Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Friedrich Haase (Translator), 6.58.1

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[1] Quum autem nuntius ad Hippiara in Ceramicum allatus esset, non ad id, quod acciderat, sed ad pompae ductores armatos, priusquam illi rem resciscerent longiuscule remoti, confestim se convertit, vultuque ad calamitatem dissimulandam composito, locum quemdam ostendit, et in illum abscedere jussit sine armis.

History of the Peloponnesian War. Thucydides. Friedrich Haase (Translator). Paris. 1869.

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Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci (Latin) (Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci. Haase, Friedrich, translator. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1869.)

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Ἱστορίαι Perseus (Thucydides. Historiae, Vol 1-2. Jones, Henry Stuart, editor. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1910. (1942 printing).) — 6.58.1 focus

[1] ἀγγελθέντος δὲ Ἱππίᾳ ἐς τὸν Κεραμεικόν, οὐκ ἐπὶ τὸ γενόμενον, ἀλλ’ ἐπὶ τοὺς πομπέας τοὺς ὁπλίτας, πρότερον ἢ αἰσθέσθαι αὐτοὺς ἄπωθεν ὄντας, εὐθὺς ἐχώρησε, καὶ ἀδήλως τῇ ὄψει πλασάμενος πρὸς τὴν ξυμφορὰν ἐκέλευσεν αὐτούς, δείξας τι χωρίον, ἀπελθεῖν ἐς αὐτὸ ἄνευ τῶν ὅπλων.

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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.) — 6.58.1 focus

[1] The news being brought to Hippias in the Cerameicum, he went not towards the place where the fact was committed, but presently unto those that were armed for the solemnity of the shows and were far off, that he might be with them before they heard of it; and composing his countenance [as well as he could] to dissemble the calamity, pointed to a certain place and commanded them to repair thither without their arms.

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.) — 6.58.1 focus

[1] When the news was brought to Hippias in the Ceramicus, he at once proceeded not to the scene of action, but to the armed men in the procession, before they, being some distance away, knew anything of the matter, and composing his features for the occasion, so as not to betray himself, pointed to a certain spot, and bade them repair thither without their arms.

Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs First1KGreek (Thucydides. Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs. Wahrmund, Adolf, translator. Stuttgart: Krais and Hoffmann, 1864.) — 6.58 focus

Als die Meldung davon zum Hippias in den Kerameikos
kam, begab er sich nicht auf den Schauplatz der That, sondern zu den
schwerbewaffneten Bürgern, welche den Festzug geleiten sollten, bevor
diese noch etwas erfahren würden, denn sie waren in ziemlicher
Entfernung aufgestellt) und ohne durch seine Mienen von dem Vorfall
etwas zu verrathen, befahl er ihnen, sich ohne die Waffen nach einem
gewissen Platze zu begeben, den er ihnen zeigte. Diese, in der
Meinung, er habe ihnen dort was zu sagen, gingen auch wirklich von
ihren Waffen weg dorthin, und sofort befahl nun Hippias seinen
Trabanten, die Waffen wegzunehmen, und suchte dann unter den
Bürgern diejenigen aus, welche er für schuldig hielt, oder wer etwa ¹
einen Dolch bei sich trug, denn nur mit Schild und Speer war man
gewohnt den Festzug zu geleiten.

Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs First1KGreek (Thucydides. Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs. Braun, Theodor, translator. Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, 1917.) — 6.58 focus

AlS Hippias auf dem Topfmarkte die Nachricht erhielt,
begab er sich nicht etwa an den Ort der Tat, sondern gradeS
wegS zu den weiter hinten im Zuge befindlichen bewaffneten
Bürgern, bevor die Nachricht dort hinten auch an sie gelangte.
Ohne sich von dem Vorfall was merken zu lassen, befahl er
ihnen, sich ohne ihre Waffen an einen von ihm bezeichneten
Platz zu verfügen, was diese auch taten in der Meinung, er
habe ihnen etwas zu sagen. Darauf befahl er seinen Tra
banten, die Waffen wegzunehmen und ließ jeden, der ihm ver
dächtig war oder den man im Besitz eines Dolches fand, ohne
weiteres abführen. Bei den Festzügen erschien man nämlich
regelmäßig nur mit Speer und Schild.

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponèse First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése, Vol. 1-2. Zévort, Marie Charles, translator. Paris: Charpentier, 1852.) — 6.58 focus

LVIII. Hippias reçut cette nouvelle au Céramique : au lieu de courir vers le lieu du crime, il se porta immédiatement à la rencontre des citoyens armés qui formaient le cortège, avant qu’ils fussent informés de rien; car ils étaient à distance. Composant son visage pour la circonstance, de manière à ne rien trahir au dehors, il leur enjoignit de se rendre à un endroit qu’il désigna. Ils y allèrent, dans la pensée qu’il avait quelque communication à leur faire; mais Hippias, après avoir fait enlever les armes par ses gardes, choisit aussitôt ceux qu’il soupçonnait et tous ceux qui furent trouvés porteurs de poignards. Car il était d’usage, dans ¹ les cérémonies, de ne porter que le bouclier et la lance.

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése. Bétant, Élie-Ami, translator. Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette, 1863.) — 6.58 focus

Averti dans le Céramique, Hippias se dirigea aussitôt, ion vers le lieu de la scène, mais vers les citoyens armés qui ormaient le corlége et que leur éloignement mettait dans l’ignorance de ce qui s’était passé. Là, sans laisser paraître aucun trouble, il leur enjoignit de se rendre sans armes vers un endroit qu’il leur désigna. Ils obéirent, croyant qu’il voulait leur parler. Mais lorsque, par son ordre, ses satellites eurent soustrait les armes, il saisit à l’instant les citoyens qu’il soupçonnait et tous ceux qui se trouvèrent munis de poignards. L’usage était d’assister au cortège seulement avec la lance et le bouclier.

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.) — 6.58.1 focus

[1] When the news was brought to Hippias in the Cerameicus, he went at once, not to the scene of action, but to the hoplites in the procession, before they, being some distance away, had become aware of what had happened, and, disguising his looks so as to betray nothing in regard to the calamity, pointed to a certain place and ordered them to go thither without their arms.

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.) — 6.58.1 focus

[1] When the news were brought to Hippias in the Ceramicus, he proceeded immediately, not to the scene of action, but to the armed men in the procession, before they were aware of the matter, in consequence of their being at some distance from the spot; and with his countenance feigned to suit the occasion, so as not to betray his feelings, he pointed out a certain spot, and desired them to retire into it without their arms.

La storia di Tucidide First1KGreek (Thucydides. Della storia di Tucidide volgarizzata libri otto. Anonymous translator. Florence: Tipografia Galileiana, 1835.) — 6.58 focus

Riferita la cosa ad Ippia nel Ceramico, egli, prima che nulla ne traspirasse, essendo il luogo a qualche distanza , si portò subito non dove era seguita la cosa, ma verso i cittadini armati, che dovevano accompagnare la pompa. E compostosi in volto in modo da uon dare indizio del misfatto, additò loro un luogo, e ordinò che lasciate le armi vi si recassero. Infatti i cittadini credendo che egli avesse qualche cosa a dire vi andarono; ed allora lppia fatte prender quelle armi dalle sue guardie, ne arrestò quanti stimava complici della congiura , e quanti vi si trovavano col pugnale , avvegnaché tali pompe si solessero accompagnare solamente collo scudo e coll’asta.

Commentary

Commentary on Thucydides: Book 6 (Thucydides, Book VI. Marchant, Edgar C., editor. London: Macmillan and Company, 1909.) focus

τὸ γενόμενον —‘the scene of the act.’

τοὺς π. τοὺς ὁπλίτας — i.e. those in the procession who were armed.

πρότερον ἤ —for πρότερον . . πρίν, a very rare construction, except in Herod., Thuc., and Antiphon.

αἰσθέσθαι —sc. τὸ γενόμενον.

ἀδήλως τῇ ὄψει πλας —‘he assumed an air of mystery with his expression, i.e. let them see that something had occurred, but without giving any hint of its nature. (The Schol.'s explanation ὑποκρινάμενος φαιδρὸς εἶναι, ἤγουν ἀσύγχυτον τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ὄψιν τηρήσας, though generally accepted, appears erroneous. The men thought he would give some reason for the sudden interruption of the preparations.)

πρὸς τὴν ξ —‘with reference to the disaster.’

οἰόμενοί τι ἐρεῖν —the arms were piled when an address was given.

Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 6.58.1

Friedrich Haase (Translator)

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