But when the Greeks became a great people, the Athenians obtained the real dominion of the sea; because this trading and victorious nation gave laws to the most potent monarch of that time, and humbled the maritime powers of Syria, of the isle of Cyprus, and Phœnicia.
Baina greziarrak herri handi bihurtu zirenean, atenastarrek eskuratu zuten itsasoko nagusitasuna, nazio merkatari eta garaile hark garaiko erregerik indartsuenari bere legea ezarri, eta Siria, Txipre eta Feniziako itsas armadak menderatu zituelako.