§16.10.1ὡς δʼ ἐπὶ τοῖς ὅροις τῆς Συρακοσίας ὁ Δίων ἦν, ἀπήντα πρὸς αὐτὸν πλῆθος ἀνόπλων ἀνθρώπων ἔκ τε τῆς χώρας καὶ τῆς πόλεως· ἀπίστως γὰρ διακείμενος ὁ Διονύσιος πρὸς τοὺς Συρακοσίους πολλῶν τὰ ὅπλα παρῄρητο.
When Dion reached the borders of the Syracusan territory, a multitude of unarmed men from both the countryside and the city came to meet him; for Dionysius, because of his distrustful attitude toward the Syracusans, had deprived many of their arms.
§16.10.2κατὰ δὲ τοῦτον τὸν καιρὸν ὁ μὲν τύραννος περὶ τὰς νεοκτίστους πόλεις κατὰ τὸν Ἀδρίαν διέτριβε μετὰ πολλῶν δυνάμεων, οἱ δʼ ἐπὶ τῆς φυλακῆς τῶν Συρακουσσῶν ἀπολειφθέντες ἡγεμόνες τὸ μὲν πρῶτον ἐπειρῶντο μετακαλεῖσθαι τοὺς Συρακοσίους ἀπὸ τῆς ἀποστάσεως· ἀκατασχέτου δὲ τῆς ὁρμῆς τῶν ὄχλων οὔσης ἀπογνόντες τοὺς μισθοφόρους καὶ τοὺς τὰ τοῦ δυνάστου φρονοῦντας ἤθροισαν καὶ τὰς τάξεις πληρώσαντες τοῖς ἀφεστηκόσιν ἐπιθέσθαι διέγνωσαν.
At this time, the tyrant was staying near his newly founded cities along the Adriatic with a large force, while the commanders who had been left behind for the defense of Syracuse at first attempted to recall the Syracusans from their rebellion; but since the impulse of the crowds was uncontrollable, they gave up hope, assembled the mercenaries and those who favored the ruler, and having filled up the ranks, decided to attack the rebels.
§16.10.3Δίων δὲ τοῖς μὲν ἀνόπλοις τῶν Συρακοσίων διέδωκε τὰς πεντακισχιλίας πανοπλίας, τοὺς δὲ ἄλλους ἐκ τῶν δυνατῶν τοῖς παρατυχοῦσιν ὅπλοις συνεσκεύασεν.
Dion distributed the five thousand suits of armor to the unarmed Syracusans, and equipped the others as far as possible with whatever weapons were at hand.
συναγαγὼν δʼ ἅπαντας εἰς κοινὴν ἐκκλησίαν ἀπεφαίνετο μὲν ἑαυτὸν ἥκειν ἐπὶ τὴν ἐλευθέρωσιν τῶν Σικελιωτῶν, παρεκάλει δὲ στρατηγοὺς αἱρεῖσθαι τοὺς εὐθέτους πρὸς τὴν ἀποκατάστασιν τῆς αὐτονομίας καὶ τὴν κατάλυσιν τῆς ὅλης τυραννίδος.
Having gathered everyone into a general assembly, he declared that he had come for the liberation of the Greek Sicilians, and urged them to choose generals who were suited for the restoration of their autonomy and the overthrow of the entire tyranny.
τὸ δὲ πλῆθος ὥσπερ ἀπὸ μιᾶς φωνῆς ἀνεβόησε στρατηγοὺς αἱρεῖσθαι τόν τε Δίωνα καὶ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ Μεγακλῆν αὐτοκράτορας.
The multitude, as if with one voice, cried out to elect both Dion and his brother Megacles as generals with absolute power.
§16.10.4εὐθὺς οὖν ἀπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας ἐκτάξας τὴν δύναμιν προσῆγε τῇ πόλει.
Immediately, therefore, after the assembly, having drawn up his force, he advanced toward the city.
οὐδενὸς δʼ ἀντιποιουμένου τῶν ὑπαίθρων ἀδεῶς εἰσῆλθεν ἐντὸς τοῦ τείχους καὶ διὰ τῆς Ἀχραδινῆς πορευθεὶς εἰς τὴν ἀγορὰν κατεστρατοπέδευσεν, οὐδενὸς τολμῶντος ἐπεξιέναι.
Since no one attempted to defend the countryside, he entered within the wall without fear, and marching through Achradina to the agora, he encamped there, with no one daring to come out against him.
§16.10.5ὁ δὲ σύμπας ἀριθμὸς ἦν τῶν μετὰ Δίωνος στρατιωτῶν οὐκ ἐλάττους τῶν πεντακισμυρίων.
The total number of soldiers with Dion was not less than fifty thousand.
οὗτοι δὲ πάντες ἐστεφανωμένοι κατῆλθον εἰς τὴν πόλιν προηγουμένου τοῦ τε Δίωνος καὶ τοῦ Μεγακλέους καὶ μετὰ τούτων τριάκοντα Συρακοσίων, οἳ μόνοι τῶν κατὰ τὴν Πελοπόννησον φυγάδων Συρακοσίοις μετασχεῖν τῶν κινδύνων ἠθέλησαν.
All of these entered the city wearing wreaths, led by Dion and Megacles, and with them thirty Syracusans, who were the only ones among the exiles in the Peloponnese who wished to share the dangers with the Syracusans.