§13.106.1ἐπεὶ δʼ οἱ μὲν πολέμιοι ναυμαχεῖν οὐκ ἤθελον, τὸ δὲ στρατόπεδον σιτοδεία κατεῖχε, Φιλοκλῆς ἐκείνην τὴν ἡμέραν ἀφηγούμενος τοῖς μὲν ἄλλοις τριηράρχοις προσέταξε πληρώσαντας τὰς τριήρεις ἀκολουθεῖν, αὐτὸς δʼ ἑτοίμας ἔχων ναῦς τριάκοντα τάχιον ἐξέπλευσεν.
Since the enemy did not wish to fight a naval battle and, on the other hand, the camp was gripped by a shortage of provisions, Philocles, who was in command that day, ordered the other trierarchs to man their triremes and follow, while he himself, having thirty ships ready, put out to sea more quickly.
§13.106.2ὁ δὲ Λύσανδρος παρά τινων αὐτομόλων ταῦτʼ ἀκούσας, μετὰ πασῶν τῶν νεῶν ἀναχθεὶς καὶ τὸν Φιλοκλέα τρεψάμενος πρὸς τὰς ἄλλας ναῦς κατεδίωξεν.
When Lysander learned of this from certain deserters, he put to sea with all his ships, and having routed Philocles, pursued him toward the other ships.
§13.106.3οὔπω δὲ τῶν τριήρων τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις πεπληρωμένων θόρυβος κατεῖχεν ἅπαντας διὰ τὴν ἀπροσδόκητον ἐπιφάνειαν τῶν πολεμίων.
Before the Athenians had even manned their triremes, confusion gripped them all because of the unexpected appearance of the enemy.
§13.106.4ὁ δὲ Λύσανδρος συνιδὼν τὴν τῶν ἐναντίων ταραχήν, Ἐτεόνικον μὲν μετὰ τῶν εἰωθότων πεζῇ μάχεσθαι ταχέως ἀπεβίβασεν· ὁ δὲ ὀξέως τῇ τοῦ καιροῦ ῥοπῇ χρησάμενος μέρος κατελάβετο τῆς παρεμβολῆς·
Lysander, perceiving the confusion of his opponents, quickly landed Eteonicus with those accustomed to fight on foot; and Eteonicus, swiftly seizing the critical moment, captured a portion of the camp.
αὐτὸς δʼ ὁ Λύσανδρος ἁπάσαις ταῖς τριήρεσιν ἐξηρτυμέναις ἐπιπλεύσας, καὶ σιδηρᾶς ἐπιβαλὼν χεῖρας, ἀπέσπα τὰς ὁρμούσας ἐπὶ τῇ γῇ ναῦς.
Lysander himself, sailing against them with all his triremes fully equipped, threw iron grapples and dragged away the ships that were anchored at the shore.
§13.106.5Ἀθηναῖοι δὲ τὸ παράδοξον ἐκπεπληγμένοι, καὶ μήτʼ ἀναχθῆναι ταῖς ναυσὶν ἀναστροφὴν ἔχοντες μήτε πεζῇ διαγωνίζεσθαι δυνάμενοι, βραχὺν ἀντισχόντες χρόνον ἐτράπησαν, εὐθὺ δʼ οἱ μὲν τὰς ναῦς, οἱ δὲ τὴν παρεμβολὴν ἐκλιπόντες ἔφυγον, ὅπου ποθʼ ἕκαστος ἤλπιζε σωθήσεσθαι.
The Athenians, astonished by the unexpected event, having neither room to put out with their ships nor the power to fight on land, after resisting for a short time were routed; and straightway some abandoned their ships, while others left the camp and fled to wherever each hoped to find safety.
§13.106.6τῶν μὲν οὖν τριήρων δέκα μόνον διεξέπεσον, ὧν μίαν ἔχων Κόνων ὁ στρατηγὸς τὴν μὲν εἰς Ἀθήνας ἐπάνοδον ἀπέγνω φοβηθεὶς τὴν ὀργὴν τοῦ δήμου, πρὸς Εὐαγόραν δὲ τὸν ἀφηγούμενον τῆς Κύπρου κατέφυγεν, ἔχων πρὸς αὐτὸν φιλίαν· τῶν δὲ στρατιωτῶν οἱ πλεῖστοι μὲν κατὰ γῆν φυγόντες εἰς Σηστὸν διεσώθησαν.
Of the triremes, therefore, only ten escaped, one of which was commanded by Conon the general, who, fearing the anger of the people, despaired of returning to Athens and fled to Evagoras, the ruler of Cyprus, with whom he had a friendship; of the soldiers, the majority escaped by land and made their way safely to Sestus.
§13.106.7Λύσανδρος δὲ τὰς λοιπὰς ναῦς παραλαβὼν αἰχμαλώτους, καὶ ζωγρήσας Φιλοκλέα τὸν στρατηγόν, ἀπαγαγὼν εἰς Λάμψακον ἀπέσφαξεν.
Lysander took the remaining ships as prizes and, having captured the general Philocles alive, led him away to Lampsacus and executed him.
μετὰ δὲ ταῦτʼ εἰς Λακεδαίμονα τοὺς τὴν νίκην ἀπαγγελοῦντας ἀπέστειλεν ἐπὶ τῆς κρατίστης τριήρους, κοσμήσας τοῖς πολυτελεστάτοις τὴν ναῦν ὅπλοις καὶ λαφύροις.
After this, he sent messengers on the finest trireme to Lacedaemon to report the victory, after decorating the ship with the most costly arms and spoils.
§13.106.8ἐπὶ δὲ τοὺς εἰς Σηστὸν καταφυγόντας Ἀθηναίους στρατεύσας τὴν μὲν πόλιν εἷλε, τοὺς δʼ Ἀθηναίους ὑποσπόνδους ἀφῆκεν.
He marched against the Athenians who had fled to Sestus, took the city, and dismissed the Athenians under a truce.
εὐθὺς δὲ τῇ δυνάμει πλεύσας ἐπὶ Σάμον αὐτὸς μὲν ταύτην ἐπολιόρκει, Γύλιππον δὲ τὸν εἰς Σικελίαν τοῖς Συρακοσίοις τῷ ναυτικῷ συμπολεμήσαντα ἀπέστειλεν εἰς Σπάρτην τά τε λάφυρα κομίζοντα καὶ μετὰ τούτων ἀργυρίου τάλαντα χίλια καὶ πεντακόσια.
Sailing immediately with his forces against Samos, he himself besieged it, while he dispatched Gylippus, who had fought alongside the Syracusans in Sicily with the fleet, to Sparta, carrying the spoils and with them fifteen hundred talents of silver.
§13.106.9ὄντος δὲ τοῦ χρήματος ἐν σακίοις, καὶ ταῦτʼ ἔχοντος ἑκάστου σκυτάλην ἔχουσαν τὴν ἐπιγραφὴν τὸ πλῆθος τοῦ χρήματος δηλοῦσαν, ταύτην ἀγνοήσας ὁ Γύλιππος τὰ μὲν σακία παρέλυσεν, ἐξελόμενος δὲ τάλαντα τριακόσια, καὶ διὰ τῆς ἐπιγραφῆς γνωσθεὶς ὑπὸ τῶν ἐφόρων, ἔφυγε καὶ κατεδικάσθη θανάτῳ.
Since the money was in bags, and each of these had a tally containing the inscription that declared the amount of the money, Gylippus, being ignorant of this, undid the bags, took out three hundred talents, and being detected by the ephors through the inscription, fled and was condemned to death.
§13.106.10παραπλησίως δὲ καὶ τὸν πατέρα τοῦ Γυλίππου Κλέαρχον συνέβη φυγεῖν ἐν τοῖς ἔμπροσθεν χρόνοις, ὅτι δόξας παρὰ Περικλέους λαβεῖν χρήματα περὶ τοῦ τὴν εἰσβολὴν εἰς τὴν Ἀττικὴν μὴ ποιήσασθαι κατεδικάσθη θανάτῳ, καὶ φυγὼν ἐν Θουρίοις τῆς Ἰταλίας διέτριβεν.
In a similar manner, it also happened in former times that Gylippus' father Clearchus fled, because, having been thought to have received money from Pericles so as not to make the invasion into Attica, he was condemned to death, and fleeing, spent his time in Thurii in Italy.
οὗτοι μὲν οὖν, ἄνδρες ἱκανοὶ τἄλλα δόξαντες εἶναι, ταῦτα πράξαντες τὸν ἄλλον βίον αὐτῶν κατῄσχυναν.
These men, then, who had seemed to be capable in other respects, by doing these things brought shame upon the rest of their lives.