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States of which I said that she was leader I declare the people to beall of Dorian race, those of Halicarnassos being Troizenians, and therest Epidaurians. So far then I have spoken of the naval force.100. Then when Xerxes had numbered the army, and it had been arrangedin divisions, he had a mind to drive through it himself and inspectit: and afterwards he proceeded so to do; and driving through in achariot by each nation, he inquired about them and his scribes wrotedown the names, until he had gone from end to end both of the horseand of the foot. When he had done this, the ships were drawn down intothe sea, and Xerxes changing from his chariot to a ship of Sidon satdown under a golden canopy and sailed along by the prows of the ships,asking of all just as he had done with the land-army, and having theanswers written down. And the captains had taken their ships out to adistance of about four hundred feet from the beach and were stayingthem there, all having turned the prows of the ships towards the shorein an even line[94] and having armed all the fighting-men as for war;and he inspected them sailing within, between the prows of the shipsand the beach.101. Now when he had sailed through these and had disembarked from hisship, he sent for Demaratos the son of Ariston, who was marching withhim against Hellas; and having called him he asked as follows:"Demaratos, now it is my pleasure to ask thee somewhat which I desireto know. Thou art not only a Hellene, but also, as I am informed bothby thee and by the other Hellenes who come to speech with me, of acity which is neither the least nor the feeblest of Hellas. Nowtherefore declare to me this, namely whether the Hellenes will endureto raise hands against me: for, as I suppose, even if all the Hellenesand the remaining nations who dwell towards the West should begathered together, they are not strong enough in fight to endure myattack, supposing them to be my enemies.[95] I desire however to beinformed also of thy opinion, what thou sayest about these matters."He inquired thus, and the other made answer and said: "O king, shall Iutter the truth in speaking to thee, or that which will givepleasure?" and he bade him utter the truth, saying that he shouldsuffer nothing unpleasant in consequence of this, any more than hesuffered before. 102. When Demaratos heard this, he spoke as follows:"O king, since thou biddest me by all means utter the truth, and sospeak as one who shall not be afterwards convicted by thee of havingspoken falsely, I say this:--with Hellas poverty is ever an inbredgrowth, while valour is one that has been brought in, being acquiredby intelligence and the force of law; and of it Hellas makes use everto avert from herself not only poverty but also servitude to a master.Now I commend all the Hellenes who are settled in those Dorian lands,but this which I am about to say has regard not to tall, but to the