Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, 6.42.1

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[1] Meanwhile the Athenians themselves and all their allies also were already at Corcyra. And first the generals held a final review of the armament and made disposition in what order the forces were to anchor and to encamp. Making three divisions they allotted one to each general, in order that they might not, by sailing together, be at a loss for water and ports and provisions when they put in to shore, and that they might in general be more orderly and easy to control, being thus assigned in divisions to separate commanders.

History of the Peloponnesian War. Thucydides. London. 1919-1923.

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History of the Peloponnesian War (English) (Thucydides, Vol. 1-4. Smith, Charles Foster, translator. London and Cambridge, MA: Heinemann and Harvard University Press, 1919-1923.)

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Ἱστορίαι Perseus (Thucydides. Historiae, Vol 1-2. Jones, Henry Stuart, editor. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1910. (1942 printing).) — 6.42.1 focus

[1] οἱ δ’ Ἀθηναῖοι ἤδη ἐν τῇ Κερκύρᾳ αὐτοί τε καὶ οἱ ξύμμαχοι ἅπαντες ἦσαν. καὶ πρῶτον μὲν ἐπεξέτασιν τοῦ στρατεύματος καὶ ξύνταξιν, ὥσπερ ἔμελλον ὁρμιεῖσθαί τε καὶ στρατοπεδεύεσθαι, οἱ στρατηγοὶ ἐποιήσαντο, καὶ τρία μέρη νείμαντες ἓν ἑκάστῳ ἐκλήρωσαν, ἵνα μήτε ἅμα πλέοντες ἀπορῶσιν ὕδατος καὶ λιμένων καὶ τῶν ἐπιτηδείων ἐν ταῖς καταγωγαῖς, πρός τε τἆλλα εὐκοσμότεροι καὶ ῥᾴους ἄρχειν ὦσι, κατὰ τέλη στρατηγῷ προστεταγμένοι·

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The History of the Grecian War Perseus (Thucydides. The English works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury. Hobbes, Thomas. translator. London: John Bohn, 1843.) — 6.42.1 focus

[1] The Athenians were now all in Corcyra, both they and their confederates. And first the generals took a view of the whole army and put them into the order wherein they were to anchor and make their naval camp; and having divided them into three squadrons, to each squadron they assigned a captain by lot, to the end that being at sea they might not come into want of water or harbours or any other necessaries where they chanced to stay; and that they might otherwise be the more easy to be governed when every squadron had his proper commander.

History of the Peloponnesian War Perseus (Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Crawley, Richard, translator. London and Toronto: J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd.; New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., 1914.) — 6.42.1 focus

[1] In the meantime the Athenians with all their allies had now arrived at Corcyra . Here the generals began by again reviewing the armament, and made arrangements as to the order in which they were to anchor and encamp, and dividing the whole fleet into three divisions, allotted one to each of their number, to avoid sailing all together and being thus embarrassed for water, harbourage, or provisions at the stations which they might touch at, and at the same time to be generally better ordered and easier to handle, by each squadron having its own commander.

Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs First1KGreek (Thucydides. Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs. Wahrmund, Adolf, translator. Stuttgart: Krais and Hoffmann, 1864.) — 6.42 focus

Die Athener aber und ihre Bundesgenossen waren bereits
Alle bei Kerkyra vereinigt. Und zuerst nun veranstalteten die
Feldherren eine Nachmusterung und Einteilung des Heeres, in welcher
Ordnung nämlich dasselbe vor Anker gehen und lagern sollte!, Sie
machten drei Theile und verloosten diese unter sich, damit sie — je
ein Geschwader einem Feldherrn zugetheilt — nicht bei, vereinter
Fahrt wegen des Wassers und der Hafenplätze und der Lebensmittel
bei den Landungen in Verlegenheit geriethen und auch sonst in besse ¹²³
rer Ordnung und leichter zu dirigiren wären. Dann schickten sie
drei Schiffe nach Italien und Sieilien voraus, die in Erfahrung
bringen sollten, welche Städte sie aufnehmen würden. Denselben
war angesagt, der Flotte wieder entgegen zu steuern, damit diese ihren
Berichten gemäß die weitere Fahrt einrichten könne.

Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs First1KGreek (Thucydides. Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs. Braun, Theodor, translator. Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, 1917.) — 6.42 focus

Inzwischen waren die Athener und ihre Bundesgenossen
sämtlich in Kerkyra eingetroffen. Die Feldherren musterten
zunächst ihre Streitkräfte von neuem und teilten sie ein, so
wie sie später landen und sich lagern sollten. Sie bildeten
drei Geschwader, deren jedes sie einem von ihnen durchs Los
zuteilten, damit es nicht für alle zusammen unterwegs an Wasser
und Häfen und an Lebensmitteln an den Landungsplätzen fehle,
aber auch um überhaupt bessere Ordnung halten zu können und
den Befehlshabern ihre Aufgabe zu erleichtern, wenn jede Ab
teilung ihren eigenen Feldherrn hätte. Darauf schickten sie
nach Italien und Sizilien drei Schiffe voraus, um sich zu er
kundigen, welche Städte sie aufnehmen würden, mit dem Be
fehl, ihnen wieder entgegenzukommen, damit sie wüßten, wo
sie anlaufen könnten.

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponèse First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése, Vol. 1-2. Zévort, Marie Charles, translator. Paris: Charpentier, 1852.) — 6.42 focus

XLII. Les Athéniens étaient déjà réunis à Corcyre avec tous leurs alliés. Les généraux passèrent d’abord une nouvelle revue de l’armée, et réglèrent l’ordre dans lequel elle devait aborder et camper. Ils en firent trois divisions, une pour chacun d’eux, et les tirèrent au sort. Leur but était, en naviguant séparément, d’éprouver moins de difficultés à faire de l’eau, à trouver des ports et à se procurer des vivres dans les lieux de relâche; ils voulaient d’ailleurs maintenir plus d’ordre et de subordination dans l’armée, en soumettant chaque corps à un général. Ensuite ils se firent précéder en Italie et en Sicile par trois vaisseaux, avec mission de s’informer des villes qui voudraient les recevoir, et de revenir à la rencontre de la flotte pour leur transmettre ces renseignements avant l’arrivée.

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése. Bétant, Élie-Ami, translator. Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette, 1863.) — 6.42 focus

Cependant les Athéniens étaient déjà rassemblés a Corcyre avec tous leurs alliés. Le premier soin des généraui fut de passer la revue de l’armée pour régler l’ordre des mouillages et des campements. Ils formèrent trois divisions, qu’ils se partagèrent au sort. Naviguer de conserve les-eût exposés à manquer d’eau, d’espace et de vivres dans les endroits de relâche; d’ailleurs l’ordre et la discipline de l’armée ne pouvaient que gagner à ce que chaque division eût son chef distinct. Après cela, ils envoyèrent en Italie et en Sicile trois vaisseaux, qui devaient s’enquérir des villes disposées à les recevoir, et revenir à la rencontre de la flotte avec les informations dont -elle avait Besoin.

History of the Peloponnesian War First1KGreek (Thucydides. The history of the Peloponnesian War, Volume 1-2. Dale, Henry, translator. London: Heinemann and Henry G. Bohn, 1851-1852.) — 6.42.1 focus

[1] Now the Athenians were by this time at Corcyra, themselves and all their allies. And in the first place, the generals reviewed the armament a second time, and made their dispositions, as they were to come to their moorings, and to form their camp; making three squadrons, and allotting one to each of their body, that they might not, by sailing in company, be at a loss for water, and ports, and provisions, on their touching any where; and that they might in other respects be more orderly and easy to control, by being put under a particular commander, according to the several squadrons.

Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci First1KGreek (Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci. Haase, Friedrich, translator. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1869.) — 6.42.1 focus

[1] Athenienses vero quum ipsi tum eorum socii omnes apud Corcyram jam erant. Atque primum quidem duces copias iterum recensuerunt et instruxerunt eo ordine* quo portum capturi castraque posituri erant, et classe in tres partes distributa singulas singulis sorte attribuerunt, ut neque, si conjunctim navigarent, aquae et portuum et rerum ad victum necessariarum in stationibus ubi appellerent, inopia laborarent, et ut ceteris etiam in rebus magis ordine instructi essent, et a ducibus facilius regi poseent, in singulis agminibus attributi suo quique duci;

La storia di Tucidide First1KGreek (Thucydides. Della storia di Tucidide volgarizzata libri otto. Anonymous translator. Florence: Tipografia Galileiana, 1835.) — 6.42 focus

E già gli Ateniesi con gli alleati erano tutti a Corfù, ove i capitani fecero primieramente la rassega dell’armata, e l’ordinarono nel modo col quale dovea far porto e pigliar campo. La divisero in tre squadre, per ognuna delle quali gittarono le sorti, affinché assegnata ciascuna squadra ad un capitano, tenendo l’alto non avessero a mancare di acqua e di porti e di provvisioni nei luoghi di fermata , ed affinchè nel restante serbassero più esatta disciplina , e più facilmente obbedissero ai comandi. Dipoi spedirono innanzi tre navi in Italia e in Sicilia ad intendere quali città vorrebbero riceverli ; ed ordinarono ad esse di tornar per tempo a raggiungerli per approdare secondo gli avvisi che riceverebbero.

Commentary

Commentary on Thucydides: Book 6 (Thucydides, Book VI. Marchant, Edgar C., editor. London: Macmillan and Company, 1909.) focus

ἐπεξέτασιν —‘a final muster’ of all the contingents.

ὁρμιεῖσθαί τε καὶ στρατ —See crit. note. The two tenses recur with μέλλω in c. 99, 2 ἔμελλον ἄξειν καὶ . . γίγνεσθαι: but there the infins. are separated, and γίγνομαι is in its nature inceptive, and can appropriately be combined with a fut. infin. In Demosth. 21, 55, quoted by Stahl, we have ὅ τε μέλλων νικᾶν καὶ ὁ πάντων ὕστατος ὁρμιεῖσθαι: but again the infins. are much more distinct than here. Hence, unless it be possible to draw a distinction between μέλλω with pres. and fut., it is best to read στρατοπεδεύσεσθαι.

τρία μέρη —internal accus., ‘into three parts.’

ἐν ταῖς καταγωγαῖς —‘whenever they landed.’

προαπαντᾶν —before the main body put into any port.

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