Herodotus says in his narrative that the "Naxians have eight thousand men that bear shields", which suggests that there were 8,000 men capable of equipping themselves as hoplites.
Herodotos menuturkan dalam catatannya bahwa "orang Naxos memiliki delapan ribu pria yang membawa perisai," yang mengindikasikan bahwa ada sekitar 8000 orang yang dapat mempersenjatai diri sebagai hoplites.