第4巻 第23章

Greek Ἀντάλας δὲ καὶ ὁ τῶν Μαυρουσίων στρατὸς ξυνελέγοντο αὖθις ἐν Βυζακίῳ, καὶ αὐτοῖς Στότζας ξυνῆν, στρατιώτας τε ὀλίγους τινὰς καὶ Βανδίλους ἔχων.

Dewing But Antalas and the army of the Moors were gathering again in Byzacium and Stotzas was with them, having some few soldiers and Vandals.

Greek Ἰωάννης δὲ ὁ Σισινιόλου, πολλὰ λιπαρούντων Λιβύων, στράτευμα ἀγείρας ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς ἦλθεν.

Dewing And John, the son of Sisiniolus, being earnestly entreated by the Libyans, gathered an army and marched against them.

Greek ἐτύγχανε δὲ Ἱμέριος Θρᾷξ τῶν ἐν Βυζακίῳ καταλόγων ἄρχων, ὃν δὴ τότε Ἰωάννης ἐκέλευε πάντας ἐπαγόμενον τοὺς ταύτῃ καταλόγους ξὺν τοῖς ἑκάστῳ ἡγουμένοις ἐλθόντα ἐς χωρίον Μενεφέσση, ὅ ἐστιν ἐν Βυζακίῳ,

Dewing Now Himerius, the Thracian, was commander of the troops in Byzacium, and at that time he was ordered by John to bring with him all the troops there, together with the commanders of each detachment, and come to a place called Menephesse, which is in Byzacium, and join his force there.

Greek σφίσι ξυμμῖξαι. ὕστερον δὲ ἀκούσας ἐνταῦθα ἐνστρατοπεδεύεσθαι τοὺς πολεμίους, Ἱμερίῳ ἔγραφε τά τε ξυμπεσόντα δηλῶν καὶ σφίσιν ἐπαγγέλλων ἑτέρωθι ἀναμίγνυσθαι, ὅπως μὴ κατὰ μόνας, ἀλλὰ κοινῇ ἅπαντες ὑπαντιάσωσι τοῖς πολεμίοις.

Dewing But later, upon hearing that the enemy were encamped there, John wrote to Himerius telling what had happened and directing him to unite with his forces at another place, that they might not go separately, but all together, to encounter the enemy.

Greek τύχῃ δέ τινι οἱ ταῦτα τὰ γράμματα ἔχοντες ὁδῷ ἑτέρᾳ χρησάμενοι τὸν Ἱμέριον εὑρεῖν οὐδαμῇ ἴσχυσαν, ἀλλὰ ξὺν τῷ στρατῷ ἐμπεπτωκὼς ἐς τὸ τῶν ἐναντίων στρατόπεδον γέγονεν ὑπὸ ταῖς ἐκείνων χερσίν.

Dewing But by some chance those who had this letter, making use of another road, were quite unable to find Himerius, and he together with his army, coming upon the camp of the enemy, fell into their hands.

Greek ἦν δέ τις ἐν τούτῳ τῷ Ῥωμαίων στρατῷ νεανίας Σεβηριανός, Ἀσιατικοῦ παῖς, Φοῖνιξ, Ἐμεσηνὸς γένος, καταλόγου ἱππικοῦ ἄρχων.

Dewing Now there was in this Roman army a certain youth, Severianus, son of Asiaticus, a Phoenician and a native of Emesa, commanding a detachment of horse.

Greek ὃς δὴ μόνος ξὺν τοῖς ἀμφ’ αὐτὸν στρατιώταις, πεντήκοντα οὖσι, τοῖς πολεμίοις ἐς χεῖρας ἦλθε.

Dewing This man alone, together with the soldiers under him, fifty in number, engaged with the enemy.

Greek καὶ χρόνον μὲν ἀντεῖχόν τινα, ἔπειτα δὲ πλήθει πολλῷ βιαζόμενοι ἐς λόφον ἀνέδραμον ἐνταῦθά πη ὄντα, οὗ δὴ καὶ φρούριον οὐκ ἀσφαλὲς ἦν.

Dewing And for some time they held out, but later, being over­powered by the great multitude, they ran to the top of a hill in the neighbourhood on which there was also a fort, but one which offered no security.

Greek διὸ δὴ ὁμολογίᾳ σφᾶς αὐτοὺς τοῖς ἐναντίοις ἐνταῦθα ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς ἀναβεβηκόσι παρέδωκαν.

Dewing For this reason they surrendered themselves to their opponents when they ascended the hill to attack them.

Greek οἱ δὲ οὔτε αὐτὸν οὔτε τῶν στρατιωτῶν τινα ἔκτειναν, ἀλλὰ ζωγρήσαντες ἅπαντας, Ἱμέριον μὲν ἐν φυλακῇ ἔσχον, τῷ δὲ Στότζᾳ τοὺς στρατιώτας παρέδοσαν, ὁμολογοῦντας σφίσι ξὺν προθυμίᾳ. πολλῇ ἐπὶ Ῥωμαίους στρατεύσεσθαι· τὸν μέντοι Ἱμέριον, ἢν μὴ τὰ ἐπαγγελλόμενα ποιῇ, κτείνειν ἠπείλουν.

Dewing And the Moors killed neither him nor any of the soldiers, but they made prisoners of the whole force; and Himerius they kept under guard, and handed over his soldiers to Stotzas, since they agreed with great readiness to march with the rebels against the Romans; Himerius, however, they threatened with death, if he should not carry out their commands.

Greek ἐπήγγελλον δὲ πόλιν Ἀδραμητὸν ἐπιθαλασσίαν μηχανῇ τινι σφίσιν ἐνδοῦναι. καὶ ἐπεί οἱ ἰσχυρίζετο βουλομένῳ εἶναι, ἐπὶ Ἀδραμητὸν ξὺν αὐτῷ ᾔεσαν.

Dewing And they commanded him to put into their hands by some device the city of Hadrumetum on the sea. And since he declared that he was willing, they went with him against Hadrumetum.

Greek τῆς τε πόλεως ἀγχοῦ γενόμενοι Ἱμέριον μὲν ὀλίγῳ ἔμπροσθεν ξὺν στρατιώταις τῶν Στότζᾳ ἑπομένων τισὶν ἔπεμψαν, Μαυρουσίους δεδεμένους δῆθεν ἐφέλκοντα, αὐτοὶ δὲ ὄπισθεν εἵποντο.

Dewing And upon coming near the city, they sent Himerius a little in advance with some of the soldiers, dragging along, as it seemed, some Moors in chains, and they themselves followed behind.

Greek καὶ τῷ Ἱμερίῳ εἰπεῖν τοῖς ἐφεστῶσι ταῖς τῆς πόλεως πύλαις ἐπέστελλον, ὡς νικῴη μὲν κατὰ κράτος ὁ βασιλέως στρατός, ἥξει δὲ Ἰωάννης αὐτίκα δὴ μάλα, πλῆθος Μαυρουσίων δορυαλώτων ἄγων ἀριθμοῦ κρεῖσσον· οὕτω τε τῶν πυλῶν σφίσιν ἀνοιγνυμένων, ἐντὸς τοῦ περιβόλου ξὺν τοῖς ἅμα αὐτῷ ἰοῦσι γενέσθαι.

Dewing And they directed Himerius to say to those in command of the gates of the city that the emperor's army had won a decisive victory, and that John would come very soon, bringing an innumerable multitude of Moorish captives; and when in this manner the gates had been opened to them, he was to get inside the fortifications together with those who went with him.

Greek καὶ ὁ μὲν κατὰ ταῦτα ἐποίει. Ἀδραμητηνοὶ δὲ οὕτως ἐξαπατηθέντες ʽοὐ γὰρ ἀπιστεῖν τῷ πάντων ἄρχοντι τῶν ἐν Βυζακίῳ στρατιωτῶν εἶχον’ τὰς πύλας ἀναπετάσαντες τοὺς πολεμίους ἐδέχοντο.

Dewing And he carried out these instructions. And the citizens of Hadrumetum, being deceived in this way (for they could not distrust the commander of all the troops in Byzacium), opened wide the gates and received the enemy.

Greek τότε δὴ οἱ ξὺν τῷ Ἱμερίῳ ἐσβάντες σπασάμενοι τὰ ξίφη τὰς πύλας ἐπιτιθέναι τοὺς ταύτῃ φύλακας οὐκέτι εἴων, ἀλλὰ πάντα τῇ πόλει αὐτίκα ἐδέξαντο τὸν τῶν Μαυρουσίων στρατόν.

Dewing Then, indeed, those who had entered with Himerius drew their swords and would not allow the guards there to shut the gates again, but straightway received the whole army of the Moors into the city.

Greek ληισάμενοί τε αὐτὴν οἱ βάρβαροι καὶ φύλακας καταστησάμενοι ὀλίγους τινὰς ἀπηλλάσσοντο.

Dewing And the barbarians, after plundering it and establishing there some few guards, departed.

Greek Ῥωμαίων δὲ τῶν ζωγρηθέντων τινὲς μὲν φεύγοντες ἐς Καρχηδόνα ἦλθον, ἐν οἷς Σεβηριανός τε καὶ Ἱμέριος ἦν. ἐκ Μαυρουσίων γὰρ τοῖς φεύγειν ἐθέλουσιν οὐ χαλεπὸν ἦν. πολλοὶ δὲ καὶ ξὺν τῷ Στότζᾳ οὔτι ἄκοντες ἔμειναν.

Dewing And of the Romans who had been captured some few escaped and came to Carthage, among whom were Severianus and Himerius. For it was not difficult for those who wished it to make their escape from Moors. And many also, not at all unwillingly, remained with Stotzas.

Greek Χρόνῳ δὲ οὐ πολλῷ ὕστερον τῶν τις ἱερέων, Παῦλος ὄνομα, ὃς δὴ ἐφεστήκει τῇ τῶν νοσούντων ἐπιμελείᾳ, κοινολογησάμενος τῶν λογίμων τισίν, “Αὐτὸς μέν,” ἔφη, “ἐς Καρχηδόνα σταλήσομαι καὶ κατὰ τάχος ξὺν στρατῷ ἐπανήξειν ἐλπίδα ἔχω, ὑμῖν δὲ μελήσει τῇ πόλει τὸ βασιλέως

Dewing Not long after this one of the priests, Paulus by name, who he had been appointed to take charge of the sick, in conferring with some of the nobles, said: "I myself shall journey to Carthage and I am hopeful that I shall return quickly with an army, and it will be your care to receive the emperor's forces into the city."

Greek στράτευμα δέξασθαι.” οἱ μὲν οὖν αὐτὸν βρόχοις τισὶν ἀνάψαντες νύκτωρ ἀπὸ τοῦ περιβόλου καθῆκαν, ὁ δὲ παρὰ τῆς θαλάσσης τὴν ἠιόνα γενόμενος, ὁλκάδος τε ἁλιέων ἐπιτυχὼν ἐνταῦθά πη οὔσης χρήμασι πολλοῖς ἀναπείσας τοὺς ταύτης κυρίους ἐς Καρχηδόνα ἔπλει.

Dewing So they attached some ropes to him and let him down by night from the fortifications, and he, coming to the sea‑shore and happening upon a fishing-vessel which was thereabouts, won over the masters of this boat by great sums of money and sailed off to Carthage.

Greek οὗ δὴ καταπλεύσας καὶ Σεργίῳ ἐς ὄψιν ἐλθὼν τόν τε λόγον ἅπαντα ἔφρασε καὶ στράτευμα λόγου ἄξιον ὡς Ἀδραμητὸν ἀνασωσομένῳ διδόναι ἠξίου.

Dewing And when he had landed there and come into the presence of Sergius, he told the whole story and asked him to give him a considerable army in order to recover Hadrumetum.

Greek καὶ ἐπεὶ ταῦτα Σέργιον ἥκιστα ἤρεσκεν, ἅτε τοῦ ἐν Καρχηδόνι στρατοῦ οὐ πολλοῦ ὄντος, ὅδε ὀλίγους οἱ στρατιωτας τινὰς διδόναι ἐδεῖτο, λαβων τε ἄνδρας οὐ πλέον ὀγδοήκοντα, ἐπενοει τοιάδε.

Dewing And since this by no means pleased Sergius, inasmuch as the army in Carthage was not great, the priest begged him to give him some few soldiers, and receiving not more than eighty men, he formed the following plan.

Greek νηῶν τε ἄθροισιν καὶ ἀκάτων συχνῶν ποιησάμενος ναύτας τε πολλοὺς ἐνταῦθα ἐσεβίβασε καὶ Λίβυας ἄλλους, ἱμάτια περιβεβλημένους ἃ δὴ Ῥωμαίων οἱ στρατιῶται εἰώθασιν ἐνδιδύσκεσθαι.

Dewing He collected a large number of boats and skiffs and embarked on them many sailors and Libyans also, clad in the garments which the Roman soldiers are accustomed to wear.

Greek ἄρας τε τῷ παντὶ στόλῳ εὐθὺ Ἀδραμητοῦ κατὰ τάχος ἔπλει. καὶ ἐπεὶ αὐτῆς ἄγχιστα ἐγεγόνει, πέμψας τινὰς λάθρα τοῖς τῆς πόλεως δοκίμοις ἐσήμαινεν ὡς Γερμανὸς ὁ βασιλέως ἀνεψιὸς ἐς Καρχηδόνα ἔναγχος ἥκων Ἀδραμητηνοῖς λόγοι πολλοῦ ἄξιον στράτευμα πέμψειεν.

Dewing And setting off with the whole fleet, he sailed at full speed straight for Hadrumetum. And when he had come close to it, he sent some men stealthily and declared to the notables of the city that Germanus, the emperor's nephew, had recently come to Carthage, and had sent a very considerable army to the citizens of Hadrumetum.

Greek οἷς δὴ θαρσοῦντας ἐκέλευε τὴν νύκτα ἐκείνην ἀνακλῖναι σφίσι πυλίδα μίαν.

Dewing And he bade them take courage at this and open for them one small gate that night. And they carried out his orders.

Greek οἱ δὲ τὰ ἐπηγγελμένα ἐποίουν. οὕτω τε ὁ Παῦλος ξὺν τοῖς ἑπομένοις ἐντὸς τοῦ περιβόλου γενόμενος τούς τε πολεμίους ἅπαντας ἔκτεινε καὶ βασιλεῖ Ἀδραμητὸν ἀνεσώσατο· ἥ τε ἀμφὶ Γερμανῷ φήμη ἐνθένδε ἀρξαμένη ἄχρι ἐς Καρχηδόνα ἐχώρησεν.

Dewing Thus Paulus with his followers got inside the fortifications, and he slew all the enemy and recovered Hadrumetum for the emperor; and the rumour about Germanus, beginning there, went even to Carthage.

Greek οἱ δὲ Μαυρούσιοι καὶ ὁ Στότζας ξὺν τοῖς ἑπομένοις ταῦτα ἀκούσαντες κατ’ ἀρχὰς μὲν κατωρρώδησάν τε καὶ ἐς τὰς Λιβύης ἐσχατιὰς φεύγοντες ᾤχοντο, ἔπειτα δὲ γνόντες τὸν ἀληθῆ λόγον δεινὰ ἐποιοῦντο, εἰ αὐτοὶ Ἀδραμητηνῶν φεισάμενοι πάντων τοιαῦτα πρὸς ἐκείνων πεπόνθασι.

Dewing And the Moors, as well as Stotzas and his followers, upon hearing this, at first became terrified and went off in flight to the extremities of Libya, but later, upon learning the truth, they counted it a terrible thing that they, after sparing all the citizens of Hadrumetum, had suffered such things at their hands.

Greek διὸ δὴ πανταχῆ ἐπισκήψαντες ἀνόσια Λίβυας ἔργα εἰργάσαντο, οὐδεμιᾶς ἡλικίας φεισάμενοι, γέγονέ τε τότε ἀνθρώπων ἔρημος ἐπὶ πλεῖστον ἡ χώρα.

Dewing For this reason they made raids everywhere and wrought unholy deeds upon the Libyans, sparing no one whatever his age, and the land became at that time for the most part depopulated.

Greek Λιβύων γὰρ τῶν ἀπολελειμμένων οἱ μὲν ἐς τὰς πόλεις διέφευγον, οἱ δὲ ἔς τε Σικελίαν καὶ νήσους τὰς ἄλλας.

Dewing For of the Libyans who had been left some fled into the cities and some to Sicily and the other islands.

Greek οἱ μέντοι λόγιμοι σχεδόν τι ἅπαντες ἐς Βυζάντιον ἦλθον, ἐν τοῖς καὶ Παῦλος ἦν, ὁ τὴν Ἀδραμητὸν ἀνασωσάμενος βασιλεῖ.

Dewing But almost all the notables came to Byzantium, among whom was Paulus also, who had recovered Hadrumetum for the emperor.

Greek οἵ τε Μαυρούσιοι ἀδεέστερον, ἅτε οὐδενὸς σφίσιν ἐπεξιόντος, ἦγόν τε καὶ ἔφερον ἅπαντα καὶ ξὺν αὐτοῖς ὁ Στότζας ἐν δυνάμει ὢν ἤδη.

Dewing And the Moors with still less fear, since no one came out against them, were plundering everything, and with them Stotzas, who was now powerful.

Greek Ῥωμαῖοι γὰρ αὐτῷ στρατιῶται πολλοὶ εἵποντο, οἱ μὲν αὐτόμολοι ἥκοντες, οἱ δὲ κατ’ ἀρχὰς μὲν αἰχμάλωτοι γεγενημένοι,

Dewing For many Roman soldiers were following him, some who had come as deserters, and others who had been in the beginning captives but now remained with him of their own free will.

Greek ἐθελούσιοι δὲ αὐτοῦ μείναντες. Ἰωάννης δέ, οὗ δὴ λόγος τις ἦν ἐν Μαυρουσίοις, Σεργίῳ προσκεκρουκὼς ἐς τὰ μάλιστα ἡσυχίαν ἦγεν.

Dewing And John, who was indeed a man of some reputation among the Moors, was remaining quiet because of the extreme hostility he had conceived against Sergius.