Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, ed. Henry Stuart Jones, 5.53

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[1] τοῦ δ’ αὐτοῦ θέρους Ἐπιδαυρίοις καὶ Ἀργείοις πόλεμος ἐγένετο, προφάσει μὲν περὶ τοῦ θύματος τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος τοῦ Πυθαέως, ὃ δέον ἀπαγαγεῖν οὐκ ἀπέπεμπον ὑπὲρ βοταμίων Ἐπιδαύριοι (κυριώτατοι δὲ τοῦ ἱεροῦ ἦσαν Ἀργεῖοι)· ἐδόκει δὲ καὶ ἄνευ τῆς αἰτίας τὴν Ἐπίδαυρον τῷ τε Ἀλκιβιάδῃ καὶ τοῖς Ἀργείοις προσλαβεῖν, ἢν δύνωνται, τῆς τε Κορίνθου ἕνεκα ἡσυχίας καὶ ἐκ τῆς Αἰγίνης βραχυτέραν ἔσεσθαι τὴν βοήθειαν ἢ Σκύλλαιον περιπλεῖν τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις. παρεσκευάζοντο οὖν οἱ Ἀργεῖοι ὡς αὐτοὶ ἐς τὴν Ἐπίδαυρον διὰ τοῦ θύματος τὴν ἔσπραξιν ἐσβαλοῦντες.

History of the Peloponnesian War. Thucydides. ed. Henry Stuart Jones. Oxford. 1910.

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

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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.) — 5.53 focus

[1] The same summer fell out a war between the Epidaurians and the Argives; the pretext thereof was about a beast for sacrifice, which the Epidaurians ought to have sent in consideration of their pastures to Apollo Pythius, and had not done it, the Argives being the principal owners of the temple. But Alcibiades and the Argives had indeed determined to take in the city, though without pretence at all, both that the Corinthians might not stir and also that they might bring the Athenian succours from Aegina into those parts, a nearer way than by compassing the promontory of Scyllaeum. And therefore the Argives prepared, as of themselves, to exact the sacrifice by invasion.

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.) — 5.53 focus

[1] The same summer war broke out between the Epidaurians and Argives. The pretext was that the Epidaurians did not send an offering for their pasture-land to Apollo Pythaeus, as they were bound to do, the Argives having the chief management of the temple; but, apart from this pretext, Alcibiades and the Argives were determined, if possible, to gain possession of Epidaurus , and thus to insure the neutrality of Corinth and give the Athenians a shorter passage for their reinforcement from Aegina than if they had to sail round Scyllaeum. The Argives accordingly prepared to invade Epidaurus by themselves, to exact the offering.

Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs First1KGreek (Thucydides. Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs. Wahrmund, Adolf, translator. Stuttgart: Krais and Hoffmann, 1864.) — 5.53 focus

In demselben Sommer kam eS auch zum Kampfe zwischen
den Epidauriern und den Argivern, angeblich wegen des Opfers für ¹
den Pythischen Apollo, welches den Epidauriern für die Benützung ²
von Weidegeländen oblag, das sie aber nicht abgeführt hatten. Es l
haben nämlich die Argiver das meiste Recht an den betreffenden
Tempelz aber auch ohne diesen Vorwand hätte es wohl dem Alkibiades
und den Argivern vortheilhaft geshcienen, Epidauros wo möglich an
sich zu ziehen, einmal um die Korinther zwingen zu können, sich
ruhig zu verhalten, und dann weil sie glaubten, daß es in diesem
Falle den Athenern möglich wäre, von Aegina aus auf kürzerem
Wege Zuzug zu leisten als mit Umschiffung des Skylläischen
Vorgebirges. Indessen rüsteten sich die Argiver, in ihrem eigenen Namen
zur Eintreibunq des Opfers in Epidauros einzufallen.

Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs First1KGreek (Thucydides. Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Kriegs. Braun, Theodor, translator. Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, 1917.) — 5.53 focus

In demselben Sommer kam es zum Kriege zwischen den
Epidauriern und den Argeiern. Vorwand war, daß die Epi
daurier dem pythischen Apollon das Opfer wegen der Ufer
ländereien, wozu sie verpflichtet waren, nicht gebracht hatten.
Der Tempel dort aber stand unter besonderem Schutz der
Argeier. Doch ganz abgesehen davon wünschten Alkibiades
und die Argeier, Epidauros womöglich in ihre Gewalt zu
bringen, einmal um die Neutralität von Korinth zu sichern,
dann aber auch, damit die Athener auf kürzerem Wege von
Agina herüberkommen könnten und nicht erst um das Vor
gebirge Skyllaion zu fahren brauchten. Indessen wußten die
Argeier die Sache so zu wenden, als ob sie ihrerseits nur
nach^Epidauros einrückten, um die Vollziehung des Opfers zu
erzwingen.

Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponèse First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése, Vol. 1-2. Zévort, Marie Charles, translator. Paris: Charpentier, 1852.) — 5.53 focus

LIII. Le même été, la guerre éclata entre les Épidauriens et les Argiens, à propos d’un sacrifice que les Épidauriens devaient offrir à Apollon Pythéen¹ pour un droit de pâturage² et qu’ils n’avaient pas envoyé. Les Argiens avaient l’intendance suprême du temple; mais, en dehors même de ce motif, ils méditaient, d’accord avec Alcibiade, de s’emparer d’Épidaure, afin de tenir Corinthe en respect et d’ouvrir aux Athéniens, obligés maintenant de doubler Scylléon, une voie plus courte pour leur amener des secours d’Égine. Les Argiens se disposèrent donc à attaquer Épidaure, afin d’exiger le sacrifice.

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Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése First1KGreek (Thucydides. Histoire de la Guerre du Péloponnése. Bétant, Élie-Ami, translator. Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette, 1863.) — 5.53 focus

Le même été, il y eut une guerre entre les Épidau-riens et les Argiens au sujet d’un Sacrifice que les Ëpidau-riens devaient offrir à Apollon Pythéen¹ pour les terres riveraines, et dont ils négligeaient de s’acquitter. Les Argiens étaient les maîtres absolus de ce temple. Indépendamment de ce motif, Alcibiade et les Argiens voulaient, s'il était possible, s’assurer d’Épidaure, afin de tenir Corinthe en respect et d’ouvrir aux Athéniens, allant d’Êgine au secours d’Argos, une route plus directe, sans avoir à doubler le cap ScyIléon². Les Argiens se disposèrent donc à envahir l’Épidaurie pour obliger les habitants à fournir la victime.

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.) — 5.53 focus

[1] During the same summer war broke out between the Epidaurians and Argives. The alleged ground for this was that the Epidaurians were not sending the sacrifice to Apollo Pythaeus, which it was incumbent on them to render in payment for pasturage, and the Argives exercised chief authority over the sanctuary;¹ but even apart from this motive Alcibiades and the Argives deemed it advisable, if they could, to bring Epidaurus into the Argive alliance, both for the sake of keeping Corinth quiet, and because they thought the Athenians would be able to bring aid to Argos by a shorter way, from Aegina as base, than by sailing round Scyllaeum.² The Argives, then, were preparing, as of their own motion, to invade Epidaurus for the exaction of the offering.

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.) — 5.53 focus

[1] The same summer a war broke out between the Epidaurians and Argives; nominally, about the offering to Apollo Pythaeus, which the Epidaurians were bound to make, but did not, for ¹ certain lands by the river side; (the Argives had the chief management of the temple;) but even independently of this charge, Alcibiades and the Argives thought it desirable to get possession of Epidaurus, if they could; both to insure the neutrality of Corinth, and thinking that the Athenians would find it a shorter passage for their succours through Aegina, than by sailing round Scyllaeum. The Argives therefore prepared to invade Epidaurus by themselves, in order to exact the offering.

Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci First1KGreek (Historia Belli Peloponnesiaci. Haase, Friedrich, translator. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1869.) — 5.53 focus

[1] Eadem aestate bellum inter Epidaurios et Argivos gestum est, praetextu quidem hostiae, quam ad Apollinem Pythium Epidaurii pascuorum nomine adducere debuerant, nec tamen mittebant (ipsum autem templum erat potissimum in Argivorum potestate); sed vel sine ista causa Alcibiades et Argivi Epidaurum, si possent, occupare statuerant, tum ut Corinthus esset pacata, tum etiam quod Athenienses auxilium ex jEgina Argivis itinere compendiosiore latum iri putarent, quam si Scyllaeum circumveherentur. Argivi igitur se praeparabant ad irruptionem in Epidaurum radendam , ut ipsimet hostiam exigerent.

La storia di Tucidide First1KGreek (Thucydides. Della storia di Tucidide volgarizzata libri otto. Anonymous translator. Florence: Tipografia Galileiana, 1835.) — 5.53 focus

Nella estate medesima vi fu guerra anche tra gK Epidaurii e gli Argivi, sotto il pretesto delle vittime per Apollo Pitio , le quali dovendosi condurre dagli Epidaurii in tributo dei pascoli, non le avevano mandate. Ora il padronato del tempio spettava sopra tutto agli Argivi ; e tanto essi quanto Alcibiade , anche senza questo pretesto, avevano risoluto di fare il possibile per prendere Epidauro; perchè così Corinto starebbe tranquilla, e gli Ateniesi da Egina vedendo soccorrere Argo avrebbero a far più corto tragitto di quello che non è il giro dal capo Scilleo. Gli Argivi adunque si preparavano ad assaltare da per sè Epidauro per esiger le vittime.

Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War 5.53

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