Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Theodor Braun (Translator), 7.65

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Nachdem Nikias die Leute also ermutigt hatte, ließ er
sie sogleich an Bord gehen. Gylippos und die Syrakuser,
unter deren Augen das alles vorging, merkten natürlich, daß
die Athener eine Seeschlacht liefern wollten. Auch hatten sie
schon von der beabsichtigten Anwendung der eisernen Hände
gehört und, wie überhaupt, so auch dagegen ihre Vorsichts
maßregeln getroffen. Sie überzogen nämlich den Bug und
einen großen Teil des Verdecks ihrer Schiffe mit frischen Tier
häuten, damit die darauf geworfene Hand abglitte und keinen
Halt hätte.

Als man mit allem fertig war, ermutigten Gylippos und die
übrigen Feldherren die ihrigen mit folgenden Worten:

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.)

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Ἱστορίαι Perseus (Thucydides. Historiae, Vol 1-2. Jones, Henry Stuart, editor. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1910. (1942 printing).) — 7.65.1 focus

[1] ὁ μὲν Νικίας τοσαῦτα παρακελευσάμενος εὐθὺς ἐκέλευε πληροῦν τὰς ναῦς. τῷ δὲ Γυλίππῳ καὶ τοῖς Συρακοσίοις παρῆν μὲν αἰσθάνεσθαι, ὁρῶσι καὶ αὐτὴν τὴν παρασκευήν, ὅτι ναυμαχήσουσιν οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι, προηγγέλθη δ’ αὐτοῖς καὶ ἡ ἐπιβολὴ τῶν σιδηρῶν χειρῶν,

[2] καὶ πρός τε τἆλλα ἐξηρτύσαντο ὡς ἕκαστα καὶ πρὸς τοῦτο· τὰς γὰρ πρῴρας καὶ τῆς νεὼς ἄνω ἐπὶ πολὺ κατεβύρσωσαν, ὅπως ἂν ἀπολισθάνοι καὶ μὴ ἔχοι ἀντιλαβὴν ἡ χεὶρ ἐπιβαλλομένη.

[3] καὶ ἐπειδὴ πάντα ἑτοῖμα ἦν, παρεκελεύσαντο ἐκείνοις οἵ τε στρατηγοὶ καὶ Γύλιππος καὶ ἔλεξαν τοιάδε.

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The History of the Grecian War Perseus (Thucydides. The English works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury. Hobbes, Thomas. translator. London: John Bohn, 1843.) — 7.65.1 focus

[1] Nicias, having thus encouraged them, commanded presently to go aboard. Gylippus and the Syracusians might easily discern that the Athenians meant to fight by seeing their preparation. Besides, they had advertisement of their purpose to cast iron grapnels into their galleys;

[2] and as for everything else, so also for that they had made provision. For they covered the fore-part of their galleys and also the decks for a great way, with hides, that the grapnels cast in might slip and not be able to take hold.

[3] When all was ready, Gylippus likewise and the other commanders used unto their soldiers this hortative:

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.) — 7.65.1 focus

[1] After this address Nicias at once gave orders to man the ships. Meanwhile Gylippus and the Syracusans could perceive by the preparations which they saw going on that the Athenians meant to fight at sea. They had also notice of the grappling-irons,

[2] against which they specially provided by stretching hides over the prows and much of the upper part of their vessels, in order that the irons when thrown might slip off without taking hold.

[3] All being now ready, the generals and Gylippus addressed them in the following terms:—

Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs First1KGreek (Thucydides. Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs. Wahrmund, Adolf, translator. Stuttgart: Krais and Hoffmann, 1864.) — 7.65 focus

Nikias nun, nachdem er die Seinigen so ermuthigt hatte,
befahl-sogleich die Schiffe zu besteigen. Gylippos aber und die
Syrakusaner konnten leicht merken, daß die Athener eine Seeschlacht
wollten, zumal sie die Zurüstung selber sahen; auch waren sie vorher
schon benachrichtigt worden vom Anbringen der eisernen Fangarme,
und,wie im Uebrigen so trafen sie auch hiegegen ihre Vorkehrungen.
Sie bekleideten nämlich die Vordertheile und weiterhin ein gutes
Stück des Schiffes mit Leder/damit der Fangarm, wenn er
aufgeworfen würde, abglitte und Nichts zu fassen fände. Und als Alles >
bei ihnen in Bereitschaft war, da traten ihre Feldherren auf und auch
Gylippos und ermunterten sie mit solchen Worten :

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponèse First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése, Vol. 1-2. Zévort, Marie Charles, translator. Paris: Charpentier, 1852.) — 7.65 focus

LXV. Nicias, après cette exhortation, ordonna surle-champ d’embarquer. Gylippe et les Syracusains comprirent aisément, à la vue de ces préparatifs, que les Athéniens allaient livrer un combat naval.; ils étaient d’ailleurs informés même de l’emploi des mains de fer dans l’attaque. Ils y pourvurent comme à tout ]e reste, et garnirent de peaux la proue et la partie haute des bâtiments, sur une grande étendue, afin que le crampon, lorsqu’on le jetterait, glissât et n’eût pas de prise. Tous les préparatifs terminés, les généraux et Gylippe exhortèrent leurs soldats et leur parlèrent ainsi :

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése. Bétant, Élie-Ami, translator. Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette, 1863.) — 7.65 focus

Après cette exhortation, Nicias prescrivit aussitôt l’embarquement. Gylippe et les Syracusains, à la seule vue de ces préparatifs, n’avaient pas eu de peine à comprendre que les Athéniens songeaient à livrer un combat naval. Us avaient connaissance de ces mains de fer qui devaient être lancées sur les vaisseaux ; pour prévenir ce danger, ils garnirent de peaux les proues et la partie antérieure des tillacs, afin que la main de fer glissât sans trouver prise. Quant tout fut prêt, les généraux et Gylippe exhortèrent leurs soldats en ces termes :

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.) — 7.65.1 focus

[1] After making this exhortation Nicias immediately gave orders to man the ships. Gylippus and the Syracusans, on the other hand, observing the actual preparations which they were making, could easily perceive that the Athenians were going to fight at sea;

[2] furthermore, the device of the grappling-irons had already been reported to them, and while they were equipping their ships to meet every other contingency, they also took precautions against this. For they stretched hides over the prows and a considerable portion of the upper works of the ships, in order that when the grapnel was thrown it might slip off and not get hold.

[3] And when all was ready, Gylippus and his generals exhorted their men as follows:

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.) — 7.65.1 focus

[1] Nicias delivered this exhortation to them, and immediately commanded them to man the ships. Gylippus and the Syracusans, on the other hand, were able to perceive, from the sight of their very preparations, that the Athenians were about to engage them at sea, and the device of throwing the grappling irons had also been previously reported to them.

[2] They prepared themselves therefore on all other points severally, and on this also; for they covered over with hides their prows and a considerable space of the upper part of the vessel, so that the grapple, when thrown, might slip off, and not obtain any hold on them.

[3] And now, when every thing was ready, their generals, together with Gylippus, exhorted them by speaking as follows:

Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci First1KGreek (Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci. Haase, Friedrich, translator. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1869.) — 7.65.1 focus

[1] Nicias igitur, bis suos adhortatus, statim imperavit , ut naves conscenderent. Gylippo autem et Syracusanis, quippe quod ipsum etiam hostium apparatum cernerent, praesentire quidem licebat, Athenienses navale proelium inituros esse, sed certiores facti erant etiam de ferreis manibus injiciendis;

[2] et quum adversus cetera omnia se instruxerunt singulatim, tum etiam adversus hoc; proras enim et superiores navium paries coriis longe lateqoe contexerunt, ut manus injecta taberetur, nec quicquam nancisceretur, quod apprehenderet.

[3] Et postquam omnia praeparata erant, duces eorum ac Gylippus eos adhortati sunt, et hanc orationem habuerunt.

La storia di Tucidide First1KGreek (Thucydides. Della storia di Tucidide volgarizzata libri otto. Anonymous translator. Florence: Tipografia Galileiana, 1835.) — 7.65 focus

Avendo Nicia esortato sì caldamente i suoi, ordinò subito che salissero sulle navi. Gilippo ed i Siracusani , che erano stati spettatori di tale apparecchiamento, avean ben potuto accorgersi che gli Ateniesi vorrebbero combattere in mare ; ed inoltre erano stati per tempo informati del macchinamento delle branche di ferro. Però siccome si erano forniti di che guarentirsi da tutte le altre cose , fecero altrettanto contro quell’ordigno, vestendo di cuoio le prue e le parti più elevate delle navi, affinchè la branca scagliata sdrucciolasse, e non potesse afferrare. E poiché fu tutto in ordine, Gilippo e gli altri generali inanimarono le sue genti con queste parole :

Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 7.65

Theodor Braun (Translator)

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