Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 1.111

[1] Also Orestes the son of Echecratidas, king of the Thessalians, driven out of Thessaly, persuaded the Athenians to restore him. And the Athenians, taking with them the Boeotians and Phoceans, their confederates, made war against Pharsalus, a city of Thessaly, and were masters of the field as far as they strayed not from the army (for the Thessalian horsemen kept them from straggling) but could not win the city nor yet perform anything else of what they came for but came back again without effect and brought Orestes with them.

[2] Not long after this, a thousand Athenians went aboard the galleys that lay at Pegae (for Pegae was in the hands of the Athenians) under the command of Pericles the son of 111antippus, and sailed into Sicyonia and landing put to flight such of the Sicyonians as made head, and then presently took up forces in Achaia, and putting over made war on Oenias, a city of Acarnania, which they besieged.

[3] Nevertheless they took it not but returned home.

[1] Meanwhile Orestes, son of Echecratidas, the Thessalian king, being an exile from Thessaly , persuaded the Athenians to restore him. Taking with them the Boeotians and Phocians their allies, the Athenians marched to Pharsalus in Thessaly . They became masters of the country, though only in the immediate vicinity of the camp; beyond which they could not go for fear of the Thessalian cavalry. But they failed to take the city or to attain any of the other objects of their expedition, and returned home with Orestes without having effected anything.

[2] Not long after this a thousand of the Athenians embarked in the vessels that were at Pegae (Pegae, it must be remembered, was now theirs), and sailed along the coast to Sicyon under the command of Pericles, son of Xanthippus. Landing in Sicyon and defeating the Sicyonians who engaged them,

[3] they immediately took with them the Achaeans, and sailing across, marched against and laid siege to Oeniadae in Acarnania . Failing however to take it, they returned home.

Orestes, der aus Thessalien vertriebene Sohn des thessa­
lischen Fürsten Echekratides, bewog die Athener, ihn zurück­
zuführen, und diese zogen in Gemeinschaft mit den damals
mit ihnen verbündeten Böotiern und Phokiern gegen Pharsalos
in Thessalien zu Felde. Sie brachten das platte Land in ihre
Gewalt, soweit sie sich dabei nicht allzuweit von ihrem Lager
zu entfernen brauchten, da sie beständig von thessalischer Reiterei
umschwärmt wurden, konnten aber die Stadt nicht nehmen.
Überhaupt kamen sie mit ihrem Feldzuge nicht zum Zweck und
mußten unverrichteter Sache mit Orestes wieder abziehen.
Nicht lange nahcher gingen tausend Athener aus dem damals
in ihrem Besitz befindlichen Pegai in See und fuhren unter
Perikles, dem Sohne des Xanthippos, nach Sikyon, wo sie
landeten und die Sikyoner, die sich ihnen entgegentsellten, be­
isegten. Gleich darauf fuhren sie, durch Achäer verstärkt, nach
Oiniadai in Akarnanien hinüber, rückten vor die Stadt und
belagerten sie. Indessen gelang es ihnen nicht, sie zu nehmen,
und so kehrten sie wieder nach Hause zurück.

CXI. Oreste, fils d’Échécratidès, roi des Thessaliens, chassé du trône, persuada aux Athéniens de l’y rétablir. Ils prirent avec eux les Béotiens et les Phocéens, leurs alliés, et marchèrent contre Pharsale, en Thessalie ; mais, contenus par la cavalerie thessalienne, ils ne furent jamais maîtres que du terrain qu’ils occupaient, sans pouvoir s’éloigner de leur camp. N’ayant pu ni prendre la ville, ni réaliser en rien l’objet de leur expédition, ils s'en retournèrent sans avoir rien fait et ramenèrent Oreste avec eux ¹ .

Peu de temps après, mille Athéniens s’embarquèrent à Pèges, place en leur pouvoir, et longèrent la côte jusqu’à Sicyone, sous le commandement de Périclès, fils de Xanthippe. Ils firent une descente et battirent ceux des Sicyoniens qui en vinrent aux mains avec eux ² ; aussitôt après ils s’adjoignirent les Achéens et traversèrent le golfe pour aller, sur la côte opposée, attaquer oeniades ³ , en Acarnanie. Mais, après un siége inutile, ils renoncèrent à cette entreprise et retournèrent chez eux.

Vers là même époque, Oreste fils d’Échécratidas, chassé de la Thessalie dont il était roi ¹ , persuada aux Athéniens de l’y rétablir. Ceux-ci, prenant avec eux leurs alliés de Béotie et de Phocide, marchèrent contre Pharsale en Thessalie; mais, contenus par la cavalerie thessalienne, ils ne purent se rendre maîtres que du terrain qu’ils occupaient, sans s’éloigner de leur camp. Ils ne prirent point la ville ; et, voyant s’évanouir tous leurs projets, ils s’en retournèrent comme ils étaient venus, et ramenèrent Oreste avec eux.

Peu de temps après, mille Athéniens s’embarquèrent à Pa-gæ, place qui leur appartenait alors, et suivirent la côte jusqu’à Sicyone, sous la conduite de Périclès fils de Xanthippos. Ils descendirent à terre, défirent ceux des Sicyonieus qui voulurent leur résister ; puis, prenant un renfort d’Acbéens, ils passèrent sut la rive opposée et allèrent assiéger OEni^des en Acarnanie ² ; mais ils ne réussirent pàs à s’en emparer, et revinrent à Athènes.

[1] And now Orestes son of Echecratidas, king of the Thessalians, who was exiled from Thessaly, persuaded the Athenians to restore him. And they, taking along some Boeotians and Phocians who were allies, made an expedition against Pharsalus in Thessaly. And though they made themselves masters of the land, so far as this was possible without going far from their camp—for the Thessalian cavalry hemmed them in—they failed to capture the city and indeed none of the other objects of their expedition was attained, so they went back home again unsuccessful, having Orestes with them.

[2] Not long after this ¹ one thousand Athenians, embarking on the ships at Pegae, which was now in their possession, ² sailed along the coast to Sicyon under the command of Pericles son of Xanthippus, and disembarking defeated in battle the Sicyonians who came out against them.

[3] Immediately thereafter, taking along some Achaeans and sailing across the gulf, they made an expedition against Oeniadae in Acarnania and laid siege to it; but failing to take it they went back home.

[1] Now Orestes, son of Echecratidas, king of the Thessalians, being banished from Thessaly, persuaded the Athenians to restore him: and taking with them the Boeotians and Phocians, who were their allies, the Athenians marched against Pharsalus in Thessaly. And they were masters of the country, as far as they could be so without advancing far from their camp, ¹ (for the cavalry of the Thessalians kept them in check,) but did not take the city, nor succeed in any other of the designs with which they made the expedition; but they returned with Orestes without effecting any thing.

[2] Not long after this, one thousand Athenians having embarked in the ships that were at Pegae, (for they were themselves in possession of that port,) coasted along to Sicyon, under the command of Pericles, son of Xanthippus, and landed, and defeated those of the Sicyonians who met them in battle.

[3] And immediately taking with them the Achaeans, and sailing across, they turned their arms against $Oeniadae in Acarnania, and besieged it: they did not, however, take it, but returned home.

[1] Orestes autem Echecratidae Thessalorum regis filius, ex Thessalia profugus, Atheniensibus persuasit, ut sc reducerent. Athenienses vero assumptis Boeotis et Phocensibus sociis expeditionem adversus Pharsalum Thessaliae susceperunt; et agrum quidem in sua potestate eatenus habebant, ut a castris non longe procederent (Thessalorum enim equites prohibebant), urbem vero non ceperunt, nec aliud quicquam eorum, quorum causa illam expeditionem susceperant, ipsis succedebat, sed una cum Oreste redierunt re infecta.

[2] Deinde vero non multo post mille Athenienses, navibus conscensis, quae Pegis erant, (ipsi autem Pegas tenebant) duce Pericle Xanthippi filio contra Sicyonem navigarunt, et, exscensu e navibus in terram facto, Sicyonios , qui secum conflixerant, proelio vicerunt.

[3] Quumque stalim Achaeos absumpsissent et in ulteriores partes trajecissent, GEniadis Acarnaniae civitati bellum intulerunt, eamque obsidebant; neque tamen ceperunt, sed domum reverterunt.

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Oreste, figliolo diEchecratida , re dei Tessali, trovandosi bandito dalla Tessaglia pregò gli Ateniesi a ricondurvelo. Questi unirono le armi con i Beozi ed i Focesi loro alleati, e marciarono contro Farsalo della Tessaglia : ma impediti dalla cavalleria tessala occuparono soltanto quel poco spazio di terreno che potevano non dilungandosi molto dal campo, e non riuscirono a prendere la citta , nè operare verun’ altra cosa di quelle per cui si erano mossi ; laonde insieme con Oreste si ritirarono senza aver conchiuso nulla. Non molto dipoi mille Ateniesi condotti da Pericle figliolo di Xantippo salirono sulle navi che avevano a Pega ( della qual città erano padroni ) e radendo la costa passarono a Sicione, ove nel fare scala superarono in battaglia quei Sicionesi che erano venuti a combatterli. Quindi pigliarono immediatamente seco gli Achei, e tragittarono alla parte opposta del golfo per portar l’armi contro Eniade città dell’Acarnania. La cinsero d’assedio , ma non avendo potuto espugnarla ritornarono a casa.