第4巻 第27章

Greek Τῇ δὲ ἐπιγενομένῃ ἡμέρᾳ τὴν μὲν Ἀρεοβίνδου κεφαλὴν παρὰ τὸν Ἀντάλαν ὁ Γόνθαρις ἔπεμψε, τὰ δὲ χρήματα καὶ τοὺς στρατιώτας αὐτὸν ἀποστερεῖν ἔγνω.

Dewing And on the following day Gontharis sent the head of Areobindus to Antalas, but decided to deprive him of the money and of the soldiers.

Greek Ἀντάλας τοίνυν, ὅτι τέ οἱ τῶν ξυγκειμένων οὐδὲν ἐπετέλει, δεινὰ ἐποιεῖτο, καὶ τά τε ὀμωμοσμένα τά τε εἰργασμένα τῷ Γονθάριδι ἐς τὸν Ἀρεόβινδον ἐννοῶν ἤσχαλλεν.

Dewing Antalas, therefore, was outraged, because he was not carrying out anything of what had been agreed with him, and at the same time, upon considering what Gontharis had sworn and what he had done to Areobindus, he was incensed.

Greek οὐ γάρ οἱ ἐδόκει ὁ τοιούτους ὅρκους ἠδικηκὼς οὔτε αὐτῷ ποτε οὔτε ἄλλῳ ὁτῳοῦν πιστὸς ἔσεσθαι.

Dewing For it did not seem to him that one who had disregarded such oaths would ever be faithful either to him or to anyone else at all.

Greek πολλὰ γοῦν ἐν αὑτῷ λογισάμενος Ἰουστινιανῷ βασιλεῖ προσχωρεῖν ἤθελε· διὸ δὴ ὀπίσω ἀπήλαυνε.

Dewing So after considering the matter long with himself, he was desirous of submitting to the Emperor Justinian; for this reason, then, he marched back.

Greek γνούς τε Μαρκέντιον, ὃς τῶν ἐν Βυζακίῳ καταλόγων ἦρχεν, ἐς νῆσόν τινα τῶν ταύτῃ ἐπικειμένων καταφυγεῖν, πέμψας παρ’ αὐτὸν φράσας τε τὸν πάντα λόγον καὶ τὰ πιστὰ δούς, τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἐπηγάγετο.

Dewing And learning that Marcentius, who commanded the troops in Byzacium, had fled to one of the islands which lies off the coast, he sent to him, and telling him the whole story and giving pledges, persuaded him by kind words to come to him.

Greek καὶ Μαρκέντιος μὲν ἔμενε ξὺν τῷ Ἀντάλᾳ ἐν τῷ στρατοπέδῳ, στρατιῶται δὲ ὅσοι ἐν Βυζακίῳ διατριβὴν εἶχον, εὐνοϊκῶς βασιλεῖ ἔχοντες, Ἀδραμητὸν πόλιν ἐφύλασσον.

Dewing And Marcentius remained with Antalas in the camp, while the soldiers who were on duty in Byzacium, being well disposed to the emperor, were guarding the city of Hadrumetum.

Greek οἱ δὲ τοῦ Στότζα στρατιῶται, οὐχ ἥσσους ἢ χίλιοι ὄντες, αἰσθόμενοι τῶν ποιουμένων, Ἰωάννου σφίσιν ἡγουμένου, παρὰ τὸν Γόνθαριν ἐχώρησαν δρόμῳ·

Dewing But the soldiers of Stotzas, being not less than a thousand, perceiving what was being done, went in great haste, with John leading them, to Gontharis;

Greek καὶ ὃς αὐτοὺς ἀσμένως τῇ πόλει ἐδέξατο. ἦσαν δὲ Ῥωμαῖοι μὲν πεντακόσιοι, Οὖννοι δὲ ὀγδοήκοντα μάλιστα, οἱ δὲ λοιποὶ Βανδίλοι ἅπαντες.

Dewing and he gladly received them into the city. Now there were five hundred Romans and about eighty Huns, while all the rest were Vandals.

Greek καὶ Ἀρταβάνης τὰ πιστὰ λαβὼν ἔς τε τὸ Παλάτιον ξὺν τοῖς Ἀρμενίοις ἀνέβη καὶ τῷ τυράννῳ ὑπηρετήσειν ἐπιτάσσοντι ὡμολόγησε.

Dewing And Artabanes, upon receiving pledges, went up to the palace with his Armenians, and promised to serve the tyrant according to his orders.

Greek λάθρα δὲ ἀνελεῖν τὸν Γόνθαριν ἐβουλεύτετο, Γρηγορίῳ τε τῷ ἀνεψιῷ καὶ Ἀρτασίρῃ τῷ δορυφόρῳ κοινολογησάμενος τὸ βούλευμα τοῦτο.

Dewing But secretly he was purposing to destroy Gontharis, having previously communicated this purpose to Gregorius, his nephew, and to Artasires, his body-guard.

Greek Γρηγόριος δὲ αὐτὸν ἐς τὴν πρᾶξιν ἐνάγων ἔλεξε τοιάδε· “Ἀρταβάνη, νῦν σοι πάρεστι μόνῳ τὸ Βελισαρίου ἀναδήσασθαι κλέος, μᾶλλον δὲ αὐτὸ καὶ πολλῷ ἔτι ὑπερβαλέσθαι.

Dewing And Gregorius, urging him on to the undertaking, spoke as follows: "Artabanes, the opportunity is now at hand for you, and you alone, to win the glory of Belisarius — nay more, even to surpass that glory by far.

Greek ὁ μὲν γὰρ στρατιὰν ἀξιολογωτάτην καὶ χρήματα μεγάλα παρὰ βασιλέως λαβὼν ἐνταῦθα ἧκεν, ἄρχοντας μὲν ἔχων τούς οἱ ἑπομένους καὶ ξυμβούλους πολλούς, στόλον δὲ νηῶν οἷον οὔπω ἡμεῖς ἀκοῇ ἴσμεν, ἵππον τε πολλὴν καὶ ὅπλα καὶ τὰ ἄλλα ἁπλῶς εἰπεῖν ἅπαντα ἐπαξίως οἱ παρεσκευασμένα τῆς Ῥωμαίων ἀρχῆς.

Dewing For he came here, having received from the emperor a most formidable army and great sums of money, having officers accompanying him and advisers in great numbers, and a fleet of ships whose like we have never before heard tell of, and numerous cavalry, and arms, and everything else, to put it in a word, prepared for him in a manner worthy of the Roman empire.

Greek οὕτω τε πόνῳ πολλῷ ἀνεσώσατο Λιβύην Ῥωμαίοις.

Dewing And thus equipped he won back Libya for the Romans with much toil.

Greek ἅπερ ἅπαντα οὕτως ἀπόλωλεν ὥστε, εἰ μηδὲ ἀρχὴν ἐγεγόνει, ἔν γε τῷ παρόντι ἐν ἴσῳ εἶναι· πλήν γε δὴ ὅτι ἀποκέκριται Ῥωμαίοις τανῦν ἐκ τῆς Βελισαρίου νίκης τοῖς τε σώμασι καὶ τοῖς χρήμασιν ἐζημιῶσθαι, καὶ πρός γε τὸ μηδὲ φυλάξαι τἀγαθὰ δυνατοῖς γεγονέναι.

Dewing But all these achievements have so completely come to naught, that they are, at this moment, as if they had never been — except indeed, that there is at present left to the Romans from the victory of Belisarius the losses they have suffered in lives and in money, and, in addition, that they are no longer able even to guard the good things they won.

Greek τὸ δὲ πάντα ταῦτα ἀνασώσασθαι τανῦν βασιλεῖ ἐν τῇ σῇ μόνῃ ψυχῇ τε καὶ γνώμῃ καὶ δεξιᾷ κεῖται.

Dewing But the winning back of all these things for the emperor now depends upon the courage and judgment and right hand of you alone.

Greek οὐκοῦν ἐκλογίζου μὲν ὡς εἶ Ἀρσακίδης ἀνέκαθεν γένος, ἐνθυμοῦ δὲ ὡς τοῖς εὖ γεγονόσιν ἀνδραγαθίζεσθαι ἀεί τε καὶ πανταχῆ πρέπει.

Dewing Therefore consider that you are of the house of the Arsacidae by ancient descent, and remember that it is seemly for men of noble birth to play the part of brave men always and in all places.

Greek πολλὰ γοῦν σοι ἔργα ὑπὲρ τῆς ἐλευθερίας θαυμαστὰ πέπρακται. Ἀκάκιον γάρ, νέος ὢν ἔτι, τὸν Ἀρμενίων ἄρχοντα, καὶ Σίτταν τὸν Ῥωμαίων στρατηγὸν ἔκτεινας, καὶ ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ Χοσρόῃ βασιλεῖ γνώριμος γεγονὼς ξὺν αὐτῷ ἐπὶ Ῥωμαίους ἐστράτευσας.

Dewing Now many remarkable deeds have been performed by you in behalf of freedom. For when you were still young, you slew Acacius,⁠ the ruler of the Armenians, and Sittas,⁠ the general of the Romans, and as a result of this becoming known to the king Chosroes, you campaigned with him against the Romans.

Greek ἐπεὶ δὲ τηλικόσδε εἶ, ὡς σὸν εἶναι μὴ περιορᾶν τὴν Ῥωμαίων ἀρχὴν ὑπὸ κυνὶ μεθύοντι κεῖσθαι, ἐνδείκνυσο τανῦν ὡς εὐγενείᾳ τε καὶ ψυχῆς ἀρετῇ ἐκεῖνα, ὦ ʼγαθέ, τὰ πρόσθεν εἰργάσω· ἐγὼ δέ σοι καὶ Ἀρτασίρης ὅδε ἅπαντα ἐπιτάττοντι ὅση δύναμις ὑπουργήσομεν.”

Dewing And since you have reached so great a station that it devolves upon you not to allow the Roman power to lie subject to a drunken dog, show at this time that it was by reason of noble birth and a valour heart that at the former time, good sir, you performed those deeds; and I as well as Artasires here will assist you in everything, so far as we have the power, in accordance with your commands."

Greek Γρηγόριος μὲν τοσαῦτα εἶπεν· Ἀρταβάνου δὲ τὴν διάνοιαν ἐπὶ τὸν τύραννον ἔτι μᾶλλον ὥρμησεν.

Dewing So spoke Gregorius; and he excited the mind of Artabanes still more against the tyrant.

Greek ὁ δὲ Γόνθαρις Ἀρεοβίνδου μὲν τήν τε γυναῖκα καὶ τὴν ἀδελφὴν ἐκ τοῦ φρουρίου ἐξαγαγὼν ἐπί τινος οἰκίας ἠνάγκασε μένειν, οὔτε τι ὑβρίσας λόγῳ ἢ ἔργῳ ὁτῳοῦν ἐς αὐτὰς οὔτε τὰ ἐπιτήδεια ἐνδεεστέρως ἢ κατὰ τὴν χρείαν ἐχούσας οὔτε τι ἄλλο βιασθείσας εἰπεῖν ἢ πρᾶξαι, πλήν γε δὴ ὅτι γράψαι πρὸς τὸν θεῖον ἡ Πρεϊέκτα ἠνάγκαστο ὡς Γόνθαρις μὲν αὐτάς τε τιμῴη ἐς ἄγαν καὶ καθαρὸς εἴη παντάπασι τοῦ τἀνδρὸς φόνου, Οὐλιθέῳ δὲ τὸ κακὸν ἐργασθείη, Γονθάριδος οὐδαμῆ ἐπαινοῦντος.

Dewing But Gontharis, bringing out the wife and the sister of Areobindus from the fortress, compelled them to remain at a certain house, showing them no insult by any word or deed whatsoever, nor did they have provisions in any less measure than they needed, nor were they compelled to say or to do anything except, indeed, that Prejecta was forced to write her uncle⁠ that Gontharis was honouring them exceedingly and that he was altogether guiltless of the murder of her husband, and that the base deed had been done by Ulitheus, Gontharis by no means approving.

Greek ἔπρασσε δὲ ταῦτα ὁ Γόνθαρις Πασιφίλῳ ἀναπεισθείς, ἀνδρὶ γεγονότι μὲν τῶν ἐν Βυζακίῳ στασιωτῶν πρώτῳ, ξυναραμένῳ δὲ αὐτῷ μάλιστα ἐς τὴν τῆς τυραννίδος ἐπίθεσιν.

Dewing And Gontharis was persuaded to do this by Pasiphilus, a man who had been foremost among the mutineers in Byzacium, and had assisted Gontharis very greatly in his effort to establish the tyranny.

Greek ἰσχυρίζετο γὰρ ὁ Πασίφιλος, ἢν ταῦτα ποιοίη, ξυνοικιεῖν τε αὐτῷ βασιλέα τὴν κόρην καὶ προῖκα κατὰ τὸ ξυγγενὲς ἐπιδώσειν χρημάτων μεγάλων.

Dewing For Pasiphilus maintained that, if he should do this, the emperor would marry the young woman to him, and in view of his kinship with her would give also a dowry of a large sum of money.

Greek Ἀρταβάνην τε τῷ στρατῷ ἐξηγεῖσθαι ἐπί τε Ἀντάλαν καὶ Μαυρουσίους τοὺς ἐν Βυζακίῳ ἐκέλευε.

Dewing And Gontharis commanded Artabanes to lead the army against Antalas and the Moors in Byzacium.

Greek Κουτζίνας γάρ, ἅτε τῷ Ἀντάλᾳ προσκεκρουκώς, ἀπέστη τε αὐτοῦ ἐκ τοῦ ἐμφανοῦς καὶ Γονθάριδι προσεχώρησεν· ᾧ δὴ τόν τε παῖδα καὶ τὴν μητέρα ἐν ὁμήρων λόγῳ παρέσχετο.

Dewing For Coutzinas, having quarrelled with Antalas, had separated from him openly and allied himself with Gontharis; and he gave Gontharis his son and his mother as hostage.

Greek τὸ μὲν οὖν στράτευμα ἡγουμένου Ἀρταβάνου εὐθὺς ἐπὶ τὸν Ἀντάλαν ἐχώρει. ξυνῆν δὲ αὐτῷ καὶ Ἰωάννης, ὁ τῶν Στότζα στασιωτῶν ἄρχων, καὶ Οὐλίθεος ὁ δορυφόρος· εἵποντο δὲ καὶ Μαυρούσιοι,

Dewing So the army, under the leader­ship of Artabanes, proceeded immediately against Antalas. And with Artabanes was John also, the commander of the mutineers of Stotzas, and Ulitheus, the body-guard of Gontharis; and there were Moors also following him, led by Coutzinas.

Greek ὧν Κουτζίνας ἦρχε. πόλιν τε Ἀδραμητὸν διαμείψαντες καταλαμβάνουσι τοὺς ἐναντίους ἐνταῦθά πη ὄντας, καὶ στρατοπεδευσάμενοι ὀλίγῳ ἄποθεν τῶν πολεμίων ηὐλίσαντο.

Dewing And after passing by the city of Hadrumetum, they came upon their opponents somewhere near there, and making a camp a little apart from the enemy, they passed the night.

Greek τῇ δὲ ὑστεραίᾳ Ἰωάννης μὲν καὶ Οὐλίθεος, μοῖράν τινα τοῦ στρατοῦ ἔχοντες, αὐτοῦ ἔμειναν, Ἀρταβάνης δὲ καὶ Κουτζίνας ἐπῆγον ἐπὶ τοὺς ἐναντίους τὸ στράτευμα.

Dewing And on the day after that John and Ulitheus, with a detachment of the army, remained there, while Artabanes and Coutzinas led their army against their opponents.

Greek οὓς δὴ οὐ ξυνενεγκόντες οἱ ξὺν τῷ Ἀντάλᾳ Μαυρούσιοι ἐς φυγὴν ὥρμηντο.

Dewing And the Moors under Antalas did not withstand their attack and rushed off in flight.

Greek ἀλλ’ ἐθελοκακήσας Ἀρταβάνης ἐκ τοῦ αἰφνιδίου στρέψας τε τὸ σημεῖον ὀπίσω ἀπήλαυνε.

Dewing But Artabanes of a sudden wilfully played the coward, and turning his standard about marched off toward the rear.

Greek διὸ δὴ Οὐλίθεος αὐτὸν ἐς τὸ στρατόπεδον ἥκοντα κτείνειν διενοεῖτο.

Dewing For this reason Ulitheus was purposing to kill him when he came into the camp.

Greek παραιτούμενος δὲ Ἀρταβάνης ἔφασκε δεῖσαι μὴ Μαρκέντιος ἐξ Ἀδραμητοῦ πόλεως ἐπιβοηθήσας τοῖς ἐναντίοις, ὅπη ἐνταῦθα ἐτύγχανεν ὤν, ἀνήκεστα σφᾶς ἔργα ἐργάσηται·

Dewing But Artabanes, by way of excusing himself, said he feared lest Marcentius, coming to assist the enemy from the city of Hadrumetum, where he then happened to be, would do his forces irreparable harm;

Greek ἀλλὰ Γόνθαριν χρῆναι παντὶ τῷ στρατῷ ἐπὶ τοὺς πολεμίους ἰέναι.

Dewing but Gontharis, he said, ought to march against the enemy with the whole army.

Greek καὶ τὰ μὲν πρῶτα ἐβουλεύετο ἐς Ἀδραμητὸν ἰὼν ξὺν τοῖς ἑπομένοις τῷ βασιλέως στρατῷ ἀναμίγνυσθαι.

Dewing And at first he considered going to Hadrumetum with his followers and uniting with the emperor's forces.

Greek ἄμεινον δέ οἱ πολλὰ διαλογισαμένῳ ἔδοξεν εἶναι Γόνθαριν ἐξ ἀνθρώπων ἀφανίσαντι βασιλέα τε καὶ Λιβύην πραγμάτων ἀπαλλάξαι δυσκόλων.

Dewing But after long deliberation it seemed to him better to put Gontharis out of the world and thus free both the emperor and Libya from a difficult situation.

Greek ἀναστρέψας οὖν ἐς Καρχηδόνα τῷ τυράννῳ ἀπήγγελλεν ὅτι δὴ στρατεύματος αὐτῷ πλείονος ἐπὶ τοὺς πολεμίους δεήσει.

Dewing Returning, accordingly, to Carthage, he reported to the tyrant that he would need a larger army to meet the enemy.

Greek ὁ δὲ Πασιφίλῳ κοινολογησάμενος ἅπαντα μὲν ἐξοπλίσαι τὸν στρατὸν ἤθελεν, αὐτὸς δὲ φυλακὴν ἐν Καρχηδόνι καταστησάμενος ἐπὶ τοὺς πολεμίους τῷ στρατῷ ἐξηγήσασθαι.

Dewing And Gontharis, after conferring with Pasiphilus, consented, indeed, to equip his whole army, but purposed to place a guard in Carthage, and in person to lead the army against the enemy.

Greek πολλοὺς μὲν οὖν ἐς ἡμέραν ἑκάστην ἀνῄρει ἐς οὓς ὑποψίᾳ τινὶ καὶ λόγον οὐκ ἐχούσῃ ἐχρῆτο.

Dewing Each day, therefore, he was destroying many men toward whom he felt any suspicion, even though groundless.

Greek τῷ δὲ Πασιφίλῳ ἐπέστελλεν, ὃν δὴ καταστήσεσθαι ἐπὶ Καρχηδόνος φυλακῇ ἔμελλε, τοὺς Γραικοὺς ἅπαντας οὐδὲν ὑπολογισαμένῳ κτεῖναι.

Dewing And he gave orders to Pasiphilus, whom he was intending to appoint in charge of the garrison of Carthage, to kill all the Greeks⁠ without any consideration.