Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Adolf Wahrmund (Translator), 8.26

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Da wird ihnen nun schon spät am Abend gemeldet, daß
die fünf und fünfzig Schiffe von Sicilien und dem Peloponnes schon
in nächster Nähe seien. Unter den Sicilianern nämlich hatte vor
Allen der SyrakusanerHermokrates dahin gewirkt, daß man bis zum
gänzlichen Sturz der Athenischen Macht vereint gegen sie kämpfen
solle, und so schickten die Syrakusaner zwanzig, die Selinuntier zwei
Schiffe, und Peloponnesischer Seits kamen die in der Ausrüstung
begriffenen Fahrzeuge, welche bereits seesertig waren. Der Lakedämonier
Theramenes erhielt den Befehl, beide Geschwader dem Admiral
AstyochoS zuzuführen. Sie waren nun zuerst nach Leros gesegelt, der
Insel vor Milet, und als sie hier hörten, daß die Athener Milet
bedrohten, fuhren sie zuerst nach dem Jasifchen Meerbusen, um genau zu
erfahren, wie es um Milet stehe. Da kam nun Alkibiades zu Pferd
nach Teichiuffa auf Milesischem Gebiet, denn bei diesem Orte am
Meerbusen hatten sie angelegt, um die Nacht da zuzubringen, und von
diesem erfuhren sie die näheren Umstände des Gefechts, denn
AlkibiadeS war selber dabei gewesen und hatte auf Seiten der Milesier und
deS Tiffaphernes gekämpft. Zugleich forderte er sie auf, wenn sie
nicht wollten, daß Jonien verloren gehe und ihr ganzer Plan zu
nichte würde, so sollten sie so rasch als möglich Milet zu Hilfe eilen
und nicht ruhig zusehen, daß die Stadt eingeschlossen werde.

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).) — 8.26.1 focus

[1] ἐν τούτῳ δὲ περὶ δείλην ἤδη ὀψίαν ἀγγέλλεται αὐτοῖς τὰς ἀπὸ Πελοποννήσου καὶ Σικελίας πέντε καὶ πεντήκοντα ναῦς ὅσον οὐ παρεῖναι. τῶν τε γὰρ Σικελιωτῶν, Ἑρμοκράτους τοῦ Συρακοσίου μάλιστα ἐνάγοντος ξυνεπιλαβέσθαι καὶ τῆς ὑπολοίπου Ἀθηναίων καταλύσεως, εἴκοσι νῆες Συρακοσίων ἦλθον καὶ Σελινούντιαι δύο, αἵ τε ἐκ Πελοποννήσου, ἃς παρεσκευάζοντο, ἑτοῖμαι ἤδη οὖσαι· καὶ Θηριμένει τῷ Λακεδαιμονίῳ ξυναμφότεραι ὡς Ἀστύοχον τὸν ναύαρχον προσταχθεῖσαι κομίσαι, κατέπλευσαν ἐς Λέρον πρῶτον τὴν πρὸ Μιλήτου νῆσον·

[2] ἔπειτα ἐκεῖθεν αἰσθόμενοι ἐπὶ Μιλήτῳ ὄντας Ἀθηναίους ἐς τὸν Ἰασικὸν κόλπον πρότερον πλεύσαντες ἐβούλοντο εἰδέναι τὰ περὶ τῆς Μιλήτου.

[3] ἐλθόντος δὲ Ἀλκιβιάδου ἵππῳ ἐς Τειχιοῦσσαν τῆς Μιλησίας, οἷπερ τοῦ κόλπου πλεύσαντες ηὐλίσαντο, πυνθάνονται τὰ περὶ τῆς μάχης (παρῆν γὰρ ὁ Ἀλκιβιάδης καὶ ξυνεμάχετο τοῖς Μιλησίοις καὶ Τισσαφέρνει), καὶ αὐτοῖς παρῄνει, εἰ μὴ βούλονται τά τε ἐν Ἰωνίᾳ καὶ τὰ ξύμπαντα πράγματα διολέσαι, ὡς τάχιστα βοηθεῖν Μιλήτῳ καὶ μὴ περιιδεῖν ἀποτειχισθεῖσαν.

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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.) — 8.26.1 focus

[1] In the meantime it was told them about twilight that the five-and-fifty galleys from Peloponnesus and Sicily were hard by and only not already come. For there came into Peloponnesus out of Sicily, by the instigation of Hermocrates to help to consummate the subversion of the Athenian state, twenty galleys of Syracuse and two of Selinus; and the galleys that had been preparing in Peloponnesus being then also ready, they were, both these and the other, committed to the charge of Theramenes, to be conducted by him to Astyochus, the admiral; and they put in first at Eleus, an island over against Miletus.

[2] And being advertised there that the Athenians lay before the town, they went from thence into the gulf of Iasus to learn how the affairs of the Milesians stood.

[3] Alcibiades coming a horseback to Teichiussa of the territory of Miletus, in which part of the gulf the Peloponnesian galleys lay at anchor, they were informed by him of the battle; for Alcibiades was, with the Milesians and with Tissaphernes, present in it. And he exhorted them, unless they meant to lose what they had in lonia and the whole business, to succour Miletus with all speed and not to suffer it to be taken in with a wall.

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.) — 8.26.1 focus

[1] Meanwhile about dusk tidings reached them that the fifty-five ships from Peloponnese and Sicily might be instantly expected. Of these the Siceliots, urged principally by the Syracusan Hermocrates to join in giving the finishing blow to the power of Athens , furnished twenty-two—twenty from Syracuse , and two from Selinus ; and the ships that we left preparing in Peloponnese being now ready, both squadrons had been entrusted to Therimenes, a Lacedaemonian, to take to Astyochus, the admiral. They now put in first at Leros the island off Miletus ,

[2] and from thence, discovering that the Athenians were before the town, sailed into the Iasic gulf, in order to learn how matters stood at Miletus .

[3] Meanwhile Alcibiades came on horseback to Teichiussa in the Milesian territory, the point of the gulf in which they had put in for the night, and told them of the battle, in which he had fought in person by the side of the Milesians and Tissaphernes, and advised them, if they did not wish to sacrifice Ionia and their cause, to fly to the relief of Miletus and hinder its investment.

Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs First1KGreek (Thucydides. Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs. Braun, Theodor, translator. Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, 1917.) — 8.26 focus

Da nun erhielten sie eines Abends, als es schon dunkelte,
die Nachricht von der unmittelbar bevorstehenden Ankunft der
fünfundfunfzig Schiffe aus Sizilien und dem Peloponnes. Aus
Sizilien nämlich, wo besonders der Syrakuser Hermokrates ¹
darauf gedrungen hatte, die Macht der Athener mit vereinten
Kräften vollends zu vernichten, waren zwanzig von Syrakus
und zwei von Selinus im Anzüge und mit ihnen alle schon
soweit fertigen Schiffe, welche im Peloponnes ausgerüstet
werden sollten. Den Oberbefehl über beide sollte Astyochos
übernehmen und Therimenes sie ihm zuführen. Sie fuhren erst
nach der Insel Leros vor Milet und, als sie hier hörten,
daß die Athener Milet belagerten, von da zunächst in die
Iasische Bucht, um Erkundigungen einzuziehen, wie es um
Milet stände. Von Alkibiades, der zu Pferde nach Teichiussa
im Miletischen gekommen war, wo man nach der Einfahrt in
die Bucht im Freien lagerte, erfuhr man das Nähere über
den Verlauf der Schlacht. Alkibiades war nämlich selbst dabei
gewesen und hatte die Schlacht auf seiten der Mileter und des
Tissaphernes mitgemacht. Der aber riet, wenn man nicht
Ionien verlieren und die ganze Sache preisgeben wolle, so
müsse man Milet unverzüglich zu Hilfe kommen und verhindern,
daß es vollständig eingemauert würde.

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponèse First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése, Vol. 1-2. Zévort, Marie Charles, translator. Paris: Charpentier, 1852.) — 8.26 focus

XXVI. Cependant, sur le soir, ils reçurent la nouvelle que les vaisseaux du Péloponnèse et de Sicile, au nombre de cinquante-cinq, ne tardaient que le moment de paraître. Les Siciliens, pressés par Hermocrates de Syracuse d’intervenir pour porter le dernier coup aux Athéniens, avaient envoyé vingt vaisseaux de Syracuse et deux de Sélinonte; ceux qu’on armait dans le Péloponnèse se trouvant alors prêts, les deux flottes avaient été confiées à Théramènes de Lacédé- mone pour les conduire à Astyochos, commandant en chef. Elles abordèrent d’abord à Éléon, île en avant de Milet. De là, ayant appris que les Athéniens étaient devant Milet, elles cinglèrent vers le golfe lasique, afin d’avoir des renseignements sur la place assiégée, Alcibiade arriva à cheval à Tichiousse, ville du territoire milésien, sur le golfe, où les flottes mouillaient pour la nuit, et leur donna des nouvelles du combat, car il y assistait et combattait à côté des Milésiens et de Tissaphernes. Il les exhorta, s’ils ne voulaient ruiner les affaires de l’Ionie et tout compromettre, à secourir Milet au plus vite et à n’en pas permettre l’investissement.

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése. Bétant, Élie-Ami, translator. Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette, 1863.) — 8.26 focus

Mais, sur le soir, ils reçurent la nouvelle que les vaisseaux du Péloponèse et de la Sicile, au nombre de cinquante-cinq, allaient paraître. Les Siciliens, pressés par le Syracusain Hermocratès de porter le dernier çoup à la puissance d’Athènes, avaient envoyé vingt vaisseaux de Syracuse et deqx de Séli-nonte. Ceux qu’on armait dans le Péloponèse se trouvant prêts, les deux escadres réunies avaient été confiées au Lacédémonien Théraménès, pour être conduites au nav arque Astyochos. Ces vaisseaux touchèrent premièrement à Léros¹, île située en avant de Milet ; ensuite, ayant appris que les Athéniens étaient sous les murs de cette place, ils entrèrent dans le golfe d’iasos, afin de se procurer de plus amples renseignements. Parvenus à Tichiussa sur le territoire de Milet, ils y passèrent la nuit et apprirent les détails du combat par Alcibiade, qui vint lqs y joindre à cheval. Alcibiade avait assisté à cette rencontre, où il avait combattu pour les Milésiens, à côté de Tissapherne. Il exhorta les Péloponésiens, s’ils ne voulaient pas ruiner les affaires en Ionie et ailleurs, à secourir promptement Milet pour l'empêcher d’être bloquée.

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.) — 8.26.1 focus

[1] In the meantime, when it was already approaching dusk, word was brought to them that the fifty-five ships from the Peloponnesus and from Sicily were all but there. For from Sicily, where Hermocrates the Syracusan took the lead in urging the Siceliots to take part in what remained to be done for the complete destruction of the Athenians, there had come twenty Syracusan and two Selinuntian ships, besides those from the Peloponnesus, which they had been equipping and which were at last ready; and both squadrons were put in charge of Therimenes the Lacedaemonian with orders to take them to Astyochus the admiral. They first put in to harbour at Leros, the island off Miletus;

[2] and from there, on finding that the Athenians were at Miletus, they sailed into the Iasic Gulf, wishing to know the state of affairs at Miletus.

[3] And when Alcibiades came by horse to Teichiussa, a town in Milesian territory on that part of the gulf to which they had sailed and where they had bivouacked, they learned the story of the battle; for Alcibiades had been present and had fought with the Milesians and with Tissaphernes. And he urged them, if they did not wish to ruin matters in Ionia and their whole cause, to aid Miletus as quickly as possible, and not to suffer it to be invested.

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.) — 8.26.1 focus

[1] In the mean time, when it was now about dusk in the evening, intelligence reached them that the five and fifty ships from the Peloponnese and from Sicily were all but there. For from the Siceliots, who were chiefly urged by Hermo crates the Syracusan to take part in what remained for the destruction of the Athenians, there came twenty ships of the Syracusans, and two of the Selinuntines; and those from the Peloponnese, which they were preparing, [when we last mentioned them,] were now ready: and both squadrons being committed to Theramenes the Lacedaemonian to take to Astyochus the admiral, put in to Lerus first, the island before Miletus.

[2] Then, on finding that the Athenians were at Miletus, they sailed thence into the Iasic gulf in the first place, wishing to know the state of affairs with regard to Miletus.

[3] When Alcibiades therefore had gone on horseback to Tichiussa, in the Milesian territory, to which part of the gulf they had sailed and brought to for the night, they heard the particulars of the battle. For Alcibiades was present at it, taking part with the Milesians and Tissaphernes; and he now advised them, if they did not wish to sacrifice Ionia and the whole cause, to go as quickly as possible to the relief of Miletus, and not permit it to be invested.

Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci First1KGreek (Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci. Haase, Friedrich, translator. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1869.) — 8.26.1 focus

[1] Interea vero jam sub vespertinum crepusculum nuntiatur iis quinque et quinquaginta e Sicilia et Peloponneso naves tantum non adesse. Nam et a Siciliensibus, Hermocrate Syracusano potissimum insligante, ut adjuncta sua opera perficerent, quod superesset ad Atheniensium imperium evertendum, viginti naves Syracusanorum venerunt et duae Selinuntiae; et e Peloponneso naves, quae instruebantur, jam paratae erant, et utrosque Therimenes Lacedaemonius jussus erat ad Aslyochum nauarchum deducere, quae primo ad Lerum insulam Mileto adjacentem appulerunt;

[2] deinde illinc, quum intellexissent Athenienses ad Miletum esse, in Iasicum sinum navigarunt, quod prius scire vellent, quid rerum apud MQetum gereretur.

[3] Quum autem Alcibiades equo vectus ad Tichras-sam, agri Milesii castellum, venisset, ad quam sinus partem appulsi stationem habebant, cognoscunt proelii eventum; adfuerat enim in eo Alcibiades et cum Milesiis et Tissapherne in acie steterat; et snadebat iis, ut, nisi et Ionicas et ceteras omnes res perdere vellent, opem quam celerrime Mileto ferrent, neve eam circumvallari paterentur.

La storia di Tucidide First1KGreek (Thucydides. Della storia di Tucidide volgarizzata libri otto. Anonymous translator. Florence: Tipografia Galileiana, 1835.) — 8.26 focus

Eira già avanzata la sera quando ebbero lingua dell' imminente arrivo di cinquanta navi, parte del Peloponneso, parte di Sicilia. Infatti i Siciliani instigati principalmente da Ermocrate siracusano a dar mano a terminare la distruzione degli Ateniesi, erauo venuti con venti navi di Siracusa e due di Selinunte ; e i Peloponnesi aveano messe all’ordine quelle che stavano preparando. Adunque tutte e due queste armate, affidate a Teramene lacedemone con ordine di condurle airanimiraglio Astioco, approdarono primieramente ad Eleo , che è un’isola di faccia a Mileto; e poi seutito colà che gli Ateniesi erano sotto Mileto, volevano , dando innanzi uua corsa nel golfo Iasico , certificarsi dello stato di quella città. In questo Alcibiade che s:era trovato a combattere dalla parte de’ Milesii e di Tissaferne , giunto a cavallo in Tichiussa del territorio milesio, nel qual punto del golfo le due armate erano approdate ed avevano pernottato, venne a ragguagliarli della battaglia accaduta ; e gli confortava , se non volessero perder la Ionia e con essa ogni cosa, a troncare gl' indugi e soccorrer Mileto, e non trascurare che venisse attorniata dalla muraglia nemica.

Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 8.26

Adolf Wahrmund (Translator)

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