Xenophon, Hellenica

Hellênikôn B

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II. epei⁺ de ta en têi Lampsakôi katestêsato, eplei epi to Buzantion kai Kalchêdona. hoi d' auton hupedechonto, tous tôn Athênaiôn phrourous hupospondous aphentes. hoi de prodontes Alkibiadêi to Buzantion tote men ephugon eis ton Ponton, husteron d' eis Athênas kai egenonto Athênaioi. [2] Lusandros de tous te phrourous tôn Athênaiôn kai ei tina pou allon idoi Athênaion, apepempen eis tas Athênas, didous ekeise monon pleousin asphaleian, allothi d' ou, eidôs hoti hosôi an pleious sullegôsin eis to astu kai ton Peiraia, thatton tôn epitêdeiôn endeian esesthai. katalipôn de Buzantiou kai Kalchêdonos Sthenelaon harmostên Lakôna, autos apopleusas eis Lampsakon tas naus epeskeuazen.

[3] en de tais Athênais tês Paralou aphikomenês nuktos elegeto hê sumphora, kai oimôgê ek tou Peiraiôs dia tôn makrôn teichôn eis astu diêken, ho heteros tôi heterôi parangellôn: hôst' ekeinês tês nuktos oudeis ekoimêthê, ou monon tous apolôlotas penthountes⁺, alla polu mallon eti autoi heautous, peisesthai nomizontes hoia epoiêsan Mêlious te Lakedaimoniôn apoikous ontas, kratêsantes poliorkiai, kai Histiaieas kai Skiônaious kai Torônaious kai Aiginêtas kai allous pollous tôn Hellênôn. [4] têi d' husteraiai ekklêsian epoiêsan, en hêi edoxe tous te limenas apochôsai plên henos kai ta teichê eutrepizein kai phulakas ephistanai kai talla panta hôs eis poliorkian paraskeuazein tên polin. kai houtoi men peri tauta êsan.

[5] Lusandros d' ek tou Hellêspontou nausi diakosiais aphikomenos eis Lesbon kateskeuasato tas te allas poleis en autêi kai Mutilênên: eis de ta epi Thraikês chôria epempse deka triêreis echonta Eteonikon, hos ta ekei panta pros Lakedaimonious metestêsen. [6] euthus de kai hê allê Hellas apheistêkei Athênaiôn meta tên naumachian plên Samiôn: houtoi de sphagas tôn gnôrimôn poiêsantes kateichon tên polin. [7] Lusandros de meta tauta epempse pros Agin te eis Dekeleian kai eis Lakedaimona hoti prosplei sun diakosiais nausi. Lakedaimonioi d' exêisan pandêmei kai hoi alloi Peloponnêsioi plên Argeiôn, parangeilantos tou heterou Lakedaimoniôn basileôs Pausaniou. [8] epei d' hapantes hêthroisthêsan, analabôn autous pros tên polin estratopedeusen en têi Akadêmeiai [tôi kaloumenôi gumnasiôi]. [9] Lusandros de aphikomenos eis Aiginan apedôke tên polin Aiginêtais, hosous edunato pleistous autôn hathroisas, hôs d' autôs kai Mêliois kai tois allois hosoi tês hautôn esteronto. meta de touto dêiôsas Salamina hôrmisato pros ton Peiraia nausi pentêkonta kai hekaton, kai ta ploia eirge tou eisplou.

[10] hoi d' Athênaioi poliorkoumenoi kata gên kai kata thalattan êporoun ti chrê poiein, oute neôn oute summachôn autois ontôn oute sitou: enomizon de oudemian einai sôtêrian †ei mê pathein ha ou timôroumenoi epoiêsan, alla dia tên hubrin êdikoun anthrôpous mikropolitas oud' epi miai aitiai heterai ê hoti ekeinois sunemachoun. [11] dia tauta tous atimous epitimous poiêsantes ekarteroun, kai apothnêiskontôn en têi polei limôi pollôn ou dielegonto peri diallagês. epei de pantelôs êdê ho sitos epeleloipei, epempsan presbeis par' Agin, boulomenoi summachoi einai Lakedaimoniois echontes ta teichê kai ton Peiraia, kai epi toutois sunthêkas poieisthai. [12] ho de autous eis Lakedaimona ekeleuen ienai: ou gar einai kurios autos. epei d' apêngeilan hoi presbeis tauta tois Athênaiois⁺, epempsan autous eis Lakedaimona. [13] hoi d' epei êsan en Sellasiai [plêsion tês Lakônikês] kai eputhonto hoi ephoroi autôn ha elegon, onta hoiaper kai pros Agin, autothen autous ekeleuon apienai, kai ei ti deontai eirênês, kallion hêkein bouleusamenous. [14] hoi de presbeis epei hêkon oikade kai apêngeilan tauta eis tên polin, athumia enepese pasin: ôionto gar andrapodisthêsesthai, kai heôs an pempôsin heterous presbeis, pollous tôi limôi apoleisthai. [15] peri de tôn teichôn tês kathaireseôs oudeis ebouleto sumbouleuein: Archestratos gar eipôn en têi boulêi Lakedaimoniois kratiston einai eph' hois proukalounto eirênên poieisthai, edethê: proukalounto de tôn makrôn teichôn epi deka stadious kathelein hekaterou: egeneto de psêphisma mê exeinai peri toutôn sumbouleuein. [16] toioutôn de ontôn Thêramenês eipen en ekklêsiai hoti ei boulontai auton pempsai para Lusandron, eidôs hêxei Lakedaimonious poteron exandrapodisasthai tên polin boulomenoi antechousi peri tôn teichôn ê pisteôs heneka. pemphtheis de dietribe para Lusandrôi treis mênas kai pleiô⁺, epitêrôn hopote Athênaioi emellon dia to epileloipenai ton siton hapanta ho ti tis legoi homologêsein. [17] epei de hêke⁺ tetartôi⁺ mêni⁺, apêngeilen⁺ en ekklêsiai hoti auton Lusandros teôs men katechoi, eita keleuoi eis Lakedaimona ienai: ou gar einai kurios hôn erôtôito hup' autou, alla tous ephorous. meta tauta hêirethê presbeutês eis Lakedaimona autokratôr dekatos autos. [18] Lusandros de tois ephorois epempsen angelounta met' allôn Lakedaimoniôn Aristotelên, phugada Athênaion onta, hoti apokrinaito Thêramenei ekeinous kurious einai eirênês kai polemou. [19] Thêramenês de kai hoi alloi presbeis epei êsan en Sellasiai, erôtômenoi de epi tini logôi hêkoien eipon hoti autokratores peri eirênês, meta tauta hoi ephoroi kalein ekeleuon autous. epei d' hêkon, ekklêsian epoiêsan, en hêi antelegon Korinthioi kai Thêbaioi malista, polloi de kai alloi tôn Hellênôn, mê spendesthai⁺ Athênaiois, all'⁺ exairein. [20] Lakedaimonioi de ouk ephasan polin Hellênida andrapodiein mega agathon eirgasmenên en tois megistois kindunois genomenois têi Helladi, all' epoiounto eirênên eph' hôi ta te makra teichê kai ton Peiraia kathelontas kai tas naus plên dôdeka paradontas kai tous phugadas kathentas ton auton echthron kai philon nomizontas Lakedaimoniois hepesthai kai kata gên kai kata thalattan hopoi an hêgôntai. [21] Thêramenês de kai hoi sun autôi presbeis epanepheron tauta eis tas Athênas. eisiontas d' autous ochlos periecheito polus, phoboumenoi mê apraktoi hêkoien: ou gar eti enechôrei mellein dia to plêthos tôn apollumenôn tôi limôi. [22] têi de husteraiai apêngellon hoi presbeis eph' hois hoi Lakedaimonioi poiointo tên eirênên: proêgorei de autôn Thêramenês, legôn hôs chrê peithesthai Lakedaimoniois kai ta teichê periairein. anteipontôn de tinôn autôi, polu de pleionôn sunepainesantôn, edoxe dechesthai tên eirênên. [23] meta de tauta Lusandros te kateplei eis ton Peiraia kai hoi phugades katêisan kai ta teichê kateskapton hup' aulêtridôn pollêi prothumiai, nomizontes ekeinên tên hêmeran têi Helladi archein tês eleutherias.

[24] kai ho eniautos elêgen, en hôi mesounti Dionusios ho Hermokratous Surakosios eturannêse, machêi men proteron hêttêthentôn hupo Surakosiôn Karchêdoniôn, spanei de sitou helontôn Akraganta, eklipontôn tôn Sikeliôtôn tên polin.

Cross references from The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (eds. Richard Stillwell, William L. MacDonald, Marian Holland McAllister):
peiraeus [ PEIRAEUS or Peiraieus, Attica, Greece. ]

Cross references from Herbert Weir Smyth, A Greek Grammar for Colleges:
2630 [REMARKS ON THE CONSTRUCTIONS OF INDIRECT DISCOURSE]
1209 [THE PRONOUN autos]
1659 [PREPOSITIONS]
3008 [SOME GRAMMATICAL AND RHETORICAL FIGURES]

Cross references from Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache (ed. Ildar Ibraguimov):
373 [Aktive Form.]
351 [A. Subjekt.]
447 [e. Prägnante Konstruktion bei Präpositionen.]
468 [c) Das Pronomen autos.)]
425 [Der Dativ als Vertreter des Instrumentalis.]
359 [Lehre von der Kongruenz der Form.]
416 [Fortsetzung.]
442 [5) Hupo, unter.]
409 [a) Akkusativ bei transitiven Verben, sowie bei transitiv gebrauchten Intransitiven.]
462 [Weglassung des Artikels.]

Cross references from Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache (ed. Ildar Ibraguimov):
593 [Form der Hauptsätze in der abhängigen Rede.]
530 [Men ohne folgendes adversatives Bindewort. — De ohne vorangehendes men.]
597 [II. Brachylogie).]
584 [a) Hôste (hôs) mit dem Infinitive.]
493 [a. Nominativ des Partizips st. eines anderen Kasus.]
597 [II. Brachylogie).]

Cross references from W. W. How, J. Wells, A Commentary on Herodotus:
5, 75, 2 [BOOK V]

Cross references from T. G. Tucker, Commentary on Thucydides: Book 8:
8, 66, 3
8, 68, 4
8, 21, 1

Cross references from Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898):
theramenes [Theramĕnes]
tissaphernes [Tissaphernes]
tissaphernes [Tissaphernes]

Cross references from A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1890) (eds. William Smith, LLD, William Wayte, G. E. Marindin):
v1p913 [gerousia]
nomen [onoma]

Cross references from Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD):
v1p260 [ATHE´NAE]
v1p677 [Gortho]
constantinopolis [CONSTANTINO´POLIS]
v1p306 [PLAN OF THE PORT-TOWNS.]
v1p33 [Eghina]

Cross references from William Watson Goodwin, Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb:
574 [Final Relative Clauses Expressing Purpose.]

Cross references from Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve, Syntax of Classical Greek:
42, 542 [Names of gods in oaths. ]: ma Dia
42, 542 [Names of gods in oaths. ]

Cross references from William Watson Goodwin, Commentary on Demosthenes: On the Crown:
96
96

Cross references from Harold North Fowler, Commentary on Thucydides Book 5:
5, 9 [SPEECH OF BRASIDAS TO HIS TROOPS.]

Cross references from Charles Forster Smith, Commentary on Thucydides Book 7:
7, 35

This text is based on the following book(s):
Xenophon. Xenophontis opera omnia, vol. 1. Oxford, Clarendon Press. 1900 (repr. 1968).
OCLC: 5877369
ISBN: 019814556X

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