for there had instilled itself into him a great desire to take Athens for the second time, partly from obstinacy and partly because he meant to signify to the king in Sardis that he was in possession of Athens by beacon-fires through the islands. However he did not even at this time find the Athenians there when he came to Attica;
aitzitik, Athenas bigarren aldiz hartzeko gurari gaindiezinak zirikatzen zuen barren-barrenean, dela harrokeria hutsez, dela une hartan Sardesen aurkitzen zen erregeri komunikatu nahi ziolako, uhartez uharte bidalitako su-seinaleen bidez, Athenasez jabetu zela.