whose beard overshadowed his
whole shield; and this apparition passed him by, but killed his comrade
who stood next to him. Thus, as I was informed, Epizelos told the tale.

118. Datis, however, as he was going with his army to Asia, when he had
come to Myconos saw a vision in his sleep; and of what nature the vision
was it is not reported, but as soon as day dawned he caused a search to
be made of the ships, and finding in a Phenician ship an image of Apollo
overlaid with gold, he inquired fro