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70 DISPOSITION OF THE FORCES [iV The Thcbans and the Boeotians who served in their ranks occupied the right wing. In the centre were the men of Haliartus, Coronea, and Copae, and the other dwellers about the Lake Copais. On the left wing were the Thespians, Tanagraeans, and Orchomcnians ; the cavalry and light-armed troops were placed on both wings. The Thebans were formed in ranks of five and twenty deep ; the formation of the others varied. Such was the character and array of the Boeotian forces. 94 All the hoplites of the Athenian army were arranged in ., , , „ ranks eight deep ; in numbers they Numbers of the o r » j Athenian hoplites about equalled the hoplites of the enemy; thesmncasofthcBoiot- the cavalry were stationed on either ian: they are draivn ^^. ^^ regular light-armed troops up eight deep. ° . ° ° ' accompanied them, for Athens had no organised force of this kind. Those who originally joined the expedition were many times over the number of their opponents; but they were to a great extent without proper arms, for the whole force, strangers as well as citizens, had been called out. Having once started homewards, there were but few of them forthcoming in the engage- ment. When the Athenians were ranged in order of battle and on the point of advancing, Hippocrates the general, proceeding along the lines, exhorted them as follows : — 95 ' Men of Athens, there is not much time for exhortation, „, ^ ,,. , but to the brave a few words are as IVe are fighting not only to gain Boeotia, good as many ; I am only going to but for the safety and remind, not to aduiouish you . Let Hherties of Athens. iVe ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^ becausc we are on ought to have a spirit ivorthy of her, ivorthy foreign soil wc are running into great of the victors at Ocno- danger without cause. Although in f"y^- Boeotian territory we shall be fighting for our own. If we are victors, the Peloponnesians, deprived of the Boeotian cavalry, will never invade our Cp. iv. 17 mcd. ; iv. 126 init. ; v. 69 fin.