Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 7.39

[1] The next day the Syracusians assaulted the Athenians again with the same forces, both by sea and land, that they had done before, but begun earlier in the morning;

[2] and being opposed fleet against fleet, they drew out a great part of the day now again as before in attempting upon each other without effect. Till at last Ariston, the son of Pyrrhichus, a Corinthian, the most expert master that the Syracusians had in their fleet, persuaded the commanders in the navy to send to such in the city as it belonged to and command that the market should be speedily kept at the seaside, and to compel every man to bring thither whatsoever he had fit for meat and there to sell it, that the mariners, disbarking, might presently dine by the galleys' side, and quickly again, unlooked for, assault the Athenians afresh the same day.

[1] The next day the Syracusans began operations at an earlier hour, but with the same plan of attack by land and sea.

[2] A great part of the day the rivals spent as before, confronting and skirmishing with each other; until at last Ariston, son of Pyrrhicus, a Corinthian, the ablest helmsman in the Syracusan service, persuaded their naval commanders to send to the officials in the city, and tell them to move the sale market as quickly as they could down to the sea, and oblige every one to bring whatever eatables he had and sell them there, thus enabling the commanders to land the crews and dine at once close to the ships, and shortly afterwards, the selfsame day, to attack the Athenians again when they were not expecting it.

Am folgenden Tage griffen die Syrakusaner zu noch
früherer Stunde, sonst aber ganz in derselben Weise, mit der
Landmacht und der Flotte die Athener an, und die Schiffe standen wieder
auf dieselbe Art einen großen Theil des TageS hindurch einander
gegenüber und suchten sich Schaden zu thun. Da überredete Ariston,
des PyrrichoS Sohn, ein Korinther, der beste Steuermann auf
Seiten der Syrakusaner, die Befehliger der feindlichen Flotte, sie sollten
zu den städtischen Beamten schicken mit dem Befehl, allsogleich auf'S
Schnellste den Markt an das Meer hin zu verlegen und die Leute zu
zwingen, Alles, was sie an Eßwaaren hätten, zum Verkauf dorthin
zu bringen, damit ihre Schiffsmannschaften an'S Land gehen und
dicht bei ihren Schiffen die Mahlzeit halten könnten; dann solle man
nach kurzer Zeit noch am selben Tag die Athener unvermuthet wieder
angreisen.

XXXIX. Le lendemain, les Syracusains firent, de meilleure heure, mais d’après le même plan, une attaque par terre et par mer contre les Athéniens. Les deux flottes en présence, on passa, comme la première fois, une grande partie du jour à se tâter mutuellement. Mais enfin Ariston de Corinthe, fils de Pyrrhichos, le meilleur pilote qui fût parmi les Syracusains, conseilla aux commandants de la flotte d’envoyer en ville aux intendants des vivres l’ordre de faire transporter en toute hâte le marché des subsistances sur le bord de la mer, et de forcer tous ceux qui pouvaient avoir des provisions à venir les y mettre en vente. De cette manière les matelots pourraient débarquer, prendre rapidement leur repas près des vaisseaux, et faire le même jour, à court intervalle, une nouvelle attaque qui surprendrait les Athéniens.

Le lendemain, de meilleure heure, les Syracusains renouvelèrent leur attaque sur terre et sur mer. Les deux flottes en présence passèrent, comme l’avant-veiHe, une grande partie du jour en tentatives réciproques. A la fin, le Corinthien Ariston, fils de Pyrrichos, le meilleur pilote des Syracusains, conseilla aux chefs de leur flotte d’envoyer aux commissaires des marchés ¹ l’ordre de faire transporter au plus tôt le débit des comestibles sur le bord de la mer, en contraignant tous les vendeurs à exposer leurs marchandises en ce lieu. C’était afin que les matelots n’eussent qu’à descendre à terre pour prendre leur repas près des vaisseaux, et qu’ensuite, sans perte de temps, ils revinssent attaquer les Athéniens le même jour A Timprovisle.

[1] On the day following the Syracusans came into conflict with the Athenians at an earlier hour, but using the same offensive as before both by land and by sea.

[2] The two fleets faced one another in the same fashion and again spent a great part of the day in skirmishing, until at last Ariston son of Pyrrhichus, a Corinthian, the best pilot of the Syracusan fleet, persuaded the commanders of the Syracusan naval forces to send word to the officers in control in the city and request them to move down to the shore as quickly as possible the market in which goods are offered for sale, forcing all the hucksters to bring there whatever food supplies they had and sell them, in order that the crews might land and at once take dinner close to the ships, and then after a short interval on the same day make a second attack on the Athenians when they were not expecting it.

[1] The day following, the Syracusans engaged the Athenians at an earlier hour, but on the same plan of attack, both by sea and by land.

[2] And being opposed in the same manner with their ships, they again continued making attempts upon each other for a great part of the day; until Aristo son of Pyrrhicus, a Corinthian, and the most able master the Syracusans had, persuaded their naval commanders to send to those who had the direction in the city, and beg them to remove as quickly as possible the supply of things for sale, and to bring it to the sea-side; and whatever eatables any one had, to compel all to come there and sell them; that so ¹ they might enable them to land their seamen and take their dinner immediately by the side of their ships, and, after a short interval, again the very same day to attack the Athenians, when they were not expecting it.

[1] Postridie vero Syracusani maturius quidem tempore sed eodem et peditatus et classis conatu cum Athe- niensibus confligebant,

[2] et commisso navibus proelio eodem modo rursus magnam illius diei partem se invicem lacessendo consumebant, donec Aristo, Pyrrhichi filius, Corinthius, omnium, qui cum Syracusanis erant, optimus gubernator, persuasit suae classis ducibus, ut missis nunciis ad eos, quibus in urbe hujus rei cura commissa eral, imperarent iis, ut quam celerrime rerum venalium forum mutarent, et ad mare transferrent, etquaecumque quis esculenta liaberet, omnes cogerent illuc ferre et vendere, ut nautas suos statim juxta naves exponerent et facerent prandium , et intra breve spatium rursus et eodem die Athenienses niliil hujusmodi exspectantes aggrederentur.

Il dì seguente i Siracusani a più buon’ ora ma coni l’istessa disposizione del Fassa Ito dalla parte di terra e di mare si azzuffarono con gli Ateniesi. E stando le due flotte l’uiia contro l'altra, passarono da capo nell’istesso modo gran parte del giorno badaluccando ; Cliché A listone di Pirrico corintio, il miglior timoniere di quanti erano co' Siracusani, persuade i comandanti della sua flotta che dovessero mandare ai reggenti della città, confortandoli a trasmutare il mercato delle cose vendevoli portandolo lungo il mare, ed astriguere chiunque avesse robe mangerecce a trasferirle in vendita colà, affinchè sbarcate ivi le truppe potessero desinar subito presso le navi, e nuovamente dopo breve ora in quel giorno stesso assalire gli Ateniesi che non se l’aspetterebbero.