Persians in wells

[Pericles of Rhodes]

I'm no expert on Classical Greek wells, I’m afraid, but if the well was dried up it was common practice (in medieval England at least) to back fill it to make it safe. Generally they did this with all kinds of rubbish and some of the best mediaeval finds in my local museum have been found dumped in a well (including human remains). Maybe the Spartans back filled their wells with Persians! :wink: