§19.46.1Ἀντίγονος δὲ χειμάζων ἐν τῇ Μηδίᾳ καὶ πυθόμενος Πίθωνα πολλοὺς τῶν ἐν τῇ χειμασίᾳ στρατιωτῶν ἐπαγγελίαις καὶ δωρεαῖς ἰδίους κατασκευάζειν καὶ διανοεῖσθαι νεωτερίζειν, τὴν μὲν ἰδίαν προαίρεσιν ἐπεκρύψατο, προσποιηθεὶς δὲ ἀπιστεῖν τοῖς διαβάλλουσι τούτοις μὲν πολλῶν ἀκουόντων ἐπετίμησεν ὡς διιστάνουσι τὴν φιλίαν, πρὸς δὲ τοὺς ἐκτὸς διέδωκε λόγον ὅτι μέλλει καταλιπεῖν τῶν ἄνω σατραπειῶν στρατηγὸν Πίθωνα καὶ δύναμιν ἱκανὴν τὴν παρέξουσαν τὴν ἀσφάλειαν.
Antigonus, while wintering in Media and learning that Peithon, by promises and gifts, was making many of the soldiers in winter quarters his own and was planning to revolt, concealed his own purpose, and pretending to disbelieve those who accused him, he rebuked them in the hearing of many as disrupters of friendship, while to those outside he spread a report that he was going to leave Peithon as general of the upper satrapies and with a sufficient force to provide safety.
§19.46.2ἔγραψε δὲ καὶ πρὸς αὐτὸν ἐπιστολήν, ἀξιῶν ἥκειν τὴν ταχίστην, ὅπως κατὰ πρόσωπον περὶ τῶν ἀναγκαίων κοινολογησάμενος ταχέως τὴν ἐπὶ θάλασσαν κατάβασιν ποιήσηται.
And he also wrote a letter to him, requesting him to come as quickly as possible, in order that, after consulting face to face about necessary matters, he might quickly make his descent to the sea.
ταῦτα δʼ ἐμηχανήσατο σπεύδων τῆς μὲν ἀληθοῦς ὑποψίας αὐτὸν ἀποστῆσαι, πεῖσαι δʼ ὡς σατράπην καταλειφθησόμενον ἐλθεῖν εἰς χεῖρας· μετὰ βίας γὰρ συλλαβεῖν οὐ ῥᾴδιον ἦν ἄνδρα καὶ παρʼ Ἀλεξάνδρῳ προαγωγῆς διʼ ἀρετὴν τετευχότα καὶ κατʼ ἐκεῖνον τὸν καιρὸν σατράπην μὲν ὄντα τῆς Μηδίας, πεπολιτευμένον δὲ πρὸς ἅπαν τὸ στρατόπεδον.
He devised these things in his haste to remove him from his true suspicion, and to persuade him that he was to be left behind as satrap, so that he would come into his hands; for it was not easy to seize by force a man who had obtained promotion under Alexander because of his merit, and at that time was satrap of Media and had curried favor with the entire army.
§19.46.3ὁ δὲ Πίθων ἐτύγχανε μὲν ἐν τοῖς ἐσχάτοις μέρεσι τῆς Μηδίας χειμάζων καὶ πλῆθος ἤδη διεφθαρκὼς τῶν ἐπαγγελλομένων συναποστήσεσθαι, γραφόντων δʼ αὐτῷ τῶν φίλων περὶ τῶν Ἀντιγόνου προαιρέσεων καὶ μεγάλας ὑπογραφόντων ἐλπίδας ἐξαπατηθεὶς κεναῖς προσδοκίαις ἧκε πρὸς Ἀντίγονον.
Now Peithon happened to be wintering in the outermost parts of Media and had already won over a multitude of those who promised to revolt with him; but when his friends wrote to him about Antigonus' purposes and suggested great hopes, being deceived by empty expectations, he came to Antigonus.
§19.46.4ὁ δὲ κυριεύσας τοῦ σώματος καὶ κατηγορίαν ποιησάμενος ἐν τοῖς μετέχουσι τοῦ συνεδρίου ῥᾳδίως κατεδίκασε καὶ παραχρῆμα ἀπέκτεινεν.
But the latter, having secured his person and made an accusation before those participating in the council, easily condemned him and killed him on the spot.
§19.46.5συναγαγὼν δὲ τὸ στρατόπεδον εἰς ἕνα τόπον σατράπην μὲν ἀπέδειξε τῆς Μηδίας Ὀροντοβάτην Μῆδον, στρατηγὸν δὲ Ἱππόστρατον, ἔχοντα πεζοὺς μὲν ξένους τρισχιλίους πεντακοσίους.
And having gathered the army into one place, he appointed Orontobates the Mede as satrap of Media, and Hippostratus as general, who had three thousand five hundred mercenary infantry.
§19.46.6αὐτὸς δὲ ἀναλαβὼν τὴν δύναμιν παρῆλθεν εἰς Ἐκβάτανα.
He himself, taking up the army, went to Ecbatana.
ἐνταῦθα δὲ παραλαβὼν ἀσήμου ἀργύρου τάλαντα πεντακισχίλια προῆγεν ἐπὶ τῆς Περσίδος, οὔσης τῆς ἀναβάσεως ὡς ἂν εἴκοσιν ἡμερῶν εἰς τὸ βασίλειον, ὃ καλεῖται Περσέπολις.
There, having received five thousand talents of uncoined silver, he advanced toward Persis, the ascent to the royal palace, which is called Persepolis, being about twenty days' journey.