μαρτύριον δέ μοι καὶ τόδε οὐκ ἐλάχιστον τούτου πέρι γέγονε, ὅτι καὶ τὸν μάντιν ὃς εἵπετο τῇ στρατιῇ ταύτῃ, Μεγιστίην τὸν Ἀκαρνῆνα, λεγόμενον εἶναι τἀνέκαθεν ἀπὸ Μελάμποδος,

And I also have evidence about this matter, which is not insignificant, that the prophet who was also accompanying the army, Megistias the Arcarnian, was said to be a descendant of Melampous.

τοῦτον τὸν εἴπαντα ἐκ τῶν ἱρῶν τὰ μέλλοντά σφι ἐκβαίνειν, φανερός ἐστι Λεωνίδης ἀποπέμπων, ἵνα μὴ συναπόληταί σφι.

This man was the one who predicted what was going to happen to them from the offerings: Leonidas clearly sent him away so that he would not perish along with them.

ὁ δὲ ἀποπεμπόμενος αὐτὸς μὲν οὐκ ἀπέλιπε, τὸν δὲ παῖδα συστρατευόμενον, ἐόντα οἱ μουνογενέα, ἀπέπεμψε.

But although he himself had been sent away, he did not leave, but he sent away his son who was with the army, since he was his only son.

οἱ μέν νυν σύμμαχοι οἱ ἀποπεμπόμενοι οἴχοντό τε ἀπιόντες καὶ ἐπείθοντο Λεωνίδῃ, Θεσπιέες δὲ καὶ Θηβαῖοι κατέμειναν μοῦνοι παρὰ Λακεδαιμονίοισι.

So the allies who had been sent away went away and left and obeyed Leonidas, but the Thespians and Thebans alone remained with the Spartans.

τούτων δὲ Θηβαῖοι μὲν ἀέκοντες ἔμενον καὶ οὐ βουλόμενοι (κατεῖχε γάρ σφεας Λεωνίδης ἐν ὁμήρων λόγῳ ποιεύμενος), Θεσπιέες δὲ ἑκόντες μάλιστα,

But of these men, the Thebans were remaining behind against their desire and unwillingly (for Leonidas was keeping them back, treating them as hostages), but the Thespians were very willing;

οἳ οὐκ ἔφασαν ἀπολιπόντες Λεωνίδην καὶ τοὺς μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἀπαλλάξεσθαι, ἀλλὰ καταμείναντες συναπέθανον. ἐστρατήγεε δὲ αὐτῶν Δημόφιλος Διαδρόμεω.

They said that they would not depart and leave Leonidas and the men who were with him, but they remained and died alongside them. And Demophilos, son of Diadromas, was their general.

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A-Level Greek

Histories Book 7: 221-222

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μαρτύριον δέ μοι καὶ τόδε οὐκ ἐλάχιστον τούτου πέρι γέγονε, ὅτι καὶ τὸν μάντιν ὃς εἵπετο τῇ στρατιῇ ταύτῃ, Μεγιστίην τὸν Ἀκαρνῆνα, λεγόμενον εἶναι τἀνέκαθεν ἀπὸ Μελάμποδος,	And I also have evidence about this matter, which is not insignificant, that the prophet who was also accompanying the army, Megistias the Arcarnian, was said to be a descendant of Melampous.
τοῦτον τὸν εἴπαντα ἐκ τῶν ἱρῶν τὰ μέλλοντά σφι ἐκβαίνειν, φανερός ἐστι Λεωνίδης ἀποπέμπων, ἵνα μὴ συναπόληταί σφι.	This man was the one who predicted what was going to happen to them from the offerings: Leonidas clearly sent him away so that he would not perish along with them.
ὁ δὲ ἀποπεμπόμενος αὐτὸς μὲν οὐκ ἀπέλιπε, τὸν δὲ παῖδα συστρατευόμενον, ἐόντα οἱ μουνογενέα, ἀπέπεμψε.	But although he himself had been sent away, he did not leave, but he sent away his son who was with the army, since he was his only son.
οἱ μέν νυν σύμμαχοι οἱ ἀποπεμπόμενοι οἴχοντό τε ἀπιόντες καὶ ἐπείθοντο Λεωνίδῃ, Θεσπιέες δὲ καὶ Θηβαῖοι κατέμειναν μοῦνοι παρὰ Λακεδαιμονίοισι.	So the allies who had been sent away went away and left and obeyed Leonidas, but the Thespians and Thebans alone remained with the Spartans.
τούτων δὲ Θηβαῖοι μὲν ἀέκοντες ἔμενον καὶ οὐ βουλόμενοι (κατεῖχε γάρ σφεας Λεωνίδης ἐν ὁμήρων λόγῳ ποιεύμενος), Θεσπιέες δὲ ἑκόντες μάλιστα,	But of these men, the Thebans were remaining behind against their desire and unwillingly (for Leonidas was keeping them back, treating them as hostages), but the Thespians were very willing;
οἳ οὐκ ἔφασαν ἀπολιπόντες Λεωνίδην καὶ τοὺς μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἀπαλλάξεσθαι, ἀλλὰ καταμείναντες συναπέθανον. ἐστρατήγεε δὲ αὐτῶν Δημόφιλος Διαδρόμεω.	They said that they would not depart and leave Leonidas and the men who were with him, but they remained and died alongside them. And Demophilos, son of Diadromas, was their general.

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