but Nicias, seeing that the battle had been a drawn one, and expecting that they would attack again, compelled the captains to refit any of the ships that had suffered, and moored merchant vessels before the stockade which they had driven into the sea in front of their ships, to serve instead of an enclosed harbour, at about two hundred feet from each other, in order that any ship that was hard pressed might be able to retreat in safety and sail out again at leisure.
Halere, Niziasek, itsas bataila orekatua izan zelako sirakusarrek beste saialdi bat egingo zutela aurreikusten zuenez, ontzi matxuratuak berehala konpontzeko eta zamaontziak euren oholesiaren aurrean ainguratzeko agindu zien triararkoei, oholesi hori itsasoan tinkatu baitzuten, ontzien aurrean, portu itxiaren eginkizuna betetzeko. Zamaontziak bata bestetik gehienez ere bi pletrora kokatu zituen, ontziren batek horren premia izanez han babes segurua aurkitu eta berriro lasai bihur zedin.