Informed of this by the Eresians and the Chian ships, which had been left with Eubulus at Methymna, and had fled upon the capture of Mitylene, and three of which he now fell in with, one having been taken by the Athenians, Astyochus did not go on to Mitylene, but raised and armed Eresus, and, sending the heavy infantry from his own ships by land under Eteonicus to Antissa and Methymna, himself proceeded alongshore thither with the ships which he had with him and with the three Chians, in the hope that the Methymnians upon seeing them would be encouraged to persevere in their revolt.
Astiokok horren berri izan zuen, hala Eresokoek nola berarekin zeuden Kiosko ontziek jakinarazita; ontzi horiek Metimnatik zetozen Eubuloren agindupean, hiri hartan zeudenean eta atenastarrek Mitilene hartu zutenean hiruk ihes egin zutelako, nahiz eta bat atenastarrek harrapatu. Orduan, beraz, Astioko ez zen joan Mitilenera, baizik, Eresoren atenastarrekiko ukoa eragin eta hiri hartakoei armak eman ondoren, ontzietatik lehorreraturiko bere hoplitak, Eteoniko buruzagitzat jarrita,