Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 5.35

[1] The same summer also the Dictideans took Thyssus, a town in Mount Athos, and confederate of the Athenians.

[2] This whole summer there was continual commerce between the Athenians and the Peloponnesians; nevertheless they began, both the Athenians and the Lacedaemonians, to have each other in suspicion immediately after the peace, in respect of the places not yet mutually surrendered.

[3] For the Lacedaemonians, to whose lot it fell to make restitution first, had not rendered Amphipolis and the other cities, nor had caused the peace to be accepted by the confederates upon Thrace, nor by the Boeotians nor Corinthians, though they had ever professed that in case they refused they would join with the Athenians to bring them to it by force, and had prefixed a time (though not by writing) within the which such as entered not into this peace were to be held as enemies unto both.

[4] The Athenians, therefore, when they saw none of this really performed, suspected that they had no sincere intention, and thereupon refused to render Pylus when they required it; nay, they repented that they had delivered up the prisoners they took in the island; and detained the rest of the towns they then held till the Lacedaemonians should have performed the conditions on their part also.

[5] The Lacedaemonians to this alleged that they had done what they were able to do, for they had delivered the Athenian prisoners that were in their hands and had withdrawn their soldiers from the parts upon Thrace, and whatsoever else was in their own power to perform; but Amphipolis, they said, was not in their power to surrender; that they would endeavour to bring the Boeotians and Corinthians to accept the peace, and to get Panactum restored, and all the Athenian prisoners in Boeotia to be sent home;

[6] and therefore desired them to make restitution of Pylus, or, if not so, at least to draw out of it the Messenians and Helotes, as they for their part had drawn their garrisons out of the towns upon Thrace;

[7] and if they thought good, to keep it with a garrison of Athenians. After divers and long conferences had this summer, they so far prevailed with the Athenians at the last as they drew thence all the Messenians and Helotes and all other Laconian fugitives and placed them in Cranii, a city of Cephallenia.

[8] So for this summer there was peace and free passage from one to another.

[1] The same summer the Dians took Thyssus, a town on Acte by Athos in alliance with Athens .

[2] During the whole of this summer intercourse between the Athenians and Peloponnesians continued, although each party began to suspect the other directly after the treaty, because of the places specified in it not being restored.

[3] Lacedaemon , to whose lot it had fallen to begin by restoring Amphipolis and the other towns, had not done so. She had equally failed to get the treaty accepted by her Thracian allies, or by the Boeotians or the Corinthians; although she was continually promising to unite with Athens in compelling their compliance, if it were longer refused. She also kept fixing a time at which those who still refused to come in were to be declared enemies to both parties, but took care not to bind herself by any written agreement.

[4] Meanwhile the Athenians, seeing none of these professions performed in fact, began to suspect the honesty of her intentions, and consequently not only refused to comply with her demands for Pylos , but also repented having given up the prisoners from the island, and kept tight hold of the other places, until Lacedaemon 's part of the treaty should be fulfilled.

[5] Lacedaemon , on the other hand, said she had done what she could, having given up the Athenian prisoners of war in her possession, evacuated Thrace , and performed everything else in her power. Amphipolis it was out of her ability to restore; but she would endeavor to bring the Boeotians and Corinthians in to the treaty, to recover Panactum, and send home all the Athenian prisoners of war in Boeotia .

[6] Meanwhile she required that Pylos should be restored, or at all events that the Messenians and Helots should be withdrawn, as her troops had been from Thrace , and the place garrisoned, if necessary, by the Athenians themselves.

[7] After a number of different conferences held during the summer she succeeded in persuading Athens to withdraw from Pylos the Messenians and the rest of the Helots and deserters from Laconia, who were accordingly settled by her at Cranii in Cephallenia.

[8] Thus during this summer there was peace and intercourse between the two peoples.

In demselben Sommer eroberten die Dieer das mit Athen
verbündete Thyssos an der Athosküste. Diesen ganzen Sommer
verkehrten Athener und Peloponnesier zwar noch friedlich mit­
einander, aber schon gleich nach dem Frieden betrachteten sie
sich gegenseitig wieder mit Mißtrauen infolge der verweigerten
Herausgabe der Plätze. Denn die Lakedämonier, welche, wie
das Los entshcieden, zuerst herausgeben mußten, hatten Amphi­
polis und noch andere Plätze nicht herausgegeben, auch ihre
vorderthrakischen Bundesgenossen nicht genötigt, dem Frieden
beizutreten, und ebensowenig die Böotier und die Korinther,
obgleich sie beständig verischerten, wenn sie es nicht von selbst
täten, wollten sie sie mit den Athenern gemeinschaftlich dazu
zwingen, und sich, wenn auch nicht schriftlich, damit einverstanden
erklärt hatten, daß die Nichtbeitretenden nach Ablauf einer ge­
wissen Frist von beiden als Feinde behandelt werden sollten.
Als die Athener sahen, daß es mit alledem kein Ernst wurde,
schöpften sie Verdacht, daß die Lakedämonier es nicht ehrlich
meinten. Sie verweigerten deshalb auch ihrerseits die Heraus­
gabe von Pylos und bereuten schon, die Gefangenen ^on der
Insel freigelassen zu haben. Auch die übrigen Plätze gaben
sie nicht heraus, sondern wollten zunächst abwarten, ob die
Lakedämonier ihnen gegenüber den Vertrag erfüllen würden.
Die Lakedämonier dagegen sagten, sie hätten ihr möglichstes
getan; sie hätten die gefangenen Athener herausgegeben, ihre
Truppen von der thrakischen Küste zurückgezogen und auch im
übrigen, soweit sie dazu imstande gewesen, den Vertrag erfüllt.
Die Herausgabe von Amphipolis aber hätten sie nicht durch­
setzen können. Sie würden versuchen, die Böotier und die
Korinther zur Annahme des Friedens zu bestimmen sowie
die Rückgabe von Panakton und die Freilassung der in Böotien
kriegsgefangenen Athener zu erwirken. Sie bestanden jedoch
darauf, daß man ihnen Pylos herausgäbe, wenigstens die
Messenier und Heloten von dort abziehen ließe, wie sie auch
ihre Truppen aus Thrakien zurückgezogen hätten; allenfalls
möchten die Athener dann eigene Truppen hineinlegen. Nach­
dem hierüber im Laufe dieses Sommers vielfach hin und her
verhandelt worden war, verstanden sich die Athener dazu, die
Messenier sowie die Heloten und sonstigen lakedämonischen
Überläufer herauszuziehen, denen sie dann in Kranioi und
Kephallenia Wohnsitze anwiesen. So blieb es diesen Sommer
ruhig; und sie verkehrten friedlich miteinander.

XXXV. Le même été les Diens prirent Thyssos, ville de l’Athos, alliée d’Athènes. Pendant tout cet été, il y eut commerce réciproque entre les Athéniens et les Péloponnésiens. Cependant, à peine la paix conclue, il s’était élevé entre les Athéniens et les Lacédémoniens des défiances mutuelles, fondées sur ce que ni les uns ni les autres ne restituaient les places. Les Lacédémoniens, désignés par le sort pour commencer les restitutions, ne rendaient ni Amphipolis ni les autres villes; ils n'avaient procuré l’adhésion au traité, ni de leurs alliés' de l’Épithrace, ni des Béotiens, ni des Corinthiens, quoiqu’ils promissent sans cesse de les contraindre d’accord avec les Athéniens, s’ils refusaient, et qu'ils eussent fixé, mais sans garantie écrite, une époque où tous ceux qui n’auraient pas accédé seraient ennemis des deux peuples. Les Athéniens, voyant qu’en réalité aucun de ces engagements n’aboutissait, soupçonnèrent les Lacédémoniens de n’avoir que de mauvais desseins, et refusèrent de leur restituer Pylos, malgré leurs réclamations. Ils regrettaient même d’avoir rendu les prisonniers de l’île, et gardaient les autres places, en attendant que les Lacédémoniens eussent rempli leurs promesses. Les Lacédémoniens prétendaient avoir fait tout ce qu’ils pouvaient : ils avaient rendu les prisonniers athéniens qui étaient entre leurs mains, retiré leurs soldats de l’Épithrace et fait tout ce qui dépendait d’eux personnellement : quant à Amphipolis, ils n’en étaient pas maîtres, disaient-ils, pour la rendre; ils feraient tous leurs efforts pour obtenir l’adhésion des Béotiens et des Corinthiens au traité, pour faire restituer Panacton et mettre en liberté les Athéniens prisonniers en Béotie; mais ils demandaient, de leur côté, la restitution de Pylos, ou tout au moins le rappel des Messéniens et des Hilotes, comme eux-mêmes avaient rappelé leurs soldats de Thrace, consentant à ce que les Athéniens missent personnellement garnison dans la place, s’ils le voulaient. Enfin, à force de négociations et de conférences, dans le cours de cet été, ils amenèrent les Athéniens à retirer de Pylos les Messéniens, les autres Hilotes et tous les transfuges de Laconie. Ils furent établis à Cranies, ville de Céphallénie. Ainsi il y eut, durant cet été, repos et liberté de communications entre les deux peuples.

Ce fut encore dans le même été que lesDiens ¹ prirent Thyssos, ville située sur l’Athos et alliée d’Athènes.

Durant toute cette saison, les Athéniens et les Péloponésiens communiquèrent librement ensemble. Cependant la paix était à peine rétablie qu’on vit surgir entre eux des défiances réciproques au sujet de la non-reddition de quelques places. Les Lacédémoniens, désignés par le sort pour commencer les restitutions , ne rendaient ni Amphipolis ni le reste. Ils n’avaient obtenu l’adhésion ni de leurs alliés de Thrace, ni des Béotiens, ni des Corinthiens, quoiqu’ils promissent toujours de s’unir aux Athéniens pour contraindre les récalcitrants. Us avaient même fixé verbalement un terme, passé lequel ceux qui n’auraient pas acquiescé à l’alliance seraient considérés comme ennemis par les deux nations. Les Athéniens, ne voyant s’accomplir aucune de ces promesses, commençaient à révoquer en doute la loyauté des Lacédémoniens. Aussi, malgré leurs instances, refusèrent-ils la rétrocession de Pylos ; ils regrets taient même d’avoir rendu les prisonniers de l’île ; enfin, ils résolurent de détenir les autres places jusqu’à ce que les Lacédémoniens eussent rempli leurs engagements. Les Lacédémoniens prétendaient avoir fait tout ce qui était en leur pouvoir, en Tetirant les soldats du littoral de la Thrace et de tous les endroits dont ils étaient maîtres. Quant à Amphipolis, ils assuraient qu’il ne dépendait pas d’eux de la livrer; qu’ils feraient leur possible pour obtenir l’adhésion des Béotiens et des Corinthiens, de même que la remise de Panacton et des prisonniers athéniens qui se trouvaient en Béotie. Ils insistaient pour que les Athéniens leur remissent Pylos, ou que tout au moins, suivant l’exemple qu’eux-mêmes avaient donné en rappelant leurs soldats de Thrace, ils retirassent de Pylos les Messéniens et les Hilotes, sauf à y placer, s’ils le voulaient, une garnison athénienne. Enfin, après des discussions prolongées pendant tout l’été, ils obtinrent que les Athéniens fissent sortir de Pylos les Messéniens, les Hilotes et tous les déserteurs lacédémo-niens. On les établit à Cranies, ville de Céphallénie. Ainsi, l’été se passa tranquillement et sans que les communications fussent interrompues.

[1] During the same summer also the Dians took Thyssus, a town on the promontory of Athos, which was in alliance with the Athenians.

[2]
  All this summer there was intercourse between the Athenians and Lacedaemonians, but both parties began to suspect one another directly after the conclusion of the treaty, owing to their failure to give back to one another the places specified.

[3] The Lacedaemonians, though they had drawn the lot to make restoration first, had not restored Amphipolis and the other places; nor had they made their allies in Thrace accept the treaty, nor the Boeotians, nor the Corinthians, though they continually professed that they would join the Athenians in coercing these states, if they were unwilling; and they proposed dates, without making a written agreement, on which those who did not accede to the treaty were to be enemies of both.

[4] Seeing, then, that none of these things was actually being done, the Athenians suspected the Lacedaemonians of having no just intentions, and so not only did not restore Pylos when the Lacedaemonians demanded it, but even repented that they had restored the prisoners taken on the island, and they continued to hold the other places, waiting until the Lacedaemonians should have fulfilled their part of the contract.

[5] The Lacedaemonians said that they had done what was possible; for they had restored the prisoners of the Athenians that were in their hands, had brought back their troops in Thrace, and had done whatever else had been in their power. As to Amphipolis, however, they said that they were not in control of it, so as to deliver it up;

[6] but they would try to bring the Boeotians and Corinthians into the treaty and to get back Panactum, and would recover all Athenian prisoners that were in the hands of the Boeotians. Pylos, however, they insisted the Athenians should restore to them;

[7] or at any rate, they should withdraw the Messenians and the Helots, as they themselves had withdrawn their troops from Thrace, and the Athenians themselves might garrison the place if they wished. After many and frequent conferences had been held during this summer, they persuaded the Athenians to withdraw from Pylos the Messenians, the rest of the Helots, and all who had deserted from Laconia;

[8] and these the Athenians settled at Cranii in Cephallenia. This summer, then, there was peace and mutual intercourse.

[1] The same summer also the Dians took Thyssus on the promontory of Athos, a colony of the Athenians.

[2] And during the whole of this summer there was intercourse indeed between the Athenians and Peloponnesians, but both parties suspected each other, from immediately after the conclusion of the treaty, on the ground of their not mutually restoring the places specified. For the Lacedaemonians, to whose lot it fell first to restore Amphipolis and the other towns, had not done so:

[3] nor did they make their Thrace-ward allies accede to the treaty, nor the Boeotians, nor the Corinthians; though they were continually saying that, in conjunction with the Athenians, they would compel those states to do so, if they would not of their own accord. They also pleaded in excuse the fact of the time not being specified, at which those who did not accede to it were to be considered as enemies to both sides.

[4] The Athenians therefore, seeing none of these things really performed, suspected that the Lacedaemonians had no upright intentions; so that on their demanding back Pylus, they refused to restore it, (nay, they even repented of having given them back their prisoners taken in the island,) and kept the other places, waiting till they, on their part, performed for them what had been arranged.

[5] The Lacedaemonians said that they had done what was possible; for that they had restored the Athenian prisoners who were in their hands, and had recalled the troops in Thrace; and whatever else they had in their power. With regard to Amphipolis, they were not, they said, masters of it, so as to give it up; but they would endeavour to bring the Boeotians and Corinthians over to the treaty, and to recover Panactum;

[6] and would restore as many of the Athenians as were prisoners in Boeotia. They required, however, that they should restore Pylus to them; or if not that, should withdraw the Messenians and helots, as they, on their part, had withdrawn their troops from Thrace;

[7] and that the Athenians themselves should garrison it, if they would. So when conferences had been held, many and often, during this summer, they prevailed on the Athenians to withdraw from Pylus the Messenians, and the rest of the helots, and all who had deserted from Laconia; and they settled them at Cranii in Cephallenia.

[8] During this summer, then, there was peace and free intercourse with each other.

[1] Eadem aestate Dictidienses Thysson in monte Atho sitam, Atheniensium sociam, ceperant.

[2] Atque hac tota aestate commercia quidem inter Athenienses et Peloponnesios fuerant, sed suspecti erant inter se statim post inita foedera et Athenienses et Lacedaemonii , quod neutri loca alteris restituerent.

[3] Nam Lacedaemonii , quibus sortito obtigerat, ut priores redderent, nec Amphipolin, nec cetera reddiderant, nec socios, qui erant in Tliracia, ad foedera recipienda adegerant, ac nc Boeotos quidem neque Corinthios, perpetuo dicentes se, si firdera accipere non vellent, una cum Atheniensibus eos coacturos; temporaque sine syngrapha praestituerant, intra quae qui foedera secum non iniissent, utrisque hostes esse oporteret.

[4] Quum igitur Athenienses nihil horam re ipsa praestari viderent, Lacedaemonios nihil aequi animo agitare suspicabantur; quamobrem ipsis neque Pylum repetentibus reddiderunt, sed etiam eos poenitebat, quod capti- vos ex insula reddidissent, et cetera loca retinebant, exspe-dantes donec et illi praestarent, quae promiserant

[5] Lacedaemonii vero dicebant, se prostitisse, quae praestari pos-1 sent; se enim Atheniensibus reddidisse omnes, qui ei ipsis apud se in vinculis fuissent, et milites e Thracia abduxisse, et si quid aliud in sua potestate habuissent; sed Amphipolin in sua potestate non esse dicebant, ita ut traderent, Boeotos vero et Corinthios se operam daturos, ut in foedera adducerent utque Panacium reciperent, et ut Athenienses, quotquot apud Boeotos essent captivi, recuperarent.

[6] Pylum autem postulabant ut sibi restituerent; sin minus, Messenios certe et servitia educerent, quemadmodum et ipsi ex Thracia suos abduxissent, utque locum illum Athenienses ipsi, si vellent, custodirent.

[7] Saepe autem multisquc sermonibus per hanc aestatem liabitis Atheniensibus persuase- I runt, ut e Pylo educerent Messenios ceterosque Helotas, 1 et quotquot ex agro Laconico fugerant; ipsosque in Craniis I Cephalleniae insulae urbe collocarunt.

[8] Hac igitur aestate I a bello quies erat et ultro dtroque inter se commeabant.

Parimente nella medesima estate i Ditti diesi presero Tisso città sul monte Ato, alleata di Atene. E quantunque per tutta questa state gli Ateniesi e i Peloponnesi praticassero insieme , pure avean cominciato a pigliare ombra l’uno dell'altro subito dopo le tregue per la non seguita restituzione reciproca delle terre. Imperciocché i Lacedemoni a' quali era toccato la volta di renderle i primi non avevan tra l’altre restituito neanche Amfipoli j nè astretto gli alleati di Tracia, i Beozii ed i Corintii ad accettare le tregue, contuttoché spacciassero sempre che se e’ non vi si piegassero, ve li forzerebbero di consenso con gli Ateniesi ; ed avessero proposto un termine , ma senza pubblico strumento, infra il quale quei che non vi accedessero, sarebbero tenuti per nemici da entrambi. Or gli Ateniesi vedendo che nulla di tutto questo era mandato ad effetto, sospettarono non avere i Lacedemoni veruna buona intenzione. Però non resero alle loro richieste Pilo, e piuttosto si pentivano di avere restituito i prigionieri della Sfatteria ; e ritenevano le altre terre aspettando che anche i Lacedemoni attenessero i patti. I Lacedemoni poi dicevano aver fatto il possibile , restituiti i prigionieri che avevano , ritirate dalla Tracia le truppe, e quanto altro era in loro potere ; ma non essere padroni di AmGpoli in modo da poterla rendere : però farebbero di tutto perché i Beozii e i Corintii aderissero alle tregue, e gli Ateniesi ripigliassero Panacto , e recuperassero tutti i loro prigioni che erano in mano de’ Beozii. Domandavano con questo che fosse reso Pilo, o almeno che ne fossero ritirati i Messemi e gli Iloti , siccome anch’essi avevano fatto dei loro soldati in Tracia ; e che gli Ateniesi, se volevano, guardassero da sé Pilo. In somma dopo molti e frequenti abboccamenti in questa estate ottennero dagli Ateniesi che fossero condotti via da Pilo i Messcnii e gli altri Iloti, e quanti aveano disertato della Laconia ; ai quali fu dato stanza a Cranio della Cefallenia. Posarono adunque le armi per questa estate , che fu consumata in scambievoli gite.