§15.34.1οὐ πολλῷ δʼ ὕστερον χρόνῳ πάλιν τῶν Λακεδαιμονίων τῇ αὐτῇ δυνάμει στρατευσάντων ἐπὶ τὰς Θήβας, οἱ μὲν Θηβαῖοι δυσχωρίας τινὰς ἑτέρας καταλαμβανόμενοι διεκώλυον μὲν τοὺς πολεμίους λεηλατεῖν τὴν χώραν, κατὰ στόμα δὲ πρὸς ἅπασαν τὴν δύναμιν ἐν τοῖς πεδίοις οὐκ ἐτόλμων παρατάξασθαι.
Not long afterwards, when the Lacedaemonians campaigned again against Thebes with the same force, the Thebans, occupying certain other difficult positions, prevented the enemy from plundering the territory, but did not dare to draw up in battle array face to face against the entire force in the plains.
§15.34.2τοῦ δʼ Ἀγησιλάου προσμαχομένου συγκατέβησαν ἐκ τοῦ κατʼ ὀλίγον πρὸς τὸν ἀγῶνα.
But as Agesilaus pressed the attack, they gradually came down to the struggle.
γενομένης δὲ μάχης ἐπὶ πολὺν χρόνον ἰσχυρᾶς, τὸ μὲν πρῶτον οἱ περὶ τὸν Ἀγησίλαον προετέρουν, μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα τῶν ἐκ τῆς πόλεως Θηβαίων ἐκχυθέντων πανδημεί, θεωρῶν τὸ πλῆθος τῶν ἐπιρρεόντων ὁ Ἀγησίλαος ἀνεκαλέσατο τῇ σάλπιγγι τοὺς στρατιώτας ἀπὸ τῆς μάχης.
A fierce battle having raged for a long time, at first those around Agesilaus had the advantage, but after this, when the Thebans from the city poured out in full force, Agesilaus, seeing the multitude of those streaming in, recalled his soldiers from the battle with the trumpet.
οἱ δὲ Θηβαῖοι, δόξαντες τότε πρώτως μὴ καταδεεστέρους ἑαυτοὺς εἶναι Λακεδαιμονίων, τρόπαιόν τε ἔστησαν καὶ τὸ λοιπὸν κατεθάρρησαν τῆς τῶν Σπαρτιατῶν δυνάμεως.
The Thebans, thinking then for the first time that they were not inferior to the Lacedaemonians, set up a trophy and henceforth grew bold against the force of the Spartans.
§15.34.3τὰ μὲν οὖν περὶ τὰς πεζὰς δυνάμεις τοιοῦτον ἔσχε τὸ τέλος· τῶν δὲ ναυτικῶν κατὰ τοὺς αὐτοὺς καιροὺς ἐγένετο μεγάλη ναυμαχία μεταξὺ Νάξου καὶ Πάρου διὰ τοιαύτας αἰτίας.
Now the matters concerning the land forces had such an end; but around the same time, a great naval battle took place between Naxos and Paros among the naval forces for the following reasons.
Πόλλις ὁ τῶν Λακεδαιμονίων ναύαρχος, πυθόμενος σίτου πλῆθος ἐν ὁλκάσι παρακομίζεσθαι τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις, ἐφήδρευε καὶ παρετήρει τὸν κατάπλουν τῆς κομιζομένης ἀγορᾶς, διανοούμενος ἐπιθέσθαι ταῖς ὁλκάσιν.
Pollis, the Lacedaemonian admiral, having learned that a large amount of grain was being conveyed in merchant ships to the Athenians, lay in wait and watched for the arrival of the imported supply, intending to attack the merchant ships.
ἃ δὴ πυθόμενος ὁ δῆμος τῶν Ἀθηναίων ἐξέπεμψε στόλον παραφυλάξοντα τὴν σιτοπομπίαν, ὃς καὶ διέπεμψεν εἰς τὸν Πειραιέα τὴν κομιζομένην ἀγοράν.
Learning of this, the Athenian assembly sent out a fleet to guard the convoy of grain, which successfully escorted the imported supply into Piraeus.
§15.34.4μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα Χαβρίας μὲν ὁ τῶν Ἀθηναίων ναύαρχος μετὰ τοῦ στόλου παντὸς πλεύσας ἐπὶ τὴν Νάξον συνεστήσατο πολιορκίαν.
After this, Chabrias, the Athenian admiral, sailing with the entire fleet against Naxos, commenced a siege.
προσαγαγὼν δὲ τοῖς τείχεσι μηχανάς, καὶ διὰ τούτων σαλεύσας τὰ τείχη, σπουδὴν εἰσεφέρετο βίᾳ κρατῆσαι τῆς πόλεως.
Bringing siege engines up to the walls, and shaking the walls by means of them, he exerted great effort to take the city by force.
ἅμα δὲ τούτοις πραττομένοις Πόλλις ὁ τῶν Λακεδαιμονίων ναύαρχος κατέπλευσε βοηθήσων τοῖς Ναξίοις.
While these things were being done, Pollis, the Lacedaemonian admiral, sailed in to bring aid to the Naxians.
γενομένης δὲ φιλοτιμίας ἀμφότεροι συγκατέβησαν εἰς ναυμαχίαν, καὶ τὰς ναῦς διατάξαντες ἐπέπλεον ἀλλήλοις.
Out of mutual rivalry, both sides entered into a naval battle, and having marshaled their ships, sailed against one another.
§15.34.5εἶχε δὲ τριήρεις ὁ μὲν Πόλλις ἑξήκοντα καὶ πέντε, ὁ δὲ Χαβρίας ὀγδοήκοντα καὶ τρεῖς.
Pollis had sixty-five triremes, while Chabrias had eighty-three.
ἐπιπλεουσῶν δὲ τῶν νεῶν ἀλλήλαις, Πόλλις μὲν ἡγούμενος τοῦ δεξιοῦ κέρως πρῶτος ἐνέβαλε ταῖς ἀντιτεταγμέναις τριήρεσιν ἐπὶ τοῦ λαιοῦ κέρατος, ὧν ἡγεῖτο Κήδων ὁ Ἀθηναῖος· ἀγωνισάμενος δὲ λαμπρῶς αὐτόν τε τὸν Κήδωνα διέφθειρε καὶ τὴν ναῦν κατεβύθισεν· ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ ταῖς ἄλλαις συμβαλὼν καὶ τοῖς ἐμβόλοις ἀναρρήττων, ἃς μὲν διέφθειρεν, ἃς δὲ φυγεῖν ἠνάγκασεν.
As the ships sailed against one another, Pollis, leading the right wing, first rammed the opposing triremes on the left wing, which Cedon the Athenian commanded; fighting brilliantly, he killed Cedon himself and sank his ship; likewise engaging the others and ripping them open with his rams, he destroyed some and forced others to flee.
ἃ δὴ κατιδὼν ὁ Χαβρίας, καὶ μέρος τῶν περὶ αὐτὸν νεῶν ἐκπέμψας, ἐβοήθησε τοῖς πιεζομένοις καὶ τὴν ἧτταν τῶν ἰδίων διωρθώσατο, αὐτὸς δʼ ἔχων τὸ κράτιστον τοῦ στόλου καὶ γενναίως ἀγωνισάμενος πολλὰς μὲν τριήρεις διέφθειρεν, οὐκ ὀλίγας δʼ αἰχμαλώτους ἔλαβεν.
Chabrias, observing this, and sending out a portion of the ships around him, brought aid to those who were hard pressed and repaired the defeat of his own men, while he himself, holding the strongest part of the fleet and fighting nobly, destroyed many triremes and captured not a few.