But when the Hellenes began to arrive in considerable numbers by sea, the Phoenicians abandoned most of their stations, and drawing together took up their abode in Motye, Soloeis, and Panormus, near the Elymi, partly because they confided in their alliance, and also because these are the nearest points for the voyage between Carthage and Sicily.
baina heleniarrak itsasoz etortzen hasi zirenean talde handietan, feniziarrak euron bizileku gehienak utzi eta elimostarren ingurumarian bildu ziren.