§3.1Postquam indutiarum praeteriit dies, barbarus non dubitans, quod ipsius erant plurima domicilia in Caria et ea regio iis temporibus multo putabatur locupletissima, eo potissimum hostes impetum facturos, omnes suas copias eo contraxerat.
After the period of the truce had expired, the barbarian, having no doubt that the enemy would make their attack especially there (since he himself had very many residences in Caria, and that region was considered by far the richest in those times), had concentrated all his forces there.
§3.2at Agesilaus in Phrygiam se convertit eamque prius depopulatus est, quam Tissaphernes usquam se moveret.
But Agesilaus turned towards Phrygia and plundered it before Tissaphernes made any movement.
magna praeda militibus locupletatis Ephesum hiematum exercitum reduxit atque ibi officinis armorum institutis magna industria bellum apparavit.
Having enriched his soldiers with great booty, he led his army back to Ephesus to winter, and there, establishing workshops for arms, he prepared for war with great industry.
et quo studiosius armarentur insigniusque ornarentur, praemia proposuit, quibus donarentur, quorum egregia in ea re fuisset industria.
And in order that they might be armed more zealously and adorned more splendidly, he offered prizes with which those whose industry in that matter had been outstanding might be rewarded.
§3.3fecit idem in exercitationum generibus, ut, qui ceteris praestitissent, eos magnis afficeret muneribus.
He did the same in various kinds of exercises, so that he rewarded with great gifts those who excelled the rest.
his igitur rebus effecit ut et ornatissimum et exercitatissimum haberet exercitum.
By these means, therefore, he succeeded in having an army that was both most excellently equipped and most highly trained.
§3.4huic cum tempus esset visum copias extrahere ex hibernaculis, vidit, si, quo esset iter facturus, palam pronuntiasset, hostes non credituros aliasque regiones praesidiis occupaturos neque dubitaturos aliud eum facturum ac pronuntiasset.
When it seemed to him the time to lead his forces out of their winter quarters, he saw that if he openly announced where he was going to march, the enemy would not believe him and would occupy other regions with garrisons, having no doubt that he would do something other than what he had announced.
§3.5itaque cum ille Sardis iturum se dixisset, Tissaphernes eandem Cariam defendendam putavit.
Accordingly, when he said that he would march to Sardis, Tissaphernes thought that he ought to defend the same Caria as before.
in quo cum eum opinio fefellisset victumque se vidisset consilio, sero suis praesidio profectus est.
When in this matter his expectation deceived him and he saw himself outwitted by strategy, he set out too late to relieve his people.
nam cum illo venisset, iam Agesilaus multis locis expugnatis magna erat praeda potitus.
For when he arrived there, Agesilaus had already taken many places by storm and had obtained great booty.
§3.6Laco autem cum videret hostes equitatu superare, numquam in campo sui fecit potestatem et is locis manum conseruit, quibus plus pedestres copiae valerent.
But when the Laconian saw that the enemy excelled in cavalry, he never gave them an opportunity of fighting him on level ground, but joined battle in those places where infantry forces were of more avail.
pepulit ergo, quotienscumque congressus est, multo maiores adversariorum copias et sic in Asia versatus est, ut omnium opinione victor duceretur.
Thus, whenever he engaged, he routed much larger forces of his adversaries, and conducted himself in Asia in such a manner that in the opinion of all he was regarded as the victor.