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battles or numerous casualties,

也没有大量的伤亡
and yet produced important successes.

却依然取得了重大胜利
In the spring of 425,

前425年春
the brilliant and daring general Demosthenes,

勇敢卓著的德摩斯梯尼将军
conceived and executed a plan

提出并实施了一个计划
to seize and fortify the promontory of Pylos

就是占领位于伯罗奔尼撒西南角的
at the southwestern tip of the Peloponnesus.

皮洛斯海角并在此设防
From there, the Athenians could launch raids at will

在那里雅典人可以任意地发动袭击
and encourage the escape or rebellion of the Helots,

并怂恿希洛人即斯巴人的奴隶
Sparta's enslaved population.

逃跑或叛乱
His success panicked the Spartans

他的成功使斯巴达人陷入恐慌
who allowed several hundred of their troops

后者派出了数百支军队