§11.71.1ἐπʼ ἄρχοντος δʼ Ἀθήνησι Τληπολέμου Ῥωμαῖοι κατέστησαν ὑπάτους Τίτον Κοΐντιον καὶ Κόιντον Σερουίλιον Στροῦκτον.
When Tlepolemus was archon in Athens, the Romans established Titus Quinctius and Quintus Servilius Structus as consuls.
ἐπὶ δὲ τούτων Ἀρταξέρξης ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Περσῶν ἄρτι τὴν βασιλείαν ἀνακτησάμενος, τὸ μὲν πρῶτον κολάσας τοὺς μετεσχηκότας τῆς τοῦ πατρὸς ἀναιρέσεως διέταξε τὰ κατὰ τὴν βασιλείαν συμφερόντως αὐτῷ.
During their term of office, Artaxerxes, the king of the Persians, having just recovered the kingdom, first punished those who had participated in the murder of his father and then arranged the affairs of the kingdom to his own advantage.
§11.71.2τῶν μὲν γὰρ ὑπαρχόντων σατραπῶν τοὺς ἀλλοτρίως ἔχοντας πρὸς αὐτὸν ἀπέστησε, τῶν δὲ αὑτοῦ φίλων ἐπιλέξας τοὺς εὐθέτους παρέδωκε τὰς σατραπείας.
For of the existing satraps, he removed those who were hostilely disposed toward him, and selecting the suitable ones from among his own friends, he handed over the satrapies to them.
ἐπεμελήθη δὲ καὶ τῶν προσόδων καὶ τῆς δυνάμεων κατασκευῆς, καὶ καθόλου τὴν βασιλείαν ὅλην ἐπιεικῶς διοικῶν μεγάλης ἀποδοχῆς ἐτύγχανε παρὰ τοῖς Πέρσαις.
He also took care of the revenues and the preparation of the military forces, and on the whole, by governing the entire kingdom with moderation, he met with great approval among the Persians.
§11.71.3οἱ δὲ τὴν Αἴγυπτον κατοικοῦντες πυθόμενοι τὴν Ξέρξου τελευτὴν καὶ τὴν ὅλην ἐπίθεσιν καὶ ταραχὴν ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν Περσῶν, ἔκριναν ἀντέχεσθαι τῆς ἐλευθερίας.
But the inhabitants of Egypt, on learning of the death of Xerxes and the general assault and confusion in the kingdom of the Persians, decided to lay hold of their freedom.
εὐθὺς οὖν ἀθροίσαντες δύναμιν ἀπέστησαν τῶν Περσῶν, καὶ τοὺς φορολογοῦντας τὴν Αἴγυπτον τῶν Περσῶν ἐκβαλόντες κατέστησαν βασιλέα τὸν ὀνομαζόμενον Ἰναρώ.
Immediately, therefore, having gathered a force, they revolted from the Persians, and having expelled those of the Persians who collected taxes in Egypt, they established as king a man named Inaros.
§11.71.4οὗτος δὲ τὸ μὲν πρῶτον ἐκ τῶν ἐγχωρίων κατέλεγε στρατιώτας, μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα καὶ μισθοφόρους ἐκ τῶν ἀλλοεθνῶν ἀθροίζων κατεσκεύαζε δύναμιν ἀξιόχρεων.
He at first enrolled soldiers from among the natives, and after this, by also gathering mercenaries from other nations, he prepared a formidable force.
ἔπεμψε δὲ καὶ πρὸς Ἀθηναίους πρέσβεις περὶ συμμαχίας, ὑπισχνούμενος αὐτοῖς, ἐὰν ἐλευθερώσωσι τοὺς Αἰγυπτίους, κοινὴν αὐτοῖς παρέξεσθαι τὴν βασιλείαν καὶ πολλαπλασίους τῆς εὐεργεσίας ἀποδώσειν χάριτας.
He also sent ambassadors to the Athenians concerning an alliance, promising them that, if they should liberate the Egyptians, he would share the kingdom with them in common and return favors many times greater than the benefit.
§11.71.5οἱ δὲ Ἀθηναῖοι κρίναντες συμφέρειν αὐτοῖς τοὺς μὲν Πέρσας εἰς τὸ δυνατὸν ταπεινοῦν, τοὺς δὲ Αἰγυπτίους ἰδίους ἑαυτοῖς παρασκευάσαι πρὸς τὰ παράλογα τῆς τύχης, ἐψηφίσαντο τριακοσίαις τριήρεσι βοηθεῖν τοῖς Αἰγυπτίοις.
And the Athenians, deciding that it was to their advantage to humble the Persians as far as possible and to make the Egyptians their own allies against the unexpected turns of fortune, voted to assist the Egyptians with three hundred triremes.
§11.71.6οἱ μὲν οὖν Ἀθηναῖοι μετὰ πολλῆς προθυμίας περὶ τὴν τοῦ στόλου παρασκευὴν ἐγίνοντο.
The Athenians, therefore, with great enthusiasm set about the preparation of the fleet.
Ἀρταξέρξης δὲ πυθόμενος τὴν ἀπόστασιν τῶν Αἰγυπτίων καὶ τὰς εἰς τὸν πόλεμον παρασκευάς, ἔκρινε δεῖν τῷ μεγέθει τῶν δυνάμεων ὑπερᾶραι τοὺς Αἰγυπτίους.
But Artaxerxes, on learning of the revolt of the Egyptians and their preparations for war, decided that he must surpass the Egyptians in the magnitude of his forces.
εὐθὺς οὖν ἐξ ἁπασῶν τῶν σατραπειῶν κατέλεγε στρατιώτας καὶ ναῦς κατεσκεύαζε, καὶ τῆς ἄλλης ἁπάσης παρασκευῆς ἐπιμέλειαν ἐποιεῖτο.
Immediately, therefore, he enrolled soldiers from all the satrapies and constructed ships, and took care of all other preparations.
καὶ τὰ μὲν κατὰ τὴν Ἀσίαν καὶ τὴν Αἴγυπτον ἐν τούτοις ἦν.
And such was the state of affairs in Asia and Egypt.