Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Theodor Braun (Translator), 4.135

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In demselben Winter, kurz vor Frühlingsanfang, ver
suchte Brasidas sich Potidäas zu bemächtigen. Er machte sich
bei Nacht an die Stadtmauer und ließ eine Leiter anlegen,
was zunächst unbemerkt blieb. Denn bevor die Schildwache,
die mit der Glocke die Runde machte und sie weitergeben
mußte, auf ihren Posten zvrückkam, hatte man inzwischen die
Leiter angelegt. Da es dann aber doch noch früh genug be
merkt worden war, ehe jemand hinaufsteigen konnte, zog er noch
vor Tagesanbruch mit seinem Heere schleunigst wieder ab.
Damit endete der Winter und das neunte Jahr des Krieges,
den Thukydides beschrieben hat.i

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).) — 4.135.1 focus

[1] ἀπεπείρασε δὲ τοῦ αὐτοῦ χειμῶνος καὶ ὁ Βρασίδας τελευτῶντος καὶ πρὸς ἔαρ ἤδη Ποτειδαίας. προσελθὼν γὰρ νυκτὸς καὶ κλίμακα προσθεὶς μέχρι μὲν τούτου ἔλαθεν· τοῦ γὰρ κώδωνος παρενεχθέντος οὕτως ἐς τὸ διάκενον, πρὶν ἐπανελθεῖν τὸν παραδιδόντα αὐτόν, ἡ πρόσθεσις ἐγένετο· ἔπειτα μέντοι εὐθὺς αἰσθομένων, πρὶν προσβῆναι, ἀπήγαγε πάλιν κατὰ τάχος τὴν στρατιὰν καὶ οὐκ ἀνέμεινεν ἡμέραν γενέσθαι.

[2] καὶ ὁ χειμὼν ἐτελεύτα, καὶ ἔνατον ἔτος τῷ πολέμῳ ἐτελεύτα τῷδε ὃν Θουκυδίδης ξυνέγραψεν.

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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.) — 4.135.1 focus

[1] The same winter ending and the spring now approaching, Brasidas made an attempt upon Potidaea. For coming by night, he applied his ladders and was thitherto undiscerned. He took the time to apply his ladders when the bell passed by, and before he that carried it to the next returned. Nevertheless, being discovered, he scaled not the wall, but presently again withdrew his army with speed, not staying till it was day.

[2] So ended this winter, and the ninth year of this war written by Thucydides.

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.) — 4.135.1 focus

[1] At the close of the same winter, in fact almost in spring, Brasidas made an attempt upon Potidaea . He arrived by night, and succeeded in planting a ladder against the wall without being discovered, the ladder being planted just in the interval between the passing round of the bell and the return of the man who brought it back. Upon the garrison, however, taking the alarm immediately afterwards, before his men came up, he quickly led off his troops, without waiting until it was day.

[2] So ended the winter and the ninth year of this war of which Thucydides is the historian.

Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs First1KGreek (Thucydides. Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs. Wahrmund, Adolf, translator. Stuttgart: Krais and Hoffmann, 1864.) — 4.135 focus

Zu Ende desselben Winters und schon gegen Frühlings- ¹
ansang machte Brasidas auch einen Versuch auf Potidäa Er näherte,
sich nämlich der Mauer und legte eine Leiter an, was soweit
unbemerkt blieb; denn wahrend die Glocke umgetragen wurde 69), und ehe
der Soldat, der sie weiter zu geben hatte, wieder zurück kam, war bei
dem leeren Posten die Leiter angelegt worden. Da man sie aber
dann sogleich bemerkte, noch bevor sie die Mauer erstiegen hatten,
führte er sein Heer alsbald in Eile zurück und wartete nicht, bis es
Tag geworden. So ging der Winter zu Ende und mit ihm das
neunte Jahr des Krieges, den Thukydideö beschrieben hat. ²³

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponèse First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése, Vol. 1-2. Zévort, Marie Charles, translator. Paris: Charpentier, 1852.) — 4.135 focus

CXXXV. L’hiver finissait et on touchait au printemps, lorsque Brasidas fit une tentative sur Potidée. Il s’en approcha de nuit et appliqua une échelle sans être aperçu ; il avait profité du moment où la son- nette¹ passe ; et, pendant que la sentinelle la transmettait à son voisin, il avait, avant son retour, appliqué l’échelle à l’endroit qu’elle laissait libre. Cependant, l’éveil ayant été donné avant l’escalade, il ramena promptement son armée sans attendre le jour. Avec l’hiver finit la neuvième année de cette guerre, dont Thucydide a écrit l’histoire.

fin du premier volume.

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése. Bétant, Élie-Ami, translator. Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette, 1863.) — 4.135 focus

L’hiver tirait à sa fin et Ton touchait au printemps, lorsque Brasidas fit une tentative sur Potidée. Il s’en approcha de nuit et parvint à appliquer une échelle sans être aperçu. Il avait profité du moment où la sentinelle allait remettre la clochette à son plus proche voisin, et n’avait pas encore regagné son poste¹. Mais il fut découvert, et se retira promptement sans tenter l’escalade ni même attendre qu’il fît jour.

Là-dessus l’hiver finit, et avec lui la neuvième année de la guerre que Thucydide a racontée.

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.) — 4.135.1 focus

[1] Toward the close of the same winter, when spring was near at hand, Brasidas made an attempt on Potidaea. He came up by night and placed a ladder against the wall, up to this point escaping detection; for the ladder was planted precisely at the interval of time after the bell had been carried by and before the patrol who passed it on had come back.¹ The guards, however, discovered it immediately, before an ascent could be made, and Brasidas made haste to lead his army back again, not waiting for day to come.

[2] So ended the winter and with it the ninth year of this war of which Thucydides wrote the history.

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.) — 4.135.1 focus

[1] Towards the end of the same winter, and when it was now approaching to spring, Brasidas also made an attempt on Potidaea. For he went thither by night, and planted a ladder against the wall, and so far escaped observation; the ladder having been planted just in the interval when ¹ the bell had been passed round, before the man who passed it returned to that side. Afterwards, however, on their immediately perceiving it, before his troops came up to the place, he led them back again as quickly as possible, and did not wait for the day to break.

[2] And so the winter ended, and the ninth year of this war, of which Thucydides wrote the history.

END OF THE FOURTH BOOK.

Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci First1KGreek (Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci. Haase, Friedrich, translator. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1869.) — 4.135.1 focus

[1] Eadem hieme exeunte et vere jam appropin-quante, Brasidas Potidaeam temptavit. Quum enim noctu accessisset et scalam muris admovisset, hactenus quidem custodes latuit; quum enim tintinnabulum praeteriisset, ita demum ad vacuum murorum spatinm inter duas stationes interjectum, antequam ille, qui tintinnabulum alteri traditurus erat, rediisset, scalae admotae sunt, deinde tamen quum custodes statim strepitum sensissent, priusquam ac cederet, exercitum celeriter retro reduxit, nec exspectavit, donec dies illucesceret.

[2] Atque haec hiems finiebatur bujusque belli nonus annus finiebatur, quod Thucydides conscripsit.

La storia di Tucidide First1KGreek (Thucydides. Della storia di Tucidide volgarizzata libri otto. Anonymous translator. Florence: Tipografia Galileiana, 1835.) — 4.135 focus

Tn sullo scorcio del medesimo inverno, essendo vicinissima la primavera, Brasida volle tentar Potidea. Vi si accostò di notte , e gli riuscì di appoggiare le scale senza essere fino allora scoperto. Imperocché le scale furono appoggiate in quello spazio rimasto vuoto di guardie , quando la sentinella passata avanti per portare ad altra il campanello , non era ancora ritornata al suo posto. Ma poi scoperta la cosa prima che alcuno salisse, Brasida ritirò prestamente le sue genti senza aspettare che si facesse giorno. Così finiva l’inverno e l’anno nono di questa guerra che Tucidide ha descrìtta.

Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 4.135

Theodor Braun (Translator)

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