§6.42.1οἱ δ’ Ἀθηναῖοι ἤδη ἐν τῇ Κερκύρᾳ αὐτοί τε καὶ οἱ ξύμμαχοι ἅπαντες ἦσαν.
Meanwhile, the Athenians themselves and all their allies were already in Corcyra.
καὶ πρῶτον μὲν ἐπεξέτασιν τοῦ στρατεύματος καὶ ξύνταξιν, ὥσπερ ἔμελλον ὁρμιεῖσθαί τε καὶ στρατοπεδεύεσθαι, οἱ στρατηγοὶ ἐποιήσαντο, καὶ τρία μέρη νείμαντες ἓν ἑκάστῳ ἐκλήρωσαν, ἵνα μήτε ἅμα πλέοντες ἀπορῶσιν ὕδατος καὶ λιμένων καὶ τῶν ἐπιτηδείων ἐν ταῖς καταγωγαῖς, πρός τε τἆλλα εὐκοσμότεροι καὶ ῥᾴους ἄρχειν ὦσι, κατὰ τέλη στρατηγῷ προστεταγμένοι·
And first of all, the generals held a review and organization of the army, in the manner they were about to anchor and encamp, and having divided it into three parts, they assigned one to each by lot, so that by not sailing all together they might not suffer from a lack of water, harbors, and provisions at their landing places, and in other respects might be more orderly and easier to command, being assigned to a general by divisions.
§6.42.2ἔπειτα δὲ προύπεμψαν καὶ ἐς τὴν Ἰταλίαν καὶ Σικελίαν τρεῖς ναῦς εἰσομένας αἵτινες σφᾶς τῶν πόλεων δέξονται.
Next, they also sent ahead three ships to Italy and Sicily to find out which of the cities would receive them.
καὶ εἴρητο αὐταῖς προαπαντᾶν, ὅπως ἐπιστάμενοι καταπλέωσιν.
And it had been instructed to these ships to meet them on the way back, so that they might sail in with full knowledge of the situation.