§7.8C.1τούτων μὲν τοίνυν εἵνεκα ἀνάρτημαι ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς στρατεύεσθαι, ἀγαθὰ δὲ ἐν αὐτοῖσι τοσάδε ἀνευρίσκω λογιζόμενος· εἰ τούτους τε καὶ τοὺς τούτοισι πλησιοχώρους καταστρεψόμεθα, οἳ Πέλοπος τοῦ Φρυγὸς νέμονται χώρην, γῆν τὴν Περσίδα ἀποδέξομεν τῷ Διὸς αἰθέρι ὁμουρέουσαν.
For these reasons, then, I am prepared to campaign against them; and upon reflection, I find so many advantages in this: if we subdue both these men and those who are neighbors to them, who inhabit the land of Pelops the Phrygian, we shall make the Persian land border upon the sky of Zeus. For these reasons, then, I am prepared to campaign against them; and upon reflection, I find so many advantages in this: if we subdue both these men and those who are neighbors to them, who inhabit the land of Pelops the Phrygian, we shall make the Persian land border upon the sky of Zeus.
§7.8C.2οὐ γὰρ δὴ χώρην γε οὐδεμίαν κατόψεται ἥλιος ὅμουρον ἐοῦσαν τῇ ἡμετέρῃ, ἀλλὰ σφέας πάσας ἐγὼ ἅμα ὑμῖν χώρην θήσω, διὰ πάσης διεξελθὼν τῆς Εὐρώπης.
For indeed, the sun will behold no land bordering upon ours, but I, together with you, shall make them all into one land, after passing through the whole of Europe. For indeed, the sun will behold no land bordering upon ours, but I, together with you, shall make them all into one land, after passing through the whole of Europe.
§7.8C.3πυνθάνομαι γὰρ ὧδε ἔχειν, οὔτε τινὰ πόλιν ἀνδρῶν οὐδεμίαν οὔτε ἔθνος οὐδὲν ἀνθρώπων ὑπολείπεσθαι, τὸ ἡμῖν οἷόν τε ἔσται ἐλθεῖν ἐς μάχην, τούτων τῶν κατέλεξα ὑπεξαραιρημένων. οὕτω οἵ τε ἡμῖν αἴτιοι ἕξουσι δούλιον ζυγὸν οἵ τε ἀναίτιοι.
For I learn that this is how it stands: that no city of men nor any nation of human beings remains which will be able to come to battle with us, once these whom I have mentioned have been removed. Thus, both those who are guilty against us and those who are innocent will bear the yoke of slavery. For I learn that this is how it stands: that no city of men nor any nation of human beings remains which will be able to come to battle with us, once these whom I have mentioned have been removed. Thus, both those who are guilty against us and those who are innocent will bear the yoke of slavery.