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Pausanias
Spartan regent who marches the allied Greek army out to meet Mardonios, only to find his own caution and the quarrels of his allies as dangerous as the Persians.
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First appearance: Book IX: Calliope
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Greek general on the right wing; convenes the generals to discuss the crisis of water shortage and cavalry attacks, and plans the move to the Island.
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