§2.8.1τοσοῦτον ἔκρινον ποιήσασθαι μνήμην.
So much, then, I decided to make mention.
οἱ δʼ Ἰλλυριοὶ καὶ κατὰ τοὺς ἀνωτέρω μὲν χρόνους συνεχῶς ἠδίκουν τοὺς πλοϊζομένους ἀπʼ Ἰταλίας· §2.8.2καθʼ οὓς δὲ καιροὺς περὶ τὴν Φοινίκην διέτριβον, καὶ πλείους ἀπὸ τοῦ στόλου χωριζόμενοι πολλοὺς τῶν Ἰταλικῶν ἐμπόρων ἔσθʼ οὓς μὲν ἐσύλησαν, οὓς δʼ ἀπέσφαξαν, οὐκ ὀλίγους δὲ καὶ ζωγρίᾳ τῶν ἁλισκομένων ἀνῆγον.
The Illyrians, indeed, even in the previous times, were constantly injuring those who sailed from Italy; and during the times when they were tarrying around Phoenice, many who were separated from the fleet plundered some of the Italian merchants, slaughtered others, and carried off not a few of them alive.
§2.8.3οἱ δὲ Ῥωμαῖοι παρακούοντες τὸν πρὸ τοῦ χρόνον τῶν ἐγκαλούντων τοῖς Ἰλλυριοῖς, τότε καὶ πλειόνων ἐπελθόντων ἐπὶ τὴν σύγκλητον, κατέστησαν πρεσβευτὰς εἰς τὴν Ἰλλυρίδα τοὺς ἐπίσκεψιν ποιησομένους περὶ τῶν προειρημένων Γάϊον καὶ Λεύκιον Κορογκανίους.
The Romans, who previously had turned a deaf ear to those who brought charges against the Illyrians, when on this occasion even more people came before the Senate, appointed Gaius and Lucius Coruncanius as envoys to Illyria to make an inquiry concerning the aforementioned matters.
§2.8.4ἡ δὲ Τεύτα, καταπλευσάντων πρὸς αὐτὴν τῶν ἐκ τῆς Ἠπείρου λέμβων, καταπλαγεῖσα τὸ πλῆθος καὶ τὸ κάλλος τῆς ἀγομένης κατασκευῆς — πολὺ γὰρ ἡ Φοινίκη διέφερε τότε τῶν κατὰ τὴν Ἤπειρον πόλεων εὐδαιμονίᾳ — διπλασίως ἐπερρώσθη πρὸς τὴν κατὰ τῶν Ἑλλήνων ἀδικίαν.
Teuta, when the light vessels from Epirus sailed back to her, being struck with astonishment at the quantity and beauty of the booty brought back—for Phoenice at that time far surpassed the cities in Epirus in prosperity—was doubly encouraged toward injustice against the Greeks.
§2.8.5οὐ μὴν ἀλλὰ τότε μὲν ἐπέσχεν διὰ τὰς ἐγχωρίους ταραχάς, καταστησαμένη δὲ ταχέως τὰ κατὰ τοὺς ἀποστάντας Ἰλλυριοὺς ἐπολιόρκει τὴν Ἴσσαν διὰ τὸ ταύτην ἔτι μόνην ἀπειθεῖν αὐτῇ.
Nevertheless, for the time being she held back because of domestic disturbances; but having quickly settled the affairs concerning the rebellious Illyrians, she proceeded to besiege Issa, because this city alone still refused to obey her.
§2.8.6κατὰ δὲ τὸν καιρὸν τοῦτον κατέπλευσαν οἱ τῶν Ῥωμαίων πρέσβεις· καὶ δοθέντος αὐτοῖς καιροῦ πρὸς ἔντευξιν διελέγοντο περὶ τῶν εἰς αὐτοὺς γεγονότων ἀδικημάτων.
At this juncture, the Roman envoys sailed into harbor; and when a time for an audience was granted to them, they spoke concerning the injuries that had been done to them.
§2.8.7ἡ δὲ Τεύτα καθόλου μὲν παρʼ ὅλην τὴν κοινολογίαν ἀγερώχως καὶ λίαν ὑπερηφάνως αὐτῶν διήκουεν.
Teuta, however, listened to them throughout the whole conference in a haughty and exceedingly insolent manner.
§2.8.8καταπαυσάντων δὲ τὸν λόγον, κοινῇ μὲν ἔφη πειρᾶσθαι φροντίζειν ἵνα μηδὲν ἀδίκημα γίνηται Ῥωμαίοις ἐξ Ἰλλυριῶν· ἰδίᾳ γε μὴν οὐ νόμιμον εἶναι τοῖς βασιλεῦσι κωλύειν Ἰλλυριοῖς τὰς κατὰ θάλατταν ὠφελείας.
When they ceased speaking, she said that, as a state, she would try to take care that no injury should be done to Romans by Illyrians; but privately, indeed, it was not customary for rulers to prevent Illyrians from taking advantages from the sea.
§2.8.9ὁ δὲ νεώτερος τῶν πρεσβευτῶν δυσχεράνας ἐπὶ τοῖς εἰρημένοις ἐχρήσατο παρρησίᾳ καθηκούσῃ μέν, οὐδαμῶς δὲ πρὸς καιρόν. εἶπεν γὰρ ὅτι Ῥωμαίοις μέν,
The younger of the envoys, being indignant at these words, used a frankness that was proper indeed, but by no means timely.
§2.8.10ὦ Τεύτα, κάλλιστον ἔθος ἐστὶ τὰ κατʼ ἰδίαν ἀδικήματα κοινῇ μεταπορεύεσθαι καὶ βοηθεῖν τοῖς ἀδικουμένοις· §2.8.11πειρασόμεθα δὴ θεοῦ βουλομένου σφόδρα καὶ ταχέως ἀναγκάσαι σε τὰ βασιλικὰ νόμιμα διορθώσασθαι πρὸς Ἰλλυριούς. §2.8.12ἡ δὲ γυναικοθύμως καὶ ἀλογίστως δεξαμένη τὴν παρρησίαν ἐπὶ τοσοῦτον ἐξωργίσθη πρὸς τὸ ῥηθὲν ὡς ὀλιγωρήσασα τῶν παρʼ ἀνθρώποις ὡρισμένων δικαίων ἀποπλέουσιν αὐτοῖς ἐπαποστεῖλαί τινας τὸν παρρησιασάμενον τῶν πρέσβεων ἀποκτεῖναι.
For he said, "For Romans, O Teuta, it is the finest custom to pursue private wrongs publicly, and to give aid to those who are injured; we will indeed endeavor, God willing, vigorously and quickly to compel you to reform the royal customs towards the Illyrians." She, receiving this frank speech with womanish anger and lack of reason, was so enraged at what had been said that, disregarding the rights established among mankind, she dispatched some men after them as they were sailing away, to assassinate the envoy who had spoken so frankly.
§2.8.13προσπεσόντος δὲ τοῦ γεγονότος εἰς τὴν Ῥώμην, διοργισθέντες ἐπὶ τῇ παρανομίᾳ τῆς γυναικὸς εὐθέως περὶ παρασκευὴν ἐγίνοντο καὶ στρατόπεδα κατέγραφον καὶ στόλον συνήθροιζον.
When the report of this deed reached Rome, they, being highly incensed at the lawlessness of the woman, straightway set about preparations, enrolling legions and assembling a fleet.