Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Theodor Braun (Translator), 5.93

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Athener: „Weil es für euch immer noch vorteilhafter sein
würde, unsere Untertanen zu werden, als über die Klinge
springen zu müssen, für uns aber ein Gewinn, wenn wir euch
' nicht zu vernichten brauchten."

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.)

Editions (1)

Ἱστορίαι Perseus (Thucydides. Historiae, Vol 1-2. Jones, Henry Stuart, editor. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1910. (1942 printing).) — 5.93.1 focus

ΑΘ.

ὅτι ὑμῖν μὲν πρὸ τοῦ τὰ δεινότατα παθεῖν ὑπακοῦσαι ἂν γένοιτο, ἡμεῖς δὲ μὴ διαφθείραντες ὑμᾶς κερδαίνοιμεν ἄν.

Translations (9)

The History of the Grecian War Perseus (Thucydides. The English works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury. Hobbes, Thomas. translator. London: John Bohn, 1843.) — 5.93.1 focus

[1] Ath. Because you, by obeying, shall save yourselves from extremity; and we, not destroying you, shall reap profit by you.

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.) — 5.93.1 focus

‘Because you would have the advantage of submitting before suffering the worst, and we should gain by not destroying you.’

Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs First1KGreek (Thucydides. Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs. Wahrmund, Adolf, translator. Stuttgart: Krais and Hoffmann, 1864.) — 5.93 focus

Athener: „Weil euch die Unterwerfung daS furchtbarste
Schicksal ersparen würde, und auch wir Gewinn davon hätten, wenn
wir euch nicht zu Grunde richten müssen."

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponèse First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése, Vol. 1-2. Zévort, Marie Charles, translator. Paris: Charpentier, 1852.) — 5.93 focus

XCIII. L es A théniens. « C’est que vous vous soumettriez alors sans passer par les plus dures extrémités; et, de notre côté, nous aurions avantage à ne pas vous exterminer.

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése. Bétant, Élie-Ami, translator. Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette, 1863.) — 5.93 focus

Les Athéniens. C’est qu'en vous soumettant vous éviteriez les derniers malheurs, et que nous trouverions notre compte à vous les épargner.

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.) — 5.93.1 focus

[1] ATH. “Because it would be to your advantage to submit before suffering the most horrible fate, and we should gain by not destroying you.”

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.) — 5.93.1 focus

[1] Ath.

Because you would have the benefit of submitting before you suffered the last extremities; while we should be gainers by not destroying you.

Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci First1KGreek (Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci. Haase, Friedrich, translator. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1869.) — 5.93.1 focus

[1] Athen. Quia vobis quidem continget, ut, antequam mala extrema patiamini, imperata faciatis, nobis vero si vos non perdiderimus, lucrum erit.

La storia di Tucidide First1KGreek (Thucydides. Della storia di Tucidide volgarizzata libri otto. Anonymous translator. Florence: Tipografia Galileiana, 1835.) — 5.93 focus

Aten. « Perchè vi verrà fatto di restar sudditi prima di aver sofferto gli estremi disastri ; e noi troveremo guadagno del non avervi distrutti ».

Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 5.93

Theodor Braun (Translator)

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ΑΘ.

ὅτι ὑμῖν μὲν πρὸ τοῦ τὰ δεινότατα παθεῖν ὑπακοῦσαι ἂν γένοιτο, ἡμεῖς δὲ μὴ διαφθείραντες ὑμᾶς κερδαίνοιμεν ἄν.

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ΑΘ. ὅτι ὑμῖν μὲν πρὸ τοῦ τὰ δεινότατα παθεῖν ὑπακοῦσαι ἂν γένοιτο, ἡμεῖς δὲ μὴ διαφθείραντες ὑμᾶς κερδαίνοιμεν ἄν.

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ΑΘ.

ὅτι ὑμῖν μὲν πρὸ τοῦ τὰ δεινότατα παθεῖν ὑπακοῦσαι ἂν γένοιτο, ἡμεῖς δὲ μὴ διαφθείραντες ὑμᾶς κερδαίνοιμεν ἄν.