11.4
The men so equipped were divided into six regiments of cavalry and infantry. The officers of each citizenOr, reading ὁπλιτικῶν with Stobaeus, regiment of heavy infantry. regiment comprise one colonel, fourOn account of Hellenica 7.4.20 and 5.10 it is thought that δύο, two, should be read for τέτταρας (δʹ). captains, eight first lieutenants and sixteen second lieutenants. These regiments at the word of command form sectionsA number, ἕνα, in single file, or δύο, two, must have fallen out before ἐνωμοτίας. sometimes (two), sometimes three, and sometimes six abreast.
11.5
The prevalent opinion that the Laconian infantry formation is very complicated is the very reverse of the truth. In the Laconian formation the front rank men are all officers, and each file has all that it requires to make it efficient.The exact meaning is not clear and the text is possibly corrupt. Weiske suggested πάντα παρέχει, acts exactly as it should.
11.6
The formation is so easy to understand that no one who knows man from man can possibly go wrong. For some have the privilege of leading; and the rest are under orders to follow. Orders to wheel from column into line of battle are given verbally by the second lieutenant acting as a herald, and the line is formed either thin or deep, by wheeling. Nothing whatever in these movements is difficult to understand.
