Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 7.33

[1] About the same time came unto them also the aid of the Camarinaeans, five hundred men of arms, three hundred darters, and three hundred archers. Also the Geloans sent them men for five galleys, besides four hundred darters and two hundred horsemen.

[2] For now all Sicily, except the Agrigentines, who were neutral, but all the rest, who before stood looking on, came in to the Syracusian side against the Athenians.

[3] [Nevertheless], the Syracusians, after this blow received amongst the Siculi, held their hands and assaulted not the Athenians for a while. Demosthenes and Eurymedon, having their army now ready, crossed over from Corcyra and the continent with the whole army to the promontory of Iapygia. From thence they went to the Choerades, islands of Iapygia, and here took in certain Iapygian darters to the number of two hundred and fifty, of the Messapian nation.

[4] And having renewed a certain ancient alliance with Artas, who reigned there and granted them those darters, they went thence to Metapontum, a city of Italy. There, by virtue of a league, they got two galleys and three hundred darters, which taken aboard, they kept along the shore till they came to the territory of Thurii.

[5] Here they found the adverse faction to the Athenians to have been lately driven out in a sedition.

[6] And because they desired to muster their army here, that they might see if any were left behind, and persuade the Thurians to join with them freely in the war, and, as things stood, to have for friends and enemies the same that were so to the Athenians; they stayed about that in the territory of the Thurians.

[1] About the same time the Camarinaeans also came to the assistance of Syracuse with five hundred heavy infantry, three hundred darters and as many archers, while the Geloans sent crews for five ships, four hundred darters and two hundred horse.

[2] Indeed almost the whole of Sicily , except the Agrigentines, who were neutral, now ceased merely to watch events as it had hitherto done, and actively joined Syracuse against the Athenians.

[3] While the Syracusans after the Sicel disaster put off any immediate attack upon the Athenians, Demosthenes and Eurymedon, whose forces from Corcyra and the continent were now ready, crossed the Ionian gulf with all their armament to the Iapygian promontory,

[4] and starting from thence touched at the Choerades Isles lying off Iapygia, where they took on board a hundred and fifty Iapygian darters of the Messapian tribe, and after renewing an old friendship with Artas the chief, who had furnished them with the darters, arrived at Metapontium in Italy .

[5] Here they persuaded their allies the Metapontines, to send with them three hundred darters and two galleys, and with this reinforcement coasted on to Thurii , where they found the party hostile to Athens recently expelled by a revolution,

[6] and accordingly remained there to muster and review the whole army, to see if any had been left behind, and to prevail upon the Thurians resolutely to join them in their expedition, and in the circumstances in which they found themselves to conclude a defensive and offensive alliance with the Athenians.

In diesen Tagen kamen auch fünfhundert Hopliten, drei­
hundert Speerschützett und dreihundert Bogenschützen, welche die
Kamariner den Syrakusern zu Hilfe geschickt, bei ihnen an.
Auch Gela schickte fünf Schiffe mit vierhundert Speerschützen
und zweihundert Reitern. Denn bis auf Akragas, das neutral
blieb, machten jetzt fast alle sizilischen Griechen, auch wenn sie
vorher eine abwartende Haltung eingenommen, mit Syrakus
gegen die Athener gemeinshcaftliche Sache. Die Syrakuser aber
stellten infolge der Niederlage im Gebiet der Sikeler die Angriffe
auf die Athener vorläufig ein. Demotshenes und Eurymedon,
deren Heer inzwischen durch die Truppen aus Kerkyra und vom
Festlande verstärkt worden war, fuhren nun mit der ganzen
Flotte durch das Ionische Meer nach dem Japygischen Vor­
gebirge hinüber und von da weiter nach den zu Japygien
gehörenden Choiradischen Inseln, wo sie anlegten und etwa
hundertfunfzig japygische Speerschützen vom Stamme der
Messapier an Bord nahmen und mit Artas, einem dortigen
Fürsten, der ihnen auch die Leute gestellt hatte, ein altes
» Bündnis erneuerten. Darauf kamen sie nach Metapontion
in Italien und bewogen die Einwohner, ihnen den bestehenden
Verträgen gemäß dreihundert Speerschützen und zwei Trieren
mitzugeben, mit denen sie dann an der Küste entlang die Fahrt
nach Thurien fortsetzten. Hier trafen sie ein, als die Gegner
der Athener kurz vorher bei einem Aufstande aus der Stadt
vertrieben waren, und beschlossen deshalb, dort auf etwaige
Nachzügler zu warten und ihre ganze Flotte zu vereinigen,
auch die Thurier zu bereden, sich am Kriege mit vollem Eifer
zu beteiligen und jetzt, wo sie dazu in der glücklichen Lage
seien, ein Schutz- und Trutzbündnis mit Athen einzugehen.
Zu dem Ende blieben sie also einstweilen in Thurien.

XXXIII. Vers la même époque, il arriva de Camarina un secours de cinq cents hoplites, trois soldats armés de javelots, et trois cents archers. Géla envoya aussi une flottille de cinq vaisseaux, quatre cents soldats armés dejavelots, et deux cents cavaliers. Car, dès lors, toute la Sicile, à l’exception d’Agrigente qui gardait la neutralité, s’était rangée avec les Syracusains contre les Athéniens. Ceux mêmes qui avaient d’abord observé les événements s’étaient alors ralliés, et envoyaient des secours. Cependant les Syracusains, après l’échec qu’ils avaient éprouvé chez les Sicèles, différèrent leurs attaques contre les Athéniens.

Lorsque les troupes de Corcyre et du continent furent prêtes, Démosthènes et Eurymédon traversèrent, avec toute leur armée, le golfe lonique, la pointe sur le cap d’lapygie ¹ . De là ils remirent à la voile et touchèrent aux Choerades, îles de l’Iapygie ² .Ils embarquèrent environ cent cinquante hommes de trait, tirés d’lpygie, et de race messapique; puis, après avoir renoué quelques anciennes relations d’amitié avec un chef du pays, ^{3 4} Arias, qui leur avait fourni ces auxiliaires, ils se rendirent à Métaponte en Italie ⁵ . Ils obtinrent des Métapontiens, à titre d’alliés, un corps de trois cents hommes de trait et deux galères, et passèrent avec ces renforts à Thurium. Une sédition venait d’en expulser les adversaires des Athéniens. Leur dessein était d’attendre sur ce point que leur armée fût complétée par l’arrivée des corps restés en arrière, et de la passer en revue; ils voulaient aussi amener les Thuriens à les seconder résolûment et à profiter des circonstances pour avoir désormais avec les Athéniens mêmes amis et mêmes ennemis. Ils s’arrêtèrent donc à Thurium, et s’occupèrent de ces soins.

A la même époque, il arriva de Gamarine un renfort de cinq cents hoplites, de trois cents gens de trait et de trois cents archers. Gela envoya des rameurs pour cinq vaisseaux, quatre cents hommes armés de javelots et deux cents cavaliers. Depuis ce moment, si Ton excepte Agrigente qui gardait la neutralité, presque toute la Sicile, même les peuples jusqu’alors indécis, s’était ralliée à Syracuse et lui fournissait des secours. Néanmoins les Syracusains, après J’échec essuyé chez les Sicules, ajournèrent l’attaque projetée contre les Athéniens.

Dès que les troupes de Corcyre et du continent furent prêtes, Démosthène et Eurymédon, avec toute leur armée, traversèrent le golfe Ionien, en se dirigeant sur la pointe d’Iapygie. De là ils touchèrent aux îles Ghérades ¹ , qui appartiennent à ce pays.

Ils prirent à bord cent cinquante gens de trait, Iapygiens de la race messapienne; et, après avoir renoué d’anciennes relations d’amitié avec un ohef nommé Artas, qui leur avait fourni ces gens de trait, ils passèrent à Métaponte en Italie. Ils obtinrent des Métapontins , à titre d’alliés, trois cents hommes armés de javelots et deux trirèmes ; avec ces renforts. ils gagnèrent Thurii, où ils trouvèrent le parti contraire aux Athéniens récemment expulsé par une sédition. Leur dessein était d’y concentrer toute leur armée et d’en faire la revue, après avoir rallié les traîneurs ; ils voulaient aussi profiter de la circonstance pour conclure avec les Thuriens une alliance offensive et défensive. Ils s’arrêtèrent donc à Thurii pour cette négociation.

[1] About the same time the Camarinaeans ¹ also arrived with reinforcements, consisting of five hundred hoplites, three hundred javelin-men, and three hundred bowmen. The Geloans ² also sent a squadron of five ships and four hundred javelin-men and two hundred cavalry.

[2] For already almost the whole of Sicily—except the Agrigentines, who were neutral, but the rest without exception who had before been watching the course of events—had united with the Syracusans and was giving them aid against the Athenians.
  As for the Syracusans, after the disaster that happened to them in the country of the Sicels they put off their project of attacking the Athenians immediately;

[3] but Demosthenes and Eurymedon, the army being now ready which they had gathered from Corcyra and the mainland, sailed with all their forces across the Ionian Sea to the Iapygian promontory. Proceeding from there, they touched at the Choerades, which are islands of Iapygia, and took on board their ships some Iapygian javelin-men, one hundred and fifty in number, belonging to the Messapian tribe;

[4] and after they had renewed an old alliance of friendship with Artas, who being a chieftain there had furnished them with the javelin-men, they arrived at Metapontum in Italy. There they persuaded the Metapontines to send with them, in accordance with the terms of their alliance, three hundred javelin-men and two triremes, and taking up these they sailed along the coast to Thuria. ³

[5] At Thuria they found that the faction opposed to the Athenians had recently been expelled in a revolution;

[6] and as they were desirous, after collecting their whole armament at that place, to hold a review of it, on the chance that anyone had been left behind, and also to persuade the Thurians both to take part with them in the expedition with all zeal and, in view of the Athenians' present good fortune, to regard the same persons foes and friends as the Athenians did, they waited at Thuria and dealt with these matters.

[1] About that same time the Camarinaeans also came to their help with five hundred heavy-armed, three hundred dartmen, and three hundred bow-men. The Geloans, too, sent a squadron of five ships, four hundred dart-men, and two hundred horse.

[2] For by this time pretty nearly the whole of Sicily—excepting the Acragantines, who were neutral—the rest, I say, who before had waited to see the result of events, now united with the Syracusans, and assisted them against the Athenians.

[3] The Syracusans, then, after the disaster in the Sicel country had befallen them, ceased for the present from attacking the Athenians. Demosthenes and Eurymedon, on the other hand, their forces being now ready both from Corcyra and the continent, crossed the Ionian gulf with all their army to the Iapygian foreland. Starting thence, they touched at the Choerades islands, lying off Iapygia, and took on board their ships some Iapygian dart-men, one hundred and fifty in number, of the Messapian tribe;

[4] and after renewing an old friendship with Artas, who also had provided them with the dart-men, being one of their chieftains, they arrived at Metapontum in Italy. After persuading the Metapontines to send with them, on the strength of their alliance, three hundred dart-men and two triremes, with this addition to their armament they coasted along to Thuria.

[5] There they found the opponents of the Athenians recently expelled in consequence of a sedition.

[6] And as they wished to muster there the whole army, in case any part had been left behind, and to review it, as well as to persuade the Thurians to join them as zealously as possible in the expedition, and to have considering their present position, the same foes and friends as the Athenians, they waited awhile in Thuria, and were prosecuting these designs.

[1] et per eosdem dies Caroarinaei etiam adveniuct, qui opem iis ferebant, quingenti gravis armaturae milites, et trecenti jaculatores, tolidemque sagittarii. Miserunt et Geloi remiges ad quinque naves sufficientes, et jactilatores quadringentos et equites ducentos.

[2] Jam enim omnis propemo-dum Sicilia praeter Agrigentinos (hi enim in neutrorum partibus erant) adjunctis etiam celeris contra Athenienses Syracusanorum societati, qui antea rei eventum speculabantnr, auxilium ferebant.

[3] Atque Syracusani quidem, quum cladem apud Siculos accepissent, ab Atheniensibus protinus invadendis abstinuerunt; Demosthenes vero et Eurymedon, quum exercitus et e Corcyra et ex continente collectus jam paratus esset, universis copiis Ionium trajecerunt ad promontorium Iapygiam;

[4] et hinc profecti ad Chaeradas Iapygiae insulas appellunt, et aliquos Iapygum jaculatores Messapiae gentis centum et quinquaginta in naves imponnnt, et renovata vetusta quadam amicitia cum Arta, qui illis in locis tum imperitans jaculatores etiam iis praebuerat, perveniunt ad Metapontium, Italiae urbem.

[5] Et quum Metapontinos induxissent, ut ex societatis jure trecentos jaculatores secum mitterent et duas triremes, his acceptis, in agrum Thurium praetervecti sunt. Et ibi deprehendunt Atheniensium adversarios per seditionem nuper ejectos;

[6] et cupientes omnibus copiis in unum ibi contractis, si quis relictus esset, lustrare, et Thuriis persuadere, ut quam alacerrime ad eamdem militiam secum proficiscerentur, et quando eo fortunae venissent, eosdem atque Athenienses pro hostibus et pro amicis haberent, in agro Thurio subsidebant,atque haec agebant.

Verso questi medesimi giorni arrivano in soccorso ai Siracusani anche i Camarinei con cinquecento soldati gravi» trecento laudatori ed altrettanti arcieri ; ed i Geloi mandarono uu’armatetta di cinque navi, quattrocento laocialori e dugeuto cavalli ; perocché ornai quasi tutta la Sicilia teneva con loro, tranne gli Àcragantini che restavano neutrali : e gli altri che prima erano stati a vedere si unirono d’accordo con essi contro gli Ateniesi. Contuttociò i Siracusani si tennero dall’assalire subito gli Ateniesi per la perdita sofferta nel territorio dei Siculi. Tornando ora a Demostene ed Eurimedonte, non sì tosto ebbero in concio le genti riunite da Cor fu e dalla terraferma, che valicarono con tutto l’esercito il mare ionico fino al promontorio iapigio ; e partiti di là dettero fondo nelle isole Cheradi della Iapigia. Ivi tolsero su le navi circa centocinquanta lanciatori iapigii della razza messapia; e rinnuovata un’antica amicizia con Arta (il quale come s:gnore del luogo avea somministrato loro i Innriatori) vengono a Metaponto dell’Italia. E persuasi gli abitanti di questa citta per titolo d’alleanza a maudar con loro trecento lanciatori e due triremi , proseguirono il corso fino a Turio, ove trovano sbanditi di recente per »edizione quei della parte contraria agli Ateniesi. E siccome volevano farvi la massa di tutto l’esercito, per vedere nella rassegna se alcuno fosse rimasto indietro , e persuadere i Turii ad unirsi di buon animo con loro, e ad avere gli stessi amici e nemici con gli Ateniesi, da che si offriva loro una sì bella congiuntura ; così sopraslavauo in Turia e si davano cura di queste cose.