Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Adolf Wahrmund (Translator), 1.51

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Diese Schiffe also erblickten die Korinther zuerst, und weil
sie vermutheten, daß sie von Athen kämen und ihrer vielleicht noch
mehr seien als die, welche eben in Sicht waren, so nahmen sie den
Rückzug. Die Kerkyräer sahen aber diese Schiffe nicht, — denn sie
kamen von einer Seite, wo jene sie nicht so leicht wahrnehmen
konnten,— und wunderten sich sehr, daß die Korinther rückwärts ruderten,,
bis endlich Einige der Schiffe ansichtig wurden und ihr Ansegeln
verkündeten. Da zogen auch sie sich zurück, denn es dunkelte schon und
die Korinther waren bereits weit weg. So also hatte der
Zusammenstoß geendet und die Nacht die Seeschlacht abgeschnitten. Die
Kerkyräer nahmen nun bei Leukimme eine Aufstellung, und jene zwanzig
Athenischen Schiffe, geführt von Glaukon, des Leagros', und von
Andokides, des Leogoros' Sohn, fuhren mitten durch Schiffstrümmer
und Leichen auf die Kerkyräer los und kamen, nicht lange nachdem
sie zuerst bemerkt worden waren, bei ihrem Standort an. Es war
schon dunkele Nacht, und die Kerkyräer hatten gefürchtet, es möchten
feindliche Schiffe sein; jetzt aber erkannte man sie, und jene gingen
vor Anker.

History of the Peloponnesian War. Thucydides. Adolf Wahrmund (Translator). Stuttgart. 1864.

Current edition First1KGreek

Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs (German) (Thucydides. Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs. Wahrmund, Adolf, translator. Stuttgart: Krais and Hoffmann, 1864.)

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Ἱστορίαι Perseus (Thucydides. Historiae, Vol 1-2. Jones, Henry Stuart, editor. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1910. (1942 printing).) — 1.51.1 focus

[1] ταύτας οὖν προϊδόντες οἱ Κορίνθιοι καὶ ὑποτοπήσαντες ἀπ’ Ἀθηνῶν εἶναι οὐχ ὅσας ἑώρων ἀλλὰ πλείους ὑπανεχώρουν.

[2] τοῖς δὲ Κερκυραίοις ἐπέπλεον γὰρ μᾶλλον ἐκ τοῦ ἀφανοῦς οὐχ ἑωρῶντο, καὶ ἐθαύμαζον τοὺς Κορινθίους πρύμναν κρουομένους, πρίν τινες ἰδόντες εἶπον ὅτι νῆες ἐκεῖναι ἐπιπλέουσιν. τότε δὲ καὶ αὐτοὶ ἀνεχώρουν· ξυνεσκόταζε γὰρ ἤδη, καὶ οἱ Κορίνθιοι ἀποτραπόμενοι τὴν διάλυσιν ἐποιήσαντο.

[3] οὕτω μὲν ἡ ἀπαλλαγὴ ἐγένετο ἀλλήλων, καὶ ἡ ναυμαχία ἐτελεύτα ἐς νύκτα.

[4] τοῖς δὲ Κερκυραίοις στρατοπεδευομένοις ἐπὶ τῇ Λευκίμμῃ αἱ εἴκοσι νῆες αἱ ἐκ τῶν Ἀθηνῶν αὗται, ὧν ἦρχε Γλαύκων τε ὁ Λεάγρου καὶ † Ἀνδοκίδης ὁ Λεωγόρου †, διὰ τῶν νεκρῶν καὶ ναυαγίων προσκομισθεῖσαι κατέπλεον ἐς τὸ στρατόπεδον οὐ πολλῷ ὕστερον ἢ ὤφθησαν.

[5] οἱ δὲ Κερκυραῖοι (ἦν γὰρ νύξ) ἐφοβήθησαν μὴ πολέμιαι ὦσιν, ἔπειτα δὲ ἔγνωσαν· καὶ ὡρμίσαντο.

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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.) — 1.51.1 focus

[1] When the Corinthians therefore had sight of these galleys, suspecting that they were of Athens and more in number than they were, by little and little they fell off.

[2] But the Corcyraeans (because the course of these galleys was unto them more out of sight) described them not but wondered why the Corinthians rowed astern, till at last some that saw them said they were enemies, and then retired also the Corcyraeans.

[3] For by this time it was dark, and the Corinthians had turned about the heads of their galleys and dissolved themselves.

[4] And thus were they parted, and the battle ended in night. The Corcyraeans lying at Leucimna, these twenty Athenian galleys under the command of Glaucon the son of Leagrus and Andocides the son of Leogorus, passing through the midst of the floating carcasses and wrecks, soon after they were described arrived at the camp of the Corcyraeans in Leucimna.

[5] The Corcyraeans at first (being night) were afraid they had been enemies, but knew them afterwards; so they anchored there.

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.) — 1.51.1 focus

[1] These ships were thus seen by the Corinthians first. They suspected that they were from Athens , and that those which they saw were not all, but that there were more behind; they accordingly began to retire.

[2] The Corcyraeans meanwhile had not sighted them, as they were advancing from a point which they could not so well see, and were wondering why the Corinthians were backing water, when some caught sight of them, and cried out that there were ships in sight ahead. Upon this they also retired; for it was now getting dark, and the retreat of the Corinthians had suspended hostilities.

[3] Thus they parted from each other, and the battle ceased with night.

[4] The Corcyraeans were in their camp at Leukimme, when these twenty ships from Athens , under the command of Glaucon, the son of Leagrus, and Andocides, son of Leogoras, bore on through the corpses and the wrecks, and sailed up to the camp, not long after they were sighted.

[5] It was now night, and the Corcyraeans feared that they might be hostile vessels; but they soon knew them, and the ships came to anchor.

Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs First1KGreek (Thucydides. Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs. Braun, Theodor, translator. Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, 1917.) — 1.51 focus

Die Kerkyräer aber, welche die Schiffe nicht gesehen
hatten, da diese in der Richtung, aus der sie kamen, noch außer
halb ihres Gesichtskreises waren, begriffen nicht, weshalb die
Korinther rückwärts ruderten, bis dann auch sie ihrer ansichtig
wurden und der Ruf „Segel in Sicht" erscholl. Darauf zogen
sie sich ebenfalls zurück; denn es wurde schon dunkel, und die
Korinther waren verschwunden. So kam es nicht zur Schlacht,
und die Nacht machte weiteren Feindseligkeiten ein Ende. Jene
zwanzig Schiffe unter Glaukon, Leagros' Sohn, und Ando
kides, Leogoras' Sohn, aber setzten ihren Weg durch Leichen
und Schiffstrümmer bis Leukimme fort, wo die Kerkyräer
stehen geblieben waren, und langten nicht lange, nachdem sie
in Sicht gekommen, dort an. Die Kerkyräer fürchteten anfangs,
denn es war Nacht, es könnten Feinde sein, sahen jedoch bald
ihren Irrtum ein, worauf die Athener vor Anker gingen.

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponèse First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése, Vol. 1-2. Zévort, Marie Charles, translator. Paris: Charpentier, 1852.) — 1.51 focus

LI. Les Corinthiens les aperçurent les premiers et soupçonnèrent que c’étaient des vaisseaux athéniens, en plus grand nombre même qu’il ne paraissait ; c’est ce qui les fit reculer. Les Corcyréens, moins bien placés pour les découvrir, ne les virent pas tout d’abord et s’étonnèrent du movement rétrograde des Corinthiens ; mais ensuite quelques-uns des leurs les aperçurent et signalèrent l’approche d’une flotte ; alors ils reculèrent de leur côté ; car il était déjà tard, et les Corinthiens avaient viré de bord et s’éloignaient. Les deux partis se séparèrent ainsi et le combat finit à la nuit.

Les Corcyréens avaient leur camp à Leucimne : les vingt vaisseaux athéniens, commandés par Glaucon, fils de Leagros, et Andocide¹, fils de Leogoras, passant à travers les morts et les débris, y arrivèrent peu de temps après qu’on les eut aperçus. Comme il faisait nuit, les Corcyréens craignirent d’abord que ce ne fussent des ennemis ; mais ils furent ensuite reconnus et abordèrent.

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése. Bétant, Élie-Ami, translator. Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette, 1863.) — 1.51 focus

Les Corinthièns furent les premiers à découvrir ces vaisseaux; ils soupçonnèrent qu’ils venaient d’Athènes, et, les croyant plus nombreux qu’ils n’étaient, ils reculèrent. Les Corcyréens, moins bien placés pour les apercevoir, s’étonnaient de ce mouvement rétrograde; mais enfin quelques-uns les discernèrent et dirent que c’étaient des vaisseaux qui s’approchaient. Alors eux aussi se replièrent, car le jour commençait à baisser, et les Corinthiens par leur retraite avaient mis fin au combat. Ce fut ainsi qu’ils se séparèrent, et l’engagement se términa à la nuit. Les Corcyréens avaient regagné leur campement sur la pointe de Leucimme, lorsque les vingt vaisseaux athéniens, commandés par Glauoon, fils de Léagros, et par Andocidès, fils de Léogoras, arrivèrent à travers les morts et les débris, peu après avoir été signalés. Comme il était nuit close, les Corcyréens eurent peur que ce ne fût l’ennemi; mais ensuite on les reconnut et ils entrèrent en rade.

History of the Peloponnesian War First1KGreek (Thucydides, Vol. 1-4. Smith, Charles Foster, translator. London and Cambridge, MA: Heinemann and Harvard University Press, 1919-1923.) — 1.51.1 focus

[1] So when the Corinthians sighted these ships before the Corcyraeans did, suspecting that they were from Athens and that there were more of them than they saw, they began to withdraw.

[2] For the Corcyraeans, however, the Athenian ships were sailing up more out of view and could not be seen by them, and so they wondered that the Corinthians were backing water, until some of them caught sight of the ships and said, " Yonder are ships sailing up."

[3] Then they too retreated—for it was already getting dark; whereupon the Corinthians put their ships about and broke offthe action.

[4] Thus they separated, the sea-fight ending at nightfall. And while the Corcyraeans were encamping at Leucimne, the twenty ships from Athens, under the command of Glaucon son of Leagrus and Andocides son of Leogoras, having made their way through the corpses and the wrecks, sailed down to the camp not long after they were sighted.

[5] And the Corcyraeans—for it was night—were afraid they were enemies; but afterwards they recognized them and the ships came to anchor.

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.) — 1.51.1 focus

[1] These, then, the Corinthians having first seen, and suspecting that they were from Athens, [and were] not merely as many as they saw, but more, began to retreat.

[2] But by the Corcyraeans they were not seen, (for they were advancing more out of their view,) and they wondered at the Corinthians rowing astern, till some saw them and said,

There are slips yonder sailing towards us.

Then they also withdrew;

[3] for it was now growing dark, and the Corinthians by turning back had occasioned the suspension of hostilities.

[4] In this way they parted from each other, and the battle ceased at night. And when the Corcyraeans were encamped on Leucimna, these twenty ships from Athens, which were commanded by Glauco, the son of Leager, and Andocides, the son of Leogoras, coming on through the dead bodies and the wrecks, sailed up to the camp not long after they had been descried.

[5] Now the Corcyraeans (it being night) were afraid they might be enemies; but afterwards they recognised them, and they came to anchor.

Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci First1KGreek (Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci. Haase, Friedrich, translator. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1869.) — 1.51.1 focus

[1] Has igitur Corinthii mature conspicati, et non quot cernebant, sed plures Athenis adesse suspicati, sensim retro abibant.

[2] At Corcyraei eas non videbant, (veniebant enim ex occulto) et mirabantur Corinthios in puppim remigare; donec quidam, qui naves viderant, illas contra se navigare dixerunt. Tum vero et ipsi recesserunt; jam enim nox ingruebat ; et Corinthii navibus aversis abierant diversi.

[3] Ita alteri ab alteris dirempti sunt, et baec navalis pugna sub noctem finiebatur.

[4] Quum autem Corcyraei castra in Leucimna haberent, illae viginti naves Atticae,quibusGlauro Leagri et Andocides Leogori filius praeerant, per media cadavera et naufragia delatae, in castra venerunt, non multo postquam conspectae sunt;

[5] Corcynci vero (erat enim nox) timuerunt, ne hostiles essent; sed postea illas agnoverunt , et in suas stationes receperunt.

La storia di Tucidide First1KGreek (Thucydides. Della storia di Tucidide volgarizzata libri otto. Anonymous translator. Florence: Tipografia Galileiana, 1835.) — 1.51 focus

I Corintii adunque che le videro i primi, sospettando che ne venissero da Atene più di quelle che e' vedevano , davauo indietro. I Corfuotti che non le avevano vedute, perchè venivano da parte meno esposta a' loro occhi, si maravigliavano della ritirata dei Corintii ; se non che alcuni poi le videro, e dissero che esse venivano ad attaccarli : allora davvero anch’ essi, fattosi più buio, tornarono indietro, ed i Corintii girarono di bordo e si divisero. Così le due armate si separarono, e sul far della notte finì il combattimento. Le venti navi d'Atene sotto la condotta di Glaucone figliolo di Leagro, e di Andocide di Leogoro, poco dopo essere state vedute , passando a traverso dei cadaveri e dei rottami, si accostarono a Leucimna ove era il campo dei Corfuotti, e vi approdarono. I Corfuotti, perchè era notte, temettero non fosser nemiche; ma di poi riconosciutele le ricevettero in stazione.

Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 1.51

Adolf Wahrmund (Translator)

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