§14.104.1διανυσάντων δʼ αὐτῶν τὸ πλεῖστον τῆς ὁδοῦ καὶ στρατοπεδευσάντων πρὸς τὸν Ἐλέπορον ποταμόν, ἀνέζευξεν ὁ Διονύσιος ἀπὸ τῆς πόλεως καὶ συνήντα τοῖς Ἰταλιώταις.
When they had traversed the greater part of the road and encamped near the Eleporus river, Dionysius set out from the city and went to meet the Italiotes.
ὁ μὲν οὖν Ἕλωρις μετὰ τῶν ἀρίστων πεντακοσίων προηγεῖτο τῆς δυνάμεως, ὁ δὲ Διονύσιος ἔτυχε μὲν ἀπὸ τεσσαράκοντα σταδίων ἐστρατοπεδευκὼς τῶν ἐναντίων, διὰ δὲ τῶν κατασκόπων μαθὼν ἐγγὺς ὄντας τοὺς πολεμίους, ὄρθρου τὴν δύναμιν ἐγείρας προήγαγεν εἰς τοὔμπροσθεν.
Now Heloris was leading the force with five hundred of the best men, while Dionysius happened to have encamped forty stades away from the enemy, but having learned from his scouts that the enemy was near, he roused his force at dawn and led it forward.
§14.104.2ἅμα δʼ ἡμέρᾳ τοῖς περὶ τὸν Ἕλωριν ὀλίγοις οὖσιν ἀπαντήσας ἄφνω προσεμάχετο, καὶ διεσκευασμένην ἔχων τὴν δύναμιν ἀνοχὴν οὐδʼ ἡντινοῦν ἐδίδου τοῖς πολεμίοις.
And at daybreak, having suddenly encountered Heloris and those with him, who were few, he began to attack, and having his force already drawn up, he gave no respite whatsoever to the enemy.
§14.104.3ὁ δʼ Ἕλωρις εἰς πολλὴν ἐμπεσὼν ἀπορίαν, αὐτὸς μὲν μεθʼ ὧν εἶχεν ὑπέστη τοὺς ἐπιφερομένους, τῶν δὲ φίλων τινὰς ἀπέστειλεν ἐπὶ τὸ στρατόπεδον, ἐπισπεῦσαι τὰ πλήθη παρακελευόμενος.
Heloris, having fallen into great difficulty, himself with those he had withstood the attackers, but dispatched some of his friends to the camp, ordering them to hasten the main body.
ὧν ταχέως ποιησάντων τὸ προσταχθέν, οἱ μὲν Ἰταλιῶται πυθόμενοι τὸν στρατηγὸν καὶ τοὺς μετʼ αὐτοῦ κινδυνεύοντας δρομαῖοι παρῆσαν ἐπὶ τὴν βοήθειαν, ὁ δὲ Διονύσιος ἀθρόᾳ τῇ δυνάμει περιχυθεὶς τόν θʼ Ἕλωριν καὶ τοὺς μετʼ αὐτοῦ γενναίως ἀγωνισαμένους σχεδὸν ἅπαντας ἀνεῖλε.
When they quickly did what was commanded, the Italiotes, learning that the general and those with him were in danger, arrived running to the rescue. But Dionysius, surrounding them with his entire force, slew Heloris and almost all those who fought bravely with him.
§14.104.4τῶν δʼ Ἰταλιωτῶν σποράδην διὰ τὴν σπουδὴν ἐκβοηθούντων, οἱ Σικελιῶται τὰς τάξεις διαφυλάττοντες ῥᾳδίως τῶν πολεμίων περιεγίνοντο.
Since the Italiotes were running to help in scattered fashion because of their haste, the Siceliotes, maintaining their ranks, easily prevailed over the enemy.
οὐ μὴν ἀλλʼ ἐπὶ μέν τινα χρόνον οἱ κατὰ τὴν Ἰταλίαν Ἕλληνες ὑπέμενον τὸν κίνδυνον, καίπερ ἑαυτῶν πολλοὺς ὁρῶντες ἀναιρουμένους· ὡς δὲ τὴν τοῦ στρατηγοῦ τελευτὴν ἐπύθοντο καὶ διὰ τὸν θόρυβον ἀλλήλοις ἐμπίπτοντες ἠλαττοῦντο μεγάλως, τότε δὴ τελέως ἀθυμήσαντες ἐτράπησαν.
Nevertheless, for a certain time the Greeks of Italy withstood the danger, although they saw many of their own men being slain; but when they learned of the general's death and, falling upon one another in the confusion, suffered great losses, then indeed, being completely disheartened, they turned to flight.