This the Eginetans did because they had a grudge against the Samians; for the Samians had first made expedition against Egina, when Amphicrates was king in Samos, and had done much hurt to the Eginetans and suffered much hurt also from them. Such was the cause of this event:
Eta hori eginarrek samoarrenganako gorrotoarengatik egin zuten; izan ere, samoarrak izan ziren lehenengo, Samon Amphikrates errege zela, Eginaren aurka gerraratuz eginarrei kalte handiak egin zizkienak, eta, jasan, haien pean jasan zuten. Horra zergatia.