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§7.9.1

Euetion's Unsuccessful Campaign against Amphipolis

Reports that the Athenian general Euetion, along with Perdiccas and Thracian forces, campaigned against Amphipolis but failed to capture it, blockading it from the Strymon River instead, and marks the end of the summer.

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§7.9.1

ἐν δὲ τῷ αὐτῷ θέρει τελευτῶντι1 καὶ Εὐετίων στρατηγὸς Ἀθηναίων μετὰ Περδίκκου στρατεύσας ἐπ’ Ἀμφίπολιν Θρᾳξὶ πολλοῖς2 τὴν μὲν πόλιν οὐχ εἷλεν, ἐς δὲ τὸν Στρυμόνα περικομίσας τριήρεις ἐκ τοῦ ποταμοῦ ἐπολιόρκει ὁρμώμενος3 ἐξ Ἱμεραίου. καὶ τὸ θέρος ἐτελεύτα.

​At the end of the same summer, Euetion, an Athenian general, marched against Amphipolis with Perdiccas and a large force of Thracians. He did not capture the city, but having brought triremes round into the Strymon, he blockaded it from the river, making Himeraeum his base. And so the summer ended.

Syntax notes3 items
  1. 7.9.1τελευτῶντι

    The present participle in agreement with the noun θέρει denotes 'at the end of [the summer]' (literally, 'when the summer is ending').

  2. 7.9.1Θρᾳξὶ πολλοῖς

    Dative of military accompaniment. In military contexts, the dative is frequently used without the preposition σύν to indicate accompanying forces.

  3. 7.9.1ὁρμώμενος

    Present participle of the middle-passive verb ὁρμάομαι, meaning 'making [a place] one's base' or 'setting out from,' indicating the base of military operations.

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-05-25)urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:7.9.1