Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 1.105

[1] The Athenians came also with a fleet to Halias and landing their soldiers fought by land with the Corinthians and Epidaurians, and the Corinthians had the victory. After this, the Athenians fought by sea against the fleet of the Peloponnesians at Cecryphaleia, and the Athenians had the victory.

[2] After this again, the war being on foot of the Athenians against the Aeginetae, a great battle was fought between them by sea upon the coast of Aegina, the confederates of both sides being at the same, in which the Athenians had the victory, and having taken seventy galleys landed their army and besieged the city under the conduct of Leocrates the son of Stroebus.

[3] After this, the Peloponnesians, desiring to aid the Aeginetae, sent over into Aegina itself three hundred men of arms of the same that had before aided the Corinthians and Epidaurians and with other forces seized on the top of Geraneia. And the Corinthians and their confederates came down from thence into the territory of Megara, supposing that the Athenians, having much of their army absent in Aegina and in Egypt, would be unable to aid the Megareans or, if they did, would be forced to rise from before Aegina.

[4] But the Athenians stirred not from Aegina; but those that remained at Athens, both young and old, under the conduct of Myronides went to Megara;

[5] and after they had fought with doubtful victory, they parted asunder again with an opinion on both sides not to have had the worse in the action.

[6] And the Athenians, who notwithstanding had rather the better, when the Corinthians were gone away erected a trophy. But the Corinthians, having been reviled at their return by the ancient men of the city, about twelve days after came again prepared and set up their trophy likewise, as if the victory had been theirs. Hereupon the Athenians sallying out of Megara with a huge shout both slew those that were setting up the trophy and, charging the rest, got the victory.

[1] Meanwhile the Athenians, making a descent from their fleet upon Haliae, were engaged by a force of Corinthians and Epidaurians; and the Corinthians were victorious. Afterwards the Athenians engaged the Peloponnesian fleet off Cecruphalia; and the Athenians were victorious.

[2] Subsequently war broke out between Aegina and Athens , and there was a great battle at sea off Aegina between the Athenians and Aeginetans, each being aided by their allies; in which victory remained with the Athenians, who took seventy of the enemy's ships, and landed in the country and commenced a siege under the command of Leocrates, son of Stroebus.

[3] Upon this the Peloponnesians, desirous of aiding the Aeginetans, threw into Aegina a force of three hundred heavy infantry, who had before been serving with the Corinthians and Epidaurians. Meanwhile the Corinthians and their allies occupied the heights of Geraneia, and marched down into the Megarid, in the belief that with a large force absent in Aegina and Egypt , Athens would be unable to help the Megarians without raising the siege of Aegina .

[4] But the Athenians, instead of moving the army of Aegina , raised a force of the old and young men that had been left in the city, and marched into the Megarid under the command of Myronides.

[5] After a drawn battle with the Corinthians, the rival hosts parted, each with the impression that they had gained the victory.

[6] The Athenians, however, if anything, had rather the advantage, and on the departure of the Corinthians set up a trophy. Urged by the taunts of the elders in their city, the Corinthians made their preparations, and about twelve days afterwards came and set up their trophy as victors. Sallying out from Megara , the Athenians cut off the party that was employed in erecting the trophy, and engaged and defeated the rest.

Eine Abtheilung Athener, welche bei HalieiS gelandet ¹
war, gerieth mit den Korinthern und Epidanriern in's Tressen, und
eS siegten die Korinther. Etwas später kam es zwischen den Athenern
und der peloponnesischen Flotte zu einem Seekampf bei
Kekryphaleia ^Jnsel nächst Epidauros^j, und hier siegten die Athener. Als
dann der Krieg zwischen den Athenern und Aegineten auSbrach,
so fand zwischen diesen und ihren Bundesgenossen beiderseits eine
große Seeschlacht bei Aegina Statt, nnd es siegten die Athener,
nahmen siebzig feindliche Schisse, landeten und belagerten die Stadt unter
Anführung des Leokrates, des Stroibos Sohn. Da nun die
Peloponnesier den Aegineten Hilfe bringen wollten, so setzten sie
dreihundert Schwerbewaffnete, welche früher als Hilfstruppen bei den
Korinthern und Epidauriern gestanden hatten, nach Aegina über und
besetzten die Höhen von Gerania. In's Gebiet von Megara aber
fielen die Korinther mit ihren Bundesgenossen ein, in der Meinung,
die Athener würden unvermögend sein, den Megarern zu Hilfe zu
kommen, da sie schon in Aegina und Aegypten eine große Macht stehen
hatten; wenn sie aber doch zu Hilfe kämen, so würde man sie um so
leichter von Aegina vertreiben können. Die Athener aber ließen das
Heer auf Aegina stehen, und es zogen nur von den in der Stadt
Zurückgebliebenen die Aeltesten und Jüngsten gen Megara unter
Anführung des Myronides, und nachdem sie mit den Korinthern in
unentschiedener Schlacht gekämpft hatten, zogen sich beide Theile zurück, ^{2 3}
und Jeder glaubte, nicht im Nachtheil gewesen zu sein. In der That
war aber der größere Vortheil auf Seiten der Athener, und sie stellten
deshalb auch nach der Korinther Abzug ein Siegeszeichen auf. Da
aber die Korinther zu Hause von den älteren Bürgern als feige
ausgescholten wurden, so rüsteten sie sich etwa zwölf Tage später von
Neuem, kamen und stellten auch ein Siegeszeichen auf, gleich als ob
sie gesiegt hätten. Die Athenischen Hilfstrup?en machten aber schnell
einen Ausfall aus Megara, hieben die nieder, welche das
Siegeszeichen errichteten, und schlugen auch die Andern in einem Gefechte.

CV. Les Athéniens, ayant fait une descente à Halies ¹ , attaquèrent les Corinthiens et les Épidauriens. Les Corinthiens furent vainqueurs. Plus tard les Athéniens livrèrent un combat naval aux Péloponnésiens, à la hauteur de Cécryphalie ² et vainquirent à leur tour. Survint ensuite une guerre entre les Eginètes et les Athéniens. Une grande bataille navale se livra entre eux près d’Égine ; les uns et les autres étaient assistés de leurs alliés. Les Athéniens, commandés par Léocrate, fils de Stroebus, furent vainqueurs ; ils prirent soixante-dix vaisseaux, descendirent à terre et assiégèrent la ville. Les Lacédémoniens, voulant secourir les Éginètes, leur firent passer trois cents hoplites qui avaient précédemment servi comme auxiliaires avec les Corinthiens et les Épidauriens. En même temps ils occupèrent les hauteurs de Géranie ³ , pendant que les Corinthiens et les alliés descendaient dans la Mégaride·, ils espéraient que les Athéniens, ayant une grande partie de leur armée occupée ailleurs, à Égine et en Égypte, seraient dans l’impossibilité de secourir les Mégariens, ou que, s’ils le faisaient, il leur faudrait abandonner Égine. Mais le corps expéditionnaire d’Égine ne fit aucun mouvement ; les Athéniens envoyèrent à Mégare, sous la conduite de Myronidès, les plus âgés et les plus jeunes des citoyens restés à Athènes·, une bataille qu’ils livrèrent aux Corinthiens resta indécise, et les deux partis se séparèrent, prétendant, chacun de leur côté, n’avoir pas eu le dessous. Cependant les Corinthiens se retirèrent, et les Athéniens, qui avaient plutôt eu l’avantage, élevèrent un trophée. Mais les Corinthiens, traités de lâches à leur retour par les vieillards qui étaient restés à la ville, se préparèrent pendant douze jours entiers et revinrent élever un trophée de victoire en face de celui des Athéniens. Les Athéniens accoururent alors de Mégare, tuèrent ceux qui érigeaient le trophée, attaquèrent ensuite les autres et les mirent en déroute.

Les Athéniens, ayant fait une descente sur le territoire des Haliens ¹ , furent battus par les Corinthiens et les Épidau-riens ; mais plus tard ils remportèrent une victoire navale près de Cécryphalée ² sur les Péloponésiens et leurs alliés. Ensuite il s’éleva une guerre entre les Athéniens et les Éginètes. Ces deux peuples, assistés de leurs alliés, se livrèrent un grand combat naval devant Égine. Les Athéniens, commandés par Léocratès, fils de Strébos, furent vainqueurs, prirent soixante-dix vaisseaux, descendirent à terre et firent le siège de la ville.

Les Péloponésiens, voulant secourir les Éginètes, leur firent passer trois cents hoplites, qui avaient servi comme auxiliaires des Épidauriens et des Corinthiens. En même temps, les Corinthiens occupèrent les hauteurs de la Géranie ³ et descendirent en Mégaride avec leurs alliés ; ils s’imaginaient que les Athéniens, dont les troupes étaient en partie à Égine, en partie en Égypte, seraient dans l’impossibilité de secourir Mégare, ou que du moins ils lèveraient le siège d’Égine. Les Athéniens ne rappelèrent point leur armée d’Égine; mais les vieillards et les jeunes gens restés dans la ville se portèrent à Mégare, sous la conduite de Myronidès. La bataille qu’ils livrèrent aux Corinthiens fut indécise, et les deux partis se séparèrent, sans que ni l’un ni l’autre s’estimât vaincu. Les Athéniens, qui avaient eu plutôt l’avantage, dressèrent un trophée après la retraite des Corinthiens. Ceux-ci, taxés de lâcheté par leurs vieillards restés à Corinthe, se préparèrent pendant douze jours ; après quoi ils revinrent et se mirent, comme vainqueurs, à ériger un trophée en face de celui des Athéniens; mais ceux-ci accoururent de Mégare, massacrèrent ceux qui élevaient le trophée, en vinrent aux mains avec les autres et les mirent en fuite.

[1] The Athenians also made a descent with a fleet upon Halieis, where they had a battle with some Corinthians and Epidaurians, in which the Corinthians won. And afterwards the Athenians fought a sea-fight at Cecryphaleia with a Peloponnesian fleet, in which the Athenians won.

[2] After this war broke out between the Athenians and the Aeginetans, and a great sea-fight occurred between the Athenians and the Aeginetans off Aegina, in which the allies of both sides were present. This the Athenians won and having taken seventy Aeginetan ships they descended upon their territory and laid siege to the city, Leocrates son of Stroebus, being in command.

[3] Thereupon the Peloponnesians, wishing to aid the Aeginetans, sent into Aegina three hundred hoplites, who had previously been assisting the Corinthians and Epidaurians. Moreover, the Corinthians occupied the heights of Geraneia, and made a descent upon the territory of M egara in conjunction with their allies, thinking that the Athenians would be unable to aid the Megarians, since many of their troops were away in Aegina and in Egypt, or if they should attempt it that they would have to withdraw from Aegina.

[4] The Athenians, however, did not disturb the army besieging Aegina, but with such forces as were left in the city, consisting of the oldest and the youngest men, marched into Megara, the general in command being Myronides.

[5] An indecisive battle was fought with the Corinthians, whereupon they separated, each side thinking they had not got the worst of it in the action.

[6] And the Athenians, who had in fact got rather the better of it, when the Corinthians withdrew, set up a trophy; but the Corinthians, being reproached by the older men in their city, made their preparations and about twelve days later came back and set up for themselves a rival trophy, as though they had won. Hereupon the Athenians made a sally from Megara, slew those who were setting up the trophy, and joining battle with the rest defeated them.

[1] The Athenians, having with their fleet made a descent on Haliae, had a battle with the Corinthians and Epidaurians, and the Corinthians gained the victory. Afterwards this Athenians had a sea-fight with the fleet of the Peloponnesians off Cecryphalea, and the Athenians gained the victory.

[2] After this, war having been commenced by the Athenians on the aeginetans, a great sea-fight took place off aegina, between the Athenians and the aeginetans, and the allies were present on both sides; and the Athenians gained the victory, and having taken seventy of their ships, made a descent on the country, and besieged them, under the command of Leocrates, the son of Straebus.

[3] Then the Peloponnesians, wishing to assist the aeginetans, sent over to aegina three hundred heavy-armed, who were before auxiliaries of the Corinthians and Epidaurians. And the Corinthians with their allies seized the heights of Geranea, and marched down into the Megarid, thinking that the Athenians would be unable to succour the Megareans, while a large force was absent at aegina and in Egypt; but that if they did assist them, they would raise the siege of aegina.

[4] The Athenians, however, did not remove the army that was at aegina, but the oldest and the youngest of those who had been left behind in the city came to Megara under the command of Myronides.

[5] After an indecisive battle had been fought with the Corinthians, they separated, each side thinking that they had not had the worst in the action.

[6] And the Athenians (for they notwithstanding ¹ had the advantage rather [than their opponents]) on the departure of the Corinthians erected a trophy; but the Corinthians, being reproached by the elder men in the city, made preparations for about twelve days after, and went out and proceeded to set up a counter-trophy on their side also, as having been victorious. And the Athenians, having sallied out from Megara, cut to pieces those who were erecting the trophy, and engaged and defeated the rest.

[1] Athenienses vero navibus ad Halias egressi, proelium cum Corinthiis et Epidauriis commiserunt, et Corinthii superiores erant. Posteaque Athenienses navali pugna ad Cecryphaleam cum Peloponnesiorum classe conflixerunt, et superiores erant Athenienses.

[2] Postea autem, bello»· adversus vEginetasab Atheniensibus moto, magnum navale proelium ad jEginam inter jEginetas et Athenienses commissum est, et in eo socii utrisque aderant. Athenienses vero vincebant, captisque illorum septuaginta navibus, in terram descenderunt, et duce Leocrale Stroebi filio urbem obsidere coeperunt.

[3] Deinde Peloponnesii, quum opem jEginetis ferre vellent, trecentos gravis armaturae milites, qui Corinthiis et Epidauriis auxilium ante tulerant, in jEginam transmiserunt, et Geraneae summa juga occuparunt.

[4] Corinthii vero cum sociis in agrum Megarensem descenderunt, rati Athenienses propter absentiam magnarum copiarum, quae partim in jEgma, partim in yEgypto erant, Megarensibus opem ferre non posse; et, etiam si opem illis ferrent, ex jEgina eos discessuros.

[5] At Athenienses copias quidem, quae ad jEginam erant, loco non moverunt, sed ex iis, qui domi relicti erant, tam seniores, quam juniores, duce Myronide, Megara se contulerunt.

[6] Et, pugna aequa Marte cum Corinthiis commissa, alteri ab alteris dirempti sunt, et utrique non deteriore conditione rem in proelio a se gestam existimarunt

[7] Et Athenienses quidem (nam fuerant tamen potius superiores) post Corinthiorum discessum tropaeum statuerunt. Corinthii vero increpiti a senioribus, qui in urbe erant, copiis instructis duodecim ferine diebus post venerunt, et tropaeum contra et ipsi tanquam victores statuebant. Sed Athenienses Megaris egressi et illos, qui tropaeum erigebant, interficiunt, et ceteros aggressi vicerunt.

[1] Diesen Grundsätzen, die wir von unsern Vätern überkommen und selber stets bewährt erfunden haben, lasst uns nicht ungetreu werden und nicht binnen weniger Stunden über so viel Menschenleben und Eigenthum, über Staatenglück und Ehre einen übereilten Beschluss fassen, sondern uns Zeit nehmen. Wir haben den Vortheil der Macht, um nichts zu versäumen. Nach Athen also sendet wegen Potidäas und wegen der Beschwerden der Bundesgenossen, besonders da sie eine gerichtliche Entscheidung nicht ablehnen. Wer diese anbietet, den hat man kein Recht als bereits Verurtheilten anzugreifen. Aber zugleich rüstet euch auch zum Kriege. Dies ist das Beste, was ihr beschliessen könnt, und wird bei dem Feind am meisten Eindruck machen.

Gli Ateniesi presero terra ad Alia, e fecero giornata coi Corintii e con gli Epidaurii, ove restarono vincitori i Corintii. Fuvvi di poi gran battaglia navale tra la flotta peloponnesia e l' ateniese a Cecrifalea , con la vittoria di quest' ultima : ed essendo ornai insorta la guerra tra gli Ateniesi e gli Egineti, seguì tra loro presso Egina gran combattimento per mare, ove ambe le parti erano sostenute dagli alleati. La vittoria fu per gli Ateniesi che presero settanta navi nemiche, e sbarcarono nell’ isola ad assediarne la città, guidati da Leocrate figliolo di Strebo. Per questa nuova i Peloponnesi volendo soccorrere gli Egineti fecero passare in Egina trecento fanti di grave armatura stati di prima ausiliari dei Corintii e degli Epidaurii, ed occuparono le alture di Geranea. Medesimamente i Corintii con gli alleati scesero nel territorio megarese , confidando che gli Ateniesi non potrebbero portare aiuto ai Megaresi, perchè gran parte di loro gente era lontana, trovandosi chi in Egina chi in Egitto ; speravano altresi che, ove volessero soccorrerli, sarebbero costretti a rimuoversi da Egina. Ma i più vecchi ed i giovanetti degli Ateniesi rimasti in città, senza punto muovere l’esercito che era ad Egiua, marciano a Megara sotto la condotta di Mironida, vengono a giornata con i Corintii, e la vittoria fu indecisa ; il perchò i due eserciti si divisero stimando amendue non avere avuto la peggio nella zufia. Nondimeno gli Ateniesi, i quali piuttosto furono vincitori ersero trofeo , partiti che furono i Corintii ; i quali motteggiati come dappoco dai più vecchi rimasti in città, dodici giorui dopo tornarono apparecchiati a contrapporre trofeo quasi avessero riportata vittoria. Allora gli Ateniesi usciti con alte ¿¿rida da Megara trucidarono quelli che lo innalzavano, e azzuffatisi con gli altri gli misero in volta.