Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 4.116

[1] Brasidas, when he perceived the battlements to be abandoned and saw what had happened, came on with his army and presently got the fort and slew all that he found within it.

[2] But the rest of the Athenians, which before abandoned the place, with their boats and galleys put themselves into Pallene. There was in Lecythus a temple of Minerva. And when Brasidas was about to give the assault, he had made proclamation that whosoever first scaled the wall should have thirty minae of silver for a reward. Brasidas now, conceiving that the place was won by means not human, gave those thirty minae to the goddess to the use of the temple. And then pulling down Lecythus, he built it anew and consecrated unto her the whole place.

[3] The rest of this winter he spent in assuring the places he had already gotten and in contriving the conquest of more. Which winter ending, ended the eighth year of this war.

[1] Brasidas, perceiving that they were deserting the parapet, and seeing what was going on, dashed forward with his troops, and immediately took the fort, and put to the sword all whom he found in it.

[2] In this way the place was evacuated by the Athenians, who went across in their boats and ships to Pallene . Now there is a temple of Athena in Lecythus, and Brasidas had proclaimed in the moment of making the assault, that he would give thirty silver minae to the man first on the wall. Being now of opinion that the capture was scarcely due to human means, he gave the thirty minae to the goddess for her temple, and razed and cleared Lecythus, and made the whole of it consecrated ground.

[3] The rest of the winter he spent in settling the places in his hands, and in making designs upon the rest; and with the expiration of the winter the eighth year of this war ended.

Als nun Brasidas sah, wie sie die Brustwehren verließen, ¹
und erkannte was vorging, griff er sogleich mit dem Heere an, nahm l
die Verschanzung und hieb nieder, was er darin traf. Die Athener,
welche auf die angegebene Art auf Last- und Kriegsschiffen den Platz
verlassen hatten, wurden nach Pallene geführt. Brasidas aber, der
beim Beginne deS Sturmes zufällig durch den Herold hatte
ausrufen lassen, daß, wer zuerst die Mauer ersteige, von ihm dreißig
Silberminen erhalten solle, glaubte jetzt, daß die Einnahme auf andere
Art als durch menschliche Kraft erfolgt sei, und da auf Lekythos ein
Tempel der Athene steht, so legte er die dreißig Minen als Geschenk
für die Göttin in dem Heiligthum nieder, ließ die Verschanzungen
abtragen, Alles aufräumen und weihte das Ganze zu einem heiligen
Bezirke. — Was vom Winter noch übrig war, verwendete er zur
Einrichtung der Plätze, die er bereits besaß, und traf Anstalten gegen
die noch übrigen. — Mit diesem Winter ging auch das achte Jahr
dieses Krieges zu Ende.

CXVI. Brasidas, informé qu’ils abandonnent les créneaux et témoin lui-même de ce qui se passe, se porte aussitôt aux remparts avec son armée, s’en empare et massacre tous ceux qu’il rencontre. Les Athéniens passèrent à Pallène sur des barques et sur leurs vaisseaux ; ce fut ainsi qu’ils abandonnèrent la place. Il y a dans Lécythos un temple de Minerve : Brasidas avait fait proclamer par un héraut, au moment de l’attaque, qu’il donnerait trente mines d’argent au premier qui monterait à l’assaut ; mais, pensant qu’il y avait dans la prise du fort quelque chose de surnaturel, il fil offrande des trente mines à la déesse pour son temple ; puis il rasa Lécythos, aplanit le terrain, et en forma un téménos ¹ qu’il lui consacra tout entier. Le reste de l’hiver, il organisa les places qu’il avait prises, et forma ses plans pour de nouvelles conquêtes. Avec l’hiver finit la huitième année de cette guerre.

Brasidas, voyant les créneaux abandonnés, accourut avec ses troupes, s’empara aussitôt du rempart, et fit main basse sur tous ceux qu’il y trouva. Les Athéniens montèrent sur des barques et sur des vaisseaux, évacuèrent la place et se retirèrent dans la Pallène. Il y a dans Lécythos un temple de Minerve. Au moment de livrer l’assaut, Brasidas avait fait publier qu’il donnerait trente mines d’argent ¹ au premier qui escaladerait le mur. Attribuant la prise du fort à une puissance surnaturelle, il déposa les trente mines dans le temple de la déesse ; après quoi il rasa complètement Lécythos et en consacra le territoire à la divinité. U employa le reste de la saison à organiser les villes qu’il avait prises et à former de nouveaux plans de conquête. Avec cet hiver se termina la huitième année de la guerre.

[1] When Brasidas perceived that they were leaving the battlements and saw what was going on, he bore down at once with the army and took the fort, destroying all that he found in it.

[2] And so the Athenians left the place in their small boats and ships and were thus conveyed to Pallene. Now there is a temple of Athena in Lecythus, and it chanced that Brasidas, when he was on the point of making the assault, had proclaimed that he would give thirty minas ¹ in silver to him who first mounted the wall; but thinking now that the capture had been effected by some other means than human, he paid the thirty minas to the goddess for the temple, and after razing Lecythus and clearing the ground consecrated the whole place as a sacred precinct.

[3] Then for the rest of the winter he proceeded to set in order the affairs of the places that he held and to plot against the other towns; and with the conclusion of this winter ended the eighth year of the war.

[1] When Brasidas perceived that they were deserting the battlements, and saw what was going on, he rushed up with his army, d immediately took the fort, and put to the sword as many s he found in it.

[2] The Athenians in this way evacuated the race, and went across in their boats and ships to Pallene. How there is in Lecythus a temple of Minerva; and Brasidas had proclaimed, when he was about to make the assault, that the man who first scaled the wall he would give thirty minae of silver. Thinking, therefore, that the capture had been effected by other means than human, he presented the thirty mine to the goddess, for the use of her temple; and having razed and cleared Lecythus, he devoted the whole, as sacred ground.

[3] During the remainder of the winter, he was settling the affairs of the places in his possession, and forming designs against others; and at the expiration of the winter, the eighth year of this war ended.

[1] Brasidas vero quum animadvertisset eos propugnaculi pinnas deserere, et videret id quod accidebat, cum suis copiis irruens munitionem confestim capit, et quotquot in ea deprehendit, interfecit.

[2] Atque Atbeoieoses quidem quum hoc modo locum illum deseruissent, navigiis na-v ibusque Pallenen se receperunt; Brasidas vero (est eniro in Lecytho Palladis templum, et, quum eam esset oppugnaturus , per praeconis vocem edixerat, se triginta argenti minas ei daturum, qui primus murum conscendisset) ratus illum locum aliqua alia quam humana ratione captum, quum illas triginta minas deae in templi usum dedit, tum etiam eversa Lecytho et refecta totum ejus solum illi dicavit.

[3] Atque hic quidem reliquum hiemis tempus cunsumpeit tum in Jocis , quae tenebat, stabiliendis, tum in clandestinis conAiliis ineundis, quibus alia in suam potestatem redigeret, et exacta hac hieme octavus belli annus finiebatur.

Brasida, che si era trovato presente all’accaduto , visti abbandonati i merli si avanza coll’esercito, prende incontinente il forte ed uccide tutti quelli che ci trovò \ e gli altri, che avevano in questo modo abbandonato il posto , si condussero su barche e navi a Pallene. Qui è da sapere che in Lecito avvi un tempio di Minerva, e che Brasida quando era per dar l’assalto aveva fatto bandire che al primo salito sulle mura darebbe trenta mine di argento. Ora però stimando essere stata presa quella terra in tuttaltro modo che umano, offerse alla Dea le trenta mine pel tempio, demolì Lecito e lo riacconciò in nuova foggia ; e tutto il suòlo consacrò a Minerva. Nel restante dell1 inverno egli si occupava a dar buon sesto alle terre prese , senza abbandonare il pensiero sopra quelle che restavano. E col compiersi dell’ inverno finiva l’ottavo anno di questa guerra.