Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 5.32

[1] About the same time of this summer the Athenians expugned Scione, slew all that were within it at man's estate, made slaves of the women and children, and gave their territory to the Plataeans. They also replanted the Delians in Delos, both in consideration of the defeats they had received after their expulsion, and also because the oracle at Delphi had commanded it.

[2] The Phoceans and Locrians also began a war at that time against each other.

[3] And the Corinthians and Argives, being now league, went to Tegea to cause it to revolt from the Lacedaemonians, conceiving it to be an important piece [of Peloponnesus], and making account, if they gained it to their side, they should easily obtain the whole.

[4] But when the Tegeates refused to become enemies to the Lacedaemonians, the Corinthians, who till then had been very forward, grew less violent and were afraid that no more of the rest would come in.

[5] Nevertheless they went to the Boeotians, and solicited them to enter into league with them and the Argives and to do as they did. And the Corinthians further desired the Boeotians to go along with them to Athens and to procure for them the like ten days' truce to that which was made between the Athenians and Boeotians presently after the making of the fifty years' peace, on the same terms as the Boeotians had it; and if the Athenians refused, then to renounce theirs and make no more truces hereafter without the Corinthians.

[6] The Corinthians having made this request, the Boeotians willed them, touching the league with the Argives, to stay a while longer, and went with them to Athens, but obtained not the ten days' truce; the Athenians answering that if the Corinthians were confederates with the Lacedaemonians, they had a peace already.

[7] Nevertheless the Boeotians would not relinquish their ten days' truce, though the Corinthians both required the same and affirmed that it was so before agreed on. Yet the Athenians granted the Corinthians a cessation of arms, but without solemn ratification.

[1] About the same time in this summer Athens succeeded in reducing Scione , put the adult males to death, and making slaves of the women and children, gave the land for the Plataeans to live in. She also brought back the Delians to Delos , moved by her misfortunes in the field and by the commands of the god at Delphi .

[2] Meanwhile the Phocians and Locrians commenced hostilities.

[3] The Corinthians and Argives being now in alliance, went to Tegea to bring about its defection from Lacedaemon , seeing that if so considerable a state could be persuaded to join, all Peloponnese would be with them.

[4] But when the Tegeans said that they would do nothing against Lacedaemon , the hitherto zealous Corinthians relaxed their activity, and began to fear that none of the rest would now come over.

[5] Still they went to the Boeotians and tried to persuade them to alliance and a common action generally with Argos and themselves, and also begged them to go with them to Athens and obtain for them a ten days' truce similar to that made between the Athenians and Boeotians not long after the fifty years' treaty, and in the event of the Athenians refusing, to throw up the armistice, and not make any truce in future without Corinth . These were the requests of the Corinthians.

[6] The Boeotians stopped them on the subject of the Argive alliance, but went with them to Athens , where however they failed to obtain the ten days' truce; the Athenian answer being, that the Corinthians had truce already, as being allies of Lacedaemon .

[7] Nevertheless the Boeotians did not throw up their ten days' truce, in spite of the prayers and reproaches of the Corinthians for their breach of faith; and these last had to content themselves with a de facto armistice with Athens .

Um dieselbe Zeit in jenem Sommer endete die Belagerung
Skione's mit Eroberung der Stadt, und die Athener ließen die
Erwahcsenen männlichen Geschlechts hinrichten, Weiber und Kinder aber
verkauften sie als Sklaven und des Land überließen sie zur Benützung
den Platäern. Die Delier führten sie wieder nach Delos zurück,
weil sie sich ihre Niederlagen zu Gemüthe führten, und auch weil der ^{1 2}
Gott in Delphi es befohlen hatte ^Damals begann auch der
Krieg zwischen Phokiern und Lokrern.— Die Korinther und Argiver,
die sich bereits verbündet hatten, gingen jetzt auch nach Tegea
um diese Stadt den Lakedämoniern abwendig zu machen. Sie sahen
nämlich, daß das Gebiet ein beträchtliches Stück Landes war, und
wenn dasselbe auf ihrer Seite stünde, dachten sie, so würde der ganze
Peloponnes ihnen gehören. Als aber die Tegeaten zur Antwort
gaben, daß sie nichts Feindliches gegen die Lakedämonier unternehmen ^{3 4}
würden, so ließen die Korinther, die bis jetzt mit Leidenschaft in ⁵
diesem Sinne gearbeitet hatten, von ihrer Großmachtsucht in etwas >
nach und besorgten, es möchte von den Andern jetzt Niemand mehr
zu ihnen treten. Gleichwohl gingen sie noch zu den Böotern und
baten sie, ihre und der Argiver Bundesgenossen zu werden und auch
sonst mit ihnen gemeinsame Sache zu machen. Ferner verlangten sie,
die Böoter sollten mit ihnen nach Athen gehen und ihnen einen eben
solchen zehntägigen Waffenstillstand auswirken, wie er zwischen
Athenern und Böotern nicht lange nach dem fünfzigjährigen
Friedensvertrage war abgeschlossen worden; wenn aber die Athener darauf nicht
eingingen, so sollten sie diesen Waffenstillstand aufkündigen und dann
künftig ohne sie keinen neuen Vertrag schließen. In Betreff des
Bündnisses mit den Argivern nun gaben die Böoter auf das Ansuchen
der Korinther zur Antwort, man solle ihnen noch etwas Zeit lassen.
Nach Athen geleiteten sie die Korinther, konnten aber den zehntägigen
Waffenstillstand für sie nicht erwirken, sondern die Athener gaben
zur Antwort, es bestehe ja schon ein Bündniß zwischen ihnen und
den Korinthern, sofern diese Bundesgenossen der Lakedämonier seien.
Die Böoter aber kündeten deßhalb ihren zehntägigen
Stillstandsvertrag nicht auf, so viel auch die Korinther baten und ihnen Vorwürfe
machten, daß sie doch so übereingekommen seien; zwischen Korinthern
und Athenern herrschte aber doch Waffenruhe, auch ohne besonderen
Vertrag.

Um dieselbe Zeit in diesem Sommer eroberten die Athener
das von ihnen belagerte Skione; sie töteten die Männer, ver­
kauften Weiber und Kinder als Sklaven und wiesen das Land
den Platäcrn als Wohnsitz an. Die Delier versetzten sie wieder
auf ihre Insel zurück, weil sie sich ihre Niederlagen zu Herzen
nahmen und ein Ausspruch des delphischen Gottes es ihnen
geboten hatte. Zwischen den Phokiern und den Lokrern kam es
zum Kriege. Die Korinther und die Argeier, welche nunmehr
Bundesgenossen waren, wandten sich auch nach Tegea, um es
zum Abfall von den Lakedämoniern zu bestimmen. Sie hofften
nämlich, wenn diese damals sehr ansehnliche Stadt sich ihnen
auch anschlösse, den ganzen Peloponnes auf ihrer Seite zu
haben. Als man ihnen aber in Tegea erklärte, man würde
sich dort auf keinerlei Feindseligkeiten mit den Lakedämoniern
einlassen, gaben die bis dahin so geschäftigen Korinther ihre
Treibereien auf und befürchteten, es würde nun niemand weiter
zu ihnen übertreten. Indessen begaben sie sich doch noch zu
den Böotiern und forderten sie auf, mit ihnen und den Ar­
g geiern ein Bündnis einzugehen und weiterhin gemeinshcaftliche
Sache mit ihnen zu machen. Auch baten sie die Böotier, sie
nach Athen zu begleiten. Am auch ihnen zu dem zehntägigen
Waffenstillstände zu verhelfen, wie er zwischen den Athenern
und den Böotiern nicht lange nach dem Abschluß des fünfzig­
jährigen Friedens zustande gekommen war, und, falls die Athener
sich darauf nicht einlassen wollten, den Waffenstillstand zu
kündigen und ohne sie keinen neuen Vertrag mit ihnen zu
schließen. Auf die Bitte der Korinther rieten ihnen die Böotier,
mit den Argeiischen Bündnis noch zu warten; indessen be­
gaben sie sich mit ihnen nach Athen. Hier konnten sie jedoch
wegen des zehntägigen Waffenstillstandes nichts erreichen, viel­
mehr erwiderten die Athener, die Korinther hätten ja schon
Frieden, wenn anders sie Bundesgenossen der Lakedämonier
wären. Trotzdem kündigten die Böotier den zehntägigen Waffen­
stillstand nicht, obgleich die Korinther es verlangten und ihnen
vorhielten, sie hätten es mit ihnen verabredet. Aber auch ohne
Vertrag herrschte zwischen den Athenern und den Korinthern
tatsächlich Waffenruhe.

XXXII. Vers la même époque de cet été, les Athé- ^{1 2} niens réduisirent les Scioniens assiégés; ils tuèrent tout ce qui avait âge d’homme, réduisirent en esclavage les enfants et les femmes, et donnèrent aux Platéens la jouissance du territoire. D’un autre côté, la pensée des tristes vicissitudes de la guerre et un oracle du dieu de Delphes les décidèrent à rétablir les Déliens dans leur île.

La lutte commença entre les Phocéens et les Locriens.

Les Corinthiens et les Argiens, dès lors alliés, envoyèrent à Tégée pour la détacher des Lacédémoniens : ils pensaient qu’en se l’attachant ils auraient avec eux tout le Péloponnèse dont elle était une portion importante. Mais les Tégéates répondirent qu’ils n’entreprendraient rien contre Lacédémone; aussi les Corinthiens, qui jusqu’alors avaient agi avec beaucoup de vivacité, se relâchèrent-ils de leur animosité, dans la crainte qu’aucune des autres villes ne se joignît plus à eux. Cependant ils envoyèrent chez les Béotiens, pour les engager à entrer dans leur alliance et dans celle des Argiens, et à agir en tout de concert avec eux. Ils les prièrent aussi de les accompagner à Athènes et de faire étendre à Corinthe la trêve supplémentaire de dix jours conclue entre les Athéniens et les Béotiens peu de temps après le traité de cinquante ans. Dans le cas où les Athéniens refuseraient, ils voulaient que les Béotiens renonçassent à l’armistice, pour s’engager à ne traiter désormais que d’accord avec eux. A ces propositions des Corinthiens, les Béotiens demandèrent du temps pour se déterminer sur l’alliance d’Argos : ils accompagnèrent les Corinthiens à Athènes; mais ne purent leur obtenir la trêve de dix jours. Les Athéniens répondirent que les Corinthiens étaient compris dans le traité, à titre d’alliés de Lacédémone. Les Béotiens, du reste, ne renoncèrent pas à la trêve de dix jours, malgré les reproches des Corinthiens et leurs instances pour la conclusion d’une alliance. Il y eut néanmoins armistice entre Corinthe et Athènes, mais sans traité.

[1] About the same time during this summer, the Athenians reduced the Scionaeans by siege, slew the adult males, ¹ made slaves of the women and children, and gave the land to the Plataeans to occupy; and they brought back the Delians to Delos, ² taking to heart their mishaps in the battles ³ and obeying an oracle of the god at Delphi.

[2] Meanwhile the Phocians and the Locrians began hostilities.

[3] And the Corinthians and the Argives, being now allies, came to Tegea, ⁴ hoping to induce it to revolt from the Lacedaemonians, seeing that it was an important part of the Peloponnesus, and thinking if it should be gained to their side they would soon have the whole Peloponnesus.

[4] But when the Tegeates refused to oppose the Lacedaemonians, the Corinthians, who up to that time had been working zealously, became slack in their ardour and full of dread that none of the other Peloponnesians would henceforth come over to them.

[5] Nevertheless they went to the Boeotians and requested them to become allies of themselves and the Argives, and to act generally in concert with them. And the Corinthians further requested the Boeotians to accompany them to Athens and procure for them also the ten days' truce ⁵ which had been made between the Athenians and Boeotians not long after the conclusion of the fifty years' treaty, on the same terms as the Boeotians had obtained, and, if the Athenians did not agree, to renounce the armistice and for the future to make no truce without the Corinthians.

[6] The Boeotians, when the Corinthians made these requests, desired them to wait awhile in regard to the Argive alliance, but they went with them to Athens, where however they failed to obtain the ten days' truce, the Athenians answering them that there was already a truce with the Corinthians, if they were allies of the Lacedaemonians.

[7] But the Boeotians did not any the more give up the ten days' truce, although the Corinthians demanded it and accused them of having agreed with themselves to do so. Between the Corinthians, however, and the Athenians there was a cessation of activities without an actual truce.

[1] About the same period of this summer, the Athenians, having reduced the Scionaeans to surrender, put the adult males to death; while they sold into slavery the women and children, and gave the territory for the Plataeans to occupy. On the other hand, they brought back the Delians to their country, from scruples arising from their disasters in different battles, and because the god at Delphi had so commanded them.

[2] At this time, too, the Phocians and. Locrians commenced hostilities.

[3] And the Corinthians and Argives, being now in alliance, went to Tegea, to procure its revolt from the Lacedaemonians, seeing that it formed a considerable part of the Peloponnese, and thinking that, if it were added to them, they would command the whole of it.

[4] But when the Tegeans said they would do nothing in opposition to the Lacedaemonians, the Corinthians, though hitherto very hearty in their measures, relaxed in their vehemence, and were afraid that none of the other parties might now come over to them. They went, however, to the Boeotians, and begged them to enter into alliance with themselves and the Argives, and act in all other respects in concert with them.

[5] With reference to the ten days' truces also, which had been made with each other by the Athenians and Boeotians not long after the conclusion of the fifty years' treaty, the Corinthians desired the Boeotians to accompany them to Athens, and obtain the same for them also, on the same footing as the Boeotians; and in case of the Athenians not acceding to this, then to renounce the suspension of arms, and in future to make no truce without being joined by them. On the Corinthians preferring these requests, the Boeotians desired them to desist on the subject of the Argive alliance:

[6] they went with them, however, to Athens, but did not obtain the ten days' truce; as the Athenians answered, that they were already in treaty with the Corinthians, inasmuch as they were allies of the Lacedaemonians.

[7] The Boeotians, then, did not any the more on that account renounce their ten days' truce, though the Corinthians called on them to do so, and expostulated with them on the ground of their having agreed to do it. Between the Corinthians, however, and the Athenians there was a suspension of arms ¹ without any actual truce.

[1] Circa eadem hujus aestatis tempora Athenienses quum Sciomeos expugnassent, puberes interfecerunt, et pueros ac mulieres in servitutem redegerunt, agrumque Plataeensibus colendum dederunt; Delios autem rursus in Delum reduxerunt, reputantes et clades in proeliis acceptas , et dei Delphici oraculum.

[2] Et Phocen^s et Locri bellum gerere coeperunt.

[3] Et Corinthii et Argivi, quum jam essent socii, Tegeam iverunt, ut eam a Lacedaemoniorum societate averterent, quod eam magnam Peloponnesi portionem esse cernerent, ac, si ea sibi accessisset, se totam Peloponnesum habituros sperarent.

[4] Sed quum Tegeatae respondissent, se Lacedaemoniis non adversaturos, Corinthii, qui hactenus in eam rem acerrime incubuerant, de contentione remiserunt, et veriti sunt, ne nullus ex aliis ad sc posthac accederet.

[5] Veruntamen ad Boeotos profecti, eos orabant, ut secum et cum Argivis societatem inirent, ceteraque communiter administrarent; ad baec illas decem dierum inducias, quae non multo post ista quinquaginta annorum foedera inter Athenienses et Boeotos mutuo factae erant, Corinthii suadebant Boeotis, ut se Athenas secuti sibi quoque impetrarent eodem modo factas, quo Boeoti eas habebant; si vero Athenienses recusarent, inducias ipsi quoque renunciarenl, et in posterum sine se nullum foedus facerent.

[6] Boeoti vero rogantibus Corinthiis dc societate Argivorum quidem eos rem differre jubebant, Athenas vero cum Corinthiis profecti decem dierum inducias non impetrarunl, sed Athenienses responderunt, Corinthiis esse foedera, si quidem Lacedaemoniorum essent socii.

[7] Boeoti vero ideo non magis decem dierum induciis renunciare voluerunt, quamvis Corinthii hoc flagitarent, et cum expostulatione dicerent, ita inter se couvenisse; Corinthiis autem induciae sine foedere cum Atheniensibus erant.

Quasi al tempo medesimo di questa estate gli Ateniesi espugnarono gli Scionesi, uccisero gli adulti, cattivarono i ragazzi e le donne, e investirono i Plateesi del territorio. Rimisero inoltre in patria i Delii, per iscrupolo delle disgraziate battaglie, e per risposta avutane dal nume di Delfo. I Focesi ed i Locrii cominciarono a guerreggiarsi. I Corintii e gli Argivi, essendo ornai confederati, vanno a Tegea con animo di ribellarla ai Lacedemoni , perchè vedevano che ella era gran porzione del Peloponneso ; e stimavano che aggiungendosela potrebbero aver per se tutto il Peloponneso. Ma avendo risposto i Tegeati che non farebbero nulla contro ai Lacedemoni, i Corintii fino allora tanto solleciti in questo maneggio , rallentarono la insistenza, ed ebbero gran paura che niunó degli altri volesse ornai accostarsi a loro. Nondimeno andati da’ Beorii li pregavano ad entrare in lega con loro e con gli Argivi , e a governar le altre cose tutti d’accordo ; li richiedevano di accompagnarli ad Atene, per ottenere anch’essi come loro la tregua di dieci giorni stabilita tra Ateniesi e Beozii, poco dopo l’accomodamento de’ cinquant’anni ; e se gli Ateniesi non vi acconsentissero , dovessero i Beozii rinunziare alla loro tregua, e non far più patti senza i Corintii. A tali richieste i Beozii li pregavano a soprassedere rispetto alla lega con gli Argivi ; e andati intanto con loro ad Atene non ottennero la tregua de' dieci giorni ; anzi risposero gli Ateniesi che già vi era tregua pei Corintii , purché fossero alleati dei Lacedemoni. Con tutto ciò i Beozii non vollero disdire la tregua dei dieci giorni, «ebbene pressati da’ Corintii che loro rimproveravano di avere cosi convenuto, ma vi era armistizio fra i Corintii e gli Ateniesi, sebbene senza tregua formale.