第4巻 第12章

Greek οἱ δὲ βάρβαροι χρώμενοι θυμῷ πανδημεὶ ἐπὶ Ῥωμαίους αὖθις, οὐδένα σφῶν ἀπολιπόντες, ἐστράτευσαν, καὶ καταθεῖν τὰ ἐν Βυζακίῳ χωρία ἤρξαντο, οὐδεμιᾶς ἡλικίας τῶν σφίσι παραπιπτόντων φειδόμενοι.

Dewing But the barbarians, being moved with anger, once more took the field in a body against the Romans, leaving behind not one of their number, and they began to overrun the country in Byzacium, sparing none of any age of those who fell in their way.

Greek ἄρτι τε Σολόμωνι ἐς Καρχηδόνα ἐληλακότι βάρβαροι πλήθει μεγάλῳ ἐς Βυζάκιον ἐληλυθέναι καὶ ληίζεσθαι πάντα τὰ ἐκείνῃ ἠγγέλλοντο. ἄρας οὖν κατὰ τάχος παντὶ τῷ στρατῷ ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς ᾔει.

Dewing And when Solomon had just marched into Carthage it was reported that the barbarians with a great host had come into Byzacium and were plundering everything there. He therefore departed quickly with his whole army and marched against them.

Greek γενόμενος δὲ ἐν Βουργάωνι, ἔνθα οἱ πολέμιοι ἐστρατοπεδεύσαντο, ἡμέρας μέν τινας ἀντεκάθητο, ὅπως, ἐπειδὰν τάχιστα ἐν τῷ ὁμαλεῖ γένωνται οἱ Μαυρούσιοι, τῆς ξυμβολῆς ἄρχοι.

Dewing And when he reached Bourgaon, where the enemy were encamped, he remained some days in camp over against them, in order that, as soon as the Moors should get on level ground, he might begin the battle.

Greek ὡς δὲ ἐκεῖνοι ἐν τῷ ὄρει ἔμενον, διεῖπέ τε ὡς ἐς μάχην καὶ διεκόσμει τὸ στράτευμα, οἱ δὲ Μαυρούσιοι ἐς μὲν τὸ πεδίον ἥκιστα Ῥωμαίοις τὸ λοιπὸν ἐς μάχην ἰέναι διενοοῦντο ʽἤδη γὰρ αὐτοὺς ἄμαχόν τι δέος ἐσῄεἰ, ἐν δὲ τῷ ὄρει ἤλπιζον ῥᾷον αὐτῶν περιέσεσθαι τῷ πολέμῳ.

Dewing But since they remained on the mountain, he marshalled his army and arrayed it for battle; the Moors, however, had no intention of ever again engaging in battle with the Romans in level country (for already an irresistible fear had come over them), but on the mountain they hoped to overcome them more easily.

Greek ἔστι δὲ τὸ ὄρος ὁ Βουργάων ἐπὶ πλεῖστον μὲν ἀπότομον καὶ τὰ πρὸς ἀνίσχοντα ἥλιον δεινῶς ἄβατον, τὰ δὲ πρὸς ἑσπέραν εὐέφοδόν τε καὶ ὑπτίως ἔχον.

Dewing Now Mt. Bourgaon is for the most part precipitous and on the side toward the east extremely difficult to ascend, but on the west it is easily accessible and rises in an even slope.

Greek καὶ σκοπέλω ὑψηλὼ δύο ἀνέχετον νάπην τινὰ ἐν μέσῳ σφῶν ἐργαζομένω, στενὴν μὲν κομιδῆ, ἐς βάθος δέ τι ἄφατον κατατείνουσαν.

Dewing And there are two lofty peaks which rise up, forming between them a sort of vale, very narrow, but of incredible depth.

Greek οἱ δὲ βάρβαροι τὴν μὲν ἄκραν τοῦ ὄρους ἀπέλιπον ἀνδρῶν ἔρημον, οὐδὲν ἐνθένδε πολέμιον οἰόμενοι σφίσιν ἔσεσθαι· ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ τὸν ἀμφὶ τὸν πρόποδα χῶρον ἔλιπον οὗ δὴ εὐπρόσοδος ὁ Βουργάων ἦν.

Dewing Now the barbarians left the peak of the mountain unoccupied, thinking that on this side no hostile movement would be made against them; and they left equally unprotected the space about the foot of the mountain where Bourgaon was easy of access.

Greek κατὰ δὲ τὰ μέσα στρατοπεδευσάμενοι ἔμενον, ὅπως, ἢν οἱ πολέμιοι ἐπὶ σφᾶς ἀνιόντες μάχης ἄρξωσιν, αὐτοὶ ἤδη ὕπερθεν ἐκείνων γενόμενοι κατὰ κορυφὴν βάλλωσιν.

Dewing But at the middle of the ascent they made their camp and remained there, in order that, if the enemy should ascend and begin battle with them, they might at the outset, being on higher ground, shoot down upon their heads.

Greek ἦσαν δὲ αὐτοῖς ἐν τῷ ὄρει καὶ ἵπποι πολλοὶ ἢ ἐς φυγὴν παρεσκευασμένοι, ἢ ἐς τὴν δίωξιν, ἢν τῆς μάχης κρατήσωσι.

Dewing They also had on the mountain many horses, prepared either for flight or for the pursuit, if they should win the battle.

Greek Σολόμων δέ, ἐπεὶ εἶδε τοὺς Μαυρουσίους οὐκέτι ἐν τῷ ὁμαλεῖ ἐθέλοντας διαμάχεσθαι, καὶ ἅμα τῇ προσεδρείᾳ τὸ Ῥωμαίων στράτευμα ἐν χωρίῳ ἐρήμῳ ἤχθετο, ἐς χεῖρας ἐλθεῖν τοῖς πολεμίοις ἐν Βουργάωνι ἠπείγετο.

Dewing Now when Solomon saw that the Moors were unwilling to fight another battle on the level ground, and also that the Roman army was opposed to making a siege in a desert place, he was eager to come to an encounter with the enemy on Bourgaon.

Greek ἰδὼν δὲ τοὺς στρατιώτας καταπεπληγμένους τῷ τῶν ἐναντίων ὁμίλῳ πολυπλασίῳ ἢ ἐν τῇ προτέρᾳ μάχῃ γεγενημένῳ, ξυγκαλέσας τὸ πλῆθος ἔλεξε τοιάδε·

Dewing But inasmuch as he saw that the soldiers were stricken with terror because of the multitude of their opponents, which was many times greater than it had been in the previous battle, he called together the army and spoke as follows:

Greek “Τὸ μὲν δέος ᾧ πρὸς ὑμᾶς οἱ πολέμιοι χρῶνται, οὐχ ἑτέρου του κατηγόρου δεῖται, ἀλλ’ αὐτεπάγγελτον ἐξελήλεγκται τὴν οἴκοθεν ἐπαγόμενον μαρτυρίαν.

Dewing "The fear which the enemy feel toward you needs no other arraignment, but voluntarily pleads guilty, bringing forward, as it does, the testimony of its own witness.

Greek ὁρᾶτε γὰρ δή που τοὺς ἐναντίους εἰς τόσας μὲν καὶ τόσας μυριάδας συνειλεγμένους, οὐ τολμῶντας δὲ ἡμῖν εἰς τὸ πεδίον καταβαίνοντας ξυμβαλεῖν, οὐδὲ πιστεύειν ἐπὶ σφίσιν αὐτοῖς ἔχοντας, ἀλλ’ εἰς τὴν τοῦ χωρίου τούτου δυσκολίαν καταφυγόντας.

Dewing For you see, surely, our opponents gathered in so many tens and tens of thousands, but not daring to come down to the plain and engage with us, unable to feel confidence even in their own selves, but taking refuge in the difficulty of this place.

Greek ὥστε ὑμῖν οὐδέ τι ἐγκελεύεσθαι ἔν γε τῷ παρόντι ἐπάναγκες. οἷς γὰρ τὰ πράγματα καὶ ἡ τῶν πολεμίων ἀσθένεια τὸ θαρσεῖν δίδωσιν, οὐδὲν οἶμαι τῆς ἐκ τῶν λόγων ὠφελείας προσδεῖ.

Dewing It is therefore not even necessary to address any exhortation to you, at the present time at least. For those to whom both the circumstances and the weakness of the enemy give courage, need not, I think, the additional assistance of words.

Greek τοσοῦτον δὲ ὑπομνῆσαι ὑμᾶς δεήσει ὡς, ἢν μετὰ εὐψυχίας καὶ τήνδε τὴν ξυμβολὴν διενέγκωμεν, λελείψεται ἡμῖν, Βανδίλων τε νενικημένων καὶ Μαυρουσίων εἰς ταὐτὸ τύχης ἐληλακότων, τῶν Λιβύης ἀγαθῶν ἀπόνασθαι πάντων, οὐδὲν ὅ τι καὶ πολέμιον ἐννοεῖν ἔχουσιν.

Dewing But of this one thing it will be needful to remind you, that if we fight out this engagement also with brave hearts, it will remain for us, having defeated the Vandals and reduced the Moors to the same fortune, to enjoy all the good things of Libya, having no thought whatever of an enemy in our minds.

Greek ὅπως δὲ μὴ κατὰ κορυφὴν ὑμᾶς οἱ πολέμιοι βάλλωσι, μηδέ τι ἐκ τοῦ χωρίου ἡμῖν γίγνοιτο βλάβος, ἐγὼ προνοήσω.”

Dewing But as to preventing the enemy from shooting down upon our heads, and providing that no harm come to us from the nature of the place, I myself shall make provision."

Greek Τοσαῦτα παρακελευσάμενος Σολόμων, Θεόδωρον ἐκέλευεν, ὃς τῶν ἐξκουβιτώρων ἡγεῖτο ʽοὕτω γὰρ τοὺς φύλακας Ῥωμαῖοι καλοῦσἰ, πεζοὺς χιλίους ἐπαγαγόμενον ἀμφὶ δείλην ὀψίαν ἔχοντά τε καὶ τῶν σημείων τινὰ ἐς τὰ πρὸς ἀνίσχοντα ἥλιον τοῦ Βουργάωνος λάθρα ἀναβῆναι, οὗ μάλιστα δύσοδόν τε τὸ ὄρος καὶ σχεδόν τι ἀπόρευτον ἦν, ἐπιστείλας ὥστε, ἐπειδὰν ἄγχι ἐς τὸν τοῦ ὄρους κολωνὸν ἵκωνται, ἐνταῦθα ἡσυχάζοντας τὸ λοιπὸν διανυκτερεύειν, ἅμα τε ἡλίῳ ἀνίσχοντι καθύπερθεν φαινομένους τῶν πολεμίων καὶ τὰ σημεῖα ἐνδεικνυμένους βάλλειν.

Dewing After making this exhortation Solomon commanded Theodorus, who led the "excubitores"⁠ (for thus the Romans call their guards), to take with him a thousand infantry­men toward the end of the afternoon and with some of the standards to go up secretly on the east side of Bourgaon, where the mountain is most difficult of ascent and, one might say, impracticable, commanding him that, when they arrived near the crest of the mountain, they should remain quietly there and pass the rest of the night, and that at sunrise they should appear above the enemy and displaying the standards commence to shoot.

Greek ὁ δὲ κατὰ ταῦτα ἐποίει. καὶ ἐπεὶ πόρρω ἦν τῶν νυκτῶν, διὰ τοῦ κρημνώδους ἐγγὺς τοῦ σκοπέλου ἀφικόμενοι μὴ ὅτι Μαυρουσίους, ἀλλὰ καὶ Ῥωμαίους ἅπαντας ἔλαθον·

Dewing And Theodorus did as directed. And when it was well on in the night, they climbed up the precipitous slope and reached a point near the peak without being noticed either by the Moors or even by any of the Romans;

Greek ἐς προφυλακὴν γὰρ τῷ λόγῳ ἐστέλλοντο, μή τις ἔξωθεν ἐς τὸ στρατόπεδον κακουργήσων ἴοι. ὄρθρου δὲ βαθέος Σολόμων παντὶ τῷ στρατῷ κατὰ τοῦ Βουργάωνος τὰ ἔσχατα ἐπὶ τοὺς πολεμίους ἀνέβαινε.

Dewing for they were being sent out, it was said, as an advance guard, to prevent anyone from coming to the camp from the outside to do mischief. And at early dawn Solomon with the whole army went up against the enemy to the outskirts of Bourgaon.

Greek καὶ ἐπειδὴ πρωῒ ἐγεγόνει ἐγγύς τε οἱ πολέμιοι καθεωρῶντο, οὐκέτι γυμνήν, ὥσπερ τὸ πρότερον, οἱ στρατιῶται τὴν τοῦ ὄρους ὑπερβολὴν ὁρῶντες, ἀλλὰ ἀνδρῶν τε ἀνάπλεων καὶ σημεῖα Ῥωμαϊκὰ ἐνδεικνυμένων ʽἤδη γὰρ καὶ ὑπέφαινέ τι ἡμέρασ̓ διηποροῦντο.

Dewing And when morning had come and the enemy were seen at hand, the soldiers were completely at a loss, seeing the summit of the mountain no longer unoccupied, as formerly, but covered with men who were displaying Roman standards; for already some daylight was beginning to shew.

Greek ἐπεὶ δὲ τῶν χειρῶν οἱ ἐν τῇ ἄκρᾳ ἦρχον, οἵ τε Ῥωμαῖοι τὸ στράτευμα οἰκεῖον εἶναι καὶ οἱ βάρβαροι ἐν μέσῳ τῶν πολεμίων γεγονέναι ᾐσθάνοντο, βαλλόμενοι δὲ ἑκατέρωθεν, καὶ οὐ παρὸν σφίσι τοὺς πολεμίους ἀμύνεσθαι, ἐς ἀλκὴν μὲν οὐκέτι ἔβλεπον, ἐς φυγὴν δὲ αὐτίκα ξύμπαντες ὥρμηντο.

Dewing But when those on the peak began their attack, the Romans perceived that the army was their own and the barbarians that they had been placed between their enemy's forces, and being shot at from both sides and having no opportunity to ward off the enemy, they thought no more of resistance but turned, all of them, to a hasty flight.

Greek οὔτε δὲ ἐς τοῦ Βουργάωνος τὴν ὑπερβολὴν ἀναδραμεῖν ἔχοντες, πρὸς τῶν πολεμίων κατεχομένην, οὔτε ἐς τὸ ὁμαλὲς διὰ τοῦ πρόποδός πη ἰέναι, ἐνθένδε σφίσιν ἐπικειμένων τῶν ἐναντίων, ἔς τε τὴν νάπην καὶ ἐς τῶν σκοπέλων τὸν ἕτερον δρόμῳ πολλῷ ᾔεσαν, οἱ μὲν αὐτοῖς ἵπποις, οἱ δὲ καὶ πεζῇ.

Dewing And since they could neither run up to the top of Bourgaon, which was held by the enemy, nor go to the plain anywhere over the lower slopes of the mountain, since their opponents were pressing upon them from that side, they went with a great rush to the vale and the unoccupied peak, some even with their horses, others on foot.

Greek ἅτε δὲ ὅμιλος πολὺς ἐν φόβῳ καὶ θορύβῳ μεγάλῳ φεύγοντες, σφᾶς τε αὐτοὺς ἔκτεινον καὶ ἐς τὴν νάπην βαθεῖαν κομιδῆ οὖσαν ἐσπίπτοντες ἀεὶ οἱ πρῶτοι ἔθνησκον, τοῖς μέντοι ὄπισθεν ἰοῦσιν οὐ παρείχοντο τοῦ κακοῦ αἴσθησιν.

Dewing But since they were a numerous throng fleeing in great fear and confusion, they kept killing each other, and as they rushed down into the vale, which was exceedingly deep, those who were first were being killed constantly, but their plight could not be perceived by those who were coming up behind.

Greek ἐπεὶ δὲ τῶν τεθνεώτων ἵππων τε καὶ ἀνθρώπων ἡ νάπη ἔμπλεως γενομένη διάβασιν ἐκ τοῦ Βουργάωνος ἐς ὄρος ἐποίει τὸ ἕτερον, ἐνταῦθα ἐσώζοντο οἱ ὑπολειπόμενοι, διὰ τῶν σωμάτων τὴν πορείαν ποιούμενοι.

Dewing And when the vale became full of dead horses and men, and the bodies made a passage from Bourgaon to the other mountain, then the remainder were saved by making the crossing over the bodies.

Greek ἀπέθανον δὲ ἐν τούτῳ τῷ πόνῳ Μαυρουσίων μὲν μυριάδες πέντε, ὡς αὐτῶν ἰσχυρίζοντο οἱ περιόντες, Ῥωμαίων δὲ τὸ παράπαν οὐδείς, οὐ μὴν οὐδὲ πληγήν τινα ἔλαβεν ἢ πρὸς τῶν πολεμίων ἢ τύχης αὐτῷ ξυμβάσης τινός, ἀλλ’ ἀκραιφνεῖς πάντες τῆς νίκης ἀπώναντο ταύτης.

Dewing And there perished in this struggle, among the Moors fifty thousand, as was declared by those of them who survived, but among the Romans no one at all, nor indeed did anyone receive even a wound, either at the hand of the enemy or by any accident happening to him, but they all enjoyed this victory unscathed.

Greek διέφυγον δὲ καὶ οἱ τῶν βαρβάρων ἡγούμενοι πάντες, πλήν γε δὴ ὅτι Ἐσδιλάσας πίστεις λαβὼν Ῥωμαίοις αὑτὸν ἐνεχείρισε.

Dewing All of the leaders of the barbarians also made their escape, except Esdilasas, who received pledges and surrendered himself to the Romans.

Greek γυναικῶν μέντοι καὶ παίδων λείαν τοσαύτην τὸ πλῆθος Ῥωμαῖοι εἷλον ὥστε προβάτου τιμῆς παῖδα Μαυρούσιον τοῖς ὠνεῖσθαι βουλομένοις ἀπέδοντο.

Dewing So great, however, was the multitude of women and children whom the Romans seized as booty, that they would sell a Moorish boy for the price of a sheep to any who wished to buy.

Greek καὶ τότε Μαυρουσίων τοὺς ὑπολειπομένους γυναικῶν τῶν σφετέρων τὸ λόγιον ἐσῄει, ὡς ἄρα τὸ γένος αὐτοῖς πρὸς ἀνδρὸς ἀγενείου ὀλεῖται.

Dewing And then the remainder of the Moors recalled the saying of their women, to the effect that their nation would be destroyed by a beardless man.

Greek Τὸ μὲν οὖν Ῥωμαίων στράτευμα ξύν τε τῇ λείᾳ καὶ τῷ Ἐσδιλάσᾳ ἐς Καρχηδόνα ἐσήλαυνον τῶν δὲ βαρβάρων ὅσοις μὴ ἀπολωλέναι ξυμβέβηκεν, ἐν Βυζακίῳ μὲν ἱδρῦσθαι ἀδύνατα ἐδόκει εἶναι, ὅπως μὴ ὀλίγοι ὄντες πρὸς Λιβύων τῶν σφίσιν ὁμόρων βιάζωνται, ξὺν δὲ ἄρχουσι τοῖς σφετέροις εἰς Νουμιδίαν ἀφικόμενοι ἱκέται γίνονται Ἰαύδα, ὃς τῶν ἐν Αὐρασίῳ Μαυρουσίων ἦρχε.

Dewing So the Roman army, together with its booty and with Esdilasas, marched into Carthage; and those of the barbarians who had not perished decided that it was impossible to settle in Byzacium, lest they, being few, should be treated with violence by the Libyans who were their neighbours, and with their leaders they went into Numidia and made themselves suppliants of Iaudas, who ruled the Moors in Aurasium.⁠

Greek μόνοι δὲ Μαυρουσίων ἐν Βυζακίῳ διέμειναν ὧν ἡγεῖτο Ἀντάλας, ὃς δὴ ἐν τούτῳ τῷ χρόνῳ τὴν ἐς Ῥωμαίους πίστιν φυλάξας κακῶν ἀπαθὴς ξὺν τοῖς ὑπηκόοις τοῖς αὑτοῦ ἔμεινεν.

Dewing And the only Moors who remained in Byzacium were those led by Antalas, who during this time had kept faith with the Romans and together with his subjects had remained unharmed.