109. Now the opinions of the generals of the Athenians were divided, and the one party urged that they should not fight a battle, seeing that they were too few to fight with the army of the Medes, while the others, and among them Miltiades, advised that they should do so:
109. Bitartean, estratego athenastarren aburuak ez zetozen bat: batzuk erasora irtetearen kontrakoak ziren (gutxiegi zirelako, beren ustez, mediarren armadari aurre egiteko), eta beste batzuk, ordea, haien artean Miltiades, irtetearen aldekoak.