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But Xerxes was not persuaded any the more. Four whole days he
suffered to go by, expecting that the Greeks would run away. When,
however, he found on the fifth that they were not gone, thinking that
their firm stand was mere impudence and recklessness, he grew wroth,
and sent against them the Medes and Cissians, with orders to take
them alive and bring them into his presence. Then the Medes rushed
forward and charged the Greeks, but fell in vast numbers: others
however took the places of the slain, and would not be beaten off,
though they suffered terrible losses. In this way it became clear to
all, and especially to the king, that though he had plenty of
combatants, he had but very few warriors. The struggle, however,
continued during the whole day.
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