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[2] When King Tachos had returned to the army of Agesilaus,1 Nectanebos, who had collected more than a hundred thousand men, came against Tachos and challenged him to fight a battle for the kingship. Now Agesilaus, observing that the king was terrified and lacked the courage to risk a battle, bade him take heart. "For," said he, "it is not those who have the advantage of numbers who win the victory, but those who excel in valour." But since the king paid no heed to Agesilaus, he was obliged to withdraw with him to a large city.

1 Diodorus's account of Agesilaus in Egypt differs considerably from the other accounts: Xen. Ages. 2.28-31; Plut. Agesilaus 36-40; and Nepos Agesilaus 8. Plutarch appears to be the most reliable. In particular Agesilaus is elsewhere reported to have changed allegiance from Tachos to Nectanebos. According to Olmstead (History of the Persian Empire, 417, 419-420) Agesilaus served in Egypt from 360 to 358.

Diodorus Siculus. Diodorus of Sicily in Twelve Volumes with an English Translation by C. H. Oldfather. Vol. 4-8. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989.

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