Studies in Cola History and Administration c16.54
Studies in Cōḻa History and Administration c16.54
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c16.54
Yajur-Veda, Black 116. Yajur-Veda, White 116. Yaḻuṅgaṇattar 119 the Lacedaemonians, who had been waiting for the signal, now attacked the city. The Plataeans, seeing the enemy already inside and their own men falling, and knowing nothing of the plot, were seized with panic and, thinking that the Thebans were far more numerous than they really were, surrendered at discretion. But when they discovered that the Thebans were few, they took heart and, resolving to attack them, closed the gates and fell upon them.