"For," he states, "although they could have had the help of Theramenes and his associates in the trial, men who both were able orators and had many friends and, most important of all, had been participants in the events relative to the battle, they had them, on the contrary, as adversaries and bitter accusers."
"Porque," manifesta, "aínda que eles podían obter a axuda de Terámenes e os seus socios no xuízo, ambos os homes eran oradores capaces e tiñan moitos amigos e, os máis importante de todo, foran partícipes dos feitos relativos á batalla, tíñanos, con todo, como adversarios e acusadores".