In the former war, they considered, the offence had been more on their own side, both on account of the entrance of the Thebans into Plataea in time of peace, and also of their own refusal to listen to the Athenian offer of arbitration, in spite of the clause in the former treaty that where arbitration should be offered there should be no appeal to arms.
eta, gainera, oraingoan atenastarrak izan zirela bake ituna hautsi zuten lehenak pentsatzea, zeren aurreko gerran beraiena izan baitzen erruaa batik bat, tebastarrak Plateara joan zirelako tregoa indarrean zegoenean, eta, nahiz eta aurretiazko akordioetan armarik ez hartzea itunduta egon besteek arbitrajea eskatuz gero, eurek ez zutelako onartu atenastarrek eskaini zieten arbitrajea;