Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 1.29

[1] The Corinthians not assenting to any of these propositions, since their galleys were manned and their confederates present, having defied them first by a herald, put to sea with seventy-five galleys and two thousand men of arms, and set sail for Epidamnus against the Corcyraeans.

[2] Their fleet was commanded by Aristeus the son of Pellicas, Callicrates the son of Callias, and Timanor the son of Timanthes; and the land forces by Archetimus the son of Eurytimus and Isarchidas the son of Isarchus.

[3] After they were come as far as Actium, in the territory of Anactorium (which is a temple of Apollo and ground consecrated unto him) in the mouth of the Gulf of Ambracia, the Corcyraeans sent a herald to them at Actium to forbid their coming on, and in the meantime manned out their fleet, and, having repaired and made fit for service their old galleys and furnished the rest with things necessary, shipped their munition and went aboard.

[4] The herald was no sooner returned from the Corinthians with an answer not inclining to peace but having their galleys already manned and furnished to the number of eighty sail (for forty attended always the siege of Epidamnus), they put to sea and, arranging themselves, came to a battle in which the Corcyraeans were clearly victors;

[5] and on the part of the Corinthians there perished fifteen galleys. And the same day it happened likewise that they that besieged Epidamnus had the same rendered unto them, with conditions, that the strangers therein found should be ransomed and the Corinthians kept in bonds till such time as they should be otherwise disposed of.

[1] Turning a deaf ear to all these proposals, when their ships were manned and their allies had come in, the Corinthians sent a herald before them to declare war, and getting under weigh with seventy-five ships and two thousand heavy infantry, sailed for Epidamnus to give battle to the Corcyraeans.

[2] The fleet was under the command of Aristeus, son of Pellichas Callicrates, son of Callias, and Timanor, son of Timanthes; the troops under that of Archetimus, son of Eurytimus, and Isarchidas, son of Isarchus.

[3] When they had reached Actium in the territory of Anactorium, at the mouth of the gulf of Ambracia , where the temple of Apollo stands, the Corcyraeans sent on a herald in a light boat to warn them not to sail against them. Meanwhile they proceeded to man their ships, all of which had been equipped for action, the old vessels being undergirded to make them seaworthy.

[4] On the return of the herald without any peaceful answer from the Corinthians, their ships being now manned, they put out to sea to meet the enemy with a fleet of eighty sail>(forty were engaged in the siege of Epidamnus ), formed line and went into action,,

[5] and gained a decisive victory and destroyed fifteen of the Corinthian vessels. The same day had seen Epidamnus compelled by its besiegers to capitulate; the conditions being that the foreigners should be sold, and the Corinthians kept as prisoners of war, till their fate should be otherwise decided.

Hierin aber gaben die Korinther in keinem Punkte nach,
sondern als ihre Schiffe gerüstet und ihre Bundesgenossen bereit
waren, schickten sie vorher einen Herold ab, um den Kerkyräern den Krieg
anzusagen, und segelten dann mit fünfundsiebenzig Schiffen und zwei
Tausend Schwerbewaffneten nach Epidamnos, um gegen die Kerkyräer
den Kampf entscheiden zu lassen Anführer der Schiffe waren
Aristeus, Sohn des Pellichas, Kallikrates, des Kallias, und Timanor,
des Timanthes Sohn; die Landtruppen befehligten Archetimos, Sohn
des Enrytimos, und Jsarchidas, Sohn des Jsarchos. Als sie bei
Aktion auf Anaktorifchem Gebiete, dort wo der Tempel des Apollo ^{1 2 3}
steht, nahe an der Mündung des Amprakischen Meerbusens
angekommen waren, schickten ihnen die Kerkyräer ein Boot mit einem Herold
entgegen, der sie aufforderte, nicht weiter gegen sie vorzurücken. Zu
gleicher Zeit bemannten sie ihre Schiffe, gaben den alten neue
Querdecke, so daß sie die See halten konnten, und machten die andern
segelfertig. Der Herold brachte von den Korinthern keine friedliche
Antwort, und da ihre Schiffe die Besatzung aufgenommen hatten, —
es waren deren achtzig: vierzig andere nämlich hielten Epidamnos
blokirt^), — so fuhren sie auf die hohe See jenen entgegen, stellten
sich in Schlachtordnung auf, und die Seeschlacht begann. Es trugen
aber die Kerkyräer einen entschiedenen Sieg davon und vernichteten
den Korinthern fünfzehn Schiffe. An demselben Tage hatten auch
die, welche Epidamnos entschlossen, das Glück, die Stadt durch
Uebergabe in ihre Hand zu bekommen, unter der Bedingung, daß die
Fremden verkauft, die Korinther aber gefangen gehalten werden sollten, bis
anders entschieden sei.

XXIX. Les Corinthiens repoussèrent toutes ces offres : leur flotte ayant parfait ses équipages et les alliés étant réunis, ils envoyèrent un héraut déclarer la guerre à Corcyre ; puis ils cinglèrent vers Épidamne, avec soixante-quinze navires et deux mille hoplites, pour y combattre les Corcyréens. Les vaisseaux étaient commandés par Aristée, fils de Pellichos, Callicrate, fils de Callias, et Timanor, fils de Timanthe. L’armée de terre était sous les ordres d’Archetimos, fils d’Eurytimos, et d’Isarchidas, fils d’Isarchos. Lorsqu’ils furent devant Actium ¹ , sur le territoire d’Anactorie, là où est le temple d’Apollon, à l’entrée du golfe d’Ambracie, les Corcyréens envoyèrent, sur une barque, un héraut leur défendre d’avancer contre eux. En même temps, ils équipèrent leurs vaisseaux, radoubèrent ceux qui étaient vieux, afin de les mettre en état de tenir la mer, et garnirent les autres de leurs agrès. Le héraut ne leur ayant rapporté de la part des Corinthiens aucune parole de paix et leurs vaisseaux étant équipés au nombre de quatre-vingts (ils en avaient quarante au siége d’Épidamne), ils allèrent à la rencontre de l’ennemi, mirent leur flotte en ligne et engagèrent le combat. La victoire fut complète de leur côté ; ils détruisirent quinze des vaisseaux corinthiens. Le même jour ils remportèrent un autre avantage ; ceux des leurs qui assiégeaient Épidamne la réduisirent par une capitulation, aux termes de laquelle les étrangers devaient être vendus et les Corinthiens mis dans les fers jusqu’à ce qu’il en fût autrement ordonné.

Les Corinthiens n’écoutèrent aucune de ces propositions; mais à peine leurs vaisseaux furent-ils équipés et leurs alliés présents, qu’ils firent partir un héraut chargé de déclarer la guerre à Corcyre, levèrent l’ancre avec soixante-quinze vaisseaux etMeux mille hoplites, et cinglèrent vers Ëpidamne, avec l’intention de livrer bataille aux Corcyréens. La flotte avait pour chefs Aristéus fils de Pellichos, Callicratès fils de Callias et Timanor fils de Timanthès; l’armée de.terre, Archétimos fils d’Eurytimos et Isarchidas fils d’Isarchos. Lorqu’ils furent à Action, sur le territoire d’Anactorion, à l’endroit où s’élève le temple d’Apollon et où s’ouvre le golfe Ambracique, ils virent venir à eux dans une nacelle un héraut envoyé par les Corcyréens pour leur défendre de passer outre. En même temps les Corcyréens armaient leurs vaisseaux, garnissant de ceintures ¹ les plus vieux, pour qu’ils fussent en état de tenir la mer, et radoubant les autres. Le héraut ne leur rapporta de la part des Corinthiens aucune réponse pacifique. Aussi, dès que leur flotte, forte de quatre-vingts navires (il y en avait quarante au siège d’Épidamne), fut prête à partir ils appareillèrent, et, rangés en ligne, engagèrent le combat. Ils mirent les Corinthiens en pleine déroute et leur détruisirent quinze vaisseaux. Le hasard voulut que, le même jour, ceux qui assiégeaient Ëpidamne l’amenassent à capituler. On convint que les étrangers seraient vendus et les Corinthiens mis aux fers jusqu’à nouvel avis.

[1] The Corinthians, however, would not listen to any of these proposals, but, as soon as their ships were manned and their allies were at hand, they sent a herald in advance to declare war against the ¹ Corcyraeans; then, setting off with seventy-five ships and two thousand hoplites, they sailed for Epidamnus to give battle to

[2] the Corcyraeans. Their ships were under the command of Aristeus son of Pellichus, Callicrates son of Callias, and Timanor son of Timantles; the infantry under that of Archetimus son of Eurytimus and Isarchidas son

[3] of Isarchus. But when they reached Actium in the territory of Anactorium, where is the sanctuary of Apollo at the mouth of the Ambracian gulf, the Corcyraeans sent out a herald in a small boat to forbid their advance, and at the same time proceeded to man their ships, having previously strengthened the old vessels with cross-beams so as to make them seaworthy, and having put the rest

[4] in repair. When their herald brought back no message of peace from the Corinthians and their ships were now fully manned, being eighty in number (for forty were besieging Epidamnus), they sailed out against the enemy and, drawing up in line, engaged

[5] in battle; and they won a complete victory and destroyed fifteen ships of the Corinthians. On the same day it happened that their troops which were engaged in the siege of Epidamnus forced it to a capitulation, on condition that the other immigrants ² should be sold into slavery but the Corinthians kept in bonds until something else should be agreed upon.

[1] The Corinthians did not listen to any of these proposals; but when their ships were manned, and their confederates had come, having first sent a herald to declare war upon the Corcyraeans, they weighed anchor with seventy-five ships and two thousand heavy-armed, and set sail for Epidamnus to wage war against the Corcyraeans.

[2] Their fleet was commanded by Aristeus the son of Pellichas, Callicrates the son of Callias, and Timanor the son of Timanthes; the land forces by Archetimus the son of Eurytimus, and Isarchidas the son of Isarchus.

[3] After they were come to Actium in the territory of Anactorium, where is the temple of Apollo, at the mouth of the gulf of Ambracia, the Corcyraeans sent forward a herald to them to forbid their sailing against them; and at the same time were manning their ships, having both undergirded the old ones, so as to make them sea-worthy, and equipped the rest.

[4] When the herald brought back from the Corinthians no peaceable answer, and their ships were manned, to the number of eighty sail, (for forty were besieging Epidamnus,) they put out against them, and formed their line, and engaged them:

[5] and the Corcyraeans won a decided victory, and destroyed fifteen ships of the Corinthians. It happened likewise the same day, that those too who were besieging Epidamnus reduced it to surrender, on condition that they should sell the strangers, and keep the Corinthians in bonds, till something else should be determined.

[1] At Corinthii nihil horum facere voluerunt, sed postquam ipsorum naves plenae erant, et socii aderant, caduceatore praemisso, qui Corcyraeis bellum prius indiceret , portu solventes cum septuaginta et quinque navibus, et duobus millibus gravis armaturae militum, Epidamnum versus navigarunt, bellum Corcyraeis illaturi.

[2] Navibus autem praeerat Arieteus Pellichi et Callicrates Calliae et Timanor Timanthis filius; peditatui vero Archetimus Eury-timi et Isarchidas Isarchi filius.

[3] Postquam autem ad

Actium in agro Anactorio pervenerunt, ubi templum Apollinis est, in faucibus sinus Ambracii, Corcyraei caduceatorem ipsis in navigio actuario praemiserunt, qui vetaret illos contra se navigare; simul etiam naves implebant, refectis vetustis, ut navigationi idoneae essent, reliquia vero armamentis instructis.

[4] Sed postquam caduceator nihil pacatum a Corinthiis renuntiavit, et ipsorum naves numero octoginta (nam quadraginta Epidamnum obsidebant) expictae erant, obviam hosti processerunt, et acie instructa navalem pugnam commiserunt. Et Corcyraei longe superiores fuerunt, et XV Corinthiorum naves profligarunt.

[5] Eodem autem die ipsis accidit, ut et illi, qui Epidamnum obsidebant, hanc ad deditionem redigerent, ea conditione, ut peregrinos quidem venderent, Corinthios autem in vinculis servarent, donec aliud de ipsis statueretur.

Ma i Corintii non approvarono nulla di questo ; anzi avendo già le navi in punto , ed essendo presenti gli alleati, prima di tutto spedirono araldo a dichiarar guerra ai Corfuotti ; e fatto vela con settantacinque navi e due mila soldati di grave armatura , navigarono sopra Epidamno per combattere i Corfuotti. Erano ammiragli Àristeo figliolo di Pellico, Callicrate di Callia e Timanore di Timanto : guidavano la fanteria Archetimo di Euritimo , ed Isarchide di Isarco. Arrivati che furono ad Azio nell’Anactoria, ove è il tempio d’Apollo alla bocca del seno ambracio, i Corfuotti premisero loro un araldo spedito su d’ uno schifo per intimare che non proseguissero il corso contro essi; e intanto allestivano le navi, rimettendo i banchi alle vecchie perchè fossero buone per mare, e racconciavano le altre. L’araldo, non riportò veruna paciGca risposta dalla parte dei Corintii ; ed essi che avean già allestite ottanta navi, poiché quaranta erano all’ assedio di Epidamno, si mossero incontro, e messa la flotta in ordinanza appiccarono la zutfa. La vittoria fu manifestamente pei Corfuotti colla perdita di quindici navi dei Corintii. Nel giorno stesso avvenne che i loro all’assedio di Epidamno ebbero per capitolazione la piazza , col patto di vendere i forestieri, e di dover serbare prigioni i Corintii, sino a che non si fosse altrimenti deliberato.