Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 5.81

[1] After the revolt of the Argives from the league, the Mantineans also, though they withstood it at first, yet being too weak without the Argives, made their peace with the Lacedaemonians and laid down their command over the other cities.

[2] And the Lacedaemonians and Argives with a thousand men of either city having joined their arms, the Lacedaemonians first, with their single power, reduced the government of Sicyon to a smaller number; and then they both together dissolved the democracy at Argos. And the oligarchy was established conformable to the state of Lacedaemon. These things passed in the end of winter and near the spring. And so ended the fourteenth year of this war.

[1] After the defection of Argos from the league, the Mantineans, though they held out at first, in the end finding themselves powerless without the Argives, themselves too came to terms with Lacedaemon , and gave up their sovereignty over the towns.

[2] The Lacedaemonians and Argives, each a thousand strong, now took the field together, and the former first went by themselves to Sicyon and made the government there more oligarchical than before, and then both, uniting, put down the democracy at Argos and set up an oligarchy favorable to Lacedaemon . These events occurred at the close of the winter, just before spring; and the fourteenth year of the war ended.

Nach dem Abfall der Argiver von der
Bundesgenossenschaft sperrten sich zwar die Mantineer anfangs: da sie sich aber ohne
die Argiver nicht halten konnten / so vertrugen auch sie sich mit den
Lakedämoniern und gaben die Oberherrschast über ihre Städte auf.
Dann unternahmen Lakedämonier und Argiver, Tausend Mann von
jedem Theil, zusammen einen Feldzug und änderten in Sikyon,
wohin die Lakedämonier selbst kamen, die Verhältnisse mehr im Sinne
einer oligarchischen Verfassung;-und danach hoben beide zusammen
in Argos die Volksregierung auf, und es trat an deren Stelle eine
Oligarchie, wie sie den Lakedämoniern entsprechend war. Dieß ereig- ¹
nete sich am Ende des Winters und gegen Frühlings-Anfang, und
damit ging das vierzehnte Jahr des Krieges zu Ende.

LXXXI. Les Argiens une fois détachés de l'alliance ¹ , les Mantinéens, après avoir tenté d’abord de résister, sentirent qu’ils ne pouvaient rien sans Argos; ils traitèrent donc à leur tour avec les Lacédémoniens, et renoncèrent à’ la suprématie des villes ² .

Les Lacédémoniens et les Argiens mirent chacun de leur côté mille hommes sur pied pour une expédition commune : d’abord les Lacédémoniens allèrent seuls à Sicyone, où ils établirent un gouvernement plus oligarchique; réunis ensuite aux Argiens, ils abolirent de concert la démocratie à Argos, et y établirent l’oligarchie, plus favorable aux intérêts deLacédémone. Ces événements eurent lieu aux approches du printemps, vers la fin de l’hiver. Ici se termine la quatorzième année de la guerre.

Après la défection d’Argos, les Mantinéens, qui d’abord avaient voulu résister, comprirent que seuls ils étaient trop faibles ; ils firent donc à leur tour la pair avec Lacédémone, et renoncèrent à la domination qu’ils exerçaient dans quelques villes.

Les Lacédémoniens et les Argiens mirent, chacun de leur côté, mille hommes sur pied pour une expédition commune. Les Lacédémoniens seuls se rendirent à Sicyone, où ils raffermirent le gouvernement aristocratique. Ensuite les deux troupes réunies allèrent à Argos pour renverser la démocratie et la remplacer par une oligarchie dévouée à Lacédémone. Ces événements se passèrent snr la fin de l’hiver et aux approches du printemps. Ainsi finit la quatorzième année de la guerre.

[1] After the withdrawal of the Argives from the alliance, the Mantineans also, although at first opposed to this course, afterwards, finding themselves unable to hold out without the Argives, likewise made an agreement with the Lacedaemonians and relinquished their sovereignty over the cities. ¹

[2] And now the Lacedaemonians and Argives, each a thousand strong, made a joint expedition, the Lacedaemonians first going alone and setting up a more oligarchical form of government in Sicyon, afterwards both together putting down the democracy at Argos and establishing an oligarchy favourable to the Lacedaemonians. These things occurred when the winter was closing and spring was now near at hand; and so ended the fourteenth year of the war.

[1] Subsequent to the withdrawal of the Argives from the confederacy, the Mantineans, after first holding out, and then finding themselves unable to do so without the Argives, came to terms on their part also with the Lacedaemonians, and relinquished their sovereignty over ¹ the cities.

[2] And now the Lacedaemonians and Argives, each a thousand strong, took the field together, and the Lacedaemonians by themselves went and put the government of Sicyon into the hands of a smaller num ber than before, and then both of them together also put down the democracy at Argos, an oligarchy being established, in accordance with the interests of the Lacedaemonians. These things occurred at the close of the winter, when spring was now near at hand; and so ended the fourteenth year of the war.

[1] Post Argivorum defectionem ab Atheniensium societate faciam Mantinei quoque, quamvis primo quidem restitissent, deinde tamen, quod sine Argivis resistere non possent, et ipsi compositionem cum Lacedaemoniis fecerunt , et civitatum suae ditionis imperium dimiserunt.

[2] Lacedaemonii autem et Argivi cum mille de suis utrique communem expeditionem susceperunt, et Sicyone statum popularem ipsi Lacedaemonii soli eo profecti in paucorum dominatum magna ex parte converterant, et post haec utrique jam etiam popularem dominatum, qui Argis erat, sustulerunt, et paucorum dominatus Lacedaemoniorum reipublicae commodus constitutus est. Atque haec sub extremam hiemem vere jam appropinquante gesta sunt, et decimus quartus hujus belli annus liniebatur.

Avendo gli Argivi abbandonata la confederazione di Atene, i Mantineesi, tuttoché in principio si mostrassero renitenti, nondimeno poi vedendosi mal atti a resistere senza gli Argivi, si fecero anch’ essi alleati dei Lacedemoni e abbandonarono il governo popolare. I Lacedemoni e gli Argivi entrambi con mille soldati uscirono ad oste, ed i Lacedemoni stessi pervenuti a Sicione ordinarono con più fermezza reggimento di pochi. Acconciate in questo modo le cose di Mantinea e Sicione, abolirono il governo del popolo anco in Argo, e vi stabilirono quello degli ottimanti m congruenza allo stato dei Lacedemoni. Questi fatti succedevano sul cader dell' inverno, e già verso primavera ; e finiva l’anno quattordicesimo della guerra.