Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Adolf Wahrmund (Translator), 6.65

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Die Feldherren der Syrakusaner nun, die überhaupt voller
Zuversicht waren und auch außerdem schon die Absicht hatten, gegen
Katana zu marshciren, glaubten darum dem Menschen um so
unbedenklicher, redeten sogleich den Tag mit ihm ab, wann sie ershceinen
wollten, und entließen ihn wieder. Darauf sagten sie der ganzen
städtischen Macht der Syrakufier an, daß man ausmarshciren werde
— denn schon waren auch von ihren Bundesgenossen die Selinuntier
und einige andere ershcienen. Als sie nun mit allen Zulüftungen
fertig und auch die Tage schon nahe waren, die sie für ihr Kommen
verabredet hatten, so traten sie den Marsch gegen Katana an und
übernachteten am Flusse Symaithos auf Leontintfchem Gebiet. Die
Athener aber, als sie von ihrem Herannahen Kunde erhielten,
nahmen ihr ganzes Heer und was von den Sikulern oder sonst woher
zu ihnen gestoßen war, brachten Alle auf-die Kriegs- und Lastschiffe
und fuhren in der Nacht nach Syrakus. Hier nun stiegen die
Athener bei Tagesanbruch in der Gegend des Olympieions aus, um dort
einen Lagerplatz in Besitz zu nehmen; bei den Syrakufanern aber
eilten zuerst die Reiter gegen Katana vor, und als sie merkten, daß
das ganze Heer abgezogen sei, wendeten sie um und meldeten es dem
Fußvolk, und nun machten Alle Kehrt, um der Stadt so rasch als
möglich zu Hülfe zu kommen.

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

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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).) — 6.65.1 focus

[1] οἱ δὲ στρατηγοὶ τῶν Συρακοσίων, μετὰ τοῦ καὶ ἐς τὰ ἄλλα θαρσεῖν καὶ εἶναι ἐν διανοίᾳ καὶ ἄνευ τούτων ἰέναι παρεσκευάσθαι ἐπὶ Κατάνην, ἐπίστευσάν τε τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ πολλῷ ἀπερισκεπτότερον καὶ εὐθὺς ἡμέραν ξυνθέμενοι ᾗ παρέσονται ἀπέστειλαν αὐτόν, καὶ αὐτοί (ἤδη γὰρ καὶ τῶν ξυμμάχων Σελινούντιοι καὶ ἄλλοι τινὲς παρῆσαν) προεῖπον πανδημεὶ πᾶσιν ἐξιέναι Συρακοσίοις. ἐπεὶ δὲ ἑτοῖμα αὐτοῖς καὶ τὰ τῆς παρασκευῆς ἦν καὶ αἱ ἡμέραι ἐν αἷς ξυνέθεντο ἥξειν ἐγγὺς ἦσαν, πορευόμενοι ἐπὶ Κατάνης ηὐλίσαντο ἐπὶ τῷ Συμαίθῳ ποταμῷ ἐν τῇ Λεοντίνῃ.

[2] οἱ δ’ Ἀθηναῖοι ὡς ᾔσθοντο αὐτοὺς προσιόντας, ἀναλαβόντες τό τε στράτευμα ἅπαν τὸ ἑαυτῶν καὶ ὅσοι Σικελῶν αὐτοῖς ἢ ἄλλος τις προσεληλύθει καὶ ἐπιβιβάσαντες ἐπὶ τὰς ναῦς καὶ τὰ πλοῖα, ὑπὸ νύκτα ἔπλεον ἐπὶ τὰς Συρακούσας.

[3] καὶ οἵ τε Ἀθηναῖοι ἅμα ἕῳ ἐξέβαινον ἐς τὸ κατὰ τὸ Ὀλυμπιεῖον ὡς τὸ στρατόπεδον καταληψόμενοι, καὶ οἱ ἱππῆς οἱ Συρακοσίων πρῶτοι προσελάσαντες ἐς τὴν Κατάνην καὶ αἰσθόμενοι ὅτι τὸ στράτευμα ἅπαν ἀνῆκται, ἀποστρέψαντες ἀγγέλλουσι τοῖς πεζοῖς, καὶ ξύμπαντες ἤδη ἀποτρεπόμενοι ἐβοήθουν ἐπὶ τὴν πόλιν.

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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.) — 6.65.1 focus

[1] The Syracusian commanders, having been also otherwise encouraged, and having intended a preparation to go against Catana thought this messenger had not come, did so much the more unadvisedly believe the man, and straightways being agreed of the day on which they were to be there, sent him away. These commanders (for by this time the Selinuntians and some other their confederates were come in) appointed the Syracusians universally to set forwards by a day. And when all their necessaries were in readiness and the day at hand on which they were to be there, they set forwards towards Catana and encamped the night following upon the banks of the river Simaethus in the territory of the Leontines.

[2] The Athenians, upon advertisement that they were set forth, rising with their whole army, both themselves and such of the Siculi and others as went with them, and going aboard their galleys and boats, in the beginning of the night set sail for Syracuse.

[3] In the morning betimes the Athenians disbarked over against Olympieium to make their camp. And the Syracusian horsemen, who were at Catana before the rest, finding the camp risen, came back to the foot and told them; whereupon they went all together back to the aid of the city.

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.) — 6.65.1 focus

[1] The generals of the Syracusans, who did not want confidence, and who had intended even without this to march on Catana , believed the man without any sufficient inquiry, fixed at once a day upon which they would be there, and dismissed him, and the Selinuntines and others of their allies having now arrived, gave orders for all the Syracusans to march out in mass. Their preparations completed, and the time fixed for their arrival being at hand, they set out for Catana , and passed the night upon the river Symaethus, in the Leontine territory.

[2] Meanwhile the Athenians no sooner knew of their approach than they took all their forces and such of the Sicels or others as had joined them, put them on board their ships and boats, and sailed by night to Syracuse .

[3] Thus, when morning broke the Athenians were landing opposite the Olympieum ready to seize their camping ground, and the Syracusan horse having ridden up first to Catana and found that all the armament had put to sea, turned back and told the infantry, and then all turned back together, and went to the relief of the city.

Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs First1KGreek (Thucydides. Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs. Braun, Theodor, translator. Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, 1917.) — 6.65 focus

Die syrakusischen Feldherren, tatendurstig wie sie waren,
und ohnedies entschlossen, nach Katana zu ziehen, waren un
vorsichtig genug, dem Menschen ohne weiteres Glauben zu
schenken, setzten sogleich einen Tag fest, wo sie kommen würden,
und schickten ihn damit wieder fort, gaben auch ihrerseits
Befehl, die gesamte Mannschaft der Syrakuser, bei denen sich
auch bereits Selinunter und einige andere Bundesgenossen
eingefunden hatten, solle sich marschbereit machen. Als alles
fertig war und die Zeit, wo sie dort sein sollten, herankam,
traten sie den Marsch nach Katana an und lagerten die Nacht
im Freien am Flusse Symaithos im Leontinischen. Sobald
die Athener merkten, daß sie im Anzüge waren, brachen sie
mit allen ihren Truppen und den zu ihnen gestoßenen Sikelern
und sonstigen Verbündeten aus ihrem Lager auf, schifften sie
auf den Kriegsschiffen und anderen Fahrzeugen ein und gingen
damit nach Syrakus unter Segel, wo sie bei Tagesanbruch
landeten, um dort in der Nähe des Olympieion ein Lager zu
schlagen. Als die zuerst bei Katana angelangte syrakusische
Reiterei gewahr wurde, daß das ganze Heer aufgebrochen war,
kehrte sie um und meldete das dem Fußvolke, und nun machte
das Ganze kehrt und zog wieder nach der Stadt.

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponèse First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése, Vol. 1-2. Zévort, Marie Charles, translator. Paris: Charpentier, 1852.) — 6.65 focus

LXV. Les généraux syracusains, pleins de confiance d'ailleurs, songeaient, même en dehors de cette ouverture, à faire leurs dispositions pour attaquer Catane; aussi crurent-ils cet homme beaucoup trop à la légère : sur-le-champ ils prirent jour pour l’attaque et le renvoyèrent. Déjà les contingents de Sélinonte et quelques-uns des autres alliés étaient arrivés; ordre fut donné à tous les Syracusàins d’avoir à se tenir prêts pour une sortie en masse. Toutes les dispositions faites, et à l’approche du jour fixé pour l’attaque, ils se mirent en marche pour Catane et campèrent la nuitsur le fleuve Syméthos, dans le territoire de Léontium. Dès que les Athéniens furent informés de leur marche, ils levèrent le camp tous ensemble, emmenèrent les Sicèles et tous ceux qui s’étaient joints à eux, s’embarquèrent sur les vaisseaux et les transports et firent voile la nuit vers Syracuse. Au point du jour ils débarquaient près d’Olympiéon pour y établir leur camp¹. Du côté des Syracusains, les cavaliers, ayant poussé les premiers jusqu’à Catane, s’aperçurent que toute l’armée avait pris la mer; ils retournèrent en porter la nouvelle à l’infanterie, et tous ensemble revinrent sur leurs pas pour voler au secours de leur ville.

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése. Bétant, Élie-Ami, translator. Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette, 1863.) — 6.65 focus

Les généraux syracusains, qui étaient pleins de confiance, et qui songeaient eux-mêmes à marcher sur Catane, crurent cet émissaire sur sa simple parole, et le renvoyèrent après être convenus avec lui du jour où ils paraîtraient. Déjà étaient arrivés les renforts de Sélinonte et de quelques autres alliés. Ordre fut donné aux Syracusains de se tenir prêts à sortir en masse. Les dispositions étant terminées et le jour fixé approchant, ils prirent la route de Catane, et passèrent la nuit sur les bords du fleuve Siméthos, dans le pays des Léontins. Les Athéniens ne les surent pas plus tôt en marche, qu’ils délogèrent avec les Sieules et autres alliés, montèrent sur les vaisseaux et les transports; puis, durant la nuit, ils cinglèrent vers Syracuse. An point du jour, ils descendirent non loin de l’Olympéion, à l’endroit qu'ils voulaient occuper. Les cavaliers syracusains poussèrent jusqu’aux portes de Catane. Là, s’étant aperçus que toute la flotte avait démarré, ils tournèrent bride et avertirent l’infanterie. A l’instant tous ensemble rebroussèrent chemin et revinrent en toute diligence au secours de la ville.

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.) — 6.65.1 focus

[1] And the Syracusan generals, who were already confident as to the general situation, and intended even without this help to go against Catana, trusted the fellow much too incautiously, and at once, agreeing upon a day on which they would be there, sent him back; and themselves—the Selinuntians and some others of their allies being already present—made proclamation for the whole force of the Syracusans to take the field. And when their preparations were made and the days were near on which they had agreed to come, they proceeded towards Catana and bivouacked at the River Simaethus in the territory of Leontini.

[2] But the Athenians, when they learned of their approach, took all their own army and such of the Sicels or others as had joined them, and embarking on their ships and boats sailed under cover of night against Syracuse.

[3] And they disembarked at daybreak at a point opposite the Olympieium, where they proposed to occupy a camping-place; but the Syracusan horsemen, who were the first to reach Catana and found there that the whole army was gone, turned about and announced this to the infantry, and all then turned back at once and hastened to bring aid to the city.

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.) — 6.65.1 focus

[1] The generals of the Syracusans, besides feeling confident in other respects, and intending, even without this, to make their preparations for marching to Catana, gave far too inconsiderate credence to the man, and immediately fixing a day on which they would be there, dismissed him; while they themselves (for by this time the Selinuntines and some other of their allies had also come) gave orders for all the Syracusans to march forth in a body. When their preparations were made, and the time at which they had agreed to come was near at hand, they set out for Catana, and bivouacked on the river Symaethus, in the Leontine territory.

[2] The Athenians, on learning their approach, took the whole of their own force, with such of the Sicels, or any other people, as had joined them, and putting them on board their ships and boats, sailed by night to Syracuse.

[3] And thus, when the morning came, the Athenians were landing on the ground opposite the Olympieum, for the purpose of securing their camp; and at the same time the Syracusan cavalry, having ridden up first to Catana, and found that the whole armament had put to sea, returned and carried the news to the infantry, when they all turned back together, and went to the aid of the city.

Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci First1KGreek (Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci. Haase, Friedrich, translator. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1869.) — 6.65.1 focus

[1] Syracusanorum autem duces quum et alioqui ceteris quoque in rebus essent eonfidentiores, et in animo haberent, vel sine his nuntiis adversus Catanam cum apparatu proficisci, longe etiam inconsideratius fidem huic homini habuerunt, statimque constituta die, ad quam adessent, eum remiserunt, ipsique (jam enim etiam Selinuntii et alii nonnulli ex sociis aderant) Syracusanis omnibus edixerunt, ut conjunctis universis copiis exirent Quum autem res omnes ad illam expeditionem necessarias praeparassent, et dies adventaret, ad quam se venturos constituerant, iler ingressi, ut Catanam versus proficiscerentur, ad Symaethum j llumen in agro Leontino castra posuerunt.

[2] Athenienses vero quum intellexissent, eos adventare, assumptis omni- bus copiis et suorum et Siculorum, et quotquot propterea accesserant, eisque in naves et navigia impositis sub noctem Syracusas versus contenderunt.

[3] Et Athenienses simul atque dies illuxit, egressi sunt in locum, qui erat juxta Olympieum, ibi castra metaturi, et eodem tempore Syracusanorum equites, qui primi ad Catanam accesserant, quum cognovissent totum exercitum classe vectum discessisse, reversi rem peditatui nunciant; tunc vero cuncti regressi ad suppetias urbi ferendas accurrebant.

La storia di Tucidide First1KGreek (Thucydides. Della storia di Tucidide volgarizzata libri otto. Anonymous translator. Florence: Tipografia Galileiana, 1835.) — 6.65 focus

I capitani di Siracusa tra perchè nel restante erano pieni di baldanza, e perchè anche senza queste notizie erano nel pensiero di andar contro Catana, troppo inconsideratamente detter fede a quell’uomo ; e convenutisi del giorno in che vi anderebbero, lo rimandarono. Dipoi essendo arrivati i Selinunti ed altri alleati, ordinarono che tutù i Siracusani in generale dovessero uscire a quell9 impresa ; e siccome gli apparecchi erano pronti, ed era vicino il giorno fermato per andarvi, partirono per Catana e pernottarono presso il fiume Simeto in su quel de’ Leontini. Saputosi dagli Ateniesi che i nemici erano in cammino , salirono sulle navi e sulle barche con tutte le loro soldatesche e con tutti i Siculi e gli altri che si erano loro aggiunti, e nella notte si avviarono a Siracusa. Era già l’alba quando gli Ateniesi sbarcavano nel luogo vicino ad Olimpico per prendervi campo ; e i cavalli siracusani che primi si erano spinti avanti a Catana, poiché intesero esser partita tutta l’armata, tornarono ad avvisare la fanteria ; cosicché voltato cammino tutti insieme accorrevano in soccorso di Siracusa.

Commentary

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

μετὰ τοῦ —‘with the confidence that they otherwise felt, and the resolve even without this message to attack C., believed the man far more inconsiderately (than they would have done otherwise).’ μετά with infin. is rare: it occurs only in I. 6 , II. 43 , both gen., and here. Demosth. 5, 5 μετὰ τοῦ προσοφλεῖν αἰσχύνην . . ἔγνωτε τὴν τῶν ταῦτα πεισάντων κακίαν.

καὶ αὐτοί —edd. do not agree about αὐτοί: (1) Classen says it is contrasted with the Catanaeans, of whose help they were confident; (2) Stahl says it is contrasted with the allies referred to in the parenthesis. Both explanations are poor. αὐτοί means οἱ στρατηγοὶ τῶν Σ., and in c. 63, 2 we have read ἠξίουν τοὺς στρατηγοὺς . . ἄγειν σφᾶς ἐπὶ Κατάνην. But now, after the message, the generals no longer need to be urged, but of their own accord order the whole force to be ready to march out, being further encouraged thereto by the arrival of allies.

καὶ τῶν ξ —‘some of their allies too.’

ἐπεὶ δὲ ἑτοῖμα αὐτοῖς —this now resumes from c. 63, 1 οἰ Συρακόσιοι παρεσκευάζοντο ὼς ἐπ’ ἐκείνους ἰόντες, all that has intervened being an explanation. 11

αἱ ἡμέραι —‘the time.’ The affair was to occupy more than one day.

Συμαίθῳ —the largest river in Sicily, the Giaretta. Being in Leontine territory, it is in the hands of Syracuse.

Σικελῶν —see c. 62, 5. The Syr. had been utterly ignorant of the A. preparations to attack them.

ἐξέβαινον ἐς —‘landed in the district near the O.,’ the temple remaining in the hands of Syr.

τὸ στρατόπεδον —the camp referred to in c. 64, 1.

ἀποτρεπόμενοι —imperf. representing the time taken.

Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 6.65

Adolf Wahrmund (Translator)

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