Holland provides an evocative description : The enemy directly in their path ... realised to their horror that [ the Athenians ] , far from providing the easy pickings for their bowmen , as they had first imagined , were not going to be halted ... The impact was devastating .
Holland provides an evocative description : `` The enemy directly in their path ... realised to their horror that [ the Athenians ] , far from providing the easy pickings for their bowmen , as they had first imagined , were not going to be halted ... The impact was devastating .