According to Herodotus, the Allies spent the evening heatedly debating their course of action.Herodotus VIII, 78 The Peloponnesians were in favour of evacuating,Herodotus VIII, 70 and at this point, Themistocles attempted his ruse with Xerxes. It was only when Aristides, the exiled Athenian general arrived that night, followed by some deserters from the Persians, with news of the deployment of the Persian fleet,Herodotus VIII, 81Herodotus VIII, 82 that the Peloponnesians accepted that they could not escape, and so would fight.
according to herodotus the allies spent the evening heatedly debating their course of actionherodotus viii 78 the peloponnesians were in favour of evacuatingherodotus viii 70 and at this point themistocles attempted his ruse with xerxes it was only when aristides the exiled athenian general arrived that night followed by some deserters from the persians with news of the deployment of the persian fleetherodotus viii 81herodotus viii 82 that the peloponnesians accepted that they could not escape and so would fight