Hinc magnis muneribus donatus ad mare est missus, ut Cypriis et Phoenicibus ceterisque maritimis civitatibus naves longas imperaret classemque, qua proxima aestate mare tueri posset, compararet, dato adiutore Pharnabazo, icut ipse voluerat.
Then, subsequent to obtaining precious gifts, Conon was dispatched to the seaside in order to raise warships from the Cypriotes, Phoenicians, and other coastal states, and to outfit a naval force with which he could ensure safety on the sea in the coming summer; Pharnabazus was designated to assist him, as per Conon's own request.