Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 5.33

[1] The same summer the Lacedaemonians with their whole power, under the conduct of Pleistonanax, the son of Pausanias, king of the Lacedaemonians, made war upon the Parrhasians of Arcadia, subjects of the Mantineans, partly as called in by occasion of sedition and partly because they intended, if they could, to demolish a fortification which the Mantineans had built and kept with a garrison in Cypsela, in the territory of the Parrhasians towards Sciritis of Laconia.

[2] The Lacedaemonians therefore wasted the territory of the Parrhasians. And the Mantineans, leaving their own city to the custody of the Argives, came forth to aid the Parrhasians their confederates; but being unable to defend both the fort of Cypsela and the cities of the Parrhasians too, they went home again.

[3] And the Lacedaemonians, when they had set the Parrhasians at liberty and demolished the fortification, went home likewise.

[1] The same summer the Lacedaemonians marched into Arcadia with their whole levy under Pleistoanax, son of Pausanias, king of Lacedaemon , against the Parrhasians, who were subjects of Mantinea , and a faction of whom had invited their aid. They also meant to demolish, if possible, the fort of Cypsela which the Mantineans had built and garrisoned in the Parrhasian territory, to annoy the district of Sciritis in Laconia .

[2] The Lacedaemonians accordingly laid waste the Parrhasian country, and the Mantineans, placing their town in the hands of an Argive garrison, addressed themselves to the defence of their confederacy, but being unable to save Cypsela or the Parrhasian towns went back to Mantinea .

[3] Meanwhile the Lacedaemonians made the Parrhasians independent, razed the fortress and returned home.

Die Lakedämonier unternahmen in diesem Sommer unter
Führung ihres Königs Pleistoanax, Sohnes des Pausanias, mit
ihrer gesammten Macht einen Zug in das Gebiet der Parrhasier in
Arkadien, Unterthanen der Mantineer ^?), da diese sie innerer
Unruhen wegen herbeiriefen; zugleich aber dachten sie auch die Festung
Kypsela wo möglich zu schleifen, welche die Mantineer verschanzt und
mit einer Besatzung versehen hatten. Dieselbe liegt im Parrhasischen
Gebiet an der Gränze gegen die Skiritische Landschaft in Lakonien.
Die Lakedämonier ihrerseits verwüsteten das «Gebiet der Parrhasier;
die Mantineer aber überließen die Besatzung ihrer Stadt Argivern ^{1 2}
und übernahmen selbst den Schutz ihrer Bundesgenossen. Sie
konnten aber die Festung von Kypsela und die Parrhasischen Städte nicht
zugleich decken und zogen deßhalb wieder ab. Nun gaben die
Lakedämonier den Parrhasiern Unabhängigkeit, rissen die Festung nieder
und zogen wieder ab nach Hause.

XXXIII. Le même été, les Lacédémoniens, sous la conduite de Plistoanax, fils de Pausanias, roi de Lacédémone, se portèrent en masse en Arcadie sur le territoire des Parrhasiens, sujets de Mantinée. Appelés par une des factions qui agitaient alors le pays, ils avaient en outre pour but de détruire, s’il était possible, les murailles de Cypsèles. Cette place fortifiée par les Mantinéens, qui y tenaient garnison, était située dans le pays des Parrhasiens, près de la Sciritide en Laconie. Les Lacédémoniens ravagèrent le territoire des Parrhasiens. Les Mantinéens confièrent la défense de leur ville à une garnison argienne ¹ , et allèrent eux-mêmes garder leurs alliés; mais, dans l’impossibilité de sauver la forteresse de Cypsèles et les villes des Parrhasiens, ils se retirèrent. Les Lacédémoniens rendirent l’indépendance aux Parrhasiens, démolirent les fortifications, et rentrèrent chez eux.

Le même été, les Lacédémoniens en corps de nation, sons la conduite de leur roi Plistoanax, fils de Pausanias, marchèrent en Arcadie contre les Parrhasiens, sujets de Man-tinée. Appelés par une des factions qui divisaient le pays, ils voulaient en même temps, s’il était possible, détruire le fort de Cypséla ¹ . Cette place, située en Parrhasie, avait été fortifiée et pourvue d'une garnison par les Mantinéens, de manière à menacer la Sciritide ² , district de Laconie. Les Lacédémoniens ravageaient les terres des Parrhasiens. Les Mant'méens avaient confié leur ville à une garnison argienne , et gardaient eux-mêmes le pays de leurs alliés ; mais, sentant l’impossibilité de défendre à la fois le fort de Cypséla et les villes par-rhasiennes, ils opérèrent leur retraite. Les Lacédémoniens rendirent l’indépendance aux Parrhasiens, démolirent le fort et s’en retournèrent chez eux.

[1] The same summer the Lacedaemonians, under the command of Pleistoanax, son of Pausanias, king of the Lacedaemonians, made an expedition with all their forces into the territory of the Parrhasians of Arcadia, who were subjects of the Mantineans. They had been called in by the Parrhasians on account of a factional quarrel, and intended also to demolish, if possible, the fort at Cypsela, which, being situated in Parrhasian territory, the Mantineans had constructed and themselves garrisoned for the annoyance of the district Sciritis ¹ in Laconia.

[2] The Lacedaemonians proceeded to ravage the land of the Parrhasians, and the Mantineans, giving over the custody of their city to the Argives, tried themselves to guard the territory of their Parrhasian allies. Being unable, however, to save the fort at Cypsela and the towns in Parrhasia, they withdrew.

[3] And the Lacedaemonians, after making the Parrhasians independent and pulling down the fort, then returned home.

[1] The same summer, the Lacedaemonians made an expedition with all their forces, under the command of Pleistoanax, son of Pausanias, their king, into the country of the Parrhasians in Arcadia, who were subject to the Mantineans, and who had invited their interference in the spirit of faction: intending also, if they could, to demolish the stronghold at Cypsela, which, being situated in the Parrhasian territory, the Mantineans had fortified and garrisoned with their own troops, for the annoyance of the district of Sciritis in Laconia The Lacedaemonians therefore proceeded to ravage the land of the Parrhasians;

[2] while the Mantineans, having committed their city to the custody of Argive troops, themselves kept guard over their confederates' country. Being unable, however, to save the fort at Cypsela, and the towns in Parrhasia, they retired.

[3] The Lacedaemonians, after making the Parrhasians independent, and demolishing the fortress, returned home.

[1] Eadem aestate Lacedaemonii cum universis copiis duce Plistoanacle Pausaniae filio, Lacedaemoniorum rege, expeditionem susceperunt adversus Parrhasios, qui sunt in Arcadia, Mantineorum imperio parentes, ab ipsis sedilione laborantibus acciti, simul etiam eversuri, si possent, munitionem, quam Mantinei in Cypselis exstruxerant, et ipsi suo praesidio tenebant, in agro Parrhasico sitam, prope Sciritidem, quae est agri Laconici.

[2] Et Lacedaemonii quidem agrum Parrhasiorum vastabant, Mantinei vero urbis custodia Argivis praesidiariis tradita ipsi sodos suo praesidio tutabantur; quum autem et munitionem in Cypselis exstructam et urbes in agro Parrhasico sitas conservare non possent, abierunt.

[3] Lacedaemonii vero, quum Parrhasios in libertatem asseruissent et munitionem illam evertissent, domum redierant.

Nella medesima estate i Lacedemoni condotti da Plistoanatte figliolo di Pausania re di Sparta, marciarono con tutte le forze in Arcadia verso i Parrasii vassalli di

Mantinea, invitati da loro per divisione di parti. Era anche loro intenzione di demolire, se fosse possibile, la fortificazione fatta a Cipsele e guardata dai Mantineesi, e posta nella Parrasia vicino alla Sciritide nel territorio laconico. Pervenuti colà guastavano la campagna parrasia : e i Mantineesi diedero a guardare la propria città agli Argivi, per presidiare da sé stessi codesti luoghi loro alleati. Ma poi vedendosi inabili a difendere le fortificazioni di Cipsela e le castella de' Parrasii, tornarono indietro, e i Lacedemoni data libertà ai Parrasii, e demolite le fortificazioni, tornarono a casa.