Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 1.96

[1] When the Athenians had thus gotten the command by the confederates' own accord for the hatred they bare to Pausanias, they then set down an order which cities should contribute money for this war against the barbarians, and which galleys. For they pretended to repair the injuries they had suffered by laying waste the territories of the king.

[2] And then first came up amongst the Athenians the office of treasurers of Greece, who were receivers of the tribute, for so they called this money contributed. And the first tribute that was taxed came to four hundred and sixty talents. The treasury was at Delos, and their meetings were kept there in the temple.

[1] The Athenians having thus succeeded to the supremacy by the voluntary act of the allies through their hatred of Pausanias, fixed which cities were to contribute money against the barbarian, which ships; their professed object being to retaliate for their sufferings by ravaging the king's country.

[2] Now was the time that the office of ‘Treasurers for Hellas ’ was first instituted by the Athenians. These officers received the tribute, as the money contributed was called. The tribute was first fixed at four hundred and sixty talents. The common treasury was at Delos , and the congresses were held in the temple.

So waren also die Athener aus freier Zustimmung der
Bundesgenossen, weil Pausanias sich verhaßt gemacht, zur Würde der
Oberanführung gelangt, und sie bestimmten nun, welche Staaten zum
Krieg gegen den Barbaren Geld, und welche Schiffe hergeben sollten.
Vorwand war-, daß man durch Verheerung des königlichen Gebietes
für die erlittene Unbill Rache nehmen müsse. Damals wurde auch
von den Athenern zuerst das Amt der Schatzmeister von Hellas
eingeführt, welche den Phoros, denn so nannte man den Beitrag an
Geld, in Empfang zu nehmen hatten. Die erste Umlage dieser Art
wurde auf 460 Talente ^890,000 pr. Thlr.^Z festgesetzt. Zur
Schatzkammer diente Delos, und auch die Versammlungen wurden im
dortigen Heiligthum abgehalten

XCVI. Les Athéniens, investis ainsi du commandement que les alliés leur avaient déféré en haine de Pausanias, fixèrent l’apport de chaque ville ¹ dans la lutte contre le Barbare ; aux uns ils demandèrent de l’argent, aux autres des vaisseaux. Le prétexte était de ravager les terres du Roi, en représailles de ce qu’on avait souffert. C’est alors que fut instituée chez les Athéniens la magistrature des Hellénotames, chargés de percevoir le Phoros ² . On désignait sous ce nom la contribution en argent. Le premier Phoros fut fixé à quatre cent soixante talents. Le trésor était déposé à Délos, et les assemblées se tenaient dans le temple.

Ainsi investis du commandement par l’adhésion spontanée des alliés, auxquels Pausanias s'était rendu odieux, les Athéniens déterminèrent quelles villes auraient à fournir de l'argent ou des vaisseaux pour la continuation de la guerre contre les Barbares. Le prétexte fut de ravager le pays du roi par droit de représailles. De cette époque date chez les Athéniens l'institution des Hellénotames ¹ , magistrats chargés de recevoir le tribut, car tel fut le nom donné à cette contribution. Ce tribut fut fixé dans Γ origine à quatre cent soixante talents ² . Le trésor fut déposé à Délos, et les assemblées se tinrent dans le temple.

[1] After the Athenians had succeeded in this way to the leadership over the allies, who freely chose them on account of their hatred of Pausanias, they assessed the amount of their contributions, both for the states which were to furnish money for the war against the Barbarians and for those which were to furnish ships, the avowed object being to avenge themselves for what they had suffered by ravaging the King's territory.

[2] And it was then ¹ that the Athenians first established the office of Hellenic treasurers, who received the tribute; for so the contribution of money was termed. The amount of the tribute first assessed was four hundred and sixty talents, and the treasury of the allies was Delos, where the meetings were held in the temple.

[1] The Athenians having in this way succeeded to the command at the wish of the allies, owing to their hatred of Pausanias, arranged which of the states were to furnish money against the barbarian. and which of them ships: for their pretext was to avenge themselves for what they had suffered, by ravaging the king's country.

[2] And the office of treasurers of Greece was then first established by the Athenians; who received the tribute, for so the contribution-money was called. The first tribute that was fixed was 460 talents. Their treasury was at Delos, and their meetings were held in the temple.

[1] Athenienses igitur, cum imperium hoc modo accepissent , sociis volentibus, propter Pausaniae odium, statuerunt , a quibus urbibus pecunias, et a quibus naves adversus barbarum praeberi oporteret; hoc enim praetexebant, ut injurias acceptas ulciscerentur Regis agrum vastantes.

[2] Et tunc primum apud Athenienses constitutus est magistratus Quaestorum Graeciae, qui tributum recipiebant; sic enim appellata est pecuniarum contributio. Primum autem tributum, quod constitutum est, erat quadringentorum et sexaginta talentorum. Eorum vero aerarium fuit Delos, et in ejus templo conventus fiebant.

[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.

In questa guisa, a grado degli alleati che odiavano Pausania, pervenuti gli Ateniesi al comando determinarono le città che avessero a somministrar denaro o navi per andar contro il barbaro ; conciossiachè pretesto a ciò era la vendetta che pei mali sofferti volevan prendere di lui, devastandone le terre. E fu allora per la prima volta constituita presso gli Ateniesi la carica degli Ellenotami, i quali riscotevano il tributo , che cosi chiamossi la contribuzione del denaro. Da prima il tributo imposto fu di quattrocentosessanta talenti : Deio era la tesoreria , e nel tempio si tenevano le adunanze.