§18.22.1Περδίκκας δὲ καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς Φίλιππος καταπεπολεμηκότες Ἀριαράθην καὶ τὴν σατραπείαν αὐτοῦ Εὐμενεῖ παραδόντες ἐχωρίσθησαν ἐκ τῆς Καππαδοκίας.
Perdiccas and King Philip, having subdued Ariarathes and delivered his satrapy to Eumenes, departed from Cappadocia.
καταντήσαντες δὲ εἰς τὴν Πισιδικὴν ἔκριναν ἀναστάτους ποιῆσαι δύο πόλεις, τήν τε τῶν Λαρανδέων καὶ τὴν τῶν Ἰσαυρέων· αὗται γὰρ ἔτι ζῶντος Ἀλεξάνδρου Βάλακρον τὸν Νικάνορος ἀπέκτειναν, ἀποδεδειγμένον στρατηγὸν ἅμα καὶ σατράπην.
Arriving in the Pisidian land, they decided to utterly destroy two cities, that of the Larandians and that of the Isaurians; for these, while Alexander was still alive, had slain Balacrus the son of Nicanor, who had been appointed general and at the same time satrap.
§18.22.2τὴν μὲν οὖν τῶν Λαρανδέων πόλιν ἐξ ἐφόδου χειρωσάμενοι καὶ τοὺς ἡβῶντας κατασφάξαντες, τοὺς δʼ ἄλλους ἐξανδραποδισάμενοι κατέσκαψαν· τὴν δὲ τῶν Ἰσαυρέων, οὖσαν ὀχυρὰν καὶ μεγάλην, ἔτι δὲ πλήθουσαν ἀλκίμων ἀνδρῶν, ἐπὶ μὲν ἡμέραις δύο πολιορκήσαντες ἐνεργῶς καὶ πολλοὺς τῶν ἰδίων ἀποβαλόντες ἀνεχώρησαν·
Therefore, having subdued the city of the Larandians by a sudden assault, and having slaughtered the young men of military age, and having enslaved the others, they razed it to the ground; but the city of the Isaurians, which was strong and large, and furthermore full of brave men, they besieged vigorously for two days, and having lost many of their own men, they withdrew.
§18.22.3οἱ γὰρ ἐγχώριοι βελῶν καὶ τῶν ἄλλων τῶν πρὸς πολιορκίαν ἀνηκόντων εὐποροῦντες, ἔτι δὲ ταῖς ψυχαῖς ὑπομένοντες τὸ δεινὸν παραστατικῶς ἑτοίμως ὑπὲρ τῆς ἐλευθερίας ἀπέθνησκον.
For the inhabitants, being well supplied with missiles and other things pertaining to siege warfare, and furthermore enduring the danger with resolute souls, were ready to die for their freedom.
§18.22.4τῇ δὲ τρίτῃ πολλῶν μὲν ἀνῃρημένων, τῶν δὲ τειχῶν ἐλλειπεῖς ἐχόντων τὰς φυλακὰς διὰ τὴν σπάνιν τῶν ἀνδρῶν ἐπετελέσαντο πρᾶξιν οἱ κατὰ τὴν πόλιν ἡρωικὴν καὶ μνήμης ἀξίαν.
But on the third day, since many had been slain and the walls had insufficient guards because of the scarcity of men, those in the city performed a heroic deed worthy of memory.
ὁρῶντες γὰρ ἀπαραίτητον οὖσαν τὴν κατʼ αὐτῶν τιμωρίαν καὶ δύναμιν οὐκ ἔχοντες ἀξιόχρεων τὴν ἀμυνομένην τὸ μὲν ἐγχειρίσαι τὴν πόλιν καὶ τὰ κατʼ αὐτοὺς ἐπιτρέψαι τοῖς πολεμίοις οὐκ ἔκριναν, ἐμφανοῦς οὔσης τῆς μεθʼ ὕβρεως τιμωρίας, νυκτὸς δʼ ὁμοθυμαδὸν πρὸς τὸν εὐγενῆ θάνατον ὁρμήσαντες τέκνα μὲν καὶ γυναῖκας καὶ γονεῖς εἰς τὰς οἰκίας ἐγκλείσαντες ἐνέπρησαν, κοινὸν θάνατον καὶ τάφον διὰ τοῦ πυρὸς ἑλόμενοι.
For seeing that the punishment against them was inexorable, and not having a sufficient force to defend themselves, they decided not to surrender the city and entrust their fate to the enemy, since punishment accompanied by insolence was obvious. Instead, rushing with one accord by night toward a noble death, they shut up their children, wives, and parents in their houses and set them on fire, choosing a common death and grave through the fire.
§18.22.5τῆς δὲ φλογὸς ἄφνω πρὸς ὕψος αἰρομένης οἱ μὲν Ἰσαυρεῖς τὰ κτήματα καὶ πάντα τὰ δυνάμενα τοῖς κρατοῦσιν ὠφελείας παρέχεσθαι τῷ πυρὶ παρέβαλον, οἱ δὲ περὶ τὸν Περδίκκαν θαυμάσαντες τὸ γινόμενον περιέστησαν τὴν δύναμιν καὶ κατὰ πάντα τόπον ἐβιάζοντο παρεισπεσεῖν εἰς τὴν πόλιν.
When the flame suddenly rose to a great height, the Isaurians cast into the fire their property and everything that could be of use to the conquerors; but Perdiccas and his men, marveling at what was happening, stationed their force around the city and strove at every point to force their way into it.
§18.22.6τῶν δʼ ἐγχωρίων ἀπὸ τῶν τειχῶν ἀμυνομένων καὶ πολλοὺς τῶν Μακεδόνων καταβαλλόντων ἔτι μᾶλλον ὁ Περδίκκας καταπληττόμενος ἐζήτει τὴν αἰτίαν διʼ ἣν οἱ τὰς οἰκίας καὶ τὰ λοιπὰ πάντα τῷ πυρὶ παραδεδωκότες φιλοτίμως τὰ τείχη φυλάττουσι.
As the inhabitants defended themselves from the walls and struck down many of the Macedonians, Perdiccas, still more astounded, sought the reason why those who had given their houses and all else to the fire were so zealously guarding the walls.
§18.22.7τέλος δὲ τοῦ Περδίκκου καὶ τῶν Μακεδόνων ἀπὸ τῆς πόλεως ἀποχωρησάντων οἱ Ἰσαυρεῖς εἰς τὸ πῦρ ἑαυτοὺς ῥίψαντες ἐν ταῖς οἰκίαις συνετάφησαν τοῖς οἰκείοις.
Finally, when Perdiccas and the Macedonians withdrew from the city, the Isaurians threw themselves into the fire and were buried together with their families in their houses.
§18.22.8Περδίκκας δὲ νυκτὸς διελθούσης ἔδωκε τοῖς στρατιώταις τὴν πόλιν εἰς διαρπαγήν.
When the night had passed, Perdiccas gave the city over to his soldiers to plunder.
οὗτοι δὲ τὴν φλόγα κατασβέσαντες πολὺν ἄργυρόν τε καὶ χρυσόν εὗρον, ὡς ἂν πόλεως γεγενημένης εὐδαίμονος ἐκ πολλῶν χρόνων.
Having extinguished the flame, they found much silver and gold, as might be expected of a city that had been prosperous for many years.