Herodotus, The Histories, Book 9, chapter 21

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Now it chanced that the Megarians were posted in that part of the field which was most open to attack, and here the horsemen found the readiest approach. Therefore, being hard-pressed by the charges, the Megarians sent a herald to the generals of the Greeks, who came to them and spoke as follows : [2] “From the men of Megara to their allies: we cannot alone withstand the Persian cavalry (although we have till now held our ground with patience and valor, despite the fact that we were hard-pressed) in the position to which we were first appointed. Know that now we will abandon our post, unless you send others to take our place there.” [3] This the herald reported, and Pausanias inquired among the Greeks if any would offer to go to that place and relieve the Megarians by holding the post. All the others did not want to, but the Athenians took it upon themselves, that is three hundred picked men of Athens, whose captain was Olympiodorus son of Lampon.

Herodotus, with an English translation by A. D. Godley. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. 1920.

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- Herbert Weir Smyth, A Greek Grammar for Colleges, DEPENDENT SUBSTANTIVE CLAUSES (2574-2635）
- Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache, KG 3.2.3
- Basil L. Gildersleeve, Syntax of Classical Greek, Tenses of the Moods
- Smith's Bio, Olympiodo'rus
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