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After this they waited again for two days more, neither army wishing
to begin the fight. The barbarians indeed advanced as far as the
Asopus, and endeavoured to tempt the Greeks to cross; but neither
side actually passed the stream. Still the cavalry of Mardonius
harassed and annoyed the Greeks incessantly; for the Thebans, who
were zealous in the cause of the Medes, pressed the war forward with
all eagerness, and often led the charge till the lines met, when the
Medes and Persians took their place, and displayed, many of them,
uncommon valour.
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