The same winter the Athenians blockaded Macedonia, on the score of the league entered into by Perdiccas with the Argives and Lacedaemonians, and also of his breach of his engagements on the occasion of the expedition prepared by Athens against the Chalcidians in the direction of Thrace and against Amphipolis, under the command of Nicias, son of Niceratus, which had to be broken up mainly because of his desertion.
Negu berean, atenastarrek Mazedonia setiatu zuten, Pertikasi argostarrekin eta lazedemondarrekin zin trukea egitea aurpegiratuz, eta, gainera, atenastarrak Traziako kaltzidiarren eta Anfipolisen kontra Niziasen agindupean espedizioa zuzentzeko prestatzen ari zirenean, haiek hitzarmena hautsi zutela, eta horregatik tropak desmobilizatu behar izan zituztela, batez ere haiek etorri ez zirelako;