§9.32.1ταῦτα μὲν τῶν ἐθνέων τὰ μέγιστα ὠνόμασται τῶν ὑπὸ Μαρδονίου ταχθέντων, τά περ ἐπιφανέστατά τε ἦν καὶ λόγου πλείστου·
These are the greatest of the nations stationed by Mardonius, which indeed were the most prominent and of the greatest account.
ἐνῆσαν δὲ καὶ ἄλλων ἐθνέων ἄνδρες ἀναμεμιγμένοι, Φρυγῶν τε καὶ Θρηίκων καὶ Μυσῶν τε καὶ Παιόνων καὶ τῶν ἄλλων, ἐν δὲ καὶ Αἰθιόπων τε καὶ Αἰγυπτίων οἵ τε Ἑρμοτύβιες καὶ οἱ Καλασίριες καλεόμενοι μαχαιροφόροι, οἵ περ εἰσὶ Αἰγυπτίων μοῦνοι μάχιμοι.
But there were also mixed in men of other nations—Phrygians, Thracians, Mysians, Paeonians, and the rest—and among them also Ethiopians and those of the Egyptians who are called Hermotybians and Calasirians, wielding swords, who indeed are the only fighting men among the Egyptians.
§9.32.2τούτους δὲ ἔτι ἐν Φαλήρῳ ἐὼν ἀπὸ τῶν νεῶν ἀπεβιβάσατο ἐόντας ἐπιβάτας· οὐ γὰρ ἐτάχθησαν ἐς τὸν πεζὸν τὸν ἅμα Ξέρξῃ ἀπικόμενον ἐς Ἀθήνας Αἰγύπτιοι.
These men Mardonius, while he was still at Phalerum, had landed from the ships, being marines; for the Egyptians had not been stationed in the land army which came with Xerxes to Athens.
τῶν μὲν δὴ βαρβάρων ἦσαν τριήκοντα μυριάδες, ὡς καὶ πρότερον δεδήλωται· τῶν δὲ Ἑλλήνων τῶν Μαρδονίου συμμάχων οἶδε μὲν οὐδεὶς ἀριθμόν· οὐ γὰρ ὦν ἠριθμήθησαν· ὡς δὲ ἐπεικάσαι, ἐς πέντε μυριάδας συλλεγῆναι εἰκάζω.
Now of the barbarians there were thirty ten-thousands, as has been shown before; but of the Greeks who were Mardonius' allies, no one knows the number, for indeed they were not numbered; but to make a guess, I estimate that they were gathered to the number of about five ten-thousands.
οὗτοι οἱ παραταχθέντες πεζοὶ ἦσαν, ἡ δὲ ἵππος χωρὶς ἐτέτακτο.
These who were drawn up in line were the infantry, but the cavalry was stationed separately.