and just so also the rest of the allies had thought of doing themselves; for it chanced that the Olympic festival fell at the same time as these events. Accordingly, since they did not suppose that the fighting in Thermopylai would so soon be decided, they sent only the forerunners of their force.
Halaber, gainerako aliatuek ere gauza bera erabaki zuten, aipagai ditugun operazio militarren data berberetan Joko Olympikoak baitziren. Eta, ez zutenez uste Thermopyletako kanpaina hain azkar erabakiko zenik, hortik aitzintropak bidaltzearena.