συνίσταντο… ἔχοντες ἡγεμόνας τῶν πάνυ στρατηγῶν
From LSJ
πάντες ἄνθρωποι τοῦ εἰδέναι ὀρέγονται φύσει → all men naturally desire knowledge
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)
they leagued themselves together under the auspices of some of the best generals