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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 · 2026-10-29
The Athenians, aided by their cavalry, defeat the Corinthians and erect a trophy, but quickly retreat to their ships upon the approach of Corinthian reinforcements, later recovering their remaining dead under a truce.
χρόνον μὲν οὖν πολὺν ἀντεῖχον οὐκ ἐνδιδόντες ἀλλήλοις· ἔπειτα (ἦσαν γὰρ τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις οἱ ἱππῆς ὠφέλιμοι ξυμμαχόμενοι, τῶν ἑτέρων οὐκ ἐχόντων ἵππους) ἐτράποντο οἱ Κορίνθιοι καὶ ὑπεχώρησαν πρὸς τὸν λόφον καὶ ἔθεντο τὰ ὅπλα1 καὶ οὐκέτι κατέβαινον, ἀλλ᾽ ἡσύχαζον.
For a long time, then, they held out without yielding to one another; but afterwards (for the Athenian cavalry was of great service in the battle, whereas the other side had no horses), the Corinthians were routed and retreated to the hill, where they piled their arms and no longer came down, but remained quiet.
ἐν δὲ τῇ τροπῇ ταύτῃ κατὰ τὸ δεξιὸν κέρας οἱ πλεῖστοί τε αὐτῶν ἀπέθανον καὶ Λυκόφρων ὁ στρατηγός. ἡ δὲ ἄλλη στρατιὰ τούτῳ τῷ τρόπῳ οὐ κατὰ δίωξιν πολλὴν οὐδὲ ταχείας φυγῆς γενομένης, ἐπεὶ ἐβιάσθη, ἐπαναχωρήσασα πρὸς τὰ μετέωρα ἱδρύθη.
In this rout, on the right wing, the greater part of them fell, including Lycophron the general. The rest of the army, having been forced back, retreated in this manner to the high ground and established themselves there, without being hard pressed in pursuit or making a rapid flight.
οἱ δὲ Ἀθηναῖοι, ὡς οὐκέτι αὐτοῖς ἐπῇσαν ἐς μάχην, τούς τε νεκροὺς ἐσκύλευον καὶ τοὺς ἑαυτῶν ἀνῃροῦντο, τροπαῖόν τε εὐθέως ἔστησαν.
The Athenians, seeing that the enemy no longer came down to fight them, spoiled the dead, took up their own slain, and immediately erected a trophy.
τοῖς δ’ ἡμίσεσι τῶν Κορινθίων, οἳ ἐν τῇ Κεγχρειᾷ ἐκάθηντο φύλακες μὴ ἐπὶ τὸν Κρομμυῶνα πλεύσωσι, τούτοις2 οὐ κατάδηλος ἡ μάχη ἦν ὑπὸ τοῦ ὄρους τοῦ Ὀνείου· κονιορτὸν δὲ ὡς εἶδον καὶ [ὡς ] ἔγνωσαν, ἐβοήθουν εὐθύς. ἐβοήθησαν δὲ καὶ οἱ ἐκ τῆς πόλεως πρεσβύτεροι τῶν Κορινθίων αἰσθόμενοι τὸ γεγενημένον.
To the half of the Corinthians who were stationed at Cenchreia as guards, lest the Athenians should sail against Crommyon, the battle was not visible because of Mount Oneium; but when they saw the dust and realized what was happening, they immediately came to the rescue. The older citizens of the Corinthians from the city also came to the rescue when they perceived what had happened.
ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι ξύμπαντας αὐτοὺς ἐπιόντας καὶ νομίσαντες τῶν ἐγγὺς ἀστυγειτόνων Πελοποννησίων βοήθειαν ἐπιέναι,3 ἀνεχώρουν κατὰ τάχος ἐπὶ τὰς ναῦς, ἔχοντες τὰ σκυλεύματα καὶ τοὺς ἑαυτῶν νεκροὺς πλὴν δυοῖν, οὓς ἐγκατέλιπον οὐ δυνάμενοι εὑρεῖν.
But the Athenians, seeing them all advancing and thinking that a reinforcement of the neighboring Peloponnesians was coming, retreated in haste to their ships, carrying off the spoils and their own dead, except two whom they left behind because they could not find them.
καὶ ἀναβάντες ἐπὶ τὰς ναῦς ἐπεραιώθησαν ἐς τὰς ἐπικειμένας νήσους, ἐκ δ’ αὐτῶν ἐπικηρυκευσάμενοι τοὺς νεκροὺς οὓς ἐγκατέλιπον ὑποσπόνδους ἀνείλοντο. ἀπέθανον δὲ Κορινθίων μὲν ἐν τῇ μάχῃ δώδεκα καὶ διακόσιοι, Ἀθηναίων δὲ ὀλίγῳ ἐλάσσους πεντήκοντα.
And having embarked, they crossed over to the adjacent islands, and from there they sent a herald and recovered under truce the dead whom they had left behind. There died of the Corinthians in the battle two hundred and twelve, and of the Athenians a little fewer than fifty.
- 4.44.1ἔθεντο τὰ ὅπλα
The expression "piled their arms" (aorist middle of τίθημι τὰ ὅπλα) does not mean surrendering or disarming, but rather placing the heavy shields and spears on the ground to rest while keeping their ranks and remaining on standby.
- 4.44.4τοῖς δ’ ἡμίσεσι τῶν Κορινθίων ... τούτοις
The dative phrase τοῖς δ’ ἡμίσεσι τῶν Κορινθίων at the beginning of the sentence is separated from the main verb by the relative clause οἳ... πλεύσωσι, and is therefore resumed by the redundant pronoun τούτοις in the same case (resumptive dative).
- 4.44.5των εγγυς αστυγειτονων Πελοποννησιων βοηθειαν επιεναι
An accusative-and-infinitive construction introduced by the participle of thinking νομίσαντες, where βοήθειαν is the subject accusative and ἐπιέναι is the infinitive. The genitive phrase τῶν ἐγγὺς ἀστυγειτόνων Πελοποννησίων indicates the source of the help ("succor from the neighboring Peloponnesians").