Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Adolf Wahrmund (Translator), 5.70

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Danach'gingen beide Theile aus einander los, die Argiver
rasch und in Aufregung, die Lakedämonier aber langsam und nach
den Weisen zahlreicher Flötenbläser , die nicht des göttlichen
Dienstes halber vom Gesetze aufgestellt sind, sondern damit Alle
gleichmäßig im Takte vorrücken und die Schlachtlinie nicht zerrissen
wird, wie es großen Heeren beim Anmarsch zum Kampf gern
geschieht. ¹²

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).) — 5.70.1 focus

[1] καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα ἡ ξύνοδος ἦν, Ἀργεῖοι μὲν καὶ οἱ ξύμμαχοι ἐντόνως καὶ ὀργῇ χωροῦντες, Λακεδαιμόνιοι δὲ βραδέως καὶ ὑπὸ αὐλητῶν πολλῶν ὁμοῦ ἐγκαθεστώτων, οὐ τοῦ θείου χάριν, ἀλλ’ ἵνα ὁμαλῶς μετὰ ῥυθμοῦ βαίνοντες προσέλθοιεν καὶ μὴ διασπασθείη αὐτοῖς ἡ τάξις, ὅπερ φιλεῖ τὰ μεγάλα στρατόπεδα ἐν ταῖς προσόδοις ποιεῖν.

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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.) — 5.70.1 focus

[1] After this followed the battle. The Argives and their confederates marched to the charge with great violence and fury. But the Lacedaemonians slowly and with many flutes, according to their military discipline, not as a point of religion, but that, marching evenly and by measure, their ranks might not be distracted, as the greatest armies, when they march in the face of the enemy, use to be.

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.) — 5.70.1 focus

[1] After this they joined battle, the Argives and their allies advancing with haste and fury, the Lacedaemonians slowly and to the music of many flute-players—a standing institution in their army, that has nothing to do with religion, but is meant to make them advance evenly, stepping in time, without breaking their order, as large armies are apt to do in the moment of engaging.

Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs First1KGreek (Thucydides. Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs. Braun, Theodor, translator. Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, 1917.) — 5.70 focus

Darauf begann das Gefecht. Die Argeier und ihre Ver
bündeten rückten rasch und ungestüm vor, die Lakedämonier
langsam und unter klingendem Spiel zahlreicher Pfeifer, wie
das bei ihnen eingeführt ist, nicht etwa aus religiösen Rück
sichten, sondern um nach dem Takt Schritt zu halten, damit
ihre Glieder nicht aus dem Zusammenhang geraten, was sonst
beim Angriff großer Heere leicht vorkommt.

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponèse First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése, Vol. 1-2. Zévort, Marie Charles, translator. Paris: Charpentier, 1852.) — 5.70 focus

LXX. Ensuite on s’ébranla de part et d’autre : les Argiens s’avancèrent avec impétuosité et colère, tandis que les Lacédémoniens marchaient lentement, aux modulations d’un corps nombreux de joueurs de flûtes institué, non dans un but religieux, mais pour imprimer à la marche une cadence régulière et empêcher les rangs de se rompre, comme il arrive ordinairement dans les grandes armées au moment de l’attaque.

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése. Bétant, Élie-Ami, translator. Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette, 1863.) — 5.70 focus

Ensuite les deux armées s’ébramlèrent. Les Argiensd leurs alliés s’avançèrent à pas accélérés et avec véhéraencer tes Lacédémoniens lentement et au son d’un grand nombre de flûtes ¹ ; ce qui n’est point un usage religieux, mais ua moyen de régler leur marche par la cadence et d’éviter que leur ligne ne se rompe, comme il advient fréquemment aux grands corps d’armée allant à l’ennemi.

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.) — 5.70.1 focus

[1] After this the conflict commenced, the Argives and their allies advancing eagerly and impetuously, but the Lacedaemonians slowly and to the music of many flute-players placed among them according to custom, not with any religious motive, but in order that they might march up with even step and keeping time without breaking their order, as large armies are apt to do in going into battle.

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.) — 5.70.1 focus

[1] After this the conflict commenced: the Argives and their allies advancing with haste and impetuosity; the Lacedaemonians slowly, and to the music of many flute-players, placed amongst them according to custom, not with a religious object, but that they might advance evenly, stepping in time, and so that their line might not be broken, a thing which large armies are apt to do in their approaches to an enemy.

Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci First1KGreek (Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci. Haase, Friedrich, translator. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1869.) — 5.70.1 focus

[1] Atque post haec concurrebatur; et Argivi quidem eorumque socii magno impetu iraque concitati ferebantur, Lacedaemonii vero lente et ad cantum multorum tibicinum, qui ex lege inter ipsos erant interpositi, non rei divinae gratia, sed ut ad numerum aequabili gradu incedentes progrederentur, et ne acies distraheretur, quod magni exercitus in ipso concursu facere solent.

La storia di Tucidide First1KGreek (Thucydides. Della storia di Tucidide volgarizzata libri otto. Anonymous translator. Florence: Tipografia Galileiana, 1835.) — 5.70 focus

Dopo di questo andavano i due campi adazauf-(arsi ; gli Argivi e gli alleati con passo forzato spiranti furore, i Lacedemoni posatamente e a tempo coi molli trombettieri che per legge sono fra loro, non per pratica religiosa ma per muoversi uniformemente a battuta, acciò l’ordinanza loro non si rompesse, come suole accadere nei grandi eserciti nel venire alle mani.

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History of the Peloponnesian War

1. 51) Die Verbündeten forderten sich gegenseitig auf. tapfer zu fechten; d.ie Lakedä-,
monier erinnern sich daran, daß sie ja wirklich tapfer seien, folglich nicht anders als
tapfer kämpfen könnten.

2. 52) Nach Herodot IV, Kl) waren bei den Lakedämoniern die Flötendläser eine
erdliche Kaste.

Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 5.70

Adolf Wahrmund (Translator)

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