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16. ἔνσπονδοι=ξύμμαχοι. ἐσεγράψαντο—causal mid.
19. γενέσθαι—dependent on πειρᾶσθαι. Under the terms of the treaty the ἄγραφοι πόλεις might seek the alliance of either Athens or Sparta; but of course the request might be refused.
20. ὠφελίαν=βοήθειαν.
Commentary on Thucydides Book 1. E. C. Marchant. 1905. London. MacMillan and Company, Ltd.
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