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§2.32.1

Athenian Fortification of the Island of Atalante

The Athenians fortified the island of Atalante, opposite the Opuntian Locrians, to protect Euboea from pirate raids, bringing the summer's events after the Peloponnesian withdrawal to an end.

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§2.32.1

ἐτειχίσθη δὲ καὶ Ἀταλάντη ὑπὸ Ἀθηναίων φρούριον τοῦ θέρους τούτου τελευτῶντος,1 ἡ ἐπὶ Λοκροῖς τοῖς Ὀπουντίοις2 νῆσος ἐρήμη πρότερον οὖσα, τοῦ μὴ λῃστὰς ἐκπλέοντας ἐξ Ὀποῦντος καὶ τῆς ἄλλης Λοκρίδος κακουργεῖν τὴν Εὔβοιαν.3 ταῦτα μὲν ἐν τῷ θέρει τούτῳ μετὰ τὴν Πελοποννησίων ἐκ τῆς Ἀττικῆς ἀναχώρησιν ἐγένετο.

​And at the end of this summer, Atalante, the island off the coast of the Opuntian Locrians which was previously uninhabited, was also fortified as a stronghold by the Athenians, in order to prevent pirates sailing out from Opus and the rest of Locris from ravaging Euboea. These were the events that took place in this summer after the withdrawal of the Peloponnesians from Attica.

Syntax notes3 items
  1. 2.32.1τοῦ θέρους τούτου τελευτῶντος

    A genitive absolute construction expressing time, meaning "at the end of this summer" (literally, "this summer ending"). The present participle τελευτῶντος denotes the concluding phase.

  2. 2.32.1ἐπὶ Λοκροῖς τοῖς Ὀπουντίοις

    The preposition ἐπί with the dative case expressing geographical proximity or position, meaning "off the coast of" or "opposite to."

  3. 2.32.1τοῦ μὴ λῃστὰς ἐκπλέοντας ἐξ Ὀποῦντος καὶ τῆς ἄλλης Λοκρίδος κακουργεῖν τὴν Εὔβοιαν

    A genitive articular infinitive with the negative particle μή expressing negative purpose ("so that pirates might not ravage..."). The accusative λῃστὰς (modified by the participle ἐκπλέοντας) serves as the subject of the infinitive κακουργεῖν.

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-05-25) · Revision history (1, latest 2026-09-21)
  • 2026-09-21 AI review — note 1
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