Now he marched away for this cause, namely first because Attica was not a land where horsemen could act freely, and also because, if he should be defeated in a battle in Attica, there was no way of retreat except by a narrow pass, so that a few men could stop them.
Atzeraegite haren arrazoia honetan zetzan, Atika ez zela leku egokia zaldieria erabiltzeko eta, borrokan sartu eta garaitua izanez gero, ez zegoelako ihes egiteko biderik, etsai gutxi batzuek blokea zitzaketen iraganbide meharretatik izan ezik.