for in the time of Dareios the son of Hystaspes and Xerxes the son of Dareios and Artoxerxes the son of Xerxes, three generations following upon one another, there happened more evils to Hellas than during the twenty other generations which came before Dareios, some of the evils coming to it from the Persians, and others from the leaders themselves of Hellas warring together for supremacy.
Ezen Dario Hystaspesenaren garaian, Xerxes Dariorenean eta Artoxerxes Xerxesenean, hiru belaunaldi jarrai horietan zehar, Darioren aurretiko hogei belaunaldietan zehar baino ondiko gehiago jasan baitzituen Heladek; batzuk, persiarren eskutik jasan zituen, eta beste batzuk, berriz, norgehiagoka ziharduten bertako buruzagien euren eskutik.