第5巻 第17章

Greek Βελισάριος δέ, ἐπεὶ Γότθους πανδημεὶ στρατεύεσθαι ἐπ’ αὐτὸν ἤκουσε, διηπορεῖτο. οὔτε γὰρ τοὺς ἀμφὶ Κωνσταντῖνόν τε καὶ Βέσσαν ἀπολείπεσθαι ἤθελεν, ἄλλως τε καὶ ὀλίγης οἱ τῆς στρατιᾶς παντάπασιν οὔσης, καὶ τὰ ἐν Τούσκοις ἐκλιπεῖν ὀχυρώματα ἐδόκει οἱ ἀξύμφορον εἶναι, ὅπως δὴ μὴ ταῦτα ἐπὶ Ῥωμαίοις Γότθοι ἐπιτειχίσματα ἔχοιεν.

Dewing But Belisarius, when he heard that the Goths were marching against him with their whole force, was in a dilemma. For he was unwilling, on the one hand, to dispense with the troops of Constantinus and Bessas, especially since his army was exceedingly small, and, on the other, it seemed to him inexpedient to abandon the strongholds in Tuscany, lest the Goths should hold these as fortresses against the Romans.

Greek λογισάμενος οὖν Κωνσταντίνῳ τε καὶ Βέσσᾳ ἐπέστειλε φρουρὰν μὲν ἐν τοῖς ἀναγκαιοτάτοις τῶν ἐκείνῃ ἀπολιπεῖν χωρίων, ὅση δὴ φυλάσσειν αὐτὰ ἱκανὴ εἴη, αὐτοὺς δὲ τῷ ἄλλῳ στρατῷ ἐς Ῥώμην κατὰ τάχος ἰέναι.

Dewing So after considering the matter he sent word to Constantinus and Bessas to leave garrisons in the positions which absolutely required them, large enough to guard them, while they themselves with the rest of the army should come to Rome with all speed.

Greek καὶ Κωνσταντῖνος μὲν κατὰ ταῦτα ἐποίει. ἔν τε γὰρ Περυσίᾳ καὶ Σπολιτίῳ φρουρὰν καταστησάμενος ξὺν τοῖς ἄλλοις ἅπασιν ἐς Ῥώμην ἀπήλαυνε.

Dewing And Constantinus acted accordingly. For he established garrisons in Perusia and Spolitium, and with all the rest of his troops marched off to Rome.

Greek Βέσσα δὲ σχολαίτερον τὰ ἐν Ναρνίᾳ καθισταμένου ξυνέπεσε τὴν δίοδον ἐνθένδε ποιουμένων τῶν πολεμίων ἔμπλεα Γότθων τὰ ἐν τῷ προαστείῳ πεδία εἶναι.

Dewing But while Bessas, in a more leisurely manner, was making his dispositions in Narnia, it so happened that, since the enemy were passing that way, the plains in the outskirts of the city were filled with Goths.

Greek πρόδρομοι δὲ οὗτοι πρὸ τῆς ἄλλης στρατιᾶς ἦσαν· οἶς δὴ Βέσσας ἐς χεῖρας ἐλθὼν τούς τε κατ’ αὐτὸν παρὰ δόξαν ἐτρέψατο καὶ πολλοὺς κτείνας, ἐπειδὴ τῷ πλήθει ἐβιάζετο, ἐς Ναρνίαν ἀνεχώρησεν.

Dewing These were an advance guard preceding the rest of the army; and Bessas engaged with them and unexpectedly routed those whom he encountered and killed many; but than, since he was over­powered by their superior numbers, he retired into Narnia.

Greek ἐνταῦθά τε φρουροὺς ἀπολιπών, καθάπερ οἱ ἐπέστελλε Βελισάριος, ἐς Ῥώμην κατὰ τάχος ᾔει παρέσεσθαί τε ὅσον οὔπω τοὺς πολεμίους ἀπήγγελλε. Ῥώμης γὰρ Ναρνία πεντήκοντα καὶ τριακοσίοις σταδίοις διέχει.

Dewing And leaving a garrison there according to the instructions of Belisarius, he went with all speed to Rome, and reported that the enemy would be at hand almost instantly. For Narnia is only three hundred and fifty stades distant from Rome.⁠

Greek Οὐίττιγις δὲ Περυσίας μὲν καὶ Σπολιτίου ἀποπειρᾶσθαι ἥκιστα ἐνεχείρει· τὰ γὰρ χωρία ἐχυρὰ ὡς μάλιστά ἐστι, καὶ τρίβεσθαί οἱ τὸν χρόνον ἐνταῦθα οὐδαμῆ ἤθελε·

Dewing But Vittigis made no attempt at all to capture Perusia and Spolitium; for these places are exceedingly strong and he was quite unwilling that his time should be wasted there,

Greek μόνον γάρ οἱ ἐν ἐπιθυμίᾳ ἐγένετο Βελισάριον οὔπω ἀποδράντα ἐν Ῥώμῃ εὑρέσθαι. ἀλλὰ καὶ Ναρνίαν ἔχεσθαι πρὸς τῶν πολεμίων μαθὼν οὐδὲν ἐνταῦθα κινεῖν ἤθελε, δυσπρόσοδόν τε καὶ ἄλλως ἄναντες ὂν τὸ χωρίον εἰδώς· κεῖται μὲν γὰρ ἐν ὑψηλῷ ὄρει.

Dewing his one desire having come to be to find Belisarius not yet fled from Rome. Moreover, even when he learned that Narnia also was held by the enemy, he was unwilling to attempt anything there, knowing that the place was difficult of access and on steep ground besides; for it is situated on a lofty hill.

Greek ποταμὸς δὲ Νάρνος τὸν τοῦ ὄρους παραρρεῖ πρόποδα, ὃς καὶ τὴν ἐπωνυμίαν τῇ πόλει παρέσχεν. ἄνοδοί τε δύο ἐνταῦθα δὴ ἄγουσιν, ἡ μὲν πρὸς ἀνίσχοντα ἥλιον, ἡ δὲ πρὸς δύοντα.

Dewing And the river Narnus flows by the foot of the hill, and it is this which has given the city its name. There are two roads leading to the city, the one on the east, and the other on the west.

Greek ταύταιν ἁτέρα μὲν στενοχωρίαν τινὰ δύσκολον ἐξ ἀποτόμων πετρῶν ἔλαχεν, ἐς δὲ τὴν ἑτέραν οὐκ ἔστιν ὅτι μὴ διὰ τῆς γεφύρας ἰέναι ἣ τὸν ποταμὸν ἐπικαλύπτουσα διάβασιν ταύτῃ ἐργάζεται.

Dewing One of these is very narrow and difficult by reason of precipitous rocks, while the other cannot be reached except by way of the bridge which spans the river and provides a passage over it at that point.

Greek ταύτην δὲ τὴν γέφυραν Καῖσαρ Αὔγουστος ἐν τοῖς ἄνω χρόνοις ἐδείματο, θέαμα λόγου πολλοῦ ἄξιον· τῶν γὰρ κυρτωμάτων πάντων ὑψηλότατόν ἐστιν ὧν ἡμεῖς ἴσμεν.

Dewing This bridge was built by Caesar Augustus in earliest times, and is a very noteworthy sight; for its arches are the highest of any known to us.

Greek Οὐίττιγις οὖν οὐκ ἀναμείνας τὸν χρόνον σφίσιν ἐνταῦθα τρίβεσθαι κατὰ τάχος ἐνθένδε ἀπαλλαγεὶς τῷ παντὶ στρατῷ ἐπὶ Ῥώμην ᾔει, διὰ Σαβίνων τὴν πορείαν ποιούμενος.

Dewing So Vittigis, not enduring to have his time wasted there, departed thence with all speed and went with the whole army against Rome, making the journey through Sabine territory.

Greek καὶ ἐπειδὴ Ῥώμης ἀγχοῦ ἐγένετο, σταδίοις τε αὐτῆς οὐ μᾶλλον ἢ τέσσαρσι καὶ δέκα διεῖχε, Τιβέριδος τοῦ ποταμοῦ γεφύρᾳ ἐνέτυχεν.

Dewing And when he drew near to Rome, and was not more than fourteen stades away from it, he came upon a bridge over the Tiber River.⁠

Greek ἔνθα δὴ Βελισάριος ὀλίγῳ πρότερον πύργον τε δειμάμενος καὶ πύλας αὐτῷ ἐπιθέμενος στρατιωτῶν φρουρὰν κατεστήσατο, οὐχ ὅτι τοῖς πολεμίοις ταύτῃ μόνον ὁ Τίβερις διαβατὸς ἦν ʽνῆές τε γὰρ καὶ γέφυραι πολλαχόσε τοῦ ποταμοῦ τυγχάνουσιν οὖσαἰ, ἀλλ’ ὅτι πλείονα χρόνον ἐν τῇ πορείᾳ τοῖς ἐναντίοις τρίβεσθαι ἤθελε, στράτευμά τε ἄλλο ἐκ βασιλέως καραδοκῶν, καὶ ὅπως ἔτι μᾶλλον Ῥωμαῖοι τὰ ἐπιτήδεια ἐσκομίζωνται.

Dewing There a little while before Belisarius had built a tower, furnished it with gates, and stationed in it a guard of soldiers, not because this is the only point at which the Tiber could be crossed by the enemy (for there are both boats and bridges at many places along the river), but because he wished the enemy to have to spend more time in the journey, since he was expecting another army from the emperor, and also in order that the Romans might bring in still more provisions.

Greek ἤν τε γὰρ ἐνθένδε ἀποκρουσθέντες οἱ βάρβαροι διαβαίνειν ἐγχειρήσωσιν ἐπὶ γεφύρας ἑτέρωθί πη οὔσης, οὐχ ἧσσον ἢ εἴκοσιν ἡμέρας δαπανᾶσθαι σφίσιν ἐνόμιζε, καὶ πλοῖα βουλομένοις ἐς Τίβεριν κατασπάσαι τοσαῦτα τὸ πλῆθος πλείω αὐτοῖς,

Dewing For if the barbarians, repulsed at that point, should try to cross on a bridge somewhere else, he thought that not less than twenty days would be consumed by them, and if they wished to launch boats in the Tiber to the necessary number, a still longer time would probably be wasted by them.

Greek ὡς τὸ εἰκός, τετρίψεσθαι χρόνον. ἃ δὴ ἐν νῷ ἔχων τὴν τῇδε φρουρὰν κατεστήσατο· ἔνθα οἱ Γότθοι ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρα ηὐλίσαντο, ἀπορούμενοί τε καὶ πολεμητέα ἔσεσθαι σφίσιν ἐς τὸν πύργον τῇ ὑστεραίᾳ οἰόμενοι·

Dewing These, then, were the considerations which led him to establish the garrison at that point; and the Goths bivouacked there that day, being at a loss and supposing that they would be obliged to storm the tower on the following day;

Greek ἦλθον δὲ αὐτοῖς αὐτόμολοι δύο καὶ εἴκοσι, βάρβαροι μὲν γένος, στρατιῶται δὲ Ῥωμαῖοι, ἐκ καταλόγου ἱππικοῦ οὗπερ Ἰννοκέντιος ἦρχεν.

Dewing but twenty‑two deserters came to them, men who were barbarians by race but Roman soldiers, from the cavalry troop commanded by Innocentius.⁠

Greek ἔννοια δὲ τότε Βελισαρίῳ ἐγένετο ἀμφὶ Τίβεριν ποταμὸν ἐνστρατοπεδεύσασθαι, ὅπως δὴ τῇ τε διαβάσει τῶν πολεμίων ἔτι μᾶλλον ἐμπόδιοι γένωνται καὶ θάρσους τοῦ σφετέρου ἐπίδειξίν τινα ἐς τοὺς ἐναντίους ποιήσωνται.

Dewing Just at that time it occurred to Belisarius to establish a camp near the Tiber River, in order that they might hinder still more the crossing of the enemy and make some kind of a display of their own daring to their opponents.

Greek στρατιῶται μέντοι ὅσοι φρουράν, ὥσπερ ἐρρήθη, ἐν τῇ γεφύρᾳ εἶχον, καταπεπληγμένοι τὸν Γότθων ὅμιλον καὶ τοῦ κινδύνου κατωρρωδηκότες τὸ μέγεθος, νύκτωρ τὸν πύργον ἐκλιπόντες ὅνπερ ἐφύλασσον, ἐς φυγὴν ὥρμηντο.

Dewing But all the soldiers who, as has been stated, were keeping guard at the bridge, being overcome with terror at the throng of Goths and quailing at the magnitude of their danger, abandoned by night the tower they were guarding and rushed off in flight.

Greek ἐς Ῥώμην δὲ σφίσιν οὐκ οἰόμενοι εἰσιτητὰ εἶναι ἐπὶ Καμπανίας λάθρα ἐχώρησαν, ἢ τὴν ἐκ τοῦ στρατηγοῦ κόλασιν δείσαντες, ἢ τοὺς ἑταίρους ἐρυθριῶντες.

Dewing But thinking that they could not enter Rome, they stealthily marched off toward Campania, either because they were afraid of the punishment the general would inflict or because they were ashamed to appear before their comrades.