Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Theodor Braun (Translator), 1.4

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Der Erste, von dem wir hören, daß er eine Flotte gehabt,
ist Minos. Seine Herrschaft erstreckte sich über den größten
Teil der heutigen Griechischen See und die Kykladen, die er
zumeist erst selbst besiedelte und nach. Vertreibung der Karer
der Botmäßigkeit seiner Söhne unterstellte. Gewiß hat er auch
den Seeräubern möglichst das Handwerk gelegt, um sich den
Bezug seiner Einkünfte zu sichern.

History of the Peloponnesian War. Thucydides. Theodor Braun (Translator). Leipzig. 1917.

Current edition First1KGreek

Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs (German) (Thucydides. Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs. Braun, Theodor, translator. Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, 1917.)

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Ἱστορίαι Perseus (Thucydides. Historiae, Vol 1-2. Jones, Henry Stuart, editor. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1910. (1942 printing).) — 1.4.1 focus

[1] Μίνως γὰρ παλαίτατος ὧν ἀκοῇ ἴσμεν ναυτικὸν ἐκτήσατο καὶ τῆς νῦν Ἑλληνικῆς θαλάσσης ἐπὶ πλεῖστον ἐκράτησε καὶ τῶν Κυκλάδων νήσων ἦρξέ τε καὶ οἰκιστὴς πρῶτος τῶν πλείστων ἐγένετο, Κᾶρας ἐξελάσας καὶ τοὺς ἑαυτοῦ παῖδας ἡγεμόνας ἐγκαταστήσας· τό τε λῃστικόν, ὡς εἰκός, καθῄρει ἐκ τῆς θαλάσσης ἐφ’ ὅσον ἐδύνατο, τοῦ τὰς προσόδους μᾶλλον ἰέναι αὐτῷ.

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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.) — 1.4.1 focus

[1] For Minos was the most ancient of all that by report we know to have built a navy. And he made himself master of the now Grecian Sea, and both commanded the isles called Cyclades and also was the first that sent colonies into most of the same, expelling thence the Carians and constituting his own sons there for governors; and also freed the seas of pirates as much as he could, for the better coming in, as is likely, of his own revenue.

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.) — 1.4.1 focus

[1] And the first person known to us by tradition as having established a navy is Minos. He made himself master of what is now called the Hellenic sea, and ruled over the Cyclades , into most of which he sent the first colonies, expelling the Carians and appointing his own sons governors; and thus did his best to put down piracy in those waters, a necessary step to secure the revenues for his own use.

Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs First1KGreek (Thucydides. Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs. Wahrmund, Adolf, translator. Stuttgart: Krais and Hoffmann, 1864.) — 1.4 focus

Der Erste nämlich, von dem uns gemeldet wird, daß er eine ¹
Motte besaß, war Minos. Dieser beherrschte den größten Theil des
jetzt sogenannten Hellenischen Meeres und die Kykladischen Inseln,
deren Mehrzahl er auch zuerst durch Ansiedelungen bevölkerte, nachdem
er die Karer vertrieben und seine eigenen Söhne zu Oberhäuptern ²³⁴
bestellt hatte. Auch tilgte er in diesen Meeren, wie natürlich, das
Seeräuberhandwerk so viel als möglich aus, damit ihm die Abgaben
nm so sicherer zufließen konnten.

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponèse First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése, Vol. 1-2. Zévort, Marie Charles, translator. Paris: Charpentier, 1852.) — 1.4 focus

IV. Mmos est le premier, d’après la tradition, qui ait possédé une marine¹. Sa domination s’étendit sur presque toute la mer appelée maintenant hellénique : maître des Cyclades, il peupla la plupart d’entre elles, après en avoir chassé les Cariens², et les plaça sous le commandement de ses fils. Il est vraisemblable aussi qu’il purgea, autant qu’il le put, la mer des pirates, afin de mieux assurer la rentrée des tributs.

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése. Bétant, Élie-Ami, translator. Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette, 1863.) — 1.4 focus

D’après la tradition, Minos est le plus ancien roi qui se soit créé une marine¹. H étendit son empire sur la plus grande partie de la mer présentement appelée Grecque. H domina sur les Cyclades, colonisa le premier la plupart de ces îles, dont il chassa les Cariens, et où il établit pour chefs ses propres fils; enfin il purgea cette mer, autant qu’il le put, de la piraterie, afin de s’assurer le recouvrement des tributs.

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.) — 1.4.1 focus

[1] Minos is the earliest of all those known to us by tradition who acquired a navy. He made himself master of a very great part of what is now called the Hellenic Sea, and became lord of the Cyclades islands and first colonizer of most of them, driving out the Carians and establishing his own sons in them as governors. Piracy, too, he naturally tried to clear from the sea, as far as he could, desiring that his revenues should come to him more readily.

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.) — 1.4.1 focus

[1] For Minos was the most ancient of all with whom we are acquainted by report, that acquired a navy: and he made himself master of the greater part of what is now the Grecian sea; and both ruled over the islands called Cyclades, and was the first that colonized most of them, having expelled the Carians, and established his own sons in them as governors; and, as was natural, he swept piracy from the sea as much as he could, for the better coming in to him of his revenues.

Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci First1KGreek (Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci. Haase, Friedrich, translator. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1869.) — 1.4.1 focus

[1] Minos enim eorum, quos auditu cognovimus, antiquissimus classem paravit, maximamque partem maris, quod Graecum nunc vocatur, in suam potestatem redegit Cycladumque insularum et regnum obtinuit, et in caram plerasque primus colonias deduxit, Caribus expulsis, suisque (illis in imperio constitutis; latronesque, ut par erat, e mari fugabat, quoad poterat, ut reditus ad se facilius venirent.

La storia di Tucidide First1KGreek (Thucydides. Della storia di Tucidide volgarizzata libri otto. Anonymous translator. Florence: Tipografia Galileiana, 1835.) — 1.4 focus

Infatti Minos, il più antico di quanti ne conosciamo per udita, si procurò flotta, ed estese moltissimo la sua potenza sul mare che ora greco si appella : ebbe il dominio delle isole Cicladi, nel più delle quali il primo fondò colonie, scacciandone i Carii per istabilirvi principi i suoi figlioli ; e senz’ altro sgombrò a tutta possa dal mare i pirati, affinchè più facilmente e in maggior copia gli venissero le entrate.

Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 1.4

Theodor Braun (Translator)

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