Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 1.106

[1] The Corinthians, being overcome, went their way; but a good part of them, being hard followed and missing their way, lighted into the enclosed ground of a private man, which fenced with a great ditch had no passage through.

[2] Which the Athenians perceiving, opposed them at the place by which they entered with their men of arms and, encompassing the ground with their light armed soldiers, killed those that were entered with stones. This was a great loss to the Corinthians, but the rest of their army got home again.

[1] In the retreat of the vanquished army, a considerable division, pressed by the pursuers and mistaking the road, dashed into a field on some private property, with a deep trench all round it, and no way out.

[2] Being acquainted with the place, the Athenians hemmed their front with heavy infantry, and placing the light troops round in a circle, stoned all who had gone in. Corinth here suffered a severe blow. The bulk of her army continued its retreat home.

Die Geschlagenen traten den Rückmarsch an, und eine
nicht kleine Abtheilung derselben, hart verfolgt und des Wegs
verfehlend, betrat das Gut eines Bürgers, welches rings mit einem
breiten Graben umschlossen war, und ein Ausweg war nicht vorhanden.
Da die Athener dies wahrnahmen, sperrten sie den Eingang durch
Schwerbewaffnete ab und stellten im Kreis ringsum Leichtbewaffnete,
und so tödteten sie durch Steinwürfe alle, welche dort hineingerathen
waren. Dieser Verlust that den Korinthern sehr wehe; doch kam die
Mehrzahl ihres Heeres nach Hause zurück.

CVI. Les Corinthiens vaincus battirent en retraite. Un corps assez considérable d’entre eux, vivement poussé, se trompa de route et tomba dans une propriété particulière, entourée d’un large fossé, et sans issue. Les Athéniens s’en aperçurent, firent face à l’entrée avec des hoplites, entourèrent l’enceinte de troupes légères et lapidèrent tous ceux qui s’y étaient engagés. Ce fut un grand désastre pour les Corinthiens. Le gros de leur armée regagna le pays.

Les Corinthiens vaincus se retiraient ; un corps assez considérable d’entre eux, serré de près, manqua la route et alla donner dans une propriété particulière, entourée d’un grand fossé et sans issue. Les Athéniens s’en aperçurent, bloquèrent l’entrée avec leurs hoplites, répandirent à l’entour leurs troupes légères, et tuèrent à coups de pierres tous ceux qui s’y étaient engagés. Ce fut pour les Corinthiens une perte très-sensible. Le gros de leur armée regagna ses foyers.

[1] The vanquished party now retreated, and a not inconsiderable portion of them, being hard pressed, missed their way and rushed into a piece of land belonging to some private person, which was enclosed by a great ditch and had no exit.

[2] And when the Athenians perceived this, they shut them in by barring the entrance with hoplites, and stationing light-armed troops all round stoned all who had entered. And this was a great calamity to the Corinthians; the main body of their army, however, returned home.

[1] The conquered forces commenced a retreat;

[2] and a considerable division of them, being hard pressed and having missed their way, rushed into a field belonging to a private person, which had a deep trench enclosing it, and there was no road out. the Athenians, perceiving this, hemmed them in with heavy-armed in front, and having placed their light armed all round, stoned to death all who had gone in; and this was a severe blow for the Corinthians. The main body of their army returned home.

[1] Illi vero inferiores recedebant; quaedam eorum autem non exigua pars, quae ab hoste insequente premebatur, et a via aberraverat, incidit in cujusdam hominis privati praedium, quod magna fossa undique cingebatur nec erat exitus ullus.

[2] Athenienses vero, re cognita, oppositis a fronte gravis armaturae militibus, exitu prohibebant, et, levis armaturas militibus circa collocatis, eos omnes, qui ingressi erant lapidibus obruerunt; atque clades haec magna Corinthiis accidit. Reliqua vero illorum exercitus turba domum rediit.

[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.

Costoro vinti davano indietro, e buon numero di essi incalzati vigorosamente incapparono nella terra d’un signore privato, cinta intomo di profonda fossa senza uscita veruna. Gli Ateniesi se ne accorsero e colle truppe gravi li chiusero di fronte, e schierati sul circuito i soldati leggieri , lapidarono tutti quelli che v’ erano entrati. Fu questa una graiide sciagura per i Corintii, nondimeno il grosso dell7 oste tornò in città.