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 92 EXPEDITION AGAINST ARRHIBAEUS [iV in expectation of their attack, conveyed away the wives and children of the Scionaeans "^and Mendaeans to Olyn- thus in Chalcidice, and sent over five hundred Pelopon- nesian hoplites and three hundred Chalcidian targeteers, under the sole command of Polydamidas, to their aid. The two cities concerted measures for their defence against the Athenians, who were expected shortly to arrive. 124 Brasidas and Perdiccas now joined their forces, and E, .,, n made a second expedition to Lyncus Brasidas attd Fer- ^ •> diccas again invade the against Arrhibaeus. Perdiccas led his country of Arrhibaeus own Macedonian army and a force of and defeat his army. ,,op,ites supplied by the Hellenic in- habitants of the countr}'. Brasidas, beside the Peloponnes- ians who remained with him, had under his command a body of Chalcidians from Acanthus and other cities which supplied as many troops as they severally could. The entire heavy-armed Hellenic forces numbered about three thousand ; the Chalcidian and Macedonian cavalry nearly a thousand, and there was also a great multitude of barbarians. They entered the territory of Arrhibaeus, and there finding the Lyncestians ready for battle, they took up a position in face of them. The infantr}' of the two armies was stationed upon two opposite hills, and between them was a plain, into which the cavalry of both first descended and fought. Then the Lyncestian heavy-arnicd troops began to adv^ance from the hill, and forming a junction with their cavalry, oftcred battle. Brasidas and Perdiccas now drew out their army and charged ; the Lyncestians were put to flight and many slain ; the rest escaped to the high ground, and there remained inactive. The con- querors raised a trophy, and waited for two or three days expecting the arrival of some Illyrians whom Perdiccas had hired. Then Perdiccas wanted, instead of sitting idle, to push on against the villages of Arrhibaeus, but Brasidas was anxious about Mende, and apprehensive that the " Put op. V. 32 iriit.