To this plan Demosthenes consented, not only to please the Messenians, but also in the belief that by adding the Aetolians to his other continental allies he would be able, without aid from home, to march against the Boeotians by way of Ozolian Locris to Kytinium in Doris, keeping Parnassus on his right until he descended to the Phocians, whom he could force to join him if their ancient friendship for Athens did not, as he anticipated, at once decide them to do so.
103. Hurrengo neguan, Siziliako atenastarrek espedizio bat egin zuten beren aliatu Heleniarrekin eta euren aldean borrokan ari ziren siziliar guztiekin batera, lehenago sirakusarren derrigorrezko menpekoak eta gero atenastarren aliatuak izanik, sirakusarrengandik banandu ondoren;