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- Thucydides. Historiae, Vol 1-2. Jones, Henry Stuart, editor. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1910. (1942 printing).
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-10-31
Although an armistice is announced, the commissioner Aristonymus judges that Scione's revolt occurred after the treaty and thus excludes them from the truce, leading to a dispute with Brasidas. Angered by this, the Athenians, swayed by Cleon's proposal, decree the destruction of Scione and prepare for an expedition.
καὶ ὁ μὲν ἔμελλεν ἐγχειρήσειν ταῖς πόλεσι ταύταις, ἐν τούτῳ δὲ τριήρει οἱ τὴν ἐκεχειρίαν περιαγγέλλοντες ἀφικνοῦνται παρ’ αὐτόν, Ἀθηναίων μὲν Ἀριστώνυμος, Λακεδαιμονίων δὲ Ἀθήναιος.
And while he was about to make an attempt upon these cities, in the meantime the commissioners who were to announce the armistice arrived in a trireme, Aristonymus on the part of the Athenians, and Athenaeus on that of the Lacedaemonians.
καὶ ἡ μὲν στρατιὰ πάλιν διέβη ἐς Τορώνην, οἱ δὲ τῷ Βρασίδᾳ ἀνήγγελλον τὴν ξυνθήκην, καὶ ἐδέξαντο πάντες οἱ ἐπὶ Θρᾴκης ξύμμαχοι Λακεδαιμονίων τὰ πεπραγμένα.
Thereupon the army crossed back to Torone, and the commissioners announced the treaty to Brasidas; and all the allies of the Lacedaemonians in the direction of Thrace accepted the terms that had been agreed upon.
Ἀριστώνυμος δὲ τοῖς μὲν ἄλλοις κατῄνει, Σκιωναίους δὲ αἰσθόμενος ἐκ λογισμοῦ τῶν ἡμερῶν ὅτι ὕστερον ἀφεστήκοιεν,1 οὐκ ἔφη ἐνσπόνδους ἔσεσθαι. Βρασίδας δὲ ἀντέλεγε πολλά, ὡς πρότερον,2 καὶ οὐκ ἀφίει τὴν πόλιν.
Aristonymus agreed to the terms in the case of all the other states; but, calculating the days, and finding that the Scionaeans had revolted later than the conclusion of the treaty, he declared that they were not included in the armistice. Brasidas, however, argued at length against this, claiming that they had revolted earlier, and refused to give up the city.
ὡς δ’ ἀπήγγελλεν ἐς τὰς Ἀθήνας ὁ Ἀριστώνυμος περὶ αὐτῶν, οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι εὐθὺς ἑτοῖμοι ἦσαν στρατεύειν ἐπὶ τὴν Σκιώνην. οἱ δὲ Λακεδαιμόνιοι πρέσβεις πέμψαντες παραβήσεσθαι ἔφασαν αὐτοὺς τὰς σπονδάς, καὶ τῆς πόλεως ἀντεποιοῦντο Βρασίδᾳ πιστεύοντες, δίκῃ τε ἑτοῖμοι ἦσαν περὶ αὐτῆς κρίνεσθαι.
And when Aristonymus reported their case to Athens, the Athenians were at once prepared to send an expedition against Scione; but the Lacedaemonians sent envoys and declared that they would be violating the treaty, and laid claim to the city, trusting Brasidas, and were ready to submit the matter to arbitration.
οἱ δὲ δίκῃ μὲν οὐκ ἤθελον κινδυνεύειν, στρατεύειν δὲ ὡς τάχιστα, ὀργὴν ποιούμενοι εἰ καὶ οἱ ἐν ταῖς νήσοις ἤδη ὄντες3 ἀξιοῦσι σφῶν ἀφίστασθαι, τῇ κατὰ γῆν Λακεδαιμονίων ἰσχύι ἀνωφελεῖ πιστεύοντες.
The Athenians, however, did not wish to run any risk with arbitration, but to send an expedition as quickly as possible, being indignant that even those who were practically islanders should think fit to revolt from them, trusting in the useless power of the Lacedaemonians by land.
εἶχε δὲ καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια περὶ τῆς ἀποστάσεως μᾶλλον ᾗ οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι ἐδικαίουν·4 δύο γὰρ ἡμέραις ὕστερον ἀπέστησαν οἱ Σκιωναῖοι. ψήφισμά τ’ εὐθὺς ἐποιήσαντο, Κλέωνος γνώμῃ πεισθέντες, Σκιωναίους ἐξελεῖν τε καὶ ἀποκτεῖναι. καὶ τἆλλα ἡσυχάζοντες ἐς τοῦτο παρεσκευάζοντο.
And indeed, the truth concerning the revolt was rather as the Athenians claimed; for the Scionaeans had revolted two days later. Accordingly, they immediately passed a decree, being persuaded by the motion of Cleon, to destroy the Scionaeans and put them to death; and while remaining quiet in other respects, they began to make preparations for this task.
- 4.122.3ὅτι ὕστερον ἀφεστήκοιεν
Optative in indirect discourse (oblique optative). Since the governing verb αἰσθόμενος is treated as historical past (dependent on the imperfect ἔφη), the optative ἀφεστήκοιεν is used instead of the indicative ἀπέστησαν.
- 4.122.3ὡς πρότερον
An elliptical expression with ὡς indicating a subjective claim. It is to be understood by supplying ἀποστάντων (genitive absolute) or ἀπέστησαν after ὡς πρότερον. It denotes Brasidas's contention that they had revolted prior to the treaty.
- 4.122.5εἰ καὶ οἱ ἐν ταῖς νήσοις ἤδη ὄντες
The clause introduced by εἰ after ὀργὴν ποιούμενοι (an expression of emotion) indicates a fact (that...) rather than a mere hypothesis. Furthermore, although Scione on the Pallene peninsula is not strictly an island, it is treated as practically being 'among the islanders' because the Athenians controlled the sea.
- 4.122.6εἶχε δὲ καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια περὶ τῆς ἀποστάσεως μᾶλλον ᾗ οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι ἐδικαίουν
A construction with intransitive ἔχει accompanied by an adverb (μᾶλλον) and a relative clause. ᾗ is a relative adverb of manner or direction, meaning 'the truth lay rather in the direction in which the Athenians claimed.'
Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-05-25) · Revision history (1, latest 2026-09-21)
- 2026-09-21 AI review — note 1