Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Theodor Braun (Translator), 5.99

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Athener: ,Ach, von den paar Festlandsstaaten, die sich
mit den Vorkehrungen zum Schutz ihrer Freiheit uns gegen
über so viel Zeit lassen, haben wir nichts zu fürchten, wohl
aber von den unabhängigen Jnselvölkern, wie ihr, und solchen,
-die schon durch den Druck der Fremdherrschaft erbittert sind;
denn die würden sich nicht lange besinnen, sich und uns kopf
über in Gefahr zu tsürzen."

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).) — 5.99.1 focus

ΑΘ.

οὐ γὰρ νομίζομεν ἡμῖν τούτους δεινοτέρους ὅσοι ἠπειρῶταί που ὄντες τῷ ἐλευθέρῳ πολλὴν τὴν διαμέλλησιν τῆς πρὸς ἡμᾶς φυλακῆς ποιήσονται, ἀλλὰ τοὺς νησιώτας τέ που ἀνάρκτους, ὥσπερ ὑμᾶς, καὶ τοὺς ἤδη τῆς ἀρχῆς τῷ ἀναγκαίῳ παροξυνομένους. οὗτοι γὰρ πλεῖστ’ ἂν τῷ ἀλογίστῳ ἐπιτρέψαντες σφᾶς τε αὐτοὺς καὶ ἡμᾶς ἐς προῦπτον κίνδυνον καταστήσειαν.

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.) — 5.99.1 focus

[1] Ath. We do not think that they shall be ever the more our enemies, who inhabiting anywhere in the continent, will be long ere they so much as keep guard upon their liberty against us. But islanders unsubdued, as you be, or islanders offended with the necessity of subjection which they are already in, these may indeed, by unadvised courses, put both themselves and us into apparent danger.

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.) — 5.99.1 focus

‘Why, the fact is that continentals generally give us but little alarm; the liberty which they enjoy will long prevent their taking precautions against us; it is rather islanders like yourselves, outside our empire, and subjects smarting under the yoke, who would be the most likely to take a rash step and lead themselves and us into obvious danger.’

Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs First1KGreek (Thucydides. Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs. Wahrmund, Adolf, translator. Stuttgart: Krais and Hoffmann, 1864.) — 5.99 focus

Athener: „Wir halten eben nicht diejenigen für die.
Gefährlicheren, die irgendwo auf-dem Festland wohnen und in ihrer--
Freiheit höchst, saumselige Vorkehrungen 5 zu,ihrer Sicherung gegen'
uns treffen, sondern vielmehr die Inselbewohner, und zwar die unab-! ¹²
hängigen, wie ihr es seid, so gut wie diejenigen, welche schon durch
den Druck der Herrschast erbittert sind. Denn solche möchten wohl
am ehesten, auf eine falsche Schätzung ihrer Kräfte vertrauend, sich
selbst und uns.in unzweideutige Gefahr tsürzen."

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponèse First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése, Vol. 1-2. Zévort, Marie Charles, translator. Paris: Charpentier, 1852.) — 5.99 focus

XCIX. L es A théniens. « Nullement! car ceux dont nous croyons avoir le plus à craindre ne sont pas les peuples continentaux, qui, forts de leur indépendance, tarderont longtemps à se mettre en garde contre nous; — ce sont, au contraire, les insulaires insoumis comme vous, et ceux qui, déjà domptés, sont aigris contre la nécessité qui les tient asservis; car ceux-là, n’obéissant d’ordinaire qu’à un fol emportement, sont toujours prêts à se précipiter dans des dangers évidents, et à nous y entraîner avec eux.

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése. Bétant, Élie-Ami, translator. Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette, 1863.) — 5.99 focus

Les Athéniens. Nullement. Les peuples que nous redoutons le plus ne sont pas ceux du continent, qui, par cela même qu’ils sont libres, ne se presseront pas de nous attaquer; ce sont les insulaires indépendants comme vous l’êtes, et ceux qui, déjà soumis à notre joug, ne le supportent qu’avec peine. Ce sont eux qui, obéissant à un entraînement irréfléchi, pourraient nous précipiter avec eux dans l’abîme.

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.) — 5.99.1 focus

[1] ATH. “Not so, for we do not reckon those as the more dangerous to us who, dwelling somewhere on the mainland and being free men, will defer for a long time taking any precautions against us, but rather those who dwell in some of the islands, both those who, like you, are subject to no control, and those who are already exasperated by the necessity of submission to our rule. For it is these who are most likely to give way to recklessness and bring both themselves and us into danger which they cannot but foresee.”

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.) — 5.99.1 focus

[1] Ath.

Why, we do not consider those who live any where on the mainland, and who in consequence of their liberty will long delay taking precautions against us, to be so formidable to us as those who are islanders any where without being under our rule, like you, and those who by the severity of our rule are now exasperated against us. For it is these who would most give way to recklessness, and bring both themselves and us into danger that was evident beforehand.

Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci First1KGreek (Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci. Haase, Friedrich, translator. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1869.) — 5.99.1 focus

[1] Ath. Neque enim magis pertimescendos nobis existimamus illos, quicunque usquam continentem incolentes propter libertatem multa cunctatione prohibebuntur, quominus sibi a nobis caveant, sed insularum incolas, qui usquam sunt nullius imperio subjecti, quemadmodum vos, et illos, qui jam irritantur propter imperii necessitatem. Hi enim, inconsultis affectibus plurimum indulgentes et se ipsos et nos in apertum periculum adduxerint.

La storia di Tucidide First1KGreek (Thucydides. Della storia di Tucidide volgarizzata libri otto. Anonymous translator. Florence: Tipografia Galileiana, 1835.) — 5.99 focus

Aten. « Ragioni meschine ! Non abbiam paura dei popoli di terraferma che godendosi la loro libertà non avranno punta fretta a mettersi in guardia contro di noi ; ma temiamo principalmente degl’ isolani, o liberi come voi, o esacerbati già dal governo nostro a cui soggiacciono per forza. Imperocché costoro, abbandonandosi d’ordinario alle più grandi sconsigliatezze, potrebbero mettere sè e noi in pericoli che pur troppo prevediamo ».

Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 5.99

Theodor Braun (Translator)

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