§11.67.1ἐπʼ ἄρχοντος δʼ Ἀθήνησι Λυσανίου Ῥωμαῖοι κατέστησαν ὑπάτους Ἄππιον Κλαύδιον καὶ Τίτον Κοΐντιον Καπιτώλιον.
When Lysanias was archon in Athens, the Romans established Appius Claudius and Titus Quinctius Capitolinus as consuls.
ἐπὶ δὲ τούτων Θρασύβουλος ὁ τῶν Συρακοσίων βασιλεὺς ἐξέπεσεν ἐκ τῆς ἀρχῆς, περὶ οὗ τὰ κατὰ μέρος ἀναγράφοντας ἡμᾶς ἀναγκαῖόν ἐστι βραχὺ τοῖς χρόνοις ἀναδραμόντας ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς ἅπαντα καθαρῶς ἐκθεῖναι.
During their term of office, Thrasybulus, the king of the Syracusans, was expelled from his rule; and since we are to write his history in detail, it is necessary for us to go back a little in time and set forth the whole matter clearly from the beginning.
§11.67.2Γέλων ὁ Δεινομένους ἀρετῇ καὶ στρατηγίᾳ πολὺ τοὺς ἄλλους διενέγκας καὶ Καρχηδονίους καταστρατηγήσας ἐνίκησε παρατάξει μεγάλῃ τοὺς βαρβάρους, καθότι προείρηται· χρησάμενος δὲ ἐπιεικῶς τοῖς καταπολεμηθεῖσι καὶ καθόλου τοῖς πλησιοχώροις πᾶσι προσενεχθεὶς φιλανθρώπως, μεγάλης ἔτυχεν ἀποδοχῆς παρὰ τοῖς Σικελιώταις.
Gelon, the son of Deinomenes, who by his virtue and generalship far surpassed all others, outgeneraled the Carthaginians and defeated the barbarians in a great pitched battle, as has been said before; and because he treated those whom he had conquered with moderation and behaved benevolently toward all his neighbors in general, he met with great acceptance among the Siceliots.
§11.67.3οὗτος μὲν οὖν ὑπὸ πάντων ἀγαπώμενος διὰ τὴν πρᾳότητα, διετέλεσε τὸν βίον εἰρηνικῶς μέχρι τῆς τελευτῆς.
Thus, being beloved by all on account of his gentleness, he continued his life in peace until his death.
τὴν δὲ βασιλείαν διαδεξάμενος Ἱέρων ὁ πρεσβύτατος τῶν ἀδελφῶν οὐχ ὁμοίως ἦρχε τῶν ὑποτεταγμένων· §11.67.4ἦν γὰρ καὶ φιλάργυρος καὶ βίαιος καὶ καθόλου τῆς ἁπλότητος καὶ καλοκἀγαθίας ἀλλοτριώτατος.
But Hieron, the eldest of the brothers, who succeeded to the kingship, did not rule over his subjects in the same manner; for he was both avaricious and violent, and in general utterly alien to simplicity and nobility of character.
διὸ καὶ πλείονές τινες ἀφίστασθαι βουλόμενοι παρακατέσχον τὰς ἰδίας ὁρμὰς διὰ τὴν Γέλωνος δόξαν καὶ τὴν εἰς τοὺς ἅπαντας Σικελιώτας εὔνοιαν.
For this reason, quite a few who wished to revolt held back their own impulses because of the reputation of Gelon and his goodwill toward all the Siceliots.
§11.67.5μετὰ δὲ τὴν Ἱέρωνος τελευτὴν παραλαβὼν τὴν ἀρχὴν Θρασύβουλος ὁ ἀδελφὸς ὑπερέβαλε τῇ κακίᾳ τὸν πρὸ αὐτοῦ βασιλεύσαντα.
But after the death of Hieron, his brother Thrasybulus, having succeeded to the rule, surpassed his predecessor in wickedness.
βίαιος γὰρ ὢν καὶ φονικὸς πολλοὺς μὲν τῶν πολιτῶν ἀνῄρει παρὰ τὸ δίκαιον, οὐκ ὀλίγους δὲ φυγαδεύων ἐπὶ ψευδέσι διαβολαῖς τὰς οὐσίας εἰς τὸ βασιλικὸν ἀνελάμβανε· καθόλου δὲ μισῶν καὶ μισούμενος ὑπὸ τῶν ἀδικουμένων, μισθοφόρων πλῆθος ἐξενολόγησεν, ἀντίταγμα κατασκευάζων ταῖς πολιτικαῖς δυνάμεσιν.
For being violent and murderous, he put many of the citizens to death contrary to justice, and driving not a few into exile on false charges, he confiscated their properties into the royal treasury; and in general, hating and being hated by those who were wronged, he enlisted a great number of mercenaries, preparing a force to oppose the citizens' forces.
§11.67.6ἀεὶ δὲ μᾶλλον τοῖς πολίταις ἀπεχθόμενος, καὶ πολλοὺς μὲν ὑβρίζων, τοὺς δὲ ἀναιρῶν, ἠνάγκασε τοὺς ἀδικουμένους ἀποστῆναι.
And since he was always becoming more hated by the citizens, abusing many and putting others to death, he forced those who were wronged to revolt.
διόπερ οἱ Συρακόσιοι προστησάμενοι τοὺς ἡγησομένους ὥρμησαν ἐπὶ τὴν κατάλυσιν τῆς τυραννίδος πανδημεί, καὶ συνταχθέντες ὑπὸ τῶν ἡγεμόνων ἀντείχοντο τῆς ἐλευθερίας.
Therefore the Syracusans, having chosen leaders to guide them, set out in a body for the overthrow of the tyranny, and being organized by their leaders, they held fast to their freedom.
§11.67.7Θρασύβουλος δὲ ὁρῶν τὴν πόλιν ὅλην ἐπʼ αὐτὸν στρατευομένην, τὸ μὲν πρῶτον ἐπεχείρει λόγῳ καταπαύειν τὴν στάσιν· ὡς δʼ ἑώρα τὴν ὁρμὴν τῶν Συρακοσίων ἀκατάπαυστον οὖσαν, συνήγαγεν ἔκ τε τῆς Κατάνης τοὺς κατοικισθέντας ὑφʼ Ἱέρωνος καὶ τοὺς ἄλλους συμμάχους, ἔτι δὲ μισθοφόρων πλῆθος, ὥστε τοὺς ἅπαντας γενέσθαι σχεδὸν περὶ τοὺς μυρίους πεντακισχιλίους.
When Thrasybulus saw the whole city marching against him, at first he attempted to put an end to the sedition by persuasion; but when he saw that the impulse of the Syracusans was unstoppable, he gathered those who had been settled in Catana by Hieron and his other allies, and besides these a multitude of mercenaries, so that his total force amounted to about fifteen thousand men.
§11.67.8οὗτος μὲν οὖν τῆς πόλεως κατειληφὼς τὴν ὀνομαζομένην Ἀχραδινὴν καὶ τὴν Νῆσον ὀχυρὰν οὖσαν, καὶ ἐκ τούτων ὁρμώμενος, διεπολέμει πρὸς τοὺς ἀφεστῶτας.
Having seized that part of the city called Achradina and the Island, which was fortified, and making these his bases of operations, he carried on war against those who had revolted.