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About the time of this woman's coming, the Mantineans arrived upon
the field, and found that all was over, and that it was too late to
take any part in the battle. Greatly distressed hereat, they declared
themselves to deserve a fine, as laggarts; after which, learning that
a portion of the Medes had fled away under Artabazus, they were
anxious to go after them as far as Thessaly. The Lacedaemonians
however would not suffer the pursuit; so they returned again to their
own land, and sent the leaders of their army into banishment. Soon
after the Mantineans, the Eleans likewise arrived, and showed the
same sorrow; after which they too returned home, and banished their
leaders. But enough concerning these nations.
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