and as spring rapidly approached, the Lacedaemonians sent round orders to the cities to prepare for a fortified occupation of Attica, and held this as a sword over the heads of the Athenians to induce them to listen to their overtures;
gizon hori Lizeo mendian erbesteraturik bizi zen, alde bata Zeusen santutegi zuen etxe batean, lazedemondarren beldurrez, Atikatik dirudienez eroskeriaz erretiratu izanagatik;