Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, 6.45.1

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[1] Meanwhile, through spies, as well as from many other sources, positive information was already coming in to the Syracusans that the Athenian fleet was at Rhegium; and under these conditions they began to make preparations with all zeal, and were no longer incredulous. They sent around also to the Sicels, to some places guards, to others envoys; they brought garrisons into the forts in the outlying districts; as to affairs in the city, they made an inspection of arms and of horses, to see whether everything was up to full strength; and all other matters they were arranging with a view to a war that was imminent and all but upon them.

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).) — 6.45.1 focus

[1] τοῖς δὲ Συρακοσίοις ἐν τούτῳ πολλαχόθεν τε ἤδη καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν κατασκόπων σαφῆ ἠγγέλλετο ὅτι ἐν Ῥηγίῳ αἱ νῆές εἰσι, καὶ ὡς ἐπὶ τούτοις παρεσκευάζοντο πάσῃ τῇ γνώμῃ καὶ οὐκέτι ἠπίστουν. καὶ ἔς τε τοὺς Σικελοὺς περιέπεμπον, ἔνθα μὲν φύλακας, πρὸς δὲ τοὺς πρέσβεις, καὶ ἐς τὰ περιπόλια τὰ ἐν τῇ χώρᾳ φρουρὰς ἐσεκόμιζον, τά τε ἐν τῇ πόλει ὅπλων ἐξετάσει καὶ ἵππων ἐσκόπουν εἰ ἐντελῆ ἐστί, καὶ τἆλλα ὡς ἐπὶ ταχεῖ πολέμῳ καὶ ὅσον οὐ παρόντι καθίσταντο.

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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.) — 6.45.1 focus

[1] The Syracusians in the meantime from divers parts and also from their spies had certain intelligence that the fleet was now at Rhegium: and therefore made their preparations with all diligence and were no longer incredulous, but sent unto the Siculi, to some cities men to keep them from revolting, to others, ambassadors, and into such places as lay upon the sea, garrisons; and examined the forces of their own city, by a view taken of the arms and horse, whether they were complete or not, and ordered all things as for a war at hand and only not already present.

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.) — 6.45.1 focus

[1] In the meantime came in from all quarters to the Syracusans, as well as from their own officers sent to reconnoitre, the positive tidings that the fleet was at Rhegium ; upon which they laid aside their incredulity and threw themselves heart and soul into the work of preparation. Guards or envoys, as the case might be, were sent round to the Sicels, garrisons put into the posts of the Peripoli in the country, horses and arms reviewed in the city to see that nothing was wanting, and all other steps taken to prepare for a war which might be upon them at any moment.

Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs First1KGreek (Thucydides. Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs. Wahrmund, Adolf, translator. Stuttgart: Krais and Hoffmann, 1864.) — 6.45 focus

Den Syrakusanern war unterdessen bereits von. vielen
Seiten und auch durch ihre Kundschafter als unzweifelhaft gemeldet
worden, daß die Schiffe in Rhegion seien, nnd demgemäß trafen sie
denn mit allem Eifer ihre Vorkehrungen und zeigten sich nicht länger
ungläubig. Zu den Sikulern schickten sie theils Späher zur
Beobachtung, theils Gesandte, und in die Kastelle im Land legten sie
Besatzungen und in der Stadt veranstalteten sie eine Musterung der
Waffen und Pferde, ob Alles in gehörigem Zustande sei, und auch
sonst trafen sie ihre Anstalten, wie zu einem nahe bevorstehenden und
fast schon vorhandenen Krieg.

Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs First1KGreek (Thucydides. Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs. Braun, Theodor, translator. Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, 1917.) — 6.45 focus

Inzwischen hatten die Syrakuser von allen Seiten und
auch durch ihre Kundschafter bereits die Nachricht erhalten,
daß die Flotte bei Rhegion wäre, und da sie nunmehr daran
nicht länger zweifeln konnten, rüsteten sie sich mit allem Eifer
zum Kriege. Sie schickten zu den Sikelern, um ihre Unter
tanen zu überwachen und mit den anderen Verbindungen an
zuknüpfen, legten Besatzungen in die Wachthäuser im Land
gebiete, musterten in der Stadt das Fußvolk und die Reiterei,
zu sehen, ob alles in gutem Stande sei, und richteten sich
überhaupt auf einen baldigen und unmittelbar bevorstehenden
Krieg ein.

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponèse First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése, Vol. 1-2. Zévort, Marie Charles, translator. Paris: Charpentier, 1852.) — 6.45 focus

XLV. Déjà, cependant, les Syracusains recevaient de toutes parts, et en particulier de leurs propres agents, la nouvelle positive que la flotte était à Rhégium. Dès lors il n’y eut plus de doute, et tous à l’envi s’empressèrent de pourvoir à la défense. Ils envoyèrent de tous côtés chez les Sicèles, ici des troupes de garde, là des ambassadeurs, mirent garnison dans les forts disséminés sur la surface du pays, firent dans la ville l’inspection des armes et des chevaux, et veillèrent à ce que le matériel fût en bon état; en un mot, ils disposèrent tout comme pour une guerre imminente, attendue d’un instant à l’autre.

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése. Bétant, Élie-Ami, translator. Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette, 1863.) — 6.45 focus

Cependant les Syracusains recevaient de toutes parts, et notamment de leurs émissaires, la nouvelle positive que la flotte athénienne était à Rhégion. Dès lors il fallut bien se rendre à l’évidence, et les préparatifs furent poussés avec la dernière activité. On envoya chez les Sicules, ici des gardes, là des ambassadeurs ; on mit garnison dans les forts du territoire ; on fit dans la ville une inspection détaillée des armes et des chevaux ; enfin on prit toutes les mesures usitées en cas de guerre imminente.

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.) — 6.45.1 focus

[1] To the Syracusans, in the mean time, reports were being brought from all quarters, and from those who had been sent by them to reconnoitre came positive intelligence that the ships were at Rhegium; and on the belief of this, they began to make preparations with all their heart, and were no longer incredulous. Accordingly they sent about to the Sicels, in some cases, guards; in others, ambassadors; and were putting garrisons into the stations of the ¹ peripoli in their country; while in their city they were seeing if the equipments were complete, by examining arms and horses; and were settling every thing else, in expectation of a war that was quickly coming on them, and all but present.

Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci First1KGreek (Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci. Haase, Friedrich, translator. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1869.) — 6.45.1 focus

[1] Interea vero Syracusanis quum ex multis aliis lo cis, tum etiam ab exploratoribus jam certo nuntiabatur, naves ad Rhegium esse, et ut contra has omni studio se praeparabant nec amplius dubitabant. Et ad Siculos mittebant quoquo versus, ad alios praesidia, ad alios legationes, et in castella, quae in regione circumcirca erant, praesidia immittebant, et quae intra urbem erant, si absoluta essent, explorabant, recensentes arma et equos, et cetera constituebant , ut in imminente et tantum non jam praesente bello.

La storia di Tucidide First1KGreek (Thucydides. Della storia di Tucidide volgarizzata libri otto. Anonymous translator. Florence: Tipografia Galileiana, 1835.) — 6.45 focus

In questo i Siracusani da molti luoghi e dagli esploratori avevano già chiare notizie che la flotta era a Reggio ; e senza più dubitare attendevano con tutto l’animo a prepararsi siccome è solito in tali urgenze, e spedivano in giro ai Siculi, dove presidi, dove legati, e mettevano guarnigioni nei castelli del paese all' intorno, ed esaminavano se l' interno della città fosse in buon punto , facendo la rivista dell’armi e de’cavalli ; e tutto il restante ordinala vano come per pronta guerra , e poco meno che presente.

Commentary

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

ὡς ἐπὶ τούτοις —cf. VII. 45 ὡς ἐπὶ τούτοις παρεσκευά‐ ζοντο, ‘under these circumstances.’

ἔνθα μέν = πρὸς τοὺς ὑπηκόους.

πρὸς δὲ τούς = πρὸς τοὺς αὑτονόμους. Cf. Isocr. 2, 18 ἵνα τὰς μὲν φεὑγωσι, πρὸς δὲ τὰς προθυμότερον ἔχωσιν. The δέ generally follows the preposition.

περιπόλια in Italy and Sicily= φρούρια in Attica.

ἐν τῇ χώρᾳ — i.e. in the territory belonging to Syracuse

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