Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 5.47

[1] "The Athenians and Argives and Mantineans and Eleians, for themselves and for the confederates commanded by every of them, have made an accord for one hundred years, without fraud or damage, both by sea and land.

[2] It shall not be lawful for the Argives nor Eleians nor Mantineans nor their confederates to bear arms against the Athenians or the confederates under the command of the Athenians or their confederates by any fraud or machination whatsoever. "And the Athenians, Argives, and Mantineans have made league with each other for one hundred years on these terms:

[3] "If any enemy shall invade the territory of the Athenians, then the Argives, Eleians, and Mantineans shall go unto Athens to assist them, according as the Athenians shall send them word to do, in the best manner they possibly can. But if the enemy, after he have spoiled the territory, shall be gone back, then their city shall be held as an enemy to the Argives, Eleians, Mantineans, and Athenians, and war shall be made against it by all those cities; and it shall not be lawful for any of those cities to give over the war without the consent of all the rest. "And if an enemy shall invade the territory, either of the Argives or of the Eleians or of the Mantineans, then the Athenians shall come unto Argos, Elis, and Mantineia to assist them, in such sort as those cities shall send them word to do, in the best manner they possibly can.

[4] But if the enemy, after he hath wasted their territory, shall be gone back, then their city shall be held as an enemy both to the Athenians and also to the Argives, Eleians, and Mantineans, and war shall be made against it by all those cities; and it shall not be lawful for any of them to give over the war against that city without the consent of all the rest.

[5] "There shall no armed men be suffered to pass through the dominions either of themselves or of any the confederates under their several commands to make war in any place whatsoever, unless by the suffrage of all the cities, Athens, Argos, Elis, and Mantineia, their passage be allowed. "To such as come to assist any of the other cities, that city which sendeth them shall give maintenance for thirty days after they shall arrive in the city that sent for them;

[6] and the like at their going away; but if they will use the army for a longer time, then the city that sent for them shall find them maintenance, at the rate of three oboles of Aegina a day for a man of arms, and of a drachma of Aegina for a horseman. "The city which sendeth for the aids shall have the leading and command of them whilst the war is in their own territory;

[7] but if it shall seem good unto these cities to make a war in common, then all the cities shall equally participate of the command. "The Athenians shall swear unto the articles both for themselves and for their confederates; and the Argives, Eleians, and Mantineans, and the confederates of these shall every one swear unto them city by city.

[8] And their oath shall be the greatest that by custom of the several cities is used, and with most perfect hosts, and in these words: 'I will stand to this league, according to the articles thereof, justly, innocently, and sincerely, and not transgress the same by any art or machination whatsoever.' "This oath shall be taken at Athens by the senate and the officers of the commons, and administered by the Prytanes.

[9] At Argos it shall be taken by the senate and the council of eighty and by the Artynae, and administered by the council of eighty. At Mantineia it shall be taken by the procurators of the people and by the senate and by the rest of the magistrates, and administered by the theori and by the tribunes of the soldiers. At Elis it shall be taken by the procurators of the people and by the officers of the treasury and by the council of six hundred, and administered by the procurators of the people and by the keepers of the law.

[10] "This oath shall be renewed by the Athenians, who shall go to Elis and to Mantineia and to Argos thirty days before the Olympian games; and by the Argives, Eleians, and Mantineans, who shall come to Athens ten days before the Panathenaean holidays.

[11] "The articles of this league and peace and the oath shall be inscribed in a pillar of stone by the Athenians in the citadel; by the Argives in their market place within the precincts of the temple of Apollo; and by the Mantineans in their market place within the precinct of the temple of Jupiter. And at the Olympian games now at hand, there shall be jointly erected by them all a brazen pillar in Olympia [with the same inscription].

[12] If it shall seem good to any of these cities to add anything to these articles, whatsoever shall be determined by them all in common council, the same shall stand good.

[1] The Athenians, Argives, Mantineans, and Eleans, acting for themselves and the allies in their respective empires, made a treaty for a hundred years, to be without fraud or hurt by land and by sea.

[2] 1. It shall not be lawful to carry on war, either for the Argives, Eleans, Mantineans, and their allies, against the Athenians, or the allies in the Athenian empire; or for the Athenians and their allies against the Argives, Eleans, Mantineans, or their allies, in any way or means whatsoever.
  The Athenians, Argives, Eleans, and Mantineans shall be allies for a hundred years upon the terms following:—

[3] 2. If an enemy invade the country of the Athenians, the Argives, Eleans, and Mantineans shall go to the relief of Athens , according as the Athenians may require by message, in such way as they most effectually can, to the best of their power. But if the invader be gone after plundering the territory, the offending state shall be the enemy of the Argives, Mantineans, Eleans, and Athenians, and war shall be made against it by all these cities; and no one of the cities shall be able to make peace with that state, except all the above cities agree to do so.

[4] 3. Likewise the Athenians shall go to the relief of Argos , Mantinea , and Elis , if an enemy invade the country of Elis , Mantinea , or Argos , according as the above cities may require by message, in such way as they most effectually can, to the best of their power. But if the invader be gone after plundering the territory, the state offending shall be the enemy of the Athenians, Argives, Mantineans, and Eleans, and war shall be made against it by all these cities, and peace may not be made with that state except all the above cities agree to it.

[5] 4. No armed force shall be allowed to pass for hostile purposes through the country of the powers contracting, or of the allies in their respective empires, or to go by sea, except all the cities—that is to say, Athens , Argos , Mantinea , and Elis—vote for such passage.

[6] 5. The relieving troops shall be maintained by the city sending them for thirty days from their arrival in the city that has required them, and upon their return in the same way; if their services be desired for a longer period the city that sent for them shall maintain them, at the rate of three Aeginetan obols per day for a heavy-armed soldier, archer, or light soldier, and an Aeginetan drachma for a trooper.

[7] 6. The city sending for the troops shall have the command when the war is in its own country; but in case of the cities resolving upon a joint expedition the command shall be equally divided among all the cities.

[8] 7. The treaty shall be sworn to by the Athenians for themselves and their allies, by the Argives, Mantineans, Eleans, and their allies, by each state individually. Each shall swear the oath most binding in his country over full-grown victims; the oath being as follows:
  ‘I will stand by the alliance and its articles, justly, innocently, and sincerely, and I will not transgress the same in any way or means whatsoever.’

[9] The oath shall be taken at Athens by the Senate and the magistrates, the Prytanes administering it; at Argos by the Senate, the Eighty, and the Artynae, the Eighty administering it; at Mantinea by the Demiurgi, the Senate, and the other magistrates, the Theori and Polemarchs administering it; at Elis by the Demiurgi, the magistrates, and the Six Hundred, the Demiurgi and the Thesmophylaces administering it.

[10] The oaths shall be renewed by the Athenians going to Elis , Mantinea , and Argos thirty days before the Olympic games; by the Argives, Mantineans, and Eleans going to Athens ten days before the great feast of the Panathenaea.

[11] The articles of the treaty, the oaths, and the alliance shall be inscribed on a stone pillar by the Athenians in the citadel, by the Argives in the market-place, in the temple of Apollo; by the Mantineans in the temple of Zeus, in the market-place; and a brazen pillar shall be erected jointly by them at the Olympic games now at hand.

[12] Should the above cities see good to make any addition to these articles, whatever all the above cities shall agree upon, after consulting together, shall be binding.

„Einen Friedensvertrass .aufshundert-Jahre ihcÄ^n
geschlossen die Athener, mit' den Argivern, Mantineern und?Meern/
beide theile .für sich, selbst und-für.die Bundesgenossen^die unte?
ihnen stehen, shne Arglist und .Gefährde, zu Wasser und zu.Land.? ?

.„Waffen tragennn feindlicher Absicht ^sollen weder die, Argiver;
Eleer und'Mantineer "und ihre..Bundesgenossen gegen. die,Athener
und die von ihnen beherrschten Bundesgenossen, noch rauch
die.Athe-ner und ihre Bundesgenossen gegen die Argiver, Eleer.und Ma.nt.i-
neer und ihre Bundesgenossen, aus keinerlei Art und:Weise",
' „Unter folgenden Bedingungen soll ein Waffenbund sein zwi?
schen den.Athenern und den Argivern,- Eleern und. Mantineern,. auf
hundert Jahre:"

„Wenn Feinde in das Gebiet der.Athener fallen, sollen Argiver,'
Eleer und Mantineer nach Athen Züzug leisten, wieiihnen die
Athener entbieten werden,^ so. stark..sie nur.immer können,'nach?b.estem
Vermögen."

„Wenn aber die Angreifer-das Land verwüstet.haben.und dann
wieder abziehen, so .soll ihr Staat von den-Argivern, Mantineern
und Eleern und von den Athenern als Feind betrachtet und von allen
diesen Staaten gezüchtigt werden, und.es soll-nicht einer einzelnen
Stadt erlaubt sein mit dem feindlichen Staate Frieden zu schließen, ¹
wenn es nicht Alle zusammen beschließen. Es sollen aber auch die
Athener nach Argos und Mantinea'und Elis Zuzug leisten, wenn
Feinde das Gebiet der Eleer oder Mantineer-angreisen, so wie diese
Städte entbieten werden, so stark sie nur können, nach bestem
Vermögen. Wenn die Angreifer aber das. Land verwüsten und dann
wieder abziehen, so soll ihr Staat.von den Athenern und von den
Argivern, Mantineern und Eleern als Feind betrachtet und von all.
diesen Städten gezüchtigt werden; und es soll nicht erlaubt sein, mit
dem feindlichen Staate Frieden zu schließen; wenn nicht alle Städte
insgesammt es beschließen."

,,Kein Theil soll irgend Einem bewaffneten Durchzug zum
Zwecke des Kriegs durch sein eigenes oder der unter ihm stehenden
Bundesgenossen Gebiet erlauben, auch nicht zur See, wenn micht alle
Staaten beschlossen haben, daß der Durchzug geschehen könne,
Athener und Argiver, Mantineer und Eleer."

„Den Hülfstruppen soll diejenige Stadt, welche sie abschickt,
Lebensmittel bis aus dreißig Tage liesern, von der Zeit an, wo.selbe
das Gebiet derjenigen Stadt betreten, welche die Hülse verlangt hat;
und-auf dem Rückzüge wieder ebenso. Sollten-jene Truppen aber
länger gebraucht werden, so soll der Staat, welcher sie abgeschickt hat,
ihnen auch den Lebensunterhalt liefern,- jedem Schwerbewaffneten und
leichten-Soldaten und Bogenschützen drei Aeginetische Obolen für
jeden Tag, den Reitern aber eine Aeginetische Drachme 39).

„Die Stadt, welche den Zuzug verlangt hat, soll auch die
Anführung haben, wenn der Krieg aus ihrem eigenen Gebiete geführt
wird. Wenn aber die Verbündeten beschlossen haben, irgendwohin
einen gemeinsamen Feldzug zu unternehmen, so sollen an der Führung
Alle in gleicher Weise Theil haben."

„Den Vertrag beschwören sollen die Athener für sich "und ihre
Bundesgenossen; die Argiver?aber-und Mantineer und Eleer und
deren Bundesgenossen sollen einzeln schwören, jede Stadt für sich.
ES'soll aber jeder:Staat den Eid schwören, der.nah cdem heimischen
Brauche bei ihnen -der höchste ist, mit makellosen Opfern. Der ²
Schwur soll aber so lauten: „„Ich will diesen Bund gemäß den ³
Verträgen wahrhaftig und in Treuen und ohne Arglist halten und,
ihn aus keine Art und Weise übertreten."" Den Eid.leisten sollen:'
zu Athen der Rath und die städtischen Oberbehörden, und den Eid
abnehmen sollen die Prytanen; zu Argos der Rath und die Achtziger
und die Artynen, den Eid abnehmen sollen die Achtziger; zu
Mantinea die Volksoberen und der Rath und die übrigen Oberbehörden,
den Eid abnehmen sollen die Theoren und die Kriegsobersten; in
Elis die Volksoberen und die Beamten und, die Sechshunderter. den
Eid abnehmen sollen die Volksobern und die Gesetzeswarte Zur
Erneuerung des EideS sollen die Athener nach Elis und nach
Mantinea und Argos kommen, dreißig Tage vor den Olympischen
Spielen; die Argiver, Eleer und Mantineer sollen nach Athen kommen,
zehn Tage vor den großen Panathenäen" ^

„Den Friedensvertrag und den beschworenen Waffenbund sollen
die Athener aus eine tseinerne Säule in ihrer Stadt schreiben, die
Argiver aus dem Markte im Tempel des Apollo, die Mantineer im
Tempel des ZeuS auf dem Markte, und auch zu Olympia sollen sie
auf gemeinsame Kosten bei den nächsten Olympischen Spielen eine
eherne Säule setzen."

„Wenn aber den verbündeten Städten gut dünken sollte,
verbessernde Zusätze zu diesen Verträgen zu machen, so soll das erlaubt
sein, wenn alle Städte nach gemeinsamer Berathung darüber
Beschluß gefaßt haben."

„Frieden aus hundert Jahr haben die Athener und die
Argeier, Eleer und Mantineer für sich und die ihnen beider­
seits untergebenen Bundesgenossen geschlossen, unverbrüchlich
nnd ohne Gefährde, sowohl zu Lande wie zur See. Wegen
vermeintlicher Ansprüche Waffengewalt anzuwenden oder sich
List und ähnlicher Mittel zu bedienen, soll weder den Argeiern,
Eleern und Mantineern und deren Bundesgenossen gegen die
Athener und die ihnen untergebenen Bundesgenossen, noch den
Athenern und ihren Bundesgenossen gegen die Argeier, Eleer
und Mantineer und deren Bundesgenossen gestattet sein. Die
Athener und die Argeier, Eleer und Mantineer schließen ein
Bündnis auf hundert Jahr unter folgenden Bedingungen.
Wenn den Athenern ein Feind ins Land fällt, sollen die
Argeier, Eleer und Mantineer den Athenern auf Verlangen,
soweit es in ihrer Macht steht, nach Kräften zu Hilfe kommen.
Wäre er nach Verheerung des Landes wieder abgezogen, so
soll er von den Argeiern, Mantineern, Eleern und Athenern
als Feind behandelt und sein Land von allen diesen Staaten
verheert werden. Keinem dieser Staaten soll erlaubt sein,
mit dem feindlichen Staate ohne Zustimmung aller übrigen
Frieden zu schließen. Wenn den Eleern, Mantineern oder
Argeiern ein Feind ins Land fällt, sollen die Athener den
Argeiern, Mantineern und Eleern auf Verlangen, soweit es
in ihrer Macht steht, nach Kräften zu Hilfe kommen. Wäre
er nach Verheerung des Landes wieder abgezogen, so soll er
von den Athenern, den Argeiern, Mantineern und Eleern als
Feind behandelt und sein Land von allen diesen Staaten ver­
heert werden. Keinem dieser Staaten soll erlaubt sein, mit
dem feindlichen Staate ohne Zustimmung aller übrigen Frieden
zu schließen. Fremdem Kriegsvolk soll keiner von ihnen Durch­
zug durch sein Gebiet oder das der ihm untergebenen Bundes­
genossen gestatten, auch nicht auf dem Seewege, wenn nicht
sämtliche Staaten, Athen, Argos, Mantinea und Elis, damit
einverstanden sind. Der Staat, welcher einem anderen Hilfs­
truppen schickt, hat sie bis zu dreißig Tagen von da an, wo
sie das Gebiet des Hilfe begehrenden Staates betreten, zu
verpflegen, und ebenso soll es gehalten werden, wenn sie wieder
abziehen. Wünscht der die Hilfe begehrende Staat die Truppen
länger zu behalten, so hat er die Kosten der Verpflegung zu
übernehmen und für den Hopliten, den Leichten und den
Bogenschützen drei äginetische Obolen, für den Reiter eine
äginetische Drachme täglich zu zahlen. Solange der Krieg
im Lande des die Hilfe begehrenden Staates geführt wird,
steht ihm der Oberbefehl zu. Wenn aber die Staaten einen
gemeinschaftlichen Feldzug anderswohin zu unternehmen be­
schließen, so sollen sie alle gleichmäßig am Oberbefehl be­
teiligt sein.

Die Athener sollen den Frieden für sich und ihre Bundes­
genossen, die Argeier, Mantineer, Eleer und ihre Bundes­
genossen aber Stadt für Stadt beschwören. Jeder soll den bei
ihm landesüblichen höchsten Eid leisten beim Opfer ausge­
wachsener Tiere. Der Eid aber soll also lauten: Ich will den
Bund, so wie er geschlossen ist, halten, ehrlich, unverbrüchlich,
ohne Gefährde, und ihn durch keinerlei Ausflüchte oder Winkel­
züge zu umgehen suchen. In Athen soll der Eid von dem
Rate und den Beamten für das Innere (Archai endemoi) ge­
leistet, von den Prytanen abgenommen werden. In Argos
soll er von dem Rate, den Achtzig und den Artynen geleistet
und von den Artynen abgenommen, in Mantinea von den
Deminrgen, dem Rate und den übrigen Beamten geleistet, von
den Theoren und den Polemarchen abgenommen, in Elis von
den Demiurgen, den höchsten Beamten und den Sechshundert
geleistet, von den Demiurgen und den Thesmophylaken abge­
nommen werden. Die Athener sollen den Eid in Elis, Man­
tinea und Argos erneuern und sich dazu dreißig Tage vor den
olympischen Spielen dorthin begeben, die Argeier, Eleer und
Mantineer aber in Athen und sich dazu zehn Tage vor den
großen Panathenäen dort einfinden. Der Vertrag über Frieden,
Eid und Bündnis ist inschriftlich auf einer steinernen Säule
anzubringen von den Athenern auf der^Burg, von den Argeiern
auf dem Markte am Tempel des Apollon, von den Mantineern
auf dem Markte am Tempel des Zeus. In Olympia aber soll
das nächstemal bei den olympischen Spielen eine eherne Säule
gemeinschaftlich von ihnen aufgestellt werden. Würden diese
Staaten es für angemessen halten, dem Vertrage etwas hinzu­
zufügen, so soll das darüber nach gemeinsamer Beratung von
ihnen übereinstimmend Beschlossene fortan maßgebend sein."

XLVII. « Un traité de paix de cent années est conclu entre les Athéniens, les Argiens, les Mantinéens et les Éléens, tant pour eux que pour les alliés auxquels ils commandent respectivement, sans dol ni dommage, sur terre et sur mer.

« Il est interdit de porter les armes en vue de nuire : aux Argiens, aux Éléens, aux Mantinéens et à leurs alliés, contre les Athéniens et les alliés soumis à la domination athénienne; aux Athéniens et à leurs alliés, contre les Argiens, les Éléens, les Mantinéens et leurs alliés, de quelque façon et sous quelque prétexte que ce soit.

« A cette condition, les Athéniens, les Argiens, les Éléens et les Mantinéens seront alliés pendant cent ans. Si quelque ennemi envahit le territoire des Athéniens, les Argiens, les Éléens et les Mantinéens viendront au secours d’Athènes, sur l’invitation des Athéniens, autant que faire se pourra et par les moyens les plus efficaces en leur pouvoir. S’il se retire après avoir ravagé le pays, il sera considéré comme ennemi d’Argos, de Mantinée, d’Élée et d’Athènes; toutes ces villes lui feront la guerre, et aucune d’elles ne pourra se retirer de la lutte sans le consentement unanime de toutes.

« Si quelque ennemi envahit le territoire des Éléens, des Manlinéens ou des Argiens, les Athéniens viendront au secours d’Argos, de Mantinée et d’Élée, sur la réclamation de ces villes, autant que faire se pourra et par les moyens les plus efficaces en leur pouvoir. S’il se retire après avoir ravagé le pays, il sera considéré comme ennemi des Athéniens, des Argiens, des Mantinéens et des Éléens; tous ensemble lui feront la guerre, et aucun d’eux ne pourra se retirer de la lutte sans le consentement unanime de tous.

« Ils s’engagent à interdire à toutes troupes armées en guerre le passage sur leur territoire et sur celui des alliés soumis à leur domination, ainsi que la traversée par mer, — à moins que l’autorisation n’ait été accordée de concert par toutes les villes, par Athènes, Argos, Mantinée et Élée.

« La ville qui enverra des troupes auxiliaires leur fournira trente jours de vivres, à dater de leur arrivée dans la ville qui les aura réclamées, et pourvoira de même au retour. Si la ville qui a mandé ces troupes veut en disposer plus longtemps, elle payera, pour subsistances, trois oboles d’Égine par jour à chaque hoplite, soldat léger ou archer, et aux cavaliers une drachme d’Égine ¹ .

« La ville qui aura réclamé les secours aura le commandement tant que la guerre se fera sur son territoire. Si les villes confédérées jugent à propos de faire quel- ² que expédition en commun, le commandement sera partagé sur le pied de l’égalité.

« Les Athéniens jureront le traité pour eux et leurs alliés; du côté des Argiens, des Mantinéens, des Éléens et de leurs alliés, chaque ville s’obligera en particulier ³ ; chacune prêtera le serment le plus sacré dans le pays, et immolera des victimes parfaites ⁴ . La formule est : « Je resterai fidèle à l’alliance et aux présentes stipulations, suivant la justice, sans dommage et sans dol; je n’y contreviendrai en quelque façon et sous quelque prétexte que ce soit. »

« A Athènes le serment sera prêté par le sénat et les magistrats urbains ⁵ , et reçu par les prytanes; à Argos par le sénat, les quatre-vingts èt les artynes ⁶ , entre les mains des quatre-vingts; à Mantinée par les démiurges ⁷ , le sénat et les autres magistrats, entre les mains des théores ⁸ et des polémarques ⁹ ; à Élis, par les démiurges, les magistrats souverains et les six cents, entre les mains des démiurges et des thesmophylaces ¹⁰ .

« Les serments seront renouvelés, par les Athéniens, à Élis, à Mantinée et à Argos, trente jours avant les jeux Olympiques; par les Argiens, les Éléens, les Mantinéens, à Athènes, dix jours avant les grandes Panathénées ¹⁹

« Les clauses relatives à la paix, aux serments et à l’alliance, seront inscrites sur une colonne de marbre, à Athènes, dans l’Acropole; à Argos, dans l’Agora, au temple d’Apollon; à Mantinée, dans le temple de Jupiter, sur l’Agora. On placera aussi en commun une colonne d’airain à Olympie, pendant les jeux actuels. Si les États contractants trouvent quelque chose de mieux, ils pourront l’ajouter à ces articles, et ce qui aura été arrêté de concert dans une délibération commqne sortira son entier effet. »

[1] 1. "The Athenians, Argives, Mantineans, and Eleans have made a treaty with one another for a hundred years, on behalf of themselves and the allies over whom they have authority respectively, to be observed without fraud or hurt both by land and sea.
  2.

[2] "It shall not be allowed to bear arms with harmful intent, either for the Argives, Eleans, Mantineans and their allies against the Athenians and the allies over whom the Athenians have authority, or for the Athenians and the allies over whom the Athenians have authority against the Argives, Eleans, Mantineans and their allies, by any art or device.
  3.

[3] "The Athenians, Argives, Eleans, and Mantineans shall be allies for a hundred years on the following terms: If an enemy invade the territory of the Athenians, the Argives, Eleans and Mantineans shall bring aid to Athens, according as the Athenians may send them word, in whatever way they can most effectually, to the limit of their power; but if the invaders shall have ravaged the land and gone, that city shall be hostile to the Argives, Mantineans, Eleans, and Athenians, and shall suffer at the hands of all these states;

[4] and to discontinue hostilities against that state shall not be allowed to any one of these states, unless all agree.
  4. "Likewise the Athenians shall bring aid to Argos and to Mantinea and Elis, if an enemy come against the territory of the Eleans or that of the Mantineans or that of the Argives, according as these states send word, in whatever way they can most effectually, to the limit of their power; but if the invader shall have ravaged the land and gone, that city shall be hostile to the Athenians, Argives, Mantineans, and Eleans, and shall suffer ill at the hands of all these states;

[5] and to discontinue hostilities against that state shall not be allowed to any one of these states, unless all agree.
  5. "It shall not be permitted to pass under arms with hostile intent through their own territory or that of the allies over whom they severally have authority, nor by sea, unless passage shall have been voted by all of these states, Athenians, Argives, Mantineans, and Eleans.
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[6] "For the relieving force the state which sends for them shall furnish provisions for thirty days after their arrival in the state which sent for succour, and in like manner on their return; but if they wish to use the army for a longer period, the city which sends for it shall furnish provisions for heavy-armed or light-armed troops or bowmen, three Aeginetan obols ¹ per day, and for a cavalryman one Aeginetan drachma. ²
  7.

[7] "The state which sent for the troops shall have command whenever the war is in its territory. But if it shall seem good to all the states to make a joint expedition anywhere, all the states shall share the command equally.
  8.

[8] "The Athenians shall swear to the treaty for themselves and their allies, but the Argives, Mantineans, Eleans, and their allies shall swear to it individually by states. And they shall severally swear the oath that is most binding in their own country, over full-grown victims. And the oath shall be as follows:

[9] 'I will abide by the alliance in accordance with its stipulations, justly and without injury and without guile, and will not transgress it by any art or device.'
  9. "The oath shall be sworn at Athens by the senate and the home ³ magistrates, the prytanes administering it; at Argos by the senate and the eighty and the artynae, the eighty administering the oath; at Mantinea by the demiurgi and the senate and the other magistrates, the theori and the polemarchs administering the oath; at Elis by the demiurgi and the six hundred, the demiurgi and the thesmophylaces administering the oath.
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[10] "For renewal of the oath the Athenians shall go to Elis, to Mantinea, and to Argos, thirty days before the Olympic games; and the Argives, Eleans, and Mantineans shall go to Athens ten days before the great Panathenaea.
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[11] "The stipulations respecting the treaty, the oaths, and the alliance shall be inscribed on a stone column, by the Athenians on the Acropolis, ⁴ by the Argives in the market-place, in the temple of Apollo, by the Mantineans in the market-place, in the temple of Zeus; and a brazen pillar shall be set up by them jointly at the Olympic games of this year.
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[12] “If it shall seem advisable to these states to add anything further to these agreements, whatever shall seem good to all the states in joint deliberation shall be binding.”

[1] "The Athenians, Argives, Mantineans, and Eleans made a treaty for a hundred years, on behalf of themselves and the allies in their respective dominions, to be observed without guile or injury, both by land and by sea.

[2] That it shall not be allowed to take up arms with a mischievous design, either for the Argives, Eleans, and Mantineans, with their allies, against the Athenians, or for the Athenians and their allies against the Argives, Eleans, and Mantineans, with their allies, by any means whatever.

"That the following are the terms on which the Athenians, Argives, Eleans, and Mantineans shall be allies for a hundred

[3] years.

"That in case of an enemy marching against the territory of the Athenians, the Argives, Eleans, and Mantineans shall go to the succour of Athens, according to whatever message the Athenians may send them, in such manner as they can most effectually, to the utmost of their power. That in case of their having ravaged it and departed, that state shall be considered as an enemy to the Argives, Mantineans, and Eleans, and shall be exposed to the vengeance of all these states; and that no one of them shall be at liberty to terminate hostilities with that state, unless they all think fit to

[4] do so. That the Athenians likewise shall go to the succour of Argos Mantinea, and Elis, in case of an enemy marching against the Elean, Mantinean, or Argive territory, according to what ever message these states may send, in such manner as they can most effectually, to the utmost of their power. That in case of their having ravaged it and departed, that state shall be considered as an enemy to the Athenians, Eleans, Mantineans, and Argives, and shall be exposed to the vengeance of all of them; and that it shall not be lawful to terminate hostilities with that state, unless all the states think fit to

[5] do so.

"That they shall not allow armed troops to pass for hostile purposes through their own land, or that of the allies in their respective dominions, nor by sea, unless all the states, the Athenians, Argives, Mantineans, and Eleans, have decreed that

[6] their passage be allowed.

"That to the troops going as succours the state which sends them shall furnish provisions for thirty days after their arrival in the state which sent them word to succour it, and on their return in the same way: but that in case of their wishing to avail themselves of their service for a longer time, the state which sent for them shall supply them with provisions, at the rate of three Aeginetan oboli a day for a heavy-armed soldier, a light-armed, or a bowman, and of an

[7] aeginetan drachma for a horseman.

"That the state which sent for them shall have the command, while the war is in its own territory; but that in case of the states resolving to make a joint expedition in any quarter, an equal share of the command shall

[8] be enjoyed by all the states.

"That the treaty shall be sworn to, by the Athenians on behalf both of themselves and their allies, but on the part of the Argives, Mantineans, Eleans, and their allies, by each several state. That they shall swear that oath respectively which is the most binding in their country, over full-grown victims; and

[9] the oath shall be to this effect; 'I will stand by this alliance according to the stipulations, honestly, without injury, and without guile, and will not violate it by any method or means whatever.' That the persons to take the oath shall be, at Athens, the council and the home magistrates, the prytanes administering it; at Argos, the council, the ¹ eighty, and the artynae, the eighty administering it; at Mantinea, the demurgi the council, and the other magistrates, the theori and the polemarchs administering it; at Elis, the demiurgi, the magistrates, and the six

[10] hundred, the demiurgi and thesmophulaces administering it. That the oaths shall be renewed by the Athenians, on going to Elis, Mantinea, and Argos, thirty days before the Olympic festival; by the Argives, Eleans, and Mantineans, on going to Athens,

[11] ten days before the great Panathenaic festival.

[12]

[1] « Foedera fecerant Athenienses in centum et Argivi et Mantinei et Elei, pro se ipsis et pro sociis, quibus utrique imperant, sine dolo malo et sine noxa, tam terra quam mari.

[2] Nefas autem sit Argivos et Eleos et Manlineos eorumque socios Atheniensibus ac sociis, quibus Athenienses imperant, arma detrimenti causa inferre, aut Athenienses eorumque socios Argivis et Eleis et Mantineis eorumque sociis, ulla vel fraude vel machinatione.

[3] His conditionibus Athenienses et Argivi et Elei et Mantinei sint socii centum annos. Si hostes in Atheniensium agrum invadant, Argivi et Elei et Mantinei Athenas ad opem ferendam veniant, prout Athenienses denunciaverint, ratione quam acerrima poterunt pro viribus; si autem agrum populati discesserint, haec civitas ab Argivis et Mantineis et Eleis et Atheniensibus pro hoste habeatur, et a cunctis his civitatibus malo afficiatur; nulli vero harum civitatum bellum adversus istam civitatem susceptum deponere liceat, nisi cunctis videatur.

[4] Vicissim autem Athenienses quoque Argos et Mantineam et Elin ad opem ferendam proficiscantur, si hostes invadant in agrum Eleorum aut Mantineorum aut Argivorum, prout hae civitates ipsis denunciaverint , ratione quam acerrima poterunt pro viribus; si vero agrum populati discesserint, haec civitas ab Atheniensibus et Argivis et Mantineis et Eleis pro hoste habeatur, et a cunctis his civitatibus malo afficiatur. Bellum autem adversus hanc civitatem susceptum deponere nefas sit, nisi cunctis civitatibus videatur.

[5] Praeterea nulla harum civitatum per agrum suum, aut sociorum, quibus quaeque imperat aut per mare, homines armatos inferendi belli gratia transire sinat, nisi universae civitates, Atheniensis et Argiva et Mantinea et Elea, de communi sententia, ut transitus sit, decreverint.

[6] Iliis autem, qui opem ferent, civitas, quae illos mittet, commeatum praebeat ad dies triginta , ab eo die, quo auxilia in eam civitatem ingressa fuerint, quae opem sibi ferendam significaverit, et abeunti- bus eodem modo; si autem copiis diutius uti velint, illa civitas, quae eas acciverit, commeatum praebeat, singulis quidem gravis ac levis armaturae militibus atque sagittariis quotidie ternos obolos ^Eginaeos, equiti vero singulas drachmas jEginaeas.

[7] Ea autem civitas, quae copias acciverit, imperii summam obtineat, si bellum in ejus finibus geratur; si vero universis civitatibus aliquo conjunctis copiis proficisci visum fuerit, omnes civitates in hac expeditione par imperium participent.

[8] Haec autem ibedera Athenienses quidem pro se ipsis et pro sociis jurent, Argivi vero et Mantinei et Elei eorumque socii per singulas civitates jurent. J urent autem id quique jusjurandum, quod moribus patriis maximum est, super majores hostias. Jusjurandum autem in haec verba juretur: « Perstabo in societate ex pactis et conventis juste et innocue et sincere; nec eam ulla vel fallacia vel machinatione violabo. »

[9] Jurent autem Athenis quidem Senatus et magistratus urbani, Prytanes autem ad jusjurandum adigant. Argis vero Senatus et Octoginta viri et Artynae, adigant vero Octoginta viri; Mantineae vero Demiurgi et Senatus et ceteri Magistratus; adigant vero Theorj et Polemarchi; Elide vero Demiurgi et Quaestores aerarii et Sexcenti viri, adigant vero Demiurgi et Thesmophylaces.

[10] Hoc autem jusjurandum renovent Athenienses quidem euntes Elin et Mantineam et Argos triginta diebus ante Olympia, Argivi vero et Elei et Mantinei euntes Athenas decem diebus ante magna Pana-thenma.

[11] Haec autem foederum et jurisjurandi et societatis pacta in lapideo cippo inscribant Athenienses quidem in arce, Argivi vero in foro in Apollinis templo, Manlioei vero in Jovis templo in foro. Cippum etiam aeneum communi sumptu factum statuant Olympiae, in ludis Olympiacis, qui nunc fiunt.

[12] Quod si quid his civitatibus videatur melius esse, quod addant pactis et con ventis, quicquid his universis civitatibus consilio una communicato visum fuerit, id ratum sit. »

« Gli Ateniesi da una parte, gli Argivi i Mantineesi e gli Elei dall’altra , in nome proprio e degli scambievoli confederati cui comandano , hanno fatto per cent’anni tre~ gua sì per terra che per mare, senza inganno e detrimento« Agli Argivi, agli Elei, ai Mantineesi ed a’loro alleati non sarà lecito , per far danno, portar le armi contro gli Ateniesi e gli alleati cui comandano : nè agli Ateniesi ed agli alleati contro gli Argivi, gli Elei, i Mantineesi e loro alléati, esclusa ogni frode e tranelleria. Con questi patti gK Ateniesi e gli Argivi, gli Elei e i Mantineesi saranno alleati per cento anni. Ancora, se genti nemiche entreranno nel suolo degli Ateniesi, gli Argivi, gli Elei e i Mantineesi, secondo l’avviso che da essi ne abbiano, dovran soccorrere Atene nel più valido modo che possano, giusta le loro forze. E se il nemico si ritiri dopo avervi dato il guasto, quella tal città s'intenda nemica degli Argivi, dei Mantineesi , degli Elei e degli Ateniesi, e debba esser travagliata colle armi da tutte queste Repubbliche, nissuna delle quali possa scioglier la guerra impresa coutro la città nemica, senza il consentimento di tutte le altre. Parimente se genti nemiche entreranno nel suolo, o degli Elei, o de' Mantineesi, o degli Argivi; gli Ateniesi, secondo l'avviso che da essi ne abbiano , dovranno soccorrere Argo, Mantinea ed Elide nel più valido modo che possano, giusta le loro forze. E se il nemico si ritiri dopo avervi dato il guasto, quella tal città s’intenda nemica degli Ateniesi, degli Argivi , de’ Mantineesi e degli Elei, e debba esser travagliata colle armi da tutte queste Repubbliche, nissuna delle quali possa scioglier la guerra impresa contro la città nemica» senza il consentimento di tutte le altre. Ancora, nessuna delle due parti permetterà che gente armata attraversi per far guerra il suo territorio, o quello degli scambievoli alleati cui comandano, e nemmeno il mare, senza che le città tutte Atene , Argo, Mantinea, Elide ne abbiano decretato il passo. Ancora, alle truppe ausiliarie somministri le vettovaglie per trenta giorni la città che le spedisce , da contare dopo il loro arrivo a quella che le ha chiamate ; e cosi nel ritorno. Se poi piacerà valersene più lungamente la città che le ha chiamate dia per paga al soldato grave e leggero e all’arciere tre oboli eginesi ogni giorno , e al cavaliere una dramma eginese. Ancora, la città che ha richiesto glieli ne abbia il comando quando però la guerra sia sul suolo di lei; ma se mai le città si determinino a guerra comune, abbiano tutte egual parte al comando. Ancora, gli Ateniesi giurtao questa tregua per sé e per i loro alleati ; e città per città gli Argivi, i Mantineesi, gli Elei e i loro confederati. Presti ciascuna il giuramento più solenne del paese, coll’offerta di vittime perfette; e questa ne sia la formula: —Manterrò l’alleanza secondo i patti, giustamente, illesamente, sinceramente, nè la trasgredirò con frode o tranelleria di sorte veruna —. In Atene giurino il senato e i magistrati del popolo nelle mani ai Pritani : In Argo il senato, gli ottauta e gli Artini, ma nelle mani agli ottanta : In Mantinea i tribuni della plebe, il senato e gli altri magistrati, nelle mani ai Teori e Polemarchi : In Elide i tribuni della plebe, quelli che riscuotono i tributi ed i seicento, nelle mani però ai tribuni della plebe ed ai Tesmofilaci. Si rinnoveranno i giuramenti dagli Ateniesi portandosi a Mantinea, a Elide e ad Argo, trenta giorni prima dei giochi olimpici : dagli Argivi, Elei e Mantineesi portandosi ad Atene dieci giorni prima delle grandi Panatenee. I patti riguardanti la tregua, i giuramenti e l’alleanza si scolpiscano in una colonna di pietra, dagli Ateniesi nella rocca; dagli Argivi nel foro, nel sagrato di Apollo ; dai Mantineesi nel sagrato di Giove pur nel foro. Si porrà altresì a spese comuni una colonna di bronzo in Olimpia nel tempo dei giochi olimpici che ora si celebrano. Finalmente qualora queste città giudichino di aggiunger qualche cosa agli articoli stabiliti, si dovrà intendere fermo e rato ciò che tutte le città comunemente risolveranno ».