This, however, obliged them to thin and weaken their centre, especially as they had fewer ships than the enemy, and as the coast round Point Cynossema formed a sharp angle which prevented their seeing what was going on on the other side of it.
Alabaina, euren ezkerrak jadanik gainditurik zeukan Zinosema deritzon muturra, baina erdialdean, ostera, aurrekoaren ondorioz, ontziak ahuldurik eta sakabanaturik geratu ziren, batez ere atenastarren ontzi kopurua txikiagoa zelako eta Zinosemako lekuak inguru zorrotza eta ertz askokoa daukalako, eta, beraz, ezin zitekeen ikusi zer gertatzen zen muturretik haratago.