第4巻 第3章

Greek Τοσαῦτα Γελίμερ τε καὶ Τζάζων παραινέσαντες ἐξῆγον τοὺς Βανδίλους, καὶ ἀμφὶ τὸν τοῦ ἀρίστου καιρόν, οὐ προσδεχομένων Ῥωμαίων, ἀλλ’ ἄριστον σφίσι παρασκευαζόντων, παρῆσαν καὶ παρὰ τὰς τοῦ ποταμοῦ ὄχθας ὡς ἐς μάχην ἐτάξαντο.

Dewing After both Gelimer and Tzazon had spoken such exhortations, they led out the Vandals, and at about the time of lunch, when the Romans were not expecting them, but were preparing their meal, they were at hand and arrayed themselves for battle along the bank of the stream.

Greek ἔστι δὲ ποταμὸς ὁ ταύτῃ ῥέων ἀένναος μέν, οὕτω δὲ τὸ ῥεῦμα βραχὺς ὥστε οὐδὲ ὀνόματος ἰδίου πρὸς τῶν ἐπιχωρίων μεταλαγχάνει, ἀλλ ἐν ῥύακος μοίρᾳ ὠνόμασται.

Dewing Now the stream at that place is an ever-flowing one, to be sure, but its volume is so small that it is not even given a special name by the inhabitants of the place, but it is designated simply as a brook.

Greek τούτου δὴ τοῦ ποταμοῦ Ῥωμαῖοι ἐς τὴν ἑτέραν ὄχθην ὡς ἐκ τῶν παρόντων παρασκευασάμενοι ἧκον καὶ ἐτάξαντο ὧδε.

Dewing So the Romans came to the other bank of this river, after preparing themselves as well as they could under the circumstances, and arrayed themselves as follows.

Greek κέρας μὲν τὸ ἀριστερὸν Μαρτῖνός τε καὶ Βαλεριανὸς καὶ Ἰωάννης καὶ Κυπριανός τε καὶ Αλθίας καὶ Μάρκελλος εἶχον καὶ ὅσοι ἄλλοι φοιδεράτων ἄρχοντες ἦσαν, τὸ δὲ δὴ δεξιὸν Πάππος τε καὶ Βαρβᾶτος καὶ Ἀϊγὰν καὶ ὅσοι τῶν ἱππικῶν καταλόγων ἦρχον.

Dewing The left wing was held by Martinus and Valerian John, Cyprian, Althias, and Marcellus, and as many others as were commanders of the foederati;⁠ and the right was held by pappas, Barbatus, and Aïgan, and the others who commanded the forces of cavalry.

Greek κατὰ δὲ τὸ μέσον Ἰωάννης ἐτάσσετο, τούς τε ὑπασπιστὰς καὶ δορυφόρους Βελισαρίου καὶ σημεῖον τὸ στρατηγικὸν ἐπαγόμενος.

Dewing And in the centre John took his position, leading the guards and spearmen of Belisarius and carrying the general's standard.

Greek οὗ δὴ καὶ Βελισάριος εἰς καιρὸν ξὺν τοῖς πεντακοσίοις ἱππεῦσιν ἀφίκετο, τοὺς πεζοὺς ὄπισθεν βάδην προσιόντας ἀπολιπών.

Dewing And Belisarius also came there at the opportune moment with his five hundred horsemen, leaving the infantry behind advancing at a walk.

Greek οἱ γὰρ Οὖννοι ἅπαντες ἐν ἄλλῃ ἐτάξαντο χώρᾳ, εἰθισμένον μὲν σφίσι καὶ πρότερον ἥκιστα ἐπιμίγνυσθαι τῷ Ῥωμαίων στρατῷ, τότε δὲ καὶ ἐν νῷ ἃ προδεδήλωται ἔχουσιν οὐκ ἦν βουλομένοις ξὺν τῇ ἄλλῃ στρατιᾷ τάσσεσθαι. Ῥωμαίοις μὲν οὖν τὰ τῆς τάξεως ὧδέ πη εἶχε.

Dewing For all the Huns had been arrayed in anding place, it being customary for them even before this not to mingle with the Roman army if they could avoid so doing, and at that time especially, since they had in mind the purpose which has previously been explained,⁠ it was not their wish to be arrayed with the rest of the army. Such, then, was the formation of the Roman army.

Greek Βανδίλων δὲ κέρας μὲν ἑκάτερον οἱ χιλίαρχοι εἶχον, ἕκαστός τε ἡγεῖτο τοῦ ἀμφ’ αὐτὸν λόχου, κατὰ δὲ δὴ τὸ μέσον Τζάζων ἦν ὁ τοῦ Γελίμερος ἀδελφός, ὄπισθεν δὲ οἱ Μαυρούσιοι ἐτετάχατο.

Dewing And on the side of the Vandals, either wing was held by the chiliarchs mean each one led the division under him, while in the centre was Tzazon, the brother of Gelimer, and behind him were arrayed the Moors.

Greek αὐτὸς μέντοι ὁ Γελίμερ πανταχόσε περιιὼν ἐνεκελεύετό τε καὶ ἐς εὐτολμίαν ἐνῆγε. προείρητο δὲ Βανδίλοις ἅπασι μήτε δορατίῳ μήτε ἄλλῳ ὁτῳοῦν ὀργάνῳ ἐς ξυμβολὴν τήνδε, ὅτι μὴ τοῖς ξίφεσι, χρῆσθαι.

Dewing But Gelimer himself was going about everywhere exhorting them and urging them on to daring. And the command had been previously given to all the Vandals to use neither spear nor any other weapon in this engagement except their swords.

Greek Χρόνου δὲ τριβέντος συχνοῦ καὶ μάχης οὐδενὸς ἄρχοντος Ἰωάννης τῶν ἀμφ’ αὐτὸν ὀλίγους ἀπολέξας Βελισαρίου γνώμῃ τόν τε ποταμὸν διέβη καὶ ἐς τοὺς μέσους ἐσέβαλεν, ἔνθα δὴ ὁ Τζάζων ὠθισμῷ χρησάμενος ἐδίωξεν αὐτούς.

Dewing After a considerable time had passed and no one began the battle, John chose out a few of those under him by the advice of Belisarius and crossing the river made an attack on the centre, where Tzazon crowded them back and gave chase.

Greek καὶ οἱ μὲν φεύγοντες ἐς τὸ σφῶν αὐτῶν στρατόπεδον ἧκον, οἱ δὲ Βανδίλοι διώκοντες ἄχρι ἐς τόν ποταμὸν ἦλθον, οὐ μέντοι διέβησαν.

Dewing And the Romans in flight came into their own camp, while the Vandals in pursuit came as far as the stream, but did not cross it.

Greek αὖθις δὲ Ἰωάννης πλείους τῶν Βελισαρίου ὑπασπιστῶν ἐπαγόμενος ἐς τοὺς ἀμφὶ τὸν Τζάζωνα ἐσεπήδησε, καὶ αὖθις ἐνθένδε ἀποκρουσθεὶς ἐς τὸ Ῥωμαίων στρατόπεδον ἀνεχώρησε.

Dewing And once more John, leading out more of the guardsmen of Belisarius, made a dash against the forces of Tzazon, and again being repulsed from there, withdrew to the Roman camp.

Greek τὸ δὲ δὴ τρίτον ξὺν πᾶσι σχεδὸν τοῖς Βελισαρίου τε δορυφόροις καὶ ὑπασπισταῖς τὸ στρατηγικὸν σημεῖον λαβὼν τὴν ἐσβολὴν ἐποιήσατο ξὺν βοῇ τε καὶ πατάγῳ πολλῷ.

Dewing And a third time with almost all the guards and spearmen of Belisarius he took the general's standard and made his attack with much shouting and a great noise.

Greek τῶν δὲ βαρβάρων ἀνδρείως τε αὐτοὺς ὑφισταμένων καὶ μόνοις χρωμένων τοῖς ξίφεσι γίνεται μὲν καρτερὰ ἡ μάχη, πίπτουσι δὲ Βανδίλων πολλοί τε καὶ ἄριστοι, καὶ Τζάζων αὐτὸς ὁ τοῦ Γελίμερος ἀδελφός.

Dewing But since the barbarians manfully withstood them and used only their swords, the battle became fierce, and many of the noblest of the Vandals fell, and among them Tzazon himself, the brother of Gelimer.

Greek τότε δὴ ἅπαν τὸ Ῥωμαίων στράτευμα ἐκινήθη καὶ τὸν ποταμὸν διαβάντες ἐπὶ τοὺς πολεμίους ἐχώρησαν, ἥ τε τροπὴ ἀρξαμένη ἀπὸ τοῦ μέσου λαμπρὰ ἐγεγόνει· τοὺς γὰρ κατ’ αὐτοὺς οὐδενὶ πόνῳ ἐτρέψαντο ἕκαστοι.

Dewing Then at last the whole Roman army was set in motion, and crossing the river they advanced upon the enemy, and the rout, beginning at the centre, became complete; for each of the Roman divisions turned to flight those before them with no trouble.

Greek ἃ δὴ ὁρῶντες οἱ Μασσαγέται κατὰ τὰ σφίσι ξυγκείμενα ξὺν τῷ Ῥωμαίων στρατῷ τὴν δίωξιν ἐποιήσαντο, οὐκ ἐπὶ πολὺ μέντοι ἡ δίωξις ἥδε ἐγεγόνει.

Dewing And the Massagetae, seeing this, according to their agreement among themselves⁠ joined the Roman army in making the pursuit, but this pursuit was not continued for a great distance.

Greek οἵ τε γὰρ Βανδίλοι ἐς τὸ σφέτερον στρατόπεδον κατὰ τάχος εἰσελθόντες ἡσύχαζον καὶ οἱ Ῥωμαῖοι, οὐκ ἂν οἰόμενοι ἐν τῷ χαρακώματι πρὸς αὐτοὺς διαμάχεσθαι οἷοί τε εἶναι, τούς τε νεκροὺς ὅσοι ἐχρυσοφόρουν ἀπέδυσαν καὶ ἐς τὸ σφῶν αὐτῶν στρατόπεδον ἀπεχώρησαν.

Dewing For the Vandals entered their own camp quickly and remained quiet, while the Romans, thinking that they would not be able to fight it out with them inside the stockade, stripped such of the corpses as had gold upon them and retired to their own camp.

Greek ἀπέθανον δὲ ἐν ταύτῃ τῇ μάχῃ Ῥωμαίων μὲν ἥσσους ἢ πεντήκοντα, Βανδίλων δὲ ὀκτακόσιοι μάλιστα.

Dewing And there perished in this battle, of the Romans less than fifty, but of the Vandals about eight hundred.

Greek Βελισάριος δέ, τῶν πεζῶν οἱ ἀφικομένων ἀμφὶ δείλην ὀψίαν, ἄρας ὡς εἶχε τάχους παντὶ τῷ στρατῷ ᾔει ἐπὶ τὸ τῶν Βανδίλων στρατόπεδον.

Dewing But Belisarius, when the infantry came up in the late afternoon, moved as quickly as he could with the whole army and went against the camp of the Vandals.

Greek Γελίμερ δὲ γνοὺς Βελισάριον ξύν τε τοῖς πεζοῖς καὶ τῷ ἄλλῳ στρατῷ ἐπ’ αὐτὸν αὐτίκα ἰέναι, οὐδὲν οὔτε εἰπὼν οὔτε ἐντειλάμενος ἐπί τε τὸν ἵππον ἀναθρώσκει καὶ τὴν ἐπὶ Νουμίδας φέρουσαν ἔφευγε.

Dewing And Gelimer, realising that Belisarius with his infantry and the rest of his army was coming against him straightway, without saying a word or giving a command leaped upon his horse and was off in flight on the road leading to Numidia.

Greek καὶ αὐτῷ οἵ τε ξυγγενεῖς καὶ τῶν οἰκετῶν ὀλίγοι τινὲς εἵποντο καταπεπληγμένοι τε καὶ τὰ παρόντα ἐν σιγῇ ἔχοντες.

Dewing And his kinsmen and some few of his domestics followed him in utter consternation and guarding with silence what was taking place.

Greek καὶ χρόνον μέν τινα ἔλαθε Βανδίλους ἀποδρὰς Γελίμερ, ἐπεὶ δὲ αὐτόν τε πεφευγέναι ᾔσθοντο ἅπαντες καὶ οἱ πολέμιοι ἤδη καθεωρῶντο, τότε δὴ οἵ τε ἄνδρες ἐθορύβουν καὶ τὰ παιδία ἀνέκραγε καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες ἐκώκυον.

Dewing And for some time it escaped the notice of the Vandals that Gelimer had run away, but when they all perceived that he had fled, and the enemy were already plainly seen, then indeed the men began to shout and the children cried out and the women wailed.

Greek καὶ οὔτε χρημάτων παρόντων μετεποιοῦντο οὔτε τῶν φιλτάτων ὀδυρομένων σφίσιν ἔμελεν, ἀλλ’ ἕκαστος ἔφευγεν οὐδενὶ κόσμῳ ὅπη ἐδύνατο.

Dewing And they neither took with them the money they had nor did they heed the laments of those dearest to them, but every man fled in complete disorder just as he could.

Greek ἐπελθόντες δὲ Ῥωμαῖοι τό τε στρατόπεδον ἀνδρῶν ἔρημον αὐτοῖς χρήμασιν αἱροῦσι καὶ ἐπιδιώξαντες τὴν νύκτα ὅλην ἄνδρας μὲν ὅσοις ἐντύχοιεν ἔκτεινον, παῖδας δὲ καὶ γυναῖκας ἐποιοῦντο ἐν ἀνδραπόδων λόγῳ.

Dewing And the Romans, coming up, captured the camp, money and all, with not a man in it; and they pursued the fugitives throughout the whole night, killing all the men upon whom they happened, and making slaves of the women and children.

Greek χρήματα δὲ τοσαῦτα τὸ πλῆθος ἐν τούτῳ τῷ στρατοπέδῳ εὗρον ὅσα οὐδεπώποτε ἔν γε χωρίῳ ἑνὶ τετύχηκεν εἶναι.

Dewing And they found in this camp a quantity of wealth such as has never before been found, at least in one place.

Greek οἵ τε γὰρ Βανδίλοι ἐκ παλαιοῦ τὴν Ῥωμαίων ἀρχὴν ληισάμενοι συχνὰ χρήματα ἐς Λιβύην μετήνεγκαν καὶ τῆς χώρας αὐτοῖς ἀγαθῆς ἐν τοῖς μάλιστα οὔσης καρποῖς τε τοῖς ἀναγκαιοτάτοις ἐς ἄγαν εὐθηνούσης, τὰς τῶν χρημάτων προσόδους ξυνέβη, αἵ γε ἐκ τῶν ἐκείνῃ γινομένων ἀγαθῶν ἠγείροντο, οὐκ ἐς ἑτέραν τινὰ δαπανᾶσθαι χώραν ἐμπορίᾳ τῇ τῶν ἐπιτηδείων, ἀλλ’ αὐτὰς ἀεὶ οἱ τὰ χωρία κεκτημένοι προσεποιοῦντο ἐς πέντε καὶ ἐνενήκοντα ἔτη, ἐς οἷς δὴ Λιβύης οἱ Βανδίλοι ἦρξαν.

Dewing For the Vandals had plundered the Roman domain for a long timeness had transferred great amounts of money to Libya, and since their land was an especially good one, flourishing abundantly with the most useful crops, it came about that the revenue collected from the commodities produced there was not paid out to any other country in the purchase of a food supply, but those who possessed the land always kept for themselves the income from it for the ninety-five years during which the Vandals ruled Libya.

Greek καὶ ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ ἐς πάμπολυ χρῆμα ὁ πλοῦτος χωρήσας ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐς τῶν Ῥωμαίων τὰς χεῖρας ἐπανῆκεν αὖθις.

Dewing And from this it resulted that their wealth, amounting to an extraordinary sum, returned once more on that day into the hands of the Romans.

Greek ἡ μὲν οὖν μάχη καὶ δίωξις ἥδε καὶ τοῦ Βανδίλων στρατοπέδου ἡ ἅλωσις τρισὶ μησὶν ὕστερον γέγονεν ἢ ὁ Ῥωμαίων στρατὸς ἐς Καρχηδόνα ἦλθε, μεσοῦντος μάλιστα τοῦ τελευταίου μηνός, ὃν Δεκέμβριον Ῥωμαῖοι καλοῦσι.

Dewing So this battle and the pursuit and the capture of the Vandals' camp happened three months after the Roman army came to Carthage, at about the middle of the last month, which the Romans call "December."