And the Athenians set out against him and did battle, along the strand near Abydus, from morning till late afternoon. They were at some points victorious and at others defeated, when Alcibiades sailed into the Hellespont to their support, with eighteen ships.
victim: The soldiers are of Peloponnesian origin. longtermconsequence: The Athenians win the battle of Abydos.
Notes :
There is no violence mentioned in this passage, but it is to be assumed that violence is implied since Alcibiades attacks the Peloponnesians by joining the battle.
