第5巻 第10章

Greek Τότε δὴ καὶ αὐτὸς τὰ ἐς τὴν εἴσοδον κατεστήσατο ὧδε. ἄνδρας ἀμφὶ τετρακοσίους ἀπολεξάμενος περὶ λύχνων ἁφὰς καὶ ἄρχοντε αὐτοῖς ἐπιστήσας Μάγνον τε, ὃς ἱππικοῦ καταλόγου ἡγεῖτο, καὶ τὸν τῶν Ἰσαύρων ἀρχηγὸν Ἔννης, θωρακίσασθαί τε ἅπαντας καὶ τάς τε ἀσπίδαν τά τε ξίφη ἀνελομένους ἡσυχάζειν, ἄχρι αὐτὸς σημήνῃ, ἐκέλευε.

Dewing Then at length, Belisarius, on his part, made his preparations to enter the city as follows. Selecting at nightfall about four hundred men and appointing as commander over them Magnus, who led a detachment of cavalry, and Ennes, the leader of the Isaurians, he commanded them all to put on their corselets, take in hand their shields and swords, and remain quiet until he himself should give the signal.

Greek καὶ Βέσσαν μεταπεμψάμενος αὐτοῦ μένειν ἐπήγγειλε· βούλεσθαι γὰρ ξὺν αὐτῷ βουλήν τινα περὶ τοῦ στρατοπέδου ποιήσασθαι·

Dewing And he summoned Bessas⁠ and gave him orders to stay with him, for he wished to consult with him concerning a certain matter pertaining to the army.

Greek καὶ ἐπειδὴ πόρρω ἦν τῶν νυκτῶν, Μάγνῳ τε καὶ Ἔννῃ τὰ σφίσι παρόντα εἰπὼν καὶ τὸ χωρίον ἐπιδείξας οὗ πρότερον διελὼν τὸν ὀχετὸν ἔτυχε, τοῖς τετρακοσίοις ἐς τὴν πόλιν ἐξηγήσασθαι,

Dewing And when it was well on in the night, he explained to Magnus and Ennes the task before them, pointed out the place where he had previously broken open the aqueduct, and ordered them to lead the four hundred men into the city, taking lights with them.

Greek λύχνα ἀνελομένους, ἐκέλευε. καὶ ἄνδρας δύο ταῖς σάλπιγξε χρῆσθαι ἐπισταμένους ξὺν αὐτοῖς ἔπεμψεν, ὅπως, ἐπειδὰν τοῦ περιβόλου ἐντὸς γένωνται, τήν τε πόλιν ξυνταράξαι καὶ τὰ πρασσόμενα σημῆναι σφίσιν οἷοί τε ὦσιν.

Dewing And he sent with them two men skilled in the use of the trumpet, so that as soon as they should get inside the circuit-wall, they might be able both to throw the city into confusion and to notify their own men what they were doing.

Greek αὐτὸς δὲ κλίμακας ὅτι πλείστας πρότερον πεποιημένας ἐν παρασκευῇ εἶχεν. Οἱ μὲν οὖν ἐς τὸν ὀχετὸν ὑποδύντες ἐπὶ τὴν πόλιν ἐβάδιζον, αὐτὸς δὲ ξὺν τῷ Βέσσᾳ καὶ Φωτίῳ αὐτοῦ ἔμενε καὶ ξὺν αὐτοῖς ἅπαντα ἔπρασσε.

Dewing And he himself was holding in readiness a very great number of ladders which had been constructed previously. So these men entered the aqueduct and were proceeding toward the city, while he with Bessas and Photius⁠ remained at his post and with their help was attending to all details.

Greek πέμψας δὲ καὶ ἐς τὸ στρατόπεδον, ἐγρηγορέναι τε καὶ τὰ ὅπλα ἐν χερσὶν ἔχειν ἐπέταττε. καὶ πολλοὺς μέντοι ἀμφ’ αὑτὸν εἶχεν οὓς δὴ εὐτολμοτάτους ᾤετο εἶναι. τῶν δὲ ἐπὶ τὴν πόλιν ἰόντων οἱ ὑπὲρ ἥμισυ κατωρρωδηκότες τὸν κίνδυνον ὀπίσω ἀπεκομίζοντο.

Dewing And he also sent to the camp, commanding the men to remain awake and to keep their arms in their hands. At the same time he kept near him a large force — men whom he considered most courageous. Now of the men who were on their way to the city above half became terrified at the danger and turned back.

Greek οὓς ἐπεὶ Μάγνος ἕπεσθαί οἱ, καίπερ πολλὰ παραινέσας, οὐκ ἔπειθε, παρὰ τὸν στρατηγὸν ξὺν αὐτοῖς ἐπανῆκε.

Dewing And since Magnus could not persuade them to follow him, although he urged them again and again, he returned with them to the general.

Greek τούτους δὲ Βελισάριος κακίσας καὶ τῶν ἀμφ’ αὑτὸν ἀπολέξας διακοσίους σὺν Μάγνῳ ἰέναι ἐκέλευεν. ὧν δὴ καὶ Φώτιος ἡγεῖσθαι θέλων, ἐς τὴν διώρυχα ἐσεπήδησεν· ἀλλὰ Βελισάριος αὐτὸν διεκώλυσεν.

Dewing And Belisarius, after reviling these men, selected two hundred of the troops at hand, and ordered them to go with Magnus. And Photius also, wishing to lead them, leaped into the channel of the aqueduct, but Belisarius prevented him.

Greek αἰσχυνθέντες δὲ τοῦ τε στρατηγοῦ καὶ Φωτίου τὴν λοιδορίαν καὶ ὅσοι τὸν κίνδυνον ἔφευγον, αὖθις αὐτὸν ὑποστῆναι τολμήσαντες ξὺν αὐτοῖς εἵποντο.

Dewing Then those who were fleeing from the danger, put to shame by the railings of the general and of Photius, took heart to face it once more and followed with the others.

Greek Βελισάριος δὲ δείσας μὴ τῶν πολεμίων τισὶ τῶν πρασσομένων αἴσθησις γένηται, οἳ δὴ ἐς τὸν πύργον φυλακὴν εἶχον ὃς τοῦ ὀχετοῦ ἄγχιστα ἐτύγχανεν ὤν, ἐνταῦθά τε ἦλθε καὶ Βέσσαν ἐκέλευε τῇ Γότθων φωνῇ διαλέγεσθαι τοῖς ταύτῃ βαρβάροις, ὅπως δὴ μή τις αὐτοῖς ἐκ τῶν ὅπλων πάταγος ἔναυλος εἴη.

Dewing And Belisarius, fearing lest their operations should be perceived by some of the enemy who were maintaining a guard on the tower which happened to be nearest to the aqueduct, went to that place and commanded Bessas to carry on a conversation in the Gothic tongue with the barbarians there, his purpose being to prevent any clanging of the weapons from being audible to them.

Greek καὶ Βέσσας μὲν αὐτοῖς ἀναβοήσας μέγα προσχωρεῖν Βελισαρίῳ παρῄνει, πολλὰ σφίσιν ἐπαγγελλόμενος ἀγαθὰ ἔσεσθαι.

Dewing And so Bessas shouted to them in a loud voice, urging the Goths to yield to Belisarius and promising that they should have many rewards.

Greek οἱ δὲ ἐτώθαζον, πολλὰ ἐς Βελισάριόν τε καὶ βασιλέα ὑβρίζοντες. ταῦτα μὲν οὖν Βελισαρίῳ καὶ Βέσσᾳ ἐπράσσετο τῇδε.

Dewing But they jeered at him, indulging in many insults directed at both Belisarius and the emperor. Belisarius and Bessas, then, were thus occupied.

Greek Ὁ δὲ Νεαπόλεως ὀχετὸς οὐκ ἄχρι ἐς τὸ τεῖχος καλύπτεται μόνον, ἀλλ’ οὕτω τῆς πόλεως ἐπὶ πλεῖστον διήκει, κύρτωμα ἐκ πλίνθου ὠπτημένης ὑψηλὸν ἔχων, ὥστε γενόμενοι ἐντὸς τοῦ περιβόλου οἱ ἀμφὶ Μάγνον τε καὶ Ἔννην ἅπαντες οὐδὲ ὅπου ποτὲ γῆς εἰσι ξυμβάλλεσθαι ἐδύναντο.

Dewing Now the aqueduct of Naples is not only covered until it reaches the wall, but remains covered as it extends to a great distance inside the city, being carried on a high arch of baked bricks. Consequently, when the men under the command of Magnus and Ennes had got inside the fortifications, they were one and all unable even to conjecture where in the world they were.

Greek οὐ μὴν οὐδέ πη ἀποβαίνειν ἐνθένδε εἶχον, ἕως οἱ πρῶτοι ἐς χῶρον ἵκοντο οὗ τὸν ὀχετὸν ἀνώροφον ξυνέπεσεν εἶναι καὶ οἴκημα ἦν κομιδῆ ἀπημελημένον.

Dewing Furthermore, they could not leave the aqueduct at any point until the foremost of them came to a place where the aqueduct chanced to be without a roof and where stood a building which had entirely fallen into neglect.

Greek ἐνταῦθα ἔσω γυνή τις ᾤκει, μόνη τε οὖσα καὶ πενίᾳ πολλῇ ξυνοικοῦσα, καὶ δένδρον ἐλαίας καθύπερθεν τοῦ ὀχετοῦ ἐπεφύκει.

Dewing Inside this building a certain woman had her dwelling, living alone with utter poverty as her only companion; and an olive tree had grown out over the aqueduct.

Greek οὗτοι ἐπειδὴ τόν τε οὐρανὸν εἶδον καὶ ἐν μέσῃ πόλει ᾔσθοντο εἶναι, ἐκβαίνειν μὲν διενοοῦντο, μηχανὴν μέντοι οὐδεμίαν εἶχον, ἄλλως τε καὶ ξὺν τοῖς ὅπλοις, τοῦ ὀχετοῦ ἀπαλλάσσεσθαι. ὑψηλὴ γάρ τις ἐνταῦθα ἡ οἰκοδομία ἔτυχεν οὖσα καὶ οὐδὲ ἀνάβασίν τινα ἔχουσα.

Dewing So when these men saw the sky and perceived that they were in the midst of the city, they began to plan how they might get out, but they had no means of leaving the aqueduct either with or without their arms. For the structure happened to be very high at that point and, besides, offered no means of climbing to the top.

Greek τῶν δὲ στρατιωτῶν ἐπὶ πλεῖστον ἀπορουμένων καὶ ἐς στενοχωρίαν πολλὴν ξυνιόντων ʽἤδη γὰρ καὶ τῶν ὄπισθεν ἰόντων πολύς τις ξυνέρρει ὅμιλοσ̓, ἐγένετο αὐτῶν τινι ἔννοια τῆς ἀνόδου ἀποπειράσασθαι.

Dewing But as the soldiers were in a state of great perplexity and were beginning to crowd each other greatly as they collected there (for already, as the men in the rear kept coming up, a great throng was beginning to gather), the thought occurred to one of them to make trial of the ascent.

Greek καταθέμενος οὖν αὐτίκα τὰ ὅπλα, ταῖς τε χερσὶ καὶ τοῖς ποσὶ τὴν ἀνάβασιν βιασάμενος, ἐς τὸ τῆς γυναικὸς οἴκημα ἦλθε.

Dewing He immediately therefore laid down his arms, and forcing his way up with hands and feet, reached the woman's house.

Greek καὶ αὐτὴν ἐνταῦθα ἰδών, ἢν μὴ σιωπῴη, κτείνειν ἠπείλησεν. ἡ δὲ καταπλαγεῖσα ἄφωνος ἔμεινε. καὶ ὃς ἐκ τοῦ πρέμνου τῆς ἐλαίας ἱμάντα τινὰ ἰσχυρὸν ἀναψάμενος τὴν ἑτέραν τοῦ ἱμάντος ἀρχὴν ἐς τὸν ὀχετὸν ἔρριψεν. οὗ δὴ λαβόμενος τῶν στρατιωτῶν ἕκαστος ἀνέβαινε μόλις.

Dewing And seeing her there, he threatened to kill her unless she should remain silent. And she was terror-stricken and remained speechless. He then fastened to the trunk of the olive tree a strong strap, and threw the other end of it into the aqueduct. So the soldiers, laying hold of it one at a time, managed with difficulty to make the ascent.

Greek ἐπεὶ δὲ ἀναβεβήκεσαν ἅπαντες τῆς τε νυκτὸς τὸ τεταρτημόριον ἔτι ἐλείπετο, χωροῦσιν ἐπὶ τὸ τεῖχος· καὶ πύργων δύο τοὺς φύλακας, οὐδέν τι αἰσθανομένους τοῦ κακοῦ, κτείνουσιν ἀμφὶ τὰ πρὸς βορρᾶν τοῦ περιβόλου, ἔνθα Βελισάριος ξὺν τῷ Βέσσᾳ καὶ Φωτίῳ εἱστήκει, καραδοκῶν τὰ πρασσόμενα.

Dewing And after all had come up and a fourth part of the night still remained, they proceeded toward the wall; and they slew the garrison of two of the towers before the men in them had an inkling of the trouble. These towers were on the northern portion of the circuit-wall, where Belisarius was stationed with Bessas and Photius, anxiously awaiting the progress of events.

Greek καὶ οἱ μὲν τὸ στράτευμα ἐπὶ τὸ τεῖχος ταῖς σάλπιγξιν ἐκάλουν, Βελισάριος δὲ τῷ περιβόλῳ τὰς κλίμακας ἐρείσας τοὺς στρατιώτας ἐνθένδε ἀναβαίνειν ἐκέλευε.

Dewing So while the trumpeters were summoning the army to the wall, Belisarius was pla­cing the ladders against the fortifications and commanding the soldiers to mount them.

Greek τῶν δὲ κλιμάκων οὐδεμίαν διήκειν ἄχρι ἐς τὰς ἐπάλξεις ξυνέβαινεν. ἅτε γὰρ αὐτὰς οὐκ ἐκ τοῦ ἐμφανοῦς οἱ τεχνῖται ποιούμενοι μέτρου τοῦ καθήκοντος οὐχ οἷοί τε ἐξικνεῖσθαι ἐγένοντο.

Dewing But it so happened that not one of the ladders reached as far as the parapet. For since the workmen had not made them in sight of the wall, they had not been able to arrive at the proper measure.

Greek διόπερ δύο ἐς ἀλλήλας ξυνδέοντες καὶ ἐπ’ ἀμφοῖν ἀναβαίνοντες οὕτω δὴ τῶν ἐπάλξεων καθυπέρτεροι οἱ στρατιῶται ἐγένοντο. ταῦτα μὲν οὖν Βελισαρίῳ ἐφέρετο τῇδε.

Dewing For this reason they bound two together, and it was only by using both of them for the ascent that the soldiers got above the level of the parapet. Such was the progress of these events where Belisarius was engaged.

Greek Ἐς δὲ τὰ πρὸς θάλασσαν τοῦ περιβόλου, ἔνθα οὐχ οἱ βάρβαροι, ἀλλὰ Ἰουδαῖοι φυλακὴν εἶχον, οὔτε ταῖς κλίμαξι χρῆσθαι οὔτε ἀναβαίνειν ἐς τὸ τεῖχος οἱ στρατιῶται ἐδύναντο.

Dewing But on the side of the circuit-wall which faces the sea, where the forces on guard were not barbarians, but Jews, the soldiers were unable either to use the ladders or to scale the wall.

Greek οἱ γὰρ Ἰουδαῖοι τοῖς πολεμίοις ἤδη προσκεκρουκότες, ἐμπόδιοί τε γεγενημένοι ὅπως μὴ τὴν πόλιν ἀμαχητὶ ἕλωσι, καὶ ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ ἐλπίδα οὐδεμίαν ἢν ὑπ’ αὐτοῖς ὦσιν ἔχοντες, καρτερῶς τε, καίπερ αὐτοῖς τῆς πόλεως ἤδη ἁλούσης, ἐμάχοντο καὶ τῇ τῶν ἐναντίων προσβολῇ παρὰ δόξαν ἀντεῖχον.

Dewing For the Jews had already given offence to their enemy by having opposed their efforts to capture the city without a fight, and for this reason they had no hope if they should fall into their hands; so they kept fighting stubbornly, although they could see that the city had already been captured, and held out beyond all expectation against the assaults of their opponents.

Greek ἐπεὶ δὲ ἡμέρα ἐγένετο καὶ τῶν ἀναβεβηκότων τινὲς ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς ᾔεσαν, οὕτω δὴ καὶ αὐτοὶ ὄπισθεν βαλλόμενοι ἔφευγον, καὶ κατὰ κράτος Νεάπολις ἥλω. καὶ τῶν πυλῶν ἤδη ἀνακεκλιμένων ἅπας ὁ Ῥωμαίων στρατὸς εἰσῄει.

Dewing But when day came and some of those who had mounted the wall marched against them, then at last they also, now that they were being shot at from behind, took to flight, and Naples was captured by storm. By this time the gates were thrown open and the whole Roman army came in.

Greek ὅσοι δὲ ἀμφὶ πύλας ἐτετάχατο τὰς πρὸς ἀνίσχοντα ἥλιον τετραμμένας, ἐπεὶ κλίμακες σφίσι παροῦσαι οὐδαμῆ ἔτυχον, ταύτας δὴ τὰς πύλας ἀφυλάκτους παντάπασιν οὔσας ἔκαυσαν.

Dewing But those who were stationed about the gates which fronted the east, since, as it happened, they had no ladders at hand, set fire to these gates, which were altogether unguarded;

Greek ἔρημον γὰρ ἀνδρῶν τὸ ἐκείνῃ τεῖχος, ἅτε τῶν φυλάκων δρασμῷ χρησαμένων,

Dewing for that part of the wall had been deserted, the guards having taken to flight.

Greek ἐγένετο. φόνος τε ἐνταῦθα πολὺς ἐγεγόνει. θυμῷ γὰρ ἐχόμενοι ἅπαντες, ἄλλως τε καὶ ὅσοις ἀδελφόν τινα ἣ ξυγγενῆ ἀποθανεῖν τειχομαχοῦντα τετύχηκε, τὸν ἐν ποσὶν ἀεί, οὐδεμιᾶς ἡλικίας φειδόμενοι, ἔκτεινον, ἔς τε τὰς οἰκίας ἐσβάλλοντες παῖδας μὲν καὶ γυναῖκας ἠνδραπόδισαν, τὰ δὲ χρήματα ἐληίσαντο, καὶ πάντων μάλιστα οἱ Μασσαγέται, οἳ οὐδὲ τῶν ἱερῶν ἀπεχόμενοι πολλοὺς τῶν ἐς αὐτὰ φυγόντων ἀνεῖλον, ἕως Βελισάριος πανταχόσε περιιὼν διεκώλυσέ τε καὶ ξυγκαλέσας ἅπαντας ἔλεξε τοιάδε·

Dewing And then a great slaughter took place; for all of them were possessed with fury, especially those who had chanced to have a brother or other relative slain in the fighting at the wall. And they kept killing all whom they encountered, sparing neither old nor young, and dashing into the houses they made slaves of the women and children and secured the valuables as plunder; and in this the Massagetae outdid all the rest, for they did not even withhold their hand from the sanctuaries, but slew many of those who had taken refuge in them, until Belisarius, visiting every part of the city, put a stop to this, and calling all together, spoke as follows:

Greek “Ἐπειδὴ νενικηκέναι τε ἡμῖν δέδωκεν ὁ θεὸς καὶ ἐπὶ πλεῖστον εὐδοξίας ἀφῖχθαι, πόλιν ἀνάλωτον πρότερον οὖσαν ὑποχειρίαν ἡμῖν ποιησάμενος, ἀναγκαῖον καὶ ἡμᾶς τὸ μὴ ἀναξίους εἶναι τῆς χάριτος, ἀλλὰ τῇ ἐς τοὺς ἡσσημένους φιλανθρωπίᾳ τὸ δικαίως κεκρατηκέναι τούτων ἐνδείκνυσθαι.

Dewing "Inasmuch as God has given us the victory and has permitted us to attain the greatest height of glory, by putting under our hand a city which has never been captured before, it behooves us on our part to shew ourselves not unworthy of His grace, but by our humane treatment of the vanquished, to make it plain that we have conquered these men justly.

Greek μὴ τοίνυν ἀπέραντα Νεαπολίτας μισήσητε, μηδὲ ὑπερόριον τοῦ πολέμου τὸ ἐς αὐτοὺς ἔχθος ποιήσητε. τοὺς γὰρ ἡσσημένους οὐδεὶς τῶν νενικηκότων ἔτι μισεῖ.

Dewing Do not, therefore, hate the Neapolitans with a boundless hatred, and do not allow your hostility toward them to continue beyond the limits of the war. For when men have been vanquished, their victors never hate them any longer.

Greek κτείνοντές τε αὐτοὺς οὐ πολεμίων ἀπαλλαγήσεσθε τὸ λοιπόν, ἀλλὰ θανάτῳ ζημιωθήσεσθε τῶν ὑπηκόων. οὐκοῦν ἀνθρώπους τούσδε μηδὲν ἐργάσησθε περαιτέρω κακόν, μηδὲ τῇ ὀργῇ πάντα χαρίζεσθε.

Dewing And by killing them you will not be ridding yourselves of enemies for the future, but you will be suffering a loss through the death of your subjects. Therefore, do these men no further harm, nor continue to give way wholly to anger.

Greek αἰσχρὸν γὰρ τῶν μὲν πολεμίων κρατεῖν, τοῦ δὲ θυμοῦ ἥσσους φαίνεσθαι. ὑμῖν δὲ χρήματα μὲν τὰ ἄλλα γινέσθω τῆς ἀρετῆς ἆθλα, γυναῖκες δὲ τοῖς ἀνδράσι ξὺν τοῖς παισὶν ἀποδιδόσθων. μανθανέτωσαν δὲ οἱ νενικημένοι τοῖς πράγμασιν ἡλίκων ἐξ ἀβουλίας ἐστέρηνται φίλων.”

Dewing For it is a disgrace to prevail over the enemy and then to shew yourselves vanquished by passion. So let all the possessions of these men suffice for you as the rewards of your valour, but let their wives, together with the children, be given back to the men. And let the conquered learn by experience what kind of friends they have forfeited by reason of foolish counsel."

Greek Τοσαῦτα εἰπὼν Βελισάριος τάς τε γυναῖκας καὶ τὰ παιδία καὶ τὰ ἄλλα ἀνδράποδα Νεαπολίταις πάντα ἀφῆκεν, ὕβρεως οὐδεμιᾶς ἐς πεῖραν ἐλθόντα, καὶ αὐτοῖς τοὺς στρατιώτας διήλλαξεν.

Dewing After speaking thus, Belisarius released to the Neapolitans their women and children and the slaves, one and all, no insult having been experienced by them, and he reconciled the soldiers to the citizens.

Greek οὕτω τε Νεαπολίταις ξυνηνέχθη ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ αἰχμαλώτοις τε γενέσθαι καὶ τὴν ἐλευθερίαν ἀνασώσασθαι καὶ τῶν χρημάτων τὰ τιμιώτατα ἀνακτήσασθαι.

Dewing And thus it came to pass for the Neapolitans that on that day they both became captives and regained their liberty, and that they recovered the most precious of their possessions.

Greek ἐπεὶ αὐτῶν ὅσοι χρυσὸν ἢ ἄλλο τι τῶν τιμίων ἔχοντες ἔτυχον, οὗτοι δὴ τὰ πρότερα ἐς γῆν κατορύξαντες ἀπεκρύψαντο, καὶ ταύτῃ τοὺς πολεμίους λαθεῖν ἴσχυσαν αὐτοῖς χρήμασι τὰς οἰκίας ἀπολαβόντες. ἥ τε πολιορκία ἐς ἡμέρας μάλιστα εἴκοσι κατατείνασα ἐς τοῦτο ἐτελεύτα.

Dewing For those of them who happened to have gold or anything else of value had previously concealed it by burying it in the earth, and in this way they succeed in hiding from the enemy the fact that in getting back their houses they were recovering their money also. And the siege, which had lasted about twenty days, ended thus.

Greek Γότθους δὲ τοὺς τῇδε ἁλόντας οὐχ ἥσσους ἢ ὀκτακοσίους ὄντας κακῶν ἀπαθεῖς Βελισάριος παντάπασι διαφυλάξας, οὐκ ἐλασσόνως ἢ τοὺς στρατιώτας τοὺς αὑτοῦ ἐν τιμῇ εἶχε.

Dewing As for the Goths who were captured in the city, not less than eight hundred in number, Belisarius put them under guard and kept them from all harm, holding them in no less honour than his own soldiers.

Greek Πάστωρ δέ, ὃς ἐς ἀπόνοιαν, ὡς πρότερόν μοι δεδήλωται, τὸν δῆμον ἐνῆγεν, ἐπεὶ τὴν πόλιν ἁλισκομένην εἶδεν, ἐς ἀποπληξίαν ἐξέπεσε καὶ ἐξαπίνης ἀπέθανεν, οὔτε νοσήσας πρότερον οὔτε ἄλλο τι πρὸς οὐδενὸς παθὼν ἄχαρι.

Dewing And Pastor, who had been leading the people upon a course of folly, as has been previously⁠ set forth by me, upon seeing the city captured, fell into a fit of apoplexy and died suddenly, though he had neither been ill before nor suffered any harm from anyone.

Greek Ἀσκληπιόδοτος δέ, ὃς ξὺν αὐτῷ ταῦτα ἔπρασσε, ξὺν τῶν λογίμων τοῖς περιοῦσι παρὰ Βελισάριον ἦλθε.

Dewing But Asclepiodotus, who was engaged in this intrigue with him, came before Belisarius with those of the notables who survived.

Greek καὶ αὐτῷ Στέφανος ἐπιτωθάζων ἐλοιδορεῖτο ὧδε· “Ὅρα, ὦ κάκιστε ἀνθρώπων ἁπάντων, οἷα κακὰ τὴν πατρίδα εἰργάσω, τῆς ἐς Γότθους εὐνοίας τὴν τῶν πολιτῶν ἀποδόμενος σωτηρίαν.

Dewing And Stephanus mocked and reviled him with these words: "See, O basest of all men, what evils you have brought to your fatherland, by selling the safety of the citizens for loyalty to the Goths.

Greek εἶτα εἰ μὲν τοῖς βαρβάροις εὖ ἐγεγόνει τὰ πράγματα, ἠξίωσας ἂν ἔμμισθός τε αὐτὸς πρὸς ἐκείνων εἶναι καὶ ἡμῶν ἕκαστον τῶν τὰ βελτίω βεβουλευμένων τῆς ἐς τοὺς Ῥωμαίους προδοσίας ὑπαγαγεῖν.

Dewing And furthermore, if things had gone well for the barbarians, you would have claimed the right to be yourself a hireling in their service and to bring to court on the charge of trying to betray the city to the Romans each one of us who have given the better counsel.

Greek ἐπεὶ δὲ τὴν μὲν πόλιν βασιλεὺς εἷλε, σεσώσμεθα δὲ τῇ τοῦδε τοῦ ἀνδρὸς ἀρετῇ, οὕτω δὲ εἰσελθεῖν παρὰ τὸν στρατηγὸν ἀνεπισκέπτως ἐτόλμησας ἅτε οὐδὲν δεινὸν οὔτε Νεαπολίτας οὔτε τὸ βασιλέως διαπεπραγμένος στρατόπεδον, ἀξίας τίσεις δίκας.”

Dewing But now that the emperor has captured the city, and we have been saved by the uprightness of this man, and you even so have had the hardihood recklessly to come into the presence of the general as if you had done no harm to the Neapolitans or to the emperor's army, you will meet with the punishment you deserve."

Greek Στέφανος μὲν τῇ ξυμφορᾷ περιώδυνος ὢν ἐς Ἀσκληπιόδοτον ταῦτα ἀπέρριψεν. ὁ δὲ αὐτὸν ἀμείβεται τοῖσδε· “Λέληθας σαυτὸν ἐγκωμιάζων ἡμᾶς, ὦ γενναῖε, οἷς δὴ εὔνοιαν τὴν ἐς τοὺς Γότθους ἡμῖν ὀνειδίζεις.

Dewing Such were the words which Stephanus, who was deeply grieved by the misfortune of the city, hurled against Asclepiodotus. And Asclepiodotus replied to him as follows: "Quite unwittingly, noble Sir, you have been heaping praise upon us, when you reproach us for our loyalty to the Goths.

Greek εὔνους γάρ τις δεσπόταις κινδυνεύουσιν, εἰ μὴ ἐκ τοῦ βεβαίου τῆς γνώμης, οὐκ ἄν ποτε εἴη. ἐμὲ μὲν οὖν οἱ κρατοῦντες τοιοῦτον τῆς πολιτείας φύλακα ἕξουσιν οἷον ἀρτίως πολέμιον εὗρον, ἐπεὶ ὁ τῇ φύσει τὸ πιστὸν ἔχων οὐ ξυμμεταβάλλει τῇ τύχῃ τὴν γνώμην.

Dewing For no one could ever be loyal to his masters when they are in danger, except it be by firm conviction. As for me, then, the victors will have in me as true a guardian of the state as they lately found in me an enemy, since he whom nature has endowed with the quality of fidelity does not change his conviction when he changes his fortune.

Greek σὺ δὲ τῶν πραγμάτων οὐχ ὁμοίως αὐτοῖς φερομένων ἑτοίμως ἂν τοὺς τῶν ἐπιόντων ἐνδέξαιο λόγους. ὁ γὰρ τὸ τῆς διανοίας νοσῶν ἄστατον ἅμα τε ἔδεισε καὶ τὴν ἐς τοὺς φιλτάτους ἠρνήσατο πίστιν.”

Dewing But you, should their fortunes not continue to prosper as before, would readily listen to the overtures of their assailants. For he who has the disease of inconstancy of mind no sooner takes fright than he denies his pledge to those most dear."

Greek τοσαῦτα μὲν καὶ Ἀσκληπιόδοτος εἶπε. Νεαπολιτῶν δὲ ὁ δῆμος, ἐπεὶ αὐτὸν ἐνθένδε ἀναχωροῦντα εἶδον, ἀθρόοι γενόμενοι, ἅπαντα αὐτῷ ἐπεκάλουν τὰ παρόντα σφίσι. καὶ οὐ πρότερον ἀπέστησαν, πρὶν δὴ ἔκτεινάν τε καὶ τὸ σῶμα κατὰ βραχὺ διεσπάσαντο.

Dewing Such were the words of Asclepiodotus. But the populace of the Neapolitans, when they saw him returning from Belisarius, gathered in a body and began to charge him with responsibility for all that had befallen them. And they did not leave him until they had killed him and torn his body into small pieces.

Greek οὕτω τε ἐν τῇ Πάστωρος οἰκίᾳ γενόμενοι τὸν ἄνδρα ἐζήτουν. τοῖς τε οἰκέταις τεθνάναι Πάστωρα ἰσχυριζομένοις ἥκιστα πιστεύειν ἠξίουν, ἕως αὐτοῖς τὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου νεκρὸν ἔδειξαν. καὶ αὐτὸν Νεαπολῖται ἐν τῷ προαστείῳ ἀνεσκολόπισαν.

Dewing After that they came to the house of Pastor, seeking for the man. And when the servants insisted that Pastor was dead, they were quite unwilling to believe them until they were shown the man's body. And the Neapolitans impaled him in the outskirts of the town.

Greek οὕτω τε Βελισάριον παρῃτήσαντο ἐφ’ οἷς δικαίᾳ ὀργῇ ἐχόμενοι ἔδρασαν, τυχόντες τε αὐτοῦ συγγνώμονος διελύθησαν. οὕτω μὲν Νεαπολῖται ἀπήλλαξαν.

Dewing Then they begged Belisarius to pardon them for what they had done while moved with just anger, and receiving his forgiveness, they dispersed. Such was the fate of the Neapolitans.