- Source
- Thucydides. Historiae, Vol 1-2. Jones, Henry Stuart, editor. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1910. (1942 printing).
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- urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:5.64.1-5.64.5
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-03
Receiving an urgent message that Tegea was on the verge of defecting to Argos, the Spartans mobilized a massive force, including Helots, to march to Tegea, summoned their allies, and invaded the territory of Mantinea.
ἐν τούτῳ δ’ ἀφικνεῖται αὐτοῖς ἀγγελία παρὰ τῶν ἐπιτηδείων ἐκ Τεγέας ὅτι, εἰ μὴ παρέσονται ἐν τάχει, ἀποστήσεται αὐτῶν Τεγέα πρὸς Ἀργείους καὶ τοὺς ξυμμάχους καὶ ὅσον οὐκ1 ἀφέστηκεν.
Meanwhile, a message reached them from their supporters in Tegea that, unless they came quickly, Tegea would defect from them to the Argives and their allies, and indeed had all but defected already.
ἐνταῦθα δὴ βοήθεια τῶν Λακεδαιμονίων γίγνεται αὐτῶν τε καὶ τῶν Εἱλώτων πανδημεὶ ὀξεῖα καὶ οἵα οὔπω πρότερον.
Thereupon, a rapid levy of the Lacedaemonians, both of themselves and of the Helots, was made en masse, on a scale such as had never been seen before.
ἐχώρουν δὲ ἐς Ὀρέσθειον τῆς Μαιναλίας· καὶ τοῖς μὲν Ἀρκάδων σφετέροις οὖσι ξυμμάχοις προεῖπον ἁθροισθεῖσιν ἰέναι κατὰ πόδας αὐτῶν ἐς Τεγέαν, αὐτοὶ δὲ μέχρι μὲν τοῦ Ὀρεσθείου πάντες ἐλθόντες, ἐκεῖθεν δὲ τὸ ἕκτον μέρος σφῶν αὐτῶν ἀποπέμψαντες ἐπ᾽ οἴκου, ἐν ᾧ τὸ πρεσβύτερόν τε καὶ τὸ νεώτερον ἦν, ὥστε τὰ οἴκοι φρουρεῖν, τῷ λοιπῷ στρατεύματι ἀφικνοῦνται ἐς Τεγέαν. καὶ οὐ πολλῷ ὕστερον οἱ ξύμμαχοι ἀπ’ Ἀρκάδων παρῆσαν.
They marched to Orestheum in Maenalia; and they sent word beforehand to those of the Arcadians who were their allies to assemble and follow close on their heels to Tegea. They themselves, having all gone as far as Orestheum, sent a sixth part of their own force—consisting of the oldest and the youngest—back home to guard their domestic affairs, and with the rest of the army they arrived at Tegea. Not long afterwards, their allies from Arcadia also arrived.
πέμπουσι δὲ καὶ ἐς τὴν Κόρινθον καὶ Βοιωτοὺς καὶ Φωκέας καὶ Λοκρούς, βοηθεῖν κελεύοντες κατὰ τάχος ἐς Μαντίνειαν. ἀλλὰ τοῖς μὲν ἐξ ὀλίγου2 τε ἐγίγνετο, καὶ οὐ ῥᾴδιον ἦν μὴ ἁθρόοις3 καὶ ἀλλήλους περιμείνασι διελθεῖν τὴν πολεμίαν (ξυνέκλῃε γὰρ διὰ μέσου), ὅμως δὲ ἠπείγοντο.
They also sent messengers to Corinth, and to the Boeotians, Phocians, and Locrians, ordering them to bring aid with all speed to Mantinea. But for these allies, the summons was at short notice, and it was not easy to pass through the enemy’s territory (which lay in between and blocked the way) except in a body and after waiting for one another; nevertheless, they made haste.
Λακεδαιμόνιοι δὲ ἀναλαβόντες τοὺς παρόντας Ἀρκάδων ξυμμάχους ἐσέβαλον ἐς τὴν Μαντινικήν, καὶ στρατοπεδευσάμενοι πρὸς τῷ Ἡρακλείῳ ἐδῄουν τὴν γῆν.
The Lacedaemonians, taking with them the Arcadian allies who were present, invaded the territory of Mantinea, and having encamped near the Heracleum, they ravaged the land.
- 5.64.1ὅσον οὐκ
An idiomatic expression meaning 'almost' or 'all but.' It combines the relative ὅσον with the negative οὐ(κ), literally implying 'only so much as is not,' indicating that the action or state is practically realized.
- 5.64.4ἐξ ὀλίγου
A prepositional phrase meaning 'at short notice' or 'suddenly.' Here it modifies ἐγίγνετο (used impersonally or with the preceding summons as the implied subject), indicating that the call to arms came abruptly, leaving very little time for preparation.
- 5.64.4μὴ ἁθρόοις
The negative μή is used with the dative adjective ἁθρόοις to express a condition ('unless they were in a body'). The dative case agrees with the implied dative subject of οὐ ῥᾴδιον ἦν, serving as the logical subject of the infinitive διελθεῖν.
Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-05-25) · Revision history (1, latest 2026-09-21)
- 2026-09-21 AI review — note 1