 Ramba uchinyora ndima ino - Apo gadziriro dzokukomba dzevaSpartan dzakanga dzichienderera mberi, ngarava dzeAtene, dzine zvikepe zvitatu zvine simba, 50 dzakasvika dzichibva kuZacynthus. VaSpartan vakakundikana kuvhara nzira yokupinda pachiteshi chengarava, saka vaAtene vakakwanisa kufamba nechikepe ndokubata vaSpartan vasina kugadzirira; ngarava dzeSpartan dzakakundwa zvakasimba, uye vaAtene vakawana kutonga kwechiteshi chengarava. Mukuita kudaro, vakabata mahoplite 420 evaSpartan pachitsuwa cheSphacteria, pedyo nePylos. 120 dzacho dzakanga dziri dzorudzi rweSpartiate, uye ngozi yadzo yakakanda hurumende yeSpartan mukutya. Nhengo dzehurumende dzakatumirwa kunzvimbo yacho, uye dzakataurirana kuti dzigadzirise hondo ipapo; ngarava dzose dzeSpartan dzakatengeswa kuvaAtene sechivimbiso chekuzvibata zvakanaka kweSpartan, uye nhume dzakatumirwa kuAtene kunotsvaka rugare rusingaperi. Apo nhaurirano idzi dzakakundikana, vaAtene vakachengeta ngarava dzevaSpartan vachishandisa nyevero, uye vakagara kuti vakombe vaHoplites paSphacteria; pakupedzisira, muHondo yeSphacteria, vaHoplites ivavo vakabatwa ndokuendeswa sevasungwa kuAthens. Pylos yakaramba iri mumaoko evaAtene, uye yakashandiswa senzvimbo yokurwisa nharaunda yeSpartan uye senzvimbo yokupotera yevaSpartan Helots vaitiza. 