Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Adolf Wahrmund (Translator), 6.26

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Als die Athener dieß gehört, beschlossen sie allsogleich, die
Feldherrn sollten in Betreff der Heereszahl unumschränkte Vollmacht
haben und überhaupt freie Verfügung in Allem, was den Seezug
angehe, so wie sie dem Voitheil der Athener damit am besten zu dienen
dächten. Und nun begannen die Rüstungen, und man schickte zu den
Bundesgenossen und verfaßte auch die Dienstrollen für die
Einheimischen. Bereits hatte sich der Staat von den Folgen der Pest
und des langwierigen Krieges erholt, sowohl an Menge der
nachgewahcsenen jungen Mannschaft, als auch an Geldmitteln ^), die wegen
des Waffenstillstandes gesammelt worden waren, so daß man um so
leichter sich alles Nöthige verschaffen konnte. — Die Athener also
waren in diesen Rüstungen begriffen.

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).) — 6.26.1 focus

[1] ἀκούσαντες δ’ οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι ἐψηφίσαντο εὐθὺς αὐτοκράτορας εἶναι καὶ περὶ στρατιᾶς πλήθους καὶ περὶ τοῦ παντὸς πλοῦ τοὺς στρατηγοὺς πράσσειν ᾗ ἂν αὐτοῖς δοκῇ ἄριστα εἶναι [Ἀθηναίοις ].

[2] καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα ἡ παρασκευὴ ἐγίγνετο, καὶ ἔς τε τοὺς ξυμμάχους ἔπεμπον καὶ αὐτόθεν καταλόγους ἐποιοῦντο, ἄρτι δ’ ἀνειλήφει ἡ πόλις ἑαυτὴν ἀπὸ τῆς νόσου καὶ τοῦ ξυνεχοῦς πολέμου ἔς τε ἡλικίας πλῆθος ἐπιγεγενημένης καὶ ἐς χρημάτων ἅθροισιν διὰ τὴν ἐκεχειρίαν, ὥστε ῥᾷον πάντα ἐπορίζετο. καὶ οἱ μὲν ἐν παρασκευῇ ἦσαν.

Translations (9)

The History of the Grecian War Perseus (Thucydides. The English works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury. Hobbes, Thomas. translator. London: John Bohn, 1843.) — 6.26.1 focus

[1] When the Athenians had heard him, they presently decreed that the generals should have absolute authority, both touching the greatness of the preparation and the whole voyage, to do therein as should seem best unto them for the commonwealth.

[2] And after this, they went in hand with the preparation accordingly, and both sent unto the confederates and enrolled soldiers at home. The city had by this time recovered herself from the sickness and from their continual wars, both in number of men fit for the wars, grown up after the ceasing of the plague, and in store of money gathered together by means of the peace; whereby they made their provisions with much ease. And thus were they employed in preparations for the voyage.

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.) — 6.26.1 focus

[1] Upon hearing this the Athenians at once voted that the generals should have full powers in the matter of the numbers of the army and of the expedition generally, to do as they judged best for the interests of Athens .

[2] After this the preparations began; messages being sent to the allies and the rolls drawn up at home. And as the city had just recovered from the plague and the long war, and a number of young men had grown up and capital had accumulated by reason of the truce, everything was the more easily provided.

Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs First1KGreek (Thucydides. Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs. Braun, Theodor, translator. Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, 1917.) — 6.26 focus

Hierauf beschlossen die Athener sogleich, den Feldherren
unbeschränkte Vollmacht zu erteilen, sich in betreff der Menge
der Truppen und des ganzen ZugeS so einzurichten, wie sie
eS im Interesse der Athener für geboten hielten. Und nun
begannen die Rüstungen; man schickte zu den Bundesgenossen
und verzeichnete die dienstfähige Mannschaft im eigenen Lande.
Die Stadt hatte sich von der Pest und dem langen Kriege
bereits erholt; eS war reichlicher Nachwuchs an junger Mann
schaft und infolge der FriedenSjahre wieder Geld genug vor
handen, so daß alles leicht beschafft werden konnte. Man
rüstete also in Athen zum Kriege.

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponèse First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése, Vol. 1-2. Zévort, Marie Charles, translator. Paris: Charpentier, 1852.) — 6.26 focus

XXVI. Après l’avoir entendu, les Athéniens décrétèrent sur-le-champ que, pour le nombre des soldats et tout ce qui avait trait à l’expédition, les généraux auraient plein pouvoir de faire ce qui leur semblerait le mieux pour la république. Ensuite les préparatifs commencèrent. On députa chez les alliés et on fit des levées dans le pays. Athènes s’était relevée depuis peu des désastres de la peste et d’une guerre continue; une jeunesse nombreuse avait grandi, et le trésor s’était rempli à la faveur de la trêve¹ : aussi se procurait-on toutes choses plus facilement.

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése. Bétant, Élie-Ami, translator. Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette, 1863.) — 6.26 focus

Après avoir entendu ces paroles, les Athéniens décrétèrent sur-le-champ que les généraux auraient plein pouvoir pour fixer, selon leur prudence, la force des troupes et tous les détails de l’expédition. Ensuite commencèrent les préparatifs. Ou envoya chez les alliés; on fit des levées à Athènes. La ville avait depuis peu réparé les brèches causées par la peste et par une guerre prolongée; durant la paixelle avait vu s’accroître sa population et ses revenus. Aussi l'on pouvait se procurer tout plus facilement. Les préparatifs se poursuivaient.

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.) — 6.26.1 focus

[1] Upon hearing this, the Athenians straightway voted that the generals should have full powers, with regard both to the size of the armament and to the whole expedition, to act in whatever way might seem to them best for Athens.

[2] After this the preparation was begun; and they sent notice to their allies and made levies at home. Now the city had just recovered from the plague and from the continuous war, both in point of the multitude of young men who had grown up and of the money that had accumulated in consequence of the truce, so that everything was provided more easily. So the Athenians were engaged in preparation.

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.) — 6.26.1 focus

[1] The Athenians, after hearing him, immediately voted that the generals should be invested with full powers to make arrangements, both concerning the number of troops, and every thing connected with the whole expedition, as they might judge to be best for Athens.

[2] After this, the preparations began to be made; and they both sent to the allies, and drew up their muster—rolls at home. The city had lately recovered itself from the plague, and from continued hostilities, as regarded both the number of young men who had grown up, and the accumulation of money in consequence of the truce; so that every thing was the more easily provided. And thus they were engaged in preparations.

Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci First1KGreek (Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci. Haase, Friedrich, translator. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1869.) — 6.26.1 focus

[1] Quum autem Athenienses haec audissent, confe-stim ipsis imperatoribus summam imperii potestatem facto decreto dederunt, ut arbitratu suo et de copiarum numero, et de universae navigationis ratione transigerent, prout ipsis ex usu reipublicae Atheniensis maxime fore videretur.

[2] Post haec autem hic apparatus parari coepit, et quum ad socios mittebant, tum etiam ex suo ipsorum agro milites conscribebant. Jam enim modo se civitas et a morbo et ab assiduo bello recreaverat, ita ut et civium aetate militari praeditorum, qui adoleverant, numero floreret, et pecunia coacta abundaret propter inducias; quamobrem omnia facilius suppeditabantur. Atque hi quidem in apparatu erant.

La storia di Tucidide First1KGreek (Thucydides. Della storia di Tucidide volgarizzata libri otto. Anonymous translator. Florence: Tipografia Galileiana, 1835.) — 6.26 focus

Gli Ateniesi udito ciò, subito decretarono che i capitani avessero illimitato comando , e che quanto al numero delle soldatesche ed a tutta la navigazione facessero iu quel modo che credessero il meglio per Atene. Dopo di che cominciarono gli apparecchi, e mandarono per le truppe degli alleati, e facevano il ruolo di quelle di li : e siccome la città si era da qualche tempo riavuta dalla pestilenza e dalla continua guerra, cosi vi era molta fresca gioventù, e copia di denaro stante la tregua ; onde tutto somministravasi più agevolmente.

Commentary

Commentary on Thucydides: Book 6 (Thucydides, Book VI. Marchant, Edgar C., editor. London: Macmillan and Company, 1909.) focus

καὶ περὶ στρατιᾶς πλήθους κτλ —this vote shows how chary the Ecclesia was of delegating its authority even to the Strategi. Even this did not excuse them from their responsibility: they would still have to render an account ( εὔθυνα) on laying down their office, and might be prosecuted if they made mistakes ( VII. 48 ). Gardner and Jevons, Manual p. 470.

ἐγίγνετο —see Index s. γίγνομαι.

καταλόγους —the men were selected by means of κατάλογοι χρηστοί (c. 31, 3)— i.e. the generals made out lists of the best men from the lists of all those liable to service, which were engraved on the forty-two bronze στῆλαι that stood before the Council chamber ( Ath. Pol. c. 53; cf. Gardner and Jevons, p. 637). The κατάλογοι or lists so formed were also set up in public. (The explanation of Gilbert that κατάλογος means a list kept by the taxiarch of each tribe can no longer be maintained. κατάλογος is simply the list of men who are to serve on a campaign, however formed.) In the present case both the number and the selection of the names were left to the Strategi.

τοῦ ξυνεχοῦς πολέμου — i.e. from 431-421; cf. II. 1 καταστάντες ξυνεχῶς ἐπολέμουν : v. 24 ταῦτα τὰ δέκα έτη ὁ πρῶτος πόλεμος ξυνεχῶς γενόμενος.

ἐς —‘with regard to,’ as often.

χρημάτων —7000 talents had been stored in the Treasury during the Peace of Nicias, if Andocides and Aeschines are to be trusted.

Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 6.26

Adolf Wahrmund (Translator)

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