§20.29.1ἅμα δὲ τούτοις πραττομένοις Λυσίμαχος μὲν ἐν Χερρονήσῳ πόλιν ἔκτισεν ἀφʼ ἑαυτοῦ Λυσιμαχίαν καλέσας.
While these things were being done, Lysimachus founded a city in the Chersonese, calling it Lysimachia after himself.
Κλεομένης δʼ ὁ τῶν Λακεδαιμονίων βασιλεὺς ἐτελεύτησεν ἄρξας ἔτη ἑξήκοντα καὶ μῆνας δέκα, τὴν δὲ βασιλείαν διαδεξάμενος ὁ Ἀρέτα υἱὸς ἦρξεν ἔτη τέσσαρα πρὸς τοῖς τεσσαράκοντα.
And Cleomenes, the king of the Lacedaemonians, died after ruling for sixty years and ten months, and the son of Aretas, having succeeded to the kingdom, ruled for forty-four years.
§20.29.2περὶ δὲ τοὺς αὐτοὺς καιροὺς Ἀμίλκας ὁ τῶν ἐν Σικελίᾳ δυνάμεων στρατηγὸς τὰ λοιπὰ τῶν χωρίων χειρωσάμενος προῆγεν μετὰ τῆς δυνάμεως ἐπὶ τὰς Συρακούσσας, ὡς καὶ ταύτας αἱρήσων κατὰ κράτος.
About the same time, Hamilcar, the general of the forces in Sicily, having subdued the rest of the strongholds, advanced with his army against Syracuse, as if to capture this also by force.
§20.29.3τὴν μὲν οὖν σιτοπομπείαν διεκώλυε πολὺν ἤδη χρόνον θαλασσοκρατῶν, τοὺς δʼ ἐπὶ τῆς χώρας καρποὺς καταφθείρας ἐπεβάλετο καταλαβέσθαι τοὺς περὶ τὸ Ὀλύμπιον τόπους, κειμένους μὲν πρὸ τῆς πόλεως· εὐθὺς δὲ καὶ προσβάλλειν ἐξ ἐφόδου τοῖς τείχεσι διεγνώκει, τοῦ μάντεως εἰρηκότος αὐτῷ κατὰ τὴν ἐπίσκεψιν τῶν ἱερῶν ὅτι τῇ μετὰ ταύτην ἡμέρᾳ πάντως ἐν Συρακούσσαις δειπνήσει.
Indeed, on the one hand, he had already for a long time prevented the importation of grain by ruling the sea, but on the other hand, having destroyed the crops throughout the territory, he set about to occupy the places around the Olympium, which lay before the city; and he had also decided to attack the walls immediately from the march, since the seer had told him during the inspection of the victims that on the following day he would by all means dine in Syracuse.
§20.29.4οἱ δʼ ἐκ τῆς πόλεως αἰσθόμενοι τὴν ἐπίνοιαν τῶν πολεμίων ἐξέπεμψαν τῶν μὲν πεζῶν νυκτὸς περὶ τρισχιλίους καὶ τῶν ἱππέων περὶ τετρακοσίους, προστάξαντες καταλαβέσθαι τὸν Εὐρύηλον.
But those from the city, perceiving the intention of the enemy, sent out by night about three thousand of the infantry and about four hundred of the cavalry, ordering them to occupy Euryalus.
§20.29.5ταχὺ δὲ τούτων τὸ παραγγελθὲν πραξάντων οἱ Καρχηδόνιοι νυκτὸς οὔσης προσῆγον, νομίζοντες λήσεσθαι τοὺς πολεμίους.
When these had quickly executed what had been commanded, the Carthaginians advanced while it was night, thinking that they would escape the notice of the enemy.
ἡγεῖτο μὲν οὖν Ἀμίλκας πάντων, ἔχων τοὺς ἀεὶ περὶ ἑαυτὸν τεταγμένους, ἐπηκολούθει δὲ Δεινοκράτης, τῶν ἱππέων εἰληφὼς τὴν ἡγεμονίαν.
Hamilcar led all of them, having those who were always stationed around him, and Dinocrates followed, having received the command of the cavalry.
§20.29.6τὸ δὲ τῶν πεζῶν στρατόπεδον εἰς δύο φάλαγγας διῄρητο, τήν τε τῶν βαρβάρων καὶ τὴν τῶν συμμαχούντων Ἑλλήνων.
The army of the infantry had been divided into two phalanxes, that of the barbarians and that of the allied Greeks.
παρηκολούθει δὲ καὶ πλῆθος ὄχλου παντοδαπὸν ἐκτὸς τῆς τάξεως ὠφελείας ἕνεκα, χρείαν μὲν στρατιωτικὴν οὐδεμίαν παρεχόμενον, θορύβου δὲ καὶ ταραχῆς ἀλόγου γινόμενον αἴτιον, ἐξ ὧν πολλάκις ὁλοσχερέστεροι συμβαίνουσι κίνδυνοι.
And there also followed a miscellaneous crowd of rabble of all kinds outside the ranks for the sake of plunder, offering no military service, but becoming the cause of irrational noise and confusion, from which more serious dangers often result.
§20.29.7καὶ τότε δὲ τῶν ὁδῶν στενῶν οὐσῶν καὶ τραχειῶν οἱ μὲν τὰ σκευοφόρα κομίζοντες καὶ τῶν ἐκτὸς τῆς τάξεως συνακολουθούντων τινὲς ἐβάδιζον πρὸς ἀλλήλους φιλοτιμούμενοι περὶ τῆς ὁδοιπορίας· στενοχωρουμένου δὲ τοῦ πλήθους καὶ διὰ τοῦτό τισιν ἐγγενομένης ἁψιμαχίας καὶ πολλῶν ἑκατέροις παραβοηθούντων κραυγὴ καὶ πολὺς θόρυβος κατεῖχε τὸ στρατόπεδον.
At that time, moreover, since the roads were narrow and rough, those carrying the baggage and some of those following outside the ranks marched contending with one another for the way; and as the crowd was crowded together and for this reason a skirmish arose among some, and many ran to help on both sides, a shout and much confusion occupied the army.
§20.29.8καθʼ ὃν δὴ χρόνον οἱ κατειληφότες τὸν Εὐρύηλον Συρακόσιοι μετὰ θορύβου προσιόντας τοὺς πολεμίους αἰσθόμενοι καὶ τόπους ἔχοντες ὑπερδεξίους ὥρμησαν ἐπὶ τοὺς πολεμίους.
At which very time, the Syracusans who had occupied Euryalus, perceiving the enemy approaching with noise, and holding the higher positions, rushed upon the enemy.
§20.29.9καὶ τινὲς μὲν ἐπὶ τοῖς ὑψηλοῖς ἑστῶτες ἔβαλλον τοὺς ἐπιόντας, τινὲς δὲ τοὺς εὐκαίρους τῶν τόπων καταλαβόντες ἀπέκλειον τῆς ὁδοῦ τοὺς βαρβάρους, ἄλλοι δὲ κατὰ τῶν κρημνῶν τοὺς φεύγοντας ῥίπτειν ἑαυτοὺς ἠνάγκαζον· διὰ γὰρ τὸ σκότος καὶ τὴν ἄγνοιαν ὑπελήφθησαν μεγάλῃ δυνάμει παραγεγονέναι πρὸς τὴν ἐπίθεσιν.
And some standing on the high places threw at those who were coming on, and some, having occupied the opportune places, shut off the barbarians from the road, and others forced those who fled to throw themselves down the cliffs; for because of the darkness and the ignorance they were supposed to have arrived with a great force for the attack.
§20.29.10οἱ δὲ Καρχηδόνιοι τὰ μὲν διὰ τὴν τῶν ἰδίων ταραχήν, τὰ δὲ διὰ τὴν τῶν πολεμίων ἐπιφάνειαν ἐλαττούμενοι, μάλιστα δὲ διὰ τὴν ἀπειρίαν τῶν τόπων καὶ στενοχωρίαν ἀπορούμενοι πρὸς φυγὴν ἐτράπησαν.
And the Carthaginians, being worsted partly on account of the confusion of their own men and partly on account of the appearance of the enemy, and being especially at a loss because of their lack of experience of the places and the narrowness, turned to flight.
οὐκ ἐχόντων δὲ τῶν τόπων εὐρυχωρῆ διέξοδον οἱ μὲν ὑπὸ τῶν ἰδίων ἱππέων συνεπατοῦντο πολλῶν ὄντων, οἱ δὲ πρὸς ἀλλήλους ὡς πολέμιοι διεμάχοντο, τῆς ἀγνοίας ἐπισχούσης διὰ τὴν νύκτα.
Since the places did not have a wide exit, some were trampled underfoot by their own cavalry, who were numerous, and others fought against each other as enemies, the ignorance prevailing because of the night.
§20.29.11Ἀμίλκας δὲ τὸ μὲν πρῶτον ὑπέστη τοὺς πολεμίους εὐρώστως καὶ τοὺς περὶ αὑτὸν τεταγμένους ἠξίου συγκινδυνεύειν· μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα διὰ τὴν ταραχὴν καὶ τὸν φόβον ἐγκαταλιπόντων αὐτὸν τῶν στρατιωτῶν μονωθεὶς ὑπὸ τῶν Συρακοσίων συνηρπάγη.
Hamilcar, indeed, at first withstood the enemy vigorously and urged those stationed around him to share the danger; but after this, since the soldiers abandoned him on account of the confusion and fear, having been left alone, he was captured by the Syracusans.