Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 8.35

[1] The same winter, Hippocrates, setting out from Peloponnesus with ten galleys of Thurium, commanded by Dorieus, the son of Diogoras, with two others, and with one galley of Laconia and one of Syracuse, went to Cnidus. This city was now revolted from Tissaphernes;

[2] and the Peloponnesians that lay at Miletus, hearing of it, commanded that, the one half of their galleys remaining for the guard of Cnidus, the other half should go about Triopium and help to bring in the ships which were to come from Egypt. This Triopium is a promontory of the territory of Cnidus, lying out in the sea and consecrated to Apollo.

[3] The Athenians, upon advertisement hereof, setting forth from Samos, took those galleys that kept guard at Triopium; but the men that were in them escaped to land. After this they went to Cnidus, which they assaulted and had almost taken, being without wall.

[4] And the next day they assaulted it again; but being less able to hurt it now than before, because they had fenced it better this night, and the men also were gotten into it that fled from their galleys under Triopium, they invaded and wasted the Cnidian territory, and so went back to Samos.

[1] The same winter the Lacedaemonian Hippocrates sailed out from Peloponnese with ten Thurian ships under the command of Dorieus, son of Diagoras, and two colleagues, one Laconian and one Syracusan vessel, and arrived at Cnidus , which had already revolted at the instigation of Tissaphernes.

[2] When their arrival was known at Miletus , orders came to them to leave half their squadron to guard Cnidus , and with the rest to cruise round Triopium and seize all the merchantmen arriving from Egypt . Triopium is a promontory of Cnidus and sacred to Apollo.

[3] This coming to the knowledge of the Athenians, they sailed from Samos and captured the six ships on the watch at Triopium, the crews escaping out of them. After this the Athenians sailed into Cnidus and made an assault upon the town, which was unfortified, and all but took it;

[4] and the next day assaulted it again, but with less effect, as the inhabitants had improved their defences during the night, and had been reinforced by the crews escaped from the ships at Triopium. The Athenians now withdrew, and after plundering the Cnidian territory sailed back to Samos .

Vom Peloponnes ging in demselben Winter der
Lakedämonier Hippokrates mit zehn Thurischen Schiffen, welcheDorieus,
des Diagoras'Sohn, selbdritt befehligte, dazu einem Lakonischen
und einem Syrakusanischen in See und fuhr nach Knidos Dieser
Staat war aber auf Anstiften des Tissaphernes bereits abgefallen.
Als die in Milet die Ankunft jener erfuhren, befahlen sie ihnen, mit
der Hälfte der Schiffe Knidos zu bewachen, mit den übrigen aber,
die bei Triopion Stellung hatten, die von Aegypten ansegelnden
Lastschiffe 2') zu kapern. Dieß Triopion ist nämlich ein Vorgebirg
auf dem Küstengebiet, von Knidos mit einem Tempel des Apollo.
Die Athener aber erhielten davon Kundschaft, kamen von Samos
herbeigefahren und nahmen die bei Triopion auflauernden sechs Schiffe ^{1 2 3}
weg, deren Mannschaft die Fahrzeuge im Stich gelassen hatte.
Darauf segelten sie gegen Knidos, machten einen Angriff auf die Stadt,
die keine Besestigungswerke hatte, und hätten sie um ein Kleines
genommen. Am folgenden Tag griffen sie von Neuem an, jene aber
hatten sich über Nacht besser geschützt, und auch die flüchtige
Mannschaft der Schiffe von Triopion hatte sich in die Stadt geworfen, und
so konnten die Athener ihnen nicht mehr so leicht etwas anhaben.
Sie ließen also-von der Stadt ab, verwüsteten das Gebiet der
Knidier und segelten nach Samos zurück.

XXXV. Le même hiver, Hippocrates de Lacéd mone partit du Péloponnèse et fit voile pour Cnide; il avait avec lui dix vaisseaux de Thurion, commandes par Doriée, fils de Diagoras, et deux collègues, un vaisseau de Laconie èt un de Syracuse. Déjà Cnide s’était insurgée ¹ à la sollicitation de Tissaphernés. Lorsqu’on connut à Milet l’arrivée de ces forces, ordre fut donné à la moitié de la flotte de garder Cnide, tandis que le reste croiserait à Triopion, pour intercepter les bâtiments de charge arrivant d’Égypte ² . —Triopion ^{3 4 5} est un promontoire, consacré à Apollon, sur le territoire de Cnide. — Mais les Athéniens, à cette nouvelle, partirent de Samos et capturèrent les six bâtiments de garde à Triopion. Cependant les équipages se sauvèrent. Les Athéniens abordèrent ensuite à Cnide et attaquèrent la ville, qui n’était pas fortifiée; peu s’en fallut qu’ils ne la prissent. Le lendemain, nouvelle attaque; mais, pendant la nuit, les habitants s’étaient mieux barricadés et avaient été renforcés par les équipages échappés des vaisseaux de Triopion; ils furent moins maltraités que la veille. Les Athéniens se rembarquèrent après avoir ravagé la campagne de Cnide, et regagnèrent Samos.

Le même hiver, le Lacédémonien Hippocratès partit du Péloponèse avec dix vaisseaux de Thurii ¹ commandés par Doriéus, fils de Diagoras, lui troisième, un vaisseau de Laconie et un de Syracuse. Il prit terre à Cnide, que Tissapherne avait déjà fait révolter. Dès que son arrivée fut connue à Milet, la moitié de la flotte eut ordre de couvrir Cnide, tandis que l’autre moitié irait croiser à Triopion pour enlever les vaisseau marchands qui venaient d’Égypte. Triopion est un cap du territoire de Cnide, consacré à Apollon. Les Athéniens, à cette nouvelle, appareillèrent de Samos. Ils prirent les six vaisseaux qui étaient de garde à Triopion et dont les équipages s’échappèrent; "ensuite ils descendirent à Cnide, attaquèrent la ville, qui n’était pas fortifiée, et faillirent s’en emparer. Le lendemain, nouvelle attaque ; mais peùdant la nuit les habitants s’étaient mieux retranchés et avaient été renforcés par les équipages des vaisseaux de Triopion; aussi les Athéniens n’eurent-ils plus le même avantage. Ils repartirent donc après avoir dévasté la campagne, et regagnèrent Samos.

[1] During the same winter Hippocrates the Lacedaemonian sailed from the Peloponnesus with ten Thurian ships, under the command of Dorieus son of Diagoras and two colleagues, and one Laconian and one Syracusan ship, and put in at Cnidos, which had at length revolted at the instigation of Tissaphernes.

[2] And when those in authority at Miletus heard of their coming, they gave orders that one half of the newly arrived ships should guard Cnidos and that the other half should cruise around Triopium and seize the merchantmen that touched there on the way from Egypt. Now this Triopium is a headland projecting from the territory of Cnidos and sacred to Apollo.

[3] The Athenians, being informed of their intentions, also sailed from Samos and captured the six ships that were on guard at Triopium, though their crews escaped. After this they sailed to Cnidos, and attacking the city, which was without walls, almost captured it.

[4] The next day they made a second assault, but as the inhabitants had strengthened their defences during the night and had been reinforced by the men who had escaped from the ships at Triopium, the Athenians could not do so much damage as before, and so they withdrew and, after ravaging the territory of the Cnidians, sailed back to Samos.

[1] The same winter, Hippocrates the Lacedaemonian, having sailed from the Peloponnese with ten Thurian ships under the command of Dorieus son of Diagoras, and two colleagues, one Laconian and one Syracusan, sailed into port at Cnidus, which had now revolted at the instigation of Tissaphernes.

[2] When those at Miletus received intelligence of them, they gave orders for half of the vessels to keep guard at Cnidus, and the other half to cruise around Triopium, and seize the merchantmen that were approaching from Egypt. This Triopium is a promontory running out from the Cnidian territory, and is consecrated to Apollo.

[3] But the Athenians, having had notice of it, and having sailed out from Samos, seized the six ships that were keeping guard at Triopium, though the crews escaped from them. After this they put in at Cnidus, and having assaulted the city, which was unfortifled, were within a little of taking it. The next day they made a second assault on it;

[4] but as they did not now do it so much damage, since the inhabitants had provided better defences during the night, and the crews which had escaped from the ships at Triopium had gone in to join them, they withdrew, and after ravaging the territory of the Cnidians, sailed back to Samos.

[1] E Peloponneso autem eadem hieme Hippocrates Lacedaemonius profectus cum decem navibus Thuriis, quibus praeerat Dorieus, Diagorae filius, cum duobus collegis, item cum una Laconica et una Syracusana, in Cnidum trajecit; haec autem ad defectionem jam adducta erat a Tissapherne.

[2] Qui autem apud Miletum erant, quum horum adventum sensissent, jubebant dimidia navium parte Cnidum tueri, reliquis vero ad Triopium stare et onerarias ex Aegypto venientes impetu facto comprehendere; est autem Triopium prominens or® Cnidi® promontorium, Apollini sacrum.

[3] Athenienses vero, quum hoc audissent, ex Samo profecti sex naves, qu® praesidii causa stationem ad Triopium habebant, ceperunt; homines tamen ex iis aufugerunt. Postea vero quum ad Cnidum appulissent, urbem nullis muris munitam adorti propre abfuit, quin caperent.

[4] Postridie vero rursus eam oppugnarunt, et quum non amplius ®que nocere possent, quod illi per noctem melius urbem obsepserant, et praeterea ii, qui ad Triopium ex navibus diffugerant, ad eos accesserant, digressi Cnidiorum-que agrum populati in Samum redierunt.

Nel medesimo inverno Ippocrale lacedemone con due colleghi partito dal Peloponneso con dieci navi turie (delle quali aveva avuto il comando Dorieo di Diagora) e con una della Laconia ed una di Siracusa , approda a Cnido che già erasi ribellata a Tissaferne. Appena quei di Mileto seppero la venuta di lui, lo pregavano a guardare Cnido colla metà delle navi ; e con quelle che erano intorno a Triopio (promontorio sacro ad Apollo nel littorale di Cnido) a recarsi intercettando le navi da carico che tornavano d’Egitto. Gli Ateniesi risaputo ciò si mossero da Samo, e s? impadronirono delle sei navi che stavano di presidio a Triopio ( le ciurme scamparono ) ; e poi approdati a Cnido diedero l’assalto alla città che non avea mura, e poco mancò che non la prendessero. D dì appresso l’assalirono nuovamente, ma non poterono danneggiarla come il giorno innanzi , perchè i cittadini si erano meglio afforzati durante la notte, e perchè vi erano entrati molti di quelli che si salvarono dalle navi di Triopio. Però si gettarono a saccheggiar la campagna e ritornarono a Samo.