The Athenian generals seeing a fresh army come to the aid of the enemy, and that their own circumstances, far from improving, were becoming daily worse, and above all distressed by the sickness of the soldiers, now began to repent of not having removed before;
Tropa horiek heldu bezain laster, sirakusarrek atenastarren kontrako eraso bikoitza, lehorretik eta itsasotik, prestatzeari ekin zioten.