第4巻 第16章

Greek Ταῦτα ἐπεὶ βασιλεὺς ἔμαθε, Γερμανὸν τὸν ἀνεψιὸν τὸν αὑτοῦ, ἄνδρα πατρίκιον, ἐς Λιβύην ξὺν ὀλίγοις τισὶν ἔπεμψε.

Dewing When the emperor learned this, he sent his nephew Germanus, a man of patrician rank, with some few men to Libya.

Greek καὶ Σύμμαχος δὲ αὐτῷ καὶ Δόμνικος, ἄνδρες ἐκ βουλῆς, εἵποντο, ἅτερος μὲν ἔπαρχός τε καὶ χορηγὸς τῆς δαπάνης ἐσόμενος, Δόμνικος δὲ τῷ πεζῷ στρατῷ ἐπιστατήσων. Ἰωάννης γὰρ ἐτελεύτα ἤδη νοσήσας, ᾧ δὴ ἐπέκειτο ἡ τιμὴ αὕτη.

Dewing And Symmachus also and Domnicus, men of the senate, followed him, the former to be prefect and charged with the maintenance of the army, while Domnicus was to command the infantry forces. For John,⁠ who had held the office of prefect, had already died of disease.

Greek ἐπειδή τε ἐς Καρχηδόνα κατέπλευσαν, τούς τε παρόντας σφίσι στρατιώτας ὁ Γερμανὸς ἠρίθμει καὶ τῶν γραμματέων ἀναλεγόμενος τὰ βιβλία οὗ πάντα ἀναγέγραπται τῶν στρατιωτῶν τὰ ὀνόματα, εὕρισκε τὸ μὲν τριτημόριον τοῦ στρατοῦ ἔν τε Καρχηδόνι καὶ ταῖς ἄλλαις πόλεσιν ἄν, τοὺς δὲ ἄλλους ἅπαντας τῷ τυράννῳ ἐπὶ Ῥωμαίους ξυντεταγμένους.

Dewing And when they had sailed into Carthage, Germanus counted the soldiers whom they had, and upon looking over the books of the scribes where the names of all the soldiers were registered, he found that the third part of the army was in Carthage and the other cities, while all the rest were arrayed with the tyrant against the Romans.

Greek μάχης μὲν οὖν διὰ ταῦτα οὐκ ἦρχε, τοῦ δὲ στρατοπέδου ἐπεμελεῖτο ὡς μάλιστα. λογισάμενός τε ὡς τῶν πολεμίων ξυγγενεῖς ἢ ὁμοσκήνους τοὺς ἐν Καρχηδόνι ἀπολελειμμένους ξυμβαίνει εἶναι, ἄλλα τε πολλὰ ἐπαγωγὰ πᾶσιν ἐφθέγγετο καὶ σταλῆναι πρὸς βασιλέως ἐς Λιβύην αὐτὸς ἔφασκεν, ἐφ’ ᾧ ἠδικημένοις μὲν στρατιώταις ἀμυνεῖ, κολάσει δὲ τοὺς ἀδικίας τινὸς ἐς αὐτοὺς ἄρξαντας.

Dewing He did not, therefore, begin any fighting, but bestowed the greatest care upon his army. And considering that those left in Carthage were the kinsmen or tentmates of the enemy, he kept addressing many winning words to all, and in particular said that he had himself been sent by the emperor to Libya in order to defend the soldiers who had been wronged and to punish those who had unprovoked done them any injury.

Greek ἅπερ οἱ στασιῶται πυνθανόμενοι κατ’ ὀλίγους αὐτῷ προσχωρεῖν ἤρχοντο. καὶ αὐτοὺς ὁ Γερμανὸς τῇ τε πόλει ξὺν φιλοφροσύνῃ ἐδέχετο καὶ τὰ πιστὰ δοὺς ἐν τιμῇ εἶχε, τάς τε συντάξεις αὐτοῖς τοῦ χρόνου ἐδίδου καθ’ ὃν ἐπὶ Ῥωμαίους ἐν ὅπλοις ἦσαν.

Dewing And when this was found out by the mutineers, they began to come over to him a few at a time. And Germanus both received them into the city in a friendly manner and, giving pledges, held them in honour, and he gave them their pay for the time during which they had been in arms against the Romans.

Greek ἐπεὶ δὲ ὁ περὶ τούτων λόγος περιφερόμενος ἐς ἅπαντας ἦλθε, κατὰ πολλοὺς ἤδη τοῦ τυράννου ἀποτασσόμενοι ἐς Καρχηδόνα ἐσήλαυνον.

Dewing And when the report of these acts was circulated and came to all, they began now to detach themselves in large numbers from the tyrant and to march to Carthage.

Greek καὶ τότε δὴ Γερμανὸς ἐξ ἀντιπάλου τῆς δυνάμεως ἔσεσθαί οἱ πρὸς τοὺς ἐναντίους τὴν μάχην ἐλπίσας τὰ ἐς τὴν παράταξιν ἐξηρτύετο.

Dewing Then at last Germanus, hoping that in the battle he would be evenly matched in strength with his opponents, began to make preparations for the conflict.

Greek Ἐν τούτῳ δὲ ὁ Στότζας τοῦ μὲν κακοῦ ἤδη αἰσθόμενος, δεδιὼς δὲ μή οἱ καὶ πλειόνων στρατιωτῶν τῇ ἀποστάσει ἔτι μᾶλλον τὸ στράτευμα ἐλασσοῦσθαι ξυμβαίη, διακινδυνεύειν τε ἐν τῷ παραυτίκα ἠπείγετο καὶ τοῦ πολέμου ὀξύτερον ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι.

Dewing But in the meantime Stotzas, already perceiving the trouble, and fearing lest by the defection of still others of his soldiers the army should be reduced still more, was pressing for a decisive encounter immediately and trying to take hold of the war with more vigour.

Greek καὶ ἦν γάρ τις αὐτῷ ἐκ τῶν ἐν Καρχηδόνι στρατιωτῶν ἐλπὶς ἀποστάσεως πέρι, ᾤετό τε αὐτούς, ἤν που σφίσιν ἄγχιστα γένηται, πόνῳ οὐδενὶ αὐτομολήσειν, ἐς πάντας τὴν ἐλπίδα ἐξενεγκών· ταύτῃ τε αὐτοὺς μάλιστα ἐπιρρώσας παντὶ τῷ στρατῷ ἐπὶ Καρχηδόνα κατὰ τάχος ᾔει.

Dewing And since he had some hope regarding the soldiers in Carthage, that they would come over to him, and thought that they would readily desert if he came near them, he held out the hope to all his men; and after encouraging them exceedingly in this way, he advanced swiftly with his whole army against Carthage.

Greek γενόμενός τε αὐτῆς ἄπο σταδίων πέντε καὶ τριάκοντα, ἐστρατοπεδεύσατο τῆς θαλάσσης οὐ μακρὰν ἄποθεν, καὶ Γερμανὸς ἅπαν ἐξοπλίσας τὸ στράτευμα διατάξας τε ὡς ἐς μάχην ἐξῆγε.

Dewing And when he had come within thirty-five stades of the city, he made camp not far from the sea, and Germanus, after arming his whole army and arraying them for battle, marched forth.

Greek καὶ ἐπεὶ τῆς πόλεως ἔξω ἐγένοντο, ἠκηκόει γὰρ ὅσα ἐν ἐλπίδι ὁ Στότζας εἶχε, ξυγκαλέσας ἅπαντας ἔλεξε τοιάδε·

Dewing And when they were all outside the city, since he had heard what Stotzas was hoping for, he called together the whole army and spoke as follows:

Greek “Ὡς μὲν οὐδὲν ἂν δικαίως, ὦ ξυστρατιῶται, βασιλεῖ μέμψεσθε οὐδέ τι αἰτιάσεσθε τῶν εἰς ὑμᾶς αὐτῷ πεπραγμένων, οὐδεὶς ἄν, οἶμαι, τῶν πάντων ἀντείποι·

Dewing "That there is nothing, fellow-soldiers, with which you can justly reproach the emperor, and no fault which you can find with what he has done to you, this, I think, no one of you all could deny;

Greek ὅς γε ὑμᾶς ἐξ ἀγροῦ ἥκοντας ξύν τε τῇ πήρᾳ καὶ χιτωνίσκῳ ἑνὶ ξυναγαγὼν ἐς Βυζάντιον τηλικούσδε εἶναι πεποίηκεν ὥστε τὰ Ῥωμαίων πράγματα νῦν ἐφ’ ὑμῖν κεῖσθαι.

Dewing for it was he who took you as you came from the fields with your wallets and one small frock apiece and brought you together in Byzantium, and has caused you to be so powerful that the Roman state now depends upon you.

Greek ὡς δὲ οὐ περιυβρίσθαι μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰ πάντων δεινότατα παρ’ ὑμῶν αὐτὸν πεπονθέναι τετύχηκε,

Dewing And that he has not only been treated with wanton insult, but has also suffered the most dreadful of all things at your hands, you yourselves, doubtless, know full well.

Greek ξυνεπίστασθε καὶ ὑμεῖς δήπουθεν. ὧν δὴ τὴν μνήμην ὑμῖν ἐς ἀεὶ βουλόμενος διασώζεσθαι τὰς τῶν ἐγκλημάτων αἰτίας ἀφῆκεν, ὄφλημα τοῦτό γε αὐτῷ μόνον ὀφείλεσθαι παρ’ ὑμῶν ἀξιῶν, τὴν ὑπὲρ τῶν πεπραγμένων αἰσχύνην.

Dewing And desiring that you would preserve the memory of these things for ever, he has dismissed the accusations brought against you for your crimes, asking that this debt allot be due to him from you — shame for what you have done.

Greek ταύτῃ τοίνυν ἠγμένους ὑμᾶς μεταμανθάνειν τε τὴν πίστιν εἰκὸς καὶ τὴν πρόσθεν ἀγνωμοσύνην ἐπανορθοῦν.

Dewing It is reasonable, therefore, that you, being thus regarded by him, should learn anew the lesson of good faith and correct your former folly.

Greek μετάμελος γὰρ ἐν δέοντι τοῖς ἐπταικόσιν ἐπιγινόμενος συγγνώμονας αὐτοῖς τοὺς ἠδικημένους ποιεῖν εἴωθεν, ὑπουργία τε εἰς καιρὸν ἐλθοῦσα τὸ τῶν ἀχαρίστων ὄνομα μεταβάλλειν φιλεῖ.”

Dewing For when repentance comes at the fitting time upon those who have done wrong, it is accustomed to make those who have been injured indulgent; and service which comes in season is wont to bring another name to those who have been called ungrateful.

Greek “Εὖ δὲ ὑμᾶς δεήσει κἀκεῖνο εἰδέναι, ὡς, ἢν ἐν τῷ παρόντι εὖνοι μάλιστα βασιλεῖ γένησθε, οὐδεμία τοῖς προλαβοῦσι λελείψεται μνήμη.

Dewing "And it will be needful for you to know well this also, that if at the present time you shew yourselves completely loyal to the emperor, no remembrance will remain of what has gone before.

Greek πᾶσα γὰρ πρᾶξις πέφυκεν ἀεὶ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις ἐκ τῆς καταστροφῆς ὀνομάζεσθαι· ἁμάρτημά τε γεγονὸς ἅπαξ ἀποίητον μὲν οὐδ’ ἂν ἐν χρόνῳ τῷ παντὶ γένοιτο, ἐπανορθωθὲν δὲ πράξεσι τῶν αὐτὸ εἰργασμένων ἀμείνοσιν εὐπρεποῦς τε τῆς σιωπῆς ἐπιτυγχάνει καὶ ἐς λήθην ὡς τὰ πολλὰ περιίσταται.

Dewing For in the nature of things every course of action is characterized by men in accordance with its final outcome; and while a wrong which has once been committed can never be undone in all time, still, when it has been corrected by better deeds on the part of those who committed it, it receives the fitting reward of silence and generally comes to be forgotten.

Greek καίτοι, ἢν μὲν ὀλιγωρίᾳ τινὶ ἐς τούτους δὴ τοὺς καταράτους τὰ νῦν χρήσησθε, ὕστερον δὲ πολλοὺς πολέμους ὑπὲρ Ῥωμαίων ἀγωνιζόμενοι τὸ κατὰ τῶν πολεμίων πολλάκις ἀναδήσησθε κράτος, οὐκ ἂν ἔτι ὁμοίως ἀνθυπουργηκέναι βασιλεῖ δόξαιτε.

Dewing Moreover, if you act with any disregard of duty toward these accursed rascals at the present time, even though afterwards you fight through many wars in behalf of the Romans and often win the victory over the enemy, you will never again be regarded as having requited the emperor as you can requite him to‑day.

Greek οἱ γὰρ ἐν αὐτοῖς εὐδοκιμοῦντες οἷς ἥμαρτον εὐπρεπεστέραν τὴν ἀπολογίαν ἐς ἀεὶ φέρονται. τὰ μὲν οὖν ἐς βασιλέα ταύτῃ πη λογιζέσθω ὑμῶν ἕκαστος.

Dewing For those who win applause in the very matter of their former wrong-doing always gain for themselves a fairer apology. As regards the emperor, then, let each one of you reason in some such way.

Greek ἐγὼ δὲ οὔτε ἀδικίας τινὸς εἰς ὑμᾶς ἄρξας, ἐνδειξάμενός τε πάσῃ δυνάμει τὴν εἰς ὑμᾶς εὔνοιαν, καὶ τὰ νῦν καθιστάμενος ἐς κίνδυνον τόνδε, τοσοῦτον αἰτεῖσθαι ἅπαντας ἔγνωκα· μηδεὶς ξὺν ἡμῖν ἐπὶ τοὺς πολεμίους παρὰ γνώμην χωρείτω.

Dewing But as for me, I have not voluntarily done you any injustice, and I have displayed by good-will to you by all possible means, and now, fa­cing this danger, I have decided to ask this much of you all: let no man advance with us against the enemy contrary to his judgement.

Greek ἀλλ’ εἴ τῳ ὑμῶν ἐκείνοις ἤδη βουλομένῳ ἐστὶ ξυντάττεσθαι, μηδὲν μελλήσας ξὺν τοῖς ὅπλοις ἐπὶ τὸ τῶν ἐναντίων στρατόπεδον ἴτω, τοῦτο μόνον ἡμῖν χαριζόμενος, ὅτι οὐ λάθρα ἡμᾶς, ἀλλ’ ἐκ τοῦ ἐμφανοῦς ἀδικεῖν ἔγνω.

Dewing But if anyone of you is already desirous of arising himself with them, without delay let him go with his weapons to the enemy's camp, granting us this one favour, that it be not stealthily, but openly, that he has decided to do us wrong.

Greek τούτου γὰρ ἕνεκα οὐκ ἐν Καρχηδόνι, ἀλλ’ ἐν μεταιχμίῳ γενόμενος τοὺς λόγους ποιοῦμαι, ὅπως ἂν μηδενὶ αὐτομολεῖν ἐς τοὺς ἐναντίους ἐθέλοντι ἐμπόδιος εἴην, παρὸν ἅπασι κινδύνου ἐκτὸς τὴν ἐς τὴν πολιτείαν ἐνδείκνυσθαι

Dewing Indeed, it is for this reason that I am making my speech, not in Carthage, but after coming on the battle-field, in order that I might not be an obstacle to anyone who desires to desert to our opponents, since it is possible for all without danger to shew their disposition toward the state."

Greek γνώμην.” Γερμανὸς μὲν τοσαῦτα εἶπε. ταραχὴ δὲ πολλὴ ἐν τῷ Ῥωμαίων στρατῷ γέγονεν, ἐπεὶ πρῶτος ἠξίου αὐτὸς ἕκαστος εὔνοιάν τε τὴν ἐς βασιλέα τῷ στρατηγῷ ἐπιδείξασθαι καὶ ὅρκους δεινοτάτους ὑπὲρ τούτων ὀμεῖσθαι.

Dewing Thus spoke Germanus. And a great uproar ensued in the Roman army, for each one demanded the right to be the first to di to the general his loyalty to the emperor and to swear the most dread oaths in confirmation.