These Nicias, with one hundred and twenty light-armed Methonaeans, sixty picked men from the Athenian heavy infantry, and all the archers, tried to reach by a path running up the hill, but received a wound and found himself unable to force the position;
Hango biztanleak, Szionetik etorri zitzaizkien hirurehun lagunekin eta sorospen peloponesoarrekin batera, guztira zazpiehun bat gizon eta Polidamidas euren burua, hiritik kanpo kanpatuta zeuden, defentsa sendoak zituen muinoan.