§15.36.1ἐπʼ ἄρχοντος δʼ Ἀθήνησι Χαρισάνδρου Ῥωμαῖοι μὲν ἀντὶ τῶν ὑπάτων χιλιάρχους κατέστησαν τέτταρας, Σερούιον Σουλπίκιον, Λεύκιον Παπίριον, Τίτον Κοΐνκτιον, Ἠλεῖοι δʼ ἤγαγον Ὀλυμπιάδα πρώτην πρὸς ταῖς ἑκατόν, καθʼ ἣν ἐνίκα στάδιον Δάμων Θούριος.
When Charisandrus was archon in Athens, the Romans appointed four military tribunes with consular power instead of consuls, Servius Sulpicius, Lucius Papirius, and Titus Quinctius, and the Eleians celebrated the one hundred and first Olympiad, in which Damon of Thurii won the stadion.
ἐπὶ δὲ τούτων ἐν τῇ Θρᾴκῃ Τριβαλλοὶ σιτοδείᾳ πιεζόμενοι πανδημεὶ στρατείαν ἐποιήσαντο πρὸς τὴν ὑπερόριον χώραν, καὶ τὰς τροφὰς ἐκ τῆς ἀλλοτρίας γῆς ἐπορίζοντο.
In their term of office, the Triballi in Thrace, being hard pressed by a scarcity of food, made a campaign with their whole population into the territory beyond their borders, and secured their provisions from the land of others.
§15.36.2ὄντες δὲ πλείους τῶν τρισμυρίων ἐπῆλθον τήν τε ὅμορον Θρᾴκην καὶ τὴν τῶν Ἀβδηριτῶν χώραν ἐπόρθησαν ἀδεῶς· πολλῆς δὲ ὠφελείας κυριεύσαντες καταπεφρονηκότως καὶ ἀτάκτως τὴν ἐπάνοδον ἐποιοῦντο.
Being more than thirty thousand in number, they invaded the neighboring Thrace and plundered the territory of the Abderites without fear; and having secured a great amount of booty, they were making their return in a careless and disorderly manner.
οἱ δʼ Ἀβδηρῖται πανδημεὶ στρατεύσαντες ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς σποράδην καὶ ἀτάκτως τὴν ἐπάνοδον ποιουμένους πλείους τῶν δισχιλίων ἀνεῖλον.
But the Abderites, having marched out against them with their entire force, slew more than two thousand of them as they were returning in scattered and disorderly fashion.
§15.36.3οἱ δὲ βάρβαροι παροξυνθέντες ἐπὶ τοῖς συμβεβηκόσι,καὶ βουλόμενοι τοὺς Ἀβδηρίτας τιμωρήσασθαι, πάλιν ἐνέβαλον αὐτῶν εἰς τὴν χώραν.
The barbarians, exasperated by what had happened, and wishing to take vengeance on the Abderites, invaded their territory again.
οἱ δὲ προνενικηκότες ἐπαρθέντες τῷ προτερήματι, καὶ τῶν πλησιοχώρων Θρᾳκῶν συμμαχίαν ἀποστειλάντων αὐτοῖς, παρετάξαντο τοῖς βαρβάροις.
But those who had previously won, being elated by their former success, and since the neighboring Thracians had sent them an alliance, drew up their forces against the barbarians.
§15.36.4γενομένης δὲ μάχης ἰσχυρᾶς, καὶ τῶν Θρᾳκῶν μεταβαλομένων ἄφνω, μονωθέντες οἱ Ἀβδηρῖται καὶ κυκλωθέντες ὑπὸ τοῦ πλήθους τῶν βαρβάρων, σχεδὸν ἅπαντες οἱ τῆς μάχης μετεσχηκότες κατεκόπησαν.
When a fierce battle took place, and the Thracians suddenly changed sides, the Abderites, being left isolated and surrounded by the multitude of the barbarians, were cut down almost to a man, as many as had taken part in the battle.
τηλικαύτῃ δὲ συμφορᾷ τῶν Ἀβδηριτῶν περιπεπτωκότων καὶ μελλόντων πολιορκεῖσθαι, Χαβρίας ὁ Ἀθηναῖος ἐπιφανεὶς μετὰ δυνάμεως ἐξείλατο τῶν κινδύνων τοὺς Ἀβδηρίτας, καὶ τοὺς μὲν βαρβάρους ἐξήλασεν ἐκ τῆς χώρας, ἐν δὲ τῇ πόλει φρουρὰν ἀξιόλογον καταλιπὼν αὐτὸς ὑπό τινων ἐδολοφονήθη.
When the Abderites had fallen into such a great disaster and were about to be besieged, Chabrias the Athenian appeared with a force and rescued the Abderites from their dangers; and he drove the barbarians out of the country, but after leaving a noteworthy garrison in the city, he himself was assassinated by certain persons.
§15.36.5Τιμόθεος δὲ παραλαβὼν τὴν ναυαρχίαν καὶ πλεύσας εἰς τὴν Κεφαληνίαν, τάς τʼ ἐν αὐτῇ πόλεις προσηγάγετο καὶ τὰς κατὰ τὴν Ἀκαρνανίαν ὁμοίως ἔπεισεν ἀποκλῖναι πρὸς Ἀθηναίους.
And Timotheus, having taken over the naval command and sailed to Cephallenia, brought over the cities in it, and likewise persuaded those in Acarnania to incline toward the Athenians.
Ἀλκέταν τε τὸν Μολοττῶν βασιλέα φίλον κατασκευάσας, καὶ καθόλου τὰς χώρας τὰς τῶν περὶ τοὺς τόπους ἐκείνους πόλεων ἐξιδιοποιησάμενος, ἐνίκησε ναυμαχίᾳ τοὺς Λακεδαιμονίους περὶ Λευκάδα.
Having also made Alcetas, the king of the Molossians, a friend, and having in general made his own the territories of the cities around those regions, he defeated the Lacedaemonians in a naval battle near Leucas.
§15.36.6ταῦτα δὲ πάντα ταχέως καὶ ῥᾳδίως ἐπετέλεσε, πείθων μὲν διὰ τῆς τοῦ λόγου δυνάμεως, νικῶν δὲ διʼ ἀνδρείαν καὶ στρατηγίαν.
All these things he accomplished quickly and easily, persuading by the power of his speech, and conquering by courage and generalship.
διόπερ οὐ μόνον παρὰ τοῖς πολίταις, ἀλλὰ καὶ παρὰ τοῖς ἄλλοις Ἕλλησι μεγάλης ἐτύγχανεν ἀποδοχῆς.
Therefore he met with a great reception not only among his fellow citizens but also among the other Greeks.
καὶ τὰ μὲν περὶ Τιμόθεον ἐν τούτοις ἦν.
And the affairs concerning Timotheus were as follows.