§13.47.1τῆς δὲ ναυμαχίας τοιοῦτον τὸ τέλος λαβούσης Ἀθηναῖοι τότε μὲν εἰς Σηστὸν ἀπέπλευσαν ἤδη νυκτὸς οὔσης, ἅμα δʼ ἡμέρᾳ τά τε ναυάγια συνήγαγον καὶ πρὸς τῷ προτέρῳ τροπαίῳ πάλιν ἕτερον ἔστησαν.
When the sea battle had reached such an end, the Athenians at that time sailed back to Sestos since it was already night, but at daybreak they collected the wrecks and again set up another trophy next to the former one.
§13.47.2Μίνδαρος δὲ νυκτὸς περὶ πρώτην φυλακὴν εἰς Ἄβυδον ἀναχθεὶς τάς τε πεπονηκυίας ναῦς ἐπεσκεύαζε καὶ πρὸς Λακεδαιμονίους διεπέμψατο περὶ βοηθείας πεζῆς τε καὶ ναυτικῆς· διενοεῖτο γὰρ ἐν ὅσῳ τὰ κατὰ τὸν στόλον ἕτοιμα ἐγίνετο, πεζῇ μετὰ Φαρναβάζου τὰς συμμαχούσας κατὰ τὴν Ἀσίαν πόλεις Ἀθηναίοις πολιορκήσειν.
Mindarus, having put to sea for Abydos at about the first watch of the night, repaired the damaged ships and sent messengers to the Lacedaemonians requesting assistance both by land and by sea; for he intended, while the affairs of the fleet were being made ready, to besiege by land with Pharnabazus the cities in Asia allied with the Athenians.
§13.47.3Χαλκιδεῖς δὲ καὶ σχεδὸν οἱ λοιποὶ πάντες οἱ τὴν Εὔβοιαν κατοικοῦντες ἀφεστηκότες ἦσαν Ἀθηναίων, καὶ διὰ τοῦτο περιδεεῖς ἐγίνοντο, μήποτε νῆσον οἰκοῦντες ἐκπολιορκηθῶσιν ὑπʼ Ἀθηναίων θαλασσοκρατούντων· ἠξίουν οὖν Βοιωτοὺς κοινῇ χῶσαι τὸν Εὔριπον, ὥστε συνάψαι τὴν Εὔβοιαν τῇ Βοιωτίᾳ.
The Chalcidians and almost all the rest who inhabited Euboea had revolted from the Athenians, and for this reason they became terrified lest, inhabiting an island, they should be besieged and taken by the Athenians, who ruled the sea; therefore, they requested the Boeotians to block up the Euripus in common, so as to connect Euboea with Boeotia.
§13.47.4συγκαταθεμένων δὲ τῶν Βοιωτῶν διὰ τὸ κἀκείνοις συμφέρειν τὴν Εὔβοιαν εἶναι τοῖς μὲν ἄλλοις νῆσον, ἑαυτοῖς δʼ ἤπειρον· διόπερ αἱ πόλεις ἅπασαι πρὸς τὴν διάχωσιν ἐπερρώσθησαν καὶ πρὸς ἀλλήλας ἡμιλλῶντο· οὐ γὰρ μόνον τοῖς πολίταις ἐξιέναι πανδημεὶ προσέταξαν, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῖς παροικοῦσι ξένοις, ὥστε διὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν τοῖς ἔργοις προσιόντων τὴν πρόθεσιν ταχέως λαβεῖν συντέλειαν.
When the Boeotians agreed to this because it was also to their advantage that Euboea should be an island to others but mainland to themselves, all the cities were encouraged toward the filling up of the strait and vied with one another; for they ordered not only the citizens to go out in full force, but also the resident aliens, so that owing to the multitude of those taking part in the works, the project quickly reached completion.
§13.47.5τῆς μὲν οὖν Εὐβοίας κατεσκευάσθη τὸ χῶμα κατὰ τὴν Χαλκίδα, τῆς δὲ Βοιωτίας πλησίον Αὐλίδος· ἐνταῦθα γὰρ ὁ μεταξὺ τόπος ἦν στενώτατος.
Thus, the mound was constructed on the side of Euboea at Chalcis, and on the side of Boeotia near Aulis; for there the space between was narrowest.
συνέβαινε μὲν οὖν καὶ πρότερον ἀεὶ κατʼ ἐκεῖνον τὸν τόπον εἶναι ῥοῦν καὶ πυκνὰς ποιεῖσθαι τροπὰς τὴν θάλατταν, τότε δὲ πολὺ μᾶλλον ἦν ἐπιτείνοντα τὰ κατὰ τὸν ῥοῦν, ὡς ἂν εἰς στενὸν ἄγαν συγκεκλεισμένης τῆς θαλάττης· ὁ γὰρ διέκπλους ἀπελείφθη μιᾷ νηί.
Although it had always happened even before that there was a current in that place and the sea frequently made reversals, at that time the conditions of the current were much more intensified, as the sea was shut up into an extremely narrow space; for the passage was left for only one ship.
ᾠκοδόμησαν δὲ καὶ πύργους ὑψηλοὺς ἐπʼ ἀμφοτέρων τῶν ἄκρων, καὶ ξυλίνας τοῖς διάρροις ἐπέστησαν γεφύρας.
They also built high towers at both ends and placed wooden bridges over the water channels.
§13.47.6Θηραμένης δʼ ὑπʼ Ἀθηναίων ἀποσταλεὶς μετὰ νεῶν τριάκοντα τὸ μὲν πρῶτον ἐπεχείρησε κωλύειν τοὺς ἐπὶ τῶν ἔργων, πολλοῦ δὲ πλήθους στρατιωτῶν συμπαρόντος τοῖς κατασκευάζουσι τὰ χώματα ταύτης μὲν τῆς ἐπιβολῆς ἀπέστη, τὸν δὲ πλοῦν ἐπὶ τῶν νήσων ἐποιήσατο.
Theramenes, having been dispatched by the Athenians with thirty ships, at first attempted to hinder those working on the projects, but since a great multitude of soldiers was present with those constructing the mounds, he desisted from this attempt and made his voyage toward the islands.
§13.47.7βουλόμενος δὲ τούς τε πολίτας καὶ συμμάχους ἀναπαῦσαι τῶν εἰσφορῶν, τήν τε τῶν πολεμίων χώραν ἐπόρθησε καὶ πολλὰς ὠφελείας ἤθροισεν.
Wishing to relieve both the citizens and the allies from the property taxes, he plundered the territory of the enemy and gathered many spoils.
ἐπῄει δὲ καὶ τὰς συμμαχίδας πόλεις, καὶ τοὺς ἐν αὐταῖς νεωτερίζοντας εἰσεπράττετο χρήματα.
He also went to the allied cities and exacted money from those who were plotting revolution in them.
§13.47.8καταπλεύσας δʼ εἰς Πάρον καὶ καταλαβὼν ὀλιγαρχίαν ἐν τῇ πόλει, τῷ μὲν δήμῳ τὴν ἐλευθερίαν ἀποκατέστησε, παρὰ δὲ τῶν ἁψαμένων τῆς ὀλιγαρχίας χρημάτων πλῆθος εἰσεπράξατο.
Having sailed down to Paros and finding an oligarchy in the city, he restored freedom to the people, and exacted a large amount of money from those who had taken part in the oligarchy.