<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishWakati msimamo wao ulipotishwa na maharamia wa Liguria baharini na makabila yenye kupenda vita kutoka ndani ya nchi, wafanyabiashara wa Marseilles waliomba msaada kutoka Roma.  <response>: When their position was threatened by Ligurian pirates at sea and warlike tribes from inland, the merchants of Marseilles called on Rome for help. 