Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Theodor Braun (Translator), 5.114

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Hierauf kehrten die Gesandten der Athener ins Lager
zurück. Da die Melier sich auf nichts einlassen wollten, er
öffneten die athenischen Feldherren nun sogleich die Feind
seligkeiten und schlossen ihre Stadt ringsum mit einer Mauer
ein, woran sie die Arbeit nach Städten verteilten. Später
fuhren die Athener mit dem größten Teile ihres Heeres wieder
ab, ließen aber eine aus Bürgern und Bundesgenossen be
stehende Besatzung zurück, um die Stadt von der Land- und
Seeseite zu bewachen, welche dort blieb und die Belagerung
fortsetzte.

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).) — 5.114.1 focus

[1] καὶ οἱ μὲν Ἀθηναίων πρέσβεις ἀνεχώρησαν ἐς τὸ στράτευμα· οἱ δὲ στρατηγοὶ αὐτῶν, ὡς οὐδὲν ὑπήκουον οἱ Μήλιοι, πρὸς πόλεμον εὐθὺς ἐτρέποντο καὶ διελόμενοι κατὰ πόλεις περιετείχισαν κύκλῳ τοὺς Μηλίους.

[2] καὶ ὕστερον φυλακὴν σφῶν τε αὐτῶν καὶ τῶν ξυμμάχων καταλιπόντες οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι καὶ κατὰ γῆν καὶ κατὰ θάλασσαν ἀνεχώρησαν τῷ πλέονι τοῦ στρατοῦ. οἱ δὲ λειπόμενοι παραμένοντες ἐπολιόρκουν τὸ χωρίον.

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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.) — 5.114.1 focus

[1] This said, the Athenian ambassadors departed to their camp. And the commanders, seeing that the Melians stood out, fell presently to the war, and dividing the work among the several cities, encompassed the city of the Melians with a wall.

[2] The Athenians afterwards left some forces of their own and of their confederates for a guard both by sea and land, and with the greatest part of their army went home. The rest that were left besieged the place.

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.) — 5.114.1 focus

The Athenian envoys now returned to the army; and the Melians showing no signs of yielding, the generals at once betook themselves to hostilities, and drew a line of circumvallation round the Melians, dividing the work among the different states.

Subsequently the Athenians returned with most of their army, leaving behind them a certain number of their own citizens and of the allies to keep guard by land and sea. The force thus left stayed on and besieged the place.

Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs First1KGreek (Thucydides. Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs. Wahrmund, Adolf, translator. Stuttgart: Krais and Hoffmann, 1864.) — 5.114 focus

Die Gesandten der Athener begaben sich nun in.daS
Lager zurück, und da die Melier in Nichts nachgaben, so gingen.die
Feldherren ^ allsogleich zu Feindseligkeiten über und begannen die
Melier ringsum durch Verschanzungen einzuschließen, indem siedle
Arbeit nach den Städten unter sich vertheilten. Danach zogen die
Athener mit dem größeren Theil des Heeres wieder ab/ nachdem sie
aus ihren eigenen Soldaten und aus denen der Bundesgenossen eine
Beobachtungstruppe zu Land und zu Wasser zurückgelassen hatten.

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponèse First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése, Vol. 1-2. Zévort, Marie Charles, translator. Paris: Charpentier, 1852.) — 5.114 focus

CXIV. Les ambassadeurs athéniens retournèrent au camp; et les généraux, voyant que les Méliens ne voulaient rien entendre, se disposèrent aussitôt à commencer les hostilités. Ils distribuèrent les travaux entre les différentes villes et entourèrent Mélos d’une circonvallation. Puis ils laissèrent des troupes prises parmi les Athéniens et les alliés, pour bloquer la place par terre et par mer, et s’en retournèrent avec la plus grande partie de l’armée. Ceux qui restèrent tinrent la place investie.

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése. Bétant, Élie-Ami, translator. Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette, 1863.) — 5.114 focus

Là-dessus les députés athéniens rejoignirent l’année. Les généraux, voyant les Méliens s’obstiner, firent aussrtdt leurs dispositions d’attaque. Ils investirent Mélos d’un morde circonvallation, dont les troupes de chaque ville se partagèrent le travail, selon leur force numérique. Ils laissèrent d« étachements athéniens et alliés pour faire la garde par terre t par mer ; puis ils remirent à la voile avec le reste de l’ar-îée. Ceux qui demeuraient continuèrent le siège.

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.) — 5.114.1 focus

[1] So the Athenian envoys returned to the army; and their generals, as the Melians would not yield, immediately commenced hostilities, and drew a wall round about the city of Melos, distributing the work among the several states.

[2] Afterwards, leaving some of their own troops and of their allies to keep guard both by land and by sea, they withdrew with the greater part of the army, while the rest remained behind and besieged the place.

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.) — 5.114.1 focus

[1] So the Athenian ambassadors returned to their forces: and their generals, since the Melians did not listen at all to their proposals, immediately proceeded to apply themselves to war; and having divided the work between the different states, enclosed the Melians with lines on all sides.

[2] Afterwards, the Athenians left a part of their own troops and the allies, to keep guard both by land and sea, and returned with the main body of the forces. Those who were left behind remained and besieged the place.

Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci First1KGreek (Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci. Haase, Friedrich, translator. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1869.) — 5.114.1 focus

[1] Atque Atheniensium quidem legati ad castra redierunt; duces vero eorum, quum Melii nullo modo morem iis gerere vellent, ad bellum continuo se converterunt, et opus inter se per civitates partiti Melios vallo circumdederunt.

[2] Post haec Athenienses praesidio quum ex suis tum ex sociorum copiis et a mari et a terra relicto cum majore copiarum parte domum redierunt. Reliqui autem in obsidione urbis manebant.

La storia di Tucidide First1KGreek (Thucydides. Della storia di Tucidide volgarizzata libri otto. Anonymous translator. Florence: Tipografia Galileiana, 1835.) — 5.114 focus

Tornarono i legati ateniesi al campo, ove i loro generali sentendo che i Melii non cedevano in nulla, si colsero subito alla guerra ; ed assegnata alla soldatesca di ciascuna città una parte del lavoro, presero a cingere i Melii con muraglia. Finalmente vi lasciarono guardia di loro e dei confederati dalla parte di terra e di mare, e col più dell’esercito partirono. Le genti lasciatevi stavano ferme all’assedio della città.

Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 5.114

Theodor Braun (Translator)

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