A fierce battle ensued, in which all the Athenians fought with spirit and gallantry; but Thallus the son of Cineas and Glaucus the son of Polymedes, whose post was at their general's side, bore away the palm. However, Cleophanes also did most valuable service in that battle. For, by calling back the cavalry from their flight and exhorting them with loud cries to succour their general in his peril, he made them turn back and confirm the victory of the men-at-arms.
Edition :
Plutarch's Lives VIII: Sertorius and Eumenes, Phocion and Cato the Younger, ed. Bernadotte Perrin, Harvard University Press: Cambridge/MA - William Heinemann Ltd.: London 1919 (The Loeb Classical Library 100).
Notes :
Because Philip II was gaining power in Euboea, Plutarch the Eretrian called Phocion for help against his supporters; in this battle, Plutarch's army of mercenaries attacks too soon and Phocion's cavalry, impatient, joins in disorderly fashion. After he wins the battle, Phocion expels Plutarch for his cowardice.
