Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Theodor Braun (Translator), 4.122

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Eben als er im Begriff war, seinen Handstreich gegen
sie auszuführen, trafen Aristonymos aus Athen und AthenaioS
aus Lakedämon, welche beauftragt waren, die Nachricht vom
Abschlüsse des Waffenstillstandes überall hinzubringen, auf
einem Kriegsschiffe bei ihm ein und setzten ihn von dem Ver
trage in Kenntnis, und nun ging sein Heer wieder nach Torone
zurück. Die Bundesgenossen der Lakedämonier an der thra
kischen Küske nahmen an, daß sie sämtlich in den Vertrag ein
begriffen seien. Bezüglich der übrigen war Aristonymos da
mit einverstanden, für Skione aber wollte er eS nicht gelten
lassen, da es nach seiner Berechnung erst an einem späteren
Tage abgefallen war. Brasidas aber widersprach dem ent
schieden und blieb dabei, es sei früher gewesen, und gab die
Stadt nicht heraus. Als Aristonymos das nach Athen berichtete,
hatten die Athener nicht übel Lust, Skione sogleich mit Krieg
zu überziehen. Die Lakedämonier, welche Brasidas glaubten,
ließen ihnen jedoch durch Gesandte bedeuten, damit würden
sie sich eines Vertragsbruchs schuldig machen, und nahmen
die Stadt für sich in Anspruch, waren indessen bereit, sich
dieserhalb einer richterlichen Entscheidung zu unterwerfen.
Darauf wollten die Athener es aber nicht ankommen lassen,
sondern lieber gleich losschlagen, empört, daß selbst das Jnsel
volk sich jetzt schon herausnähme, im Vertrauen auf die Lake
dämonier von ihnen abzufallen, die ihm mit ihrer Landmacht
doch nicht helfen könnten. Mit dem Zeitpunkte des Abfalls
verhielt es sich übrigens in der Tat so, wie die Athener an
nahmen ; denn Skione war erst zwei Tage später übergegangen.
Auf Antrag Kleons beschlossen sie auch gleich, Skione zu zer
stören und die Einwohner hinrichten zu lassen, und trafen zu
dem Ende ihre Vorbereitungen, indem sie einstweilen auf andere
Unternehmungen verzichteten.

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

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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).) — 4.122.1 focus

[1] καὶ ὁ μὲν ἔμελλεν ἐγχειρήσειν ταῖς πόλεσι ταύταις, ἐν τούτῳ δὲ τριήρει οἱ τὴν ἐκεχειρίαν περιαγγέλλοντες ἀφικνοῦνται παρ’ αὐτόν, Ἀθηναίων μὲν Ἀριστώνυμος, Λακεδαιμονίων δὲ Ἀθήναιος.

[2] καὶ ἡ μὲν στρατιὰ πάλιν διέβη ἐς Τορώνην, οἱ δὲ τῷ Βρασίδᾳ ἀνήγγελλον τὴν ξυνθήκην, καὶ ἐδέξαντο πάντες οἱ ἐπὶ Θρᾴκης ξύμμαχοι Λακεδαιμονίων τὰ πεπραγμένα.

[3] Ἀριστώνυμος δὲ τοῖς μὲν ἄλλοις κατῄνει, Σκιωναίους δὲ αἰσθόμενος ἐκ λογισμοῦ τῶν ἡμερῶν ὅτι ὕστερον ἀφεστήκοιεν, οὐκ ἔφη ἐνσπόνδους ἔσεσθαι. Βρασίδας δὲ ἀντέλεγε πολλά, ὡς πρότερον, καὶ οὐκ ἀφίει τὴν πόλιν.

[4] ὡς δ’ ἀπήγγελλεν ἐς τὰς Ἀθήνας ὁ Ἀριστώνυμος περὶ αὐτῶν, οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι εὐθὺς ἑτοῖμοι ἦσαν στρατεύειν ἐπὶ τὴν Σκιώνην. οἱ δὲ Λακεδαιμόνιοι πρέσβεις πέμψαντες παραβήσεσθαι ἔφασαν αὐτοὺς τὰς σπονδάς, καὶ τῆς πόλεως ἀντεποιοῦντο Βρασίδᾳ πιστεύοντες, δίκῃ τε ἑτοῖμοι ἦσαν περὶ αὐτῆς κρίνεσθαι.

[5] οἱ δὲ δίκῃ μὲν οὐκ ἤθελον κινδυνεύειν, στρατεύειν δὲ ὡς τάχιστα, ὀργὴν ποιούμενοι εἰ καὶ οἱ ἐν ταῖς νήσοις ἤδη ὄντες ἀξιοῦσι σφῶν ἀφίστασθαι, τῇ κατὰ γῆν Λακεδαιμονίων ἰσχύι ἀνωφελεῖ πιστεύοντες.

[6] εἶχε δὲ καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια περὶ τῆς ἀποστάσεως μᾶλλον ᾗ οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι ἐδικαίουν· δύο γὰρ ἡμέραις ὕστερον ἀπέστησαν οἱ Σκιωναῖοι. ψήφισμά τ’ εὐθὺς ἐποιήσαντο, Κλέωνος γνώμῃ πεισθέντες, Σκιωναίους ἐξελεῖν τε καὶ ἀποκτεῖναι. καὶ τἆλλα ἡσυχάζοντες ἐς τοῦτο παρεσκευάζοντο.

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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.) — 4.122.1 focus

[1] But in the meantime came unto him in a galley Aristonymus for the Athenians and Athenaeus for the Lacedaemonians, that carried about the news of the truce. Whereupon he sent away his army again to Torone:

[2] and these men related unto Brasidas the articles of the agreement. The confederates of the Lacedaemonians in Thrace approved of what was done; and Aristonymus had in all other things satisfaction.

[3] But for the Scionaeans, whose revolt by computation of the days he had found to be after the making of the truce, he denied that they were comprehended therein. Brasidas said much in contradiction of this, and that the city revolted before the truce, and refused to render it. But when Aristonymus had sent to Athens to inform them of the matter, the Athenians were ready presently to have sent an army against Scione.

[4] The Lacedaemonians in the meantime sent ambassadors to the Athenians to tell them that they could not send an army against it without breach of the truce, and, upon Brasidas' word, challenged the city to belong unto them, offering themselves to the decision of law.

[5] But the Athenians would by no means put the matter to judgment, but meant with all the speed they could make to send an army against it, being angry at the heart that it should come to this pass, that even islanders durst revolt and trust to the unprofitable help of the strength of the Lacedaemonians by land.

[6] Besides, touching [the time of] the revolt, the Athenians had more truth on their side than themselves alleged; for the revolt of the Scionaeans was after the truce two days. Whereupon, by the advice of Cleon, they made a decree to take them by force and to put them all to the sword. And, forbearing war in all places else, they prepared themselves only for that.

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.) — 4.122.1 focus

[1] In the midst of his designs upon the towns in question, a galley arrived with the commissioners carrying round the news of the armistice, Aristonymus for the Athenians and Athenaeus for the Lacedaemonians.

[2] The troops now crossed back to Torone , and the commissioners gave Brasidas notice of the convention. All the Lacedaemonian allies in Thrace accepted what had been done;

[3] and Aristonymus made no difficulty about the rest, but finding, on counting the days, that the Scionaeans had revolted after the date of the convention, refused to include them in it. To this Brasidas earnestly objected, asserting that the revolt took place before, and would not give up the town.

[4] Upon Aristonymus reporting the case to Athens , the people at once prepared to send an expedition to Scione . Upon this, envoys arrived from Lacedaemon , alleging that this would be a breach of the truce, and laying claim to the town upon the faith of the assertion of Brasidas, and meanwhile offering to submit the question to arbitration.

[5] Arbitration, however, was what the Athenians did not choose to risk; being determined to send troops at once to the place, and furious at the idea of even the islanders now daring to revolt, in a vain reliance upon the power of the Lacedaemonians by land.

[6] Besides the facts of the revolt were rather as the Athenians contended, the Scionaeans having revolted two days after the convention. Cleon accordingly succeeded in carrying a decree to reduce and put to death the Scionaeans and the Athenians employed the leisure which they now enjoyed in preparing for the expedition.

Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs First1KGreek (Thucydides. Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs. Wahrmund, Adolf, translator. Stuttgart: Krais and Hoffmann, 1864.) — 4.122 focus

¹ Und eben war er im Begriff, einen Handstreich auf diese
Städte auszuführen, da kamen auf einem Dreiruderer diejenigen zu
ihm, welche die Meldung vom Waffenstillstände überall hinzubringen
hatten. Seitens der Athener Aiistonymos und von den Lakedämoniern
Athenäos. Diese setzten den Brasidas in Kenntniß von dem
Vergleiche, und sein Heer ging nun wieder nach Torone zurück. Auch
alle Bundesgenossen der Lakedämonier in den Thrakischen
Gränzgebieten nahmen den Vertrag an. Aristonymos erklärte sich damit in
Betreff aller Uebrigen einverstanden, die Skionäer aber, sagte.er,
könnten in den Vertrag nicht mit eingeschlossen sein, denn durch
Berechnung der Tage hatte er gefunden, daß sie erst später abgefallen
seien. Brasidas aber sprach Vieles dagegen und behauptete, eS sei
früher geschehen, und gab die Stadt nicht heraus. Als nun
Aristonymos hierüber Meldung nach Athen machte, waren die Athener
sogleich bereit, gegen Skione zu Felde zu ziehen. Die Lakedämonier
schickten nun Gesandte und ließen sagen, daß sie damit den Vertrag
brechen würden, und hielten die Stadt fest, weil sie dem Brasidas
Glauben schenkten; doch waren sie bereit, sich deßhalb einem
Schiedsrichterspruch zu unterwerfen. Jene aber wollten es nickt erst auf
einen NechtSspruch ankommen' lassen, sondern so schnell als möglich
zu Felde ziehen, höchst erzürnt, daß nun schon sogar die auf den
Inseln von ihnen abzufallen Lust hätten, im Vertrauen auf die hier doch
ganz nutzlose Landmacht der Lakedämonier. Es war aber auch in
Betreff der Zeit des Abfalls das Reckt in Wahrheit mehr auf Seiten
der Athener, da die Skionäer zwei Tage später übergegangen waren.
Von Kleon überredet, faßten sie also sogleich den Beschluß, Skione zu
zerstören und die Einwohner zu todten; und hiezu rüsteten sie sich
auch, indem sie alles Uebrige ruhen ließen.

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponèse First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése, Vol. 1-2. Zévort, Marie Charles, translator. Paris: Charpentier, 1852.) — 4.122 focus

CXXII. Mais à ce moment arrivèrent sur une trirème les délégués chargés de répandre la nouvelle de l’armistice, Aristonymus pour les Athéniens et Athénéus pour les Lacédémoniens. L’armée alors repassa à Torone. Les envoyés firent part à Brasidas de la trêve, et tous les alliés des Lacédémoniens dans la Thrace acceptèrent ce qui avait été fait. Aristonymus donna son assentiment à tout le reste ; mais, quant aux Scioniens, ayant reconnu par la supputation des jours que leur défection était postérieure à la trêve, il déclara qu’ils n’y étaient pas compris. Brasidas insista longuement pour prouver que la défection était antérieure et refusa de se dessaisir de la ville.

Dès qu’Aristonymus eut rendu compte de l’affaire à Athènes, les Athéniens se montrèrent disposés à aller attaquer Scione. Les Lacédémoniens envoyèrent une ambassade pour leur déclarer que c’était rompre la trêve ; ils faisaient valoir leurs droits sur la place, d’après les déclarations de Brasidas, et offraient d’ailleurs de s’en remettre sur ce point aux décisions de la justice. Mais les Athéniens, au lieu de courir les chances d’un arbitrage, voulaient sur le champ recourir aux armes, indignés de ce que même des peuples insulaires de fait songeassent à se détacher d’Athènes et comptassent sur la puissance des Lacédémoniens, puissance continentale et dès lors inutile pour eux. Du reste, la vérité sur la défection était plutôt conforme aux prétentions des Athéniens. Ils décrétèrent donc, sur l’avis de Cléon, que Scione serait prise et les habitants mis à mort ; puis, toute affaire cessante, ils se préparèrent à exécuter le décret.

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése. Bétant, Élie-Ami, translator. Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette, 1863.) — 4.122 focus

Pendant qu’il préparait ces entreprises, les députés îhargés de promulguer l'armistice arrivèrent sur une trirèee iaprès de lui. C’étaient Aristonymos pour les Athéniens et Atbénéos pour les Lacédémoniens. L'armée était repassée à Torone. Les députés notifièrent la trêve à Brasidas ; tous les alliés des Lacédémoniens sur le littoral de la Thrace donnèrent leur adhésion. Aristonymos approuva en général ce qui s'était fait ; mais quant aux Scionéens, il reconnut, en supputant les jours, que leur défection était postérieure au traité, et refusa de les y comprendre. Brasidas, au contraire, soutint qu’elle avait précédé et s’obstina à garder cette ville. Dès qu’Aristo-nymos en eut référé aux Athéniens, ceux-ci se montrèrent disposés à sévir contre Scione. Les Lacédémoniens leur représentèrent par ambassade que c’était enfreindre le traité ; ils se fondaient sur la déclaration de Brasidas pour détenir la ville, tout en offrant néanmoins de soumettre l’affaire à un jugement arbitral. Mais les Athéniens n’en voulaient pas courir la chance; ils aimaient mieux faire appel aux armes, irrités que des peuples maritimes osassent se révolter contre eux, en se confiant dans la puissance continentale de Lacédémone, frêle appui pour des insulaires. Au reéte, la vérité sur la défection de Scione était plutôt conforme aux prétentions des Athéniens ; car cette vüle s’était insurgée deux jours après la conclusion du traité. A l’instant, sur la proposition de Cléon, ils arrêtèrent de détruire Scione, d’ên mettre à mort tous les habitants, et ne songèrent plus qu’à exécuter ce décret.

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.) — 4.122.1 focus

[1] So he was about to attack these towns; but in the meantime those who were carrying round the news of the armistice arrived at his headquarters in a trireme, Aristonymus from Athens and Athenaeus from Lacedaemon.

[2] Whereupon his army crossed back to Torone; and the messengers formally announced the agreement to Brasidas, and all the Thracian allies of the Lacedaemonians acquiesced in what had been done.

[3] Aristonymus assented for the other places, but, finding on a calculation of the days that the Scionaeans had revolted after the agreement, he said that they would not be included in the truce. Brasidas, however, earnestly maintained that they had revolted before, and would not give up the city.

[4] Whereupon Aristonymus sent word to Athens about these matters, and the Athenians were ready at once to make an expedition against Scione. But the Lacedaemonians sent envoys, saying that the Athenians would be violating the truce, and trusting the word of Brasidas they laid claim to the town and were ready to arbitrate about it.

[5] The Athenians, however, were inclined, not to risk arbitration, but to make an expedition as quickly as possible, being enraged to think that even the inhabitants of the islands now presumed to revolt, relying on the strength which the Lacedaemonians had on land, useless though it was to them.¹

[6] Moreover, the truth about the revolt was rather as the Athenians claimed; for the Scionaeans revolted two days after the agreement. The Athenians, then, immediately passed a vote, on the motion of Cleon, to destroy Scione and put the citizens to death. And so, keeping quiet in other matters, they made preparations for this.

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.) — 4.122.1 focus

[1] But in the mean time there came to him in a trireme the commissioners, who were carrying round intelligence of the armistice, Aristonymus on the side of the Athenian s, and Athenians on that of the Lacedaemonians.

[2] So the troops crossed over again to Torone; while they informed Brasidas of the truce, and all the allies of the Lacedaemonians Thrace-ward assented to what had been done. Now Aristonymus allowed all the other cases;

[3] but finding, on a calculation of the days, that the Scionaeans had revolted after the date of the convention, he said that they would not be included in it. But Brasidas earnestly contended, on the other hand, that they had revolted before the truce was made, and refused to give the town up.

[4] So when Aristonymus reported their case at Athens, the people were immediately prepared to send an expedition against Scione. But the Lacedaemonians sent envoys and told them that they would be violating the truce; and laid claim to the town, in reliance on the statement of Brasidas; offering, at the same time, to let the question be decided by arbitration.

[5] The Athenians, however, did not wish to run the risk of arbitration, but to send the expedition as quickly as possible; being enraged to think that even the inhabitants of the islands now presumed to revolt from them, trusting in the power of the Lacedaemonians by land, which could not help them.

[6] And indeed the truth of the question respecting the revolt was rather as the Athenians maintained; for the Scionaeans revolted two days after the truce was signed. Accordingly, at the instigation of Cleon, they at once passed a decree that they should reduce the Scionaeans, and put them to death; and so, while they remained quiet from other undertakings, they were engaged in preparing for this.

Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci First1KGreek (Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci. Haase, Friedrich, translator. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1869.) — 4.122.1 focus

[1] sed interea cum tririme ii, qui circumeuntes in ducias ren undabant, ad eum veniunt, ex Atheniensibus Aristonymus, cx Lacedaemoniis Athenaeus.

[2] Atque exercitus quidem Toronam revertit, legati vero conventa Bnt-sidae rcnunciahant, et universi Lacedaemoniorum socii, qui in Thracia erant, res actas comprobarunt.

[3] Aristonymus autem ceteris quidem assentiebatur, sed Sciouaeos, (juos ex dierum supputatione post initas inducias defecisse aniinad-vertebat, foederis participes fore negabat. Brasidas vero contra multis verbis affirmabat, prius defecisse, nec urbem dimittebat.

[4] Quum autem'Aristonymus de his Athenas renunciasset, Athenienses ad bellum Scionae inferendum confeslim erant parati. Lacedaemonii vero legatis missis, dicebant ipsos firedera violaturos, urbemque sibi vendica-bant, fidem Brasidae habentes, et parati erant judicio de ipsa disceptare.

[5] Illi vero judicii quidem periculum adire non volebant, sed primo quoque tempore bellum facere, rem ira dignam censentes, si jam vel insularum incolae boc sibi sumerent, ut a se defectionem faciendam putarent, terrestri Lacedaemoniorum potentia nihil ipsis profutura freti.

[6] Et vero etiam de defectione res ita potius habebat, ut Athenienses contendebant; duobus enim diebus post factas inducias Scionaei defecerant. Confestiin autem in Cleonis sententiam decretum fecerunt, ut expugnarentur et occiderentur Scionaei; et cetera quiescentes ad hoc se praeparabant.

La storia di Tucidide First1KGreek (Thucydides. Della storia di Tucidide volgarizzata libri otto. Anonymous translator. Florence: Tipografia Galileiana, 1835.) — 4.122 focus

Ma in questo mezzo vengono a lui sopra una trireme i messi spediti in giro ad annunziai' la tregua , cioè Fv gb Ateniesi Aristonimo, per i Lacedemoni Ateneo. Allora il suo esercito ripassò nuovamente a Torona ; ed i legati ragguagliavano Brasida delle convenzioni, le quali tutti i confederati dei Lacedemoni in Tracia accettarono. Aristonimo andava d’ accordo in tutte le altre cose : ma quanto agli Scionèsi, rilevando dal calcolo dei giorni ch’e’si erano ribellati dopo la conclusione della tregua, diceva che non vi dovevano esser compresi. Brasida all’oppoeto con molta forza diceva che si erano ribellati innanzi, e noe voleva abbandonar la città. Però quando Aristonimo riferì questi fatti ad Atene , immediatamente gli Ateniesi si mostrarono risoluti a portar le armi contro Scione. Se noe che i Lacedemoni spedirono ambasciata per dir loro che romperebbero la tregua: e standosene a Brasida pretende vano Scione esser sua , ed erano pronti a diffinire la cosa per via di giudizio. Gli Ateniesi però non vollero mettersi al rischio della lite, ma vi portarono incontinente la guerra, indispettiti che anche gl’ isolani si attentassero di ribellarsi per la fiducia delle forze terrestri dei Lacedemoni per loro inutili. Ciò non pertanto il fatto della ribellione era più vero di quel che pensavano gli Ateniesi stessi, poiché i Scionesi si erano ribellati due giorni dopo la tregua. Ma persuasi dal consiglio di Cleone decretarono subito di espugnare e trucidare gli Scionesi ; e mentre tutto il resto era tranquillo , qua unicamente erano rivolte le loro mire.

Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 4.122

Theodor Braun (Translator)

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