第5巻 第2章

Greek Τελευτήσαντός τε αὐτοῦ παρέλαβε τὴν βασιλείαν Ἀταλάριχος, ὁ Θευδερίχου θυγατριδοῦς, ὀκτὼ γεγονὼς ἔτη καὶ ὑπὸ τῇ μητρὶ Ἀμαλασούνθῃ τρεφόμενος.

Dewing After his death the kingdom was taken over by Atalaric the son of Theoderic's daughter; he had reached the age of eight years and was being reared under the care of his mother Amalasuntha.

Greek ὁ γάρ οἱ πατὴρ ἤδη ἐξ ἀνθρώπων ἠφάνιστο. χρόνῳ τε οὐ πολλῷ ὕστερον Ἰουστινιανὸς ἐν Βυζαντίῳ τὴν βασιλείαν παρέλαβεν.

Dewing For his father had already departed from among men. And not long afterward Justinian succeeded to the imperial power in Byzantium.

Greek Ἀμαλασοῦνθα δέ, ἅτε τοῦ παιδὸς ἐπίτροπος οὖσα, τὴν ἀρχὴν διῳκεῖτο, ξυνέσεως μὲν καὶ δικαιοσύνης ἐπὶ πλεῖστον ἐλθοῦσα, τῆς δὲ φύσεως ἐς ἄγαν τὸ ἀρρενωπὸν ἐνδεικνυμένη.

Dewing Now Amalasuntha, as guardian of her child, administered the government, and she proved to be endowed with wisdom and regard for justice in the highest degree, displaying to a great extent the masculine temper.

Greek ὅσον τε χρόνον τῆς πολιτείας προὔστη, οὐδένα τῶν πάντων Ῥωμαίων ἐς τὸ σῶμα ἐκόλασεν ἢ χρήμασιν ἐζημίωσεν.

Dewing As long as she stood at the head of the government she inflicted punishment upon no Roman in any case either by touching his person or by imposing a fine.

Greek οὐ μὴν οὐδὲ Γότθοις ξυνεχώρησεν ἐς τὴν ἐς ἐκείνους ἀδικίαν ὀργῶσιν, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῖς Συμμάχου τε καὶ Βοετίου παισὶ τὴν οὐσίαν ἀπέδωκεν.

Dewing Furthermore, she did not give way to the Goths in their mad desire to wrong them, but she even restored to the children of Symmachus and Boetius their fathers' estates.

Greek ἡ μὲν οὖν Ἀμαλασοῦνθα τὸν παῖδα ἐβούλετο τοῖς Ῥωμαίων ἄρχουσι τὰ ἐς τὴν δίαιταν ὁμότροπον καταστήσασθαι καὶ φοιτᾶν ἐς γραμματιστοῦ ἤδη ἠνάγκαζε.

Dewing Now Amalasuntha wished to make her son resemble the Roman princes in his manner of life, and was already compelling him to attend the school of a teacher of letters.

Greek τρεῖς τε ἀπολεξαμένη τῶν ἐν Γότθοις γερόντων οὕσπερ ἠπίστατο μᾶλλον ἁπάντων ξυνετούς τε καὶ ἐπιεικεῖς εἶναι, ξυνδιαιτᾶσθαι Ἀταλαρίχῳ ἐκέλευε.

Dewing And she chose out three among the old men of the Goths whom she knew to be prudent and refined above all the others, and bade them live with Atalaric. But the Goths were by no means pleased with this.

Greek Γότθοις δὲ ταῦτα οὐδαμῆ ἤρεσκε. τῆς γὰρ ἐς τοὺς ὑπηκόους ἀδικίας ἐπιθυμίᾳ βαρβαρικώτερον πρὸς αὐτοῦ ἄρχεσθαι ἤθελον.

Dewing For because of their eagerness to wrong their subjects they wished to be ruled by him more after the barbarian fashion.

Greek καί ποτε ἡ μὲν μήτηρ ἁμαρτάνοντά τι ἐν τῷ κοιτῶνι τὸν παῖδα λαβοῦσα ἐρράπισε· καὶ ὃς δεδακρυμένος ἐς τὴν ἀνδρωνῖτιν ἐνθένδε ἀπῆλθε.

Dewing On one occasion the mother, finding the boy doing some wrong in his chamber, chastised him; and he in tears went off thence to the men's apartments.

Greek Γότθοι δὲ αὐτῷ ἐντυχόντες δεινὰ ἐποιοῦντο καὶ τῇ Ἀμαλασούνθῃ λοιδορούμενοι ἰσχυρίζοντο βούλεσθαι αὐτὴν τὸν παῖδα ἐξ ἀνθρώπων ἀφανιεῖν ὅτι τάχιστα, ὅπως αὐτὴ ἑτέρῳ ἀνδρὶ ἐς κοίτην ἐλθοῦσα Γότθων τε καὶ Ἰταλιωτῶν ξὺν αὐτῷ ἄρχοι.

Dewing And some Goths who met him made a great to‑do about this, and reviling Amalasuntha insisted that she wished to put the boy out of the world as quickly as possible, in order that she might marry a second husband and with him rule over the Goths and Italians.

Greek ξυλλεγέντες τε, ὅσοι δὴ ἐν αὐτοῖς λόγιμοι ἦσαν, καὶ παρὰ τὴν Ἀμαλασοῦνθαν ἐλθόντες ᾐτιῶντο οὐκ ὀρθῶς σφίσιν οὐδὲ ᾗ ξυμφέρει τὸν βασιλέα παιδεύεσθαι.

Dewing And all the notable men among them gathered together, and coming before Amalasuntha made the charge that their king was not being educated correctly from their point of view nor to his own advantage.

Greek γράμματά τε γὰρ παρὰ πολὺ κεχωρίσθαι ἀνδρίας, καὶ διδασκαλίας γερόντων ἀνθρώπων ἔς τε τὸ δειλὸν καὶ ταπεινὸν ἀποκρίνεσθαι ἐκ τοῦ ἐπὶ πλεῖστον.

Dewing For letters, they said, are far removed from manliness, and the teaching of old men results for the most part in a cowardly and submissive spirit.

Greek δεῖν τοίνυν τὸν ἔν τινι ἔργῳ τολμητήν τε καὶ δόξῃ μέγαν ἐσόμενον, φόβου τοῦ ἐκ διδασκάλων ἀπαλλαγέντα, τὰς ἐν τοῖς ὅπλοις μελέτας ποιεῖσθαι.

Dewing Therefore the man who is to shew daring in any work and be great in renown ought to be freed from the timidity which teachers inspire and to take his training in arms.

Greek ἔλεγον δὲ ὡς οὐδὲ Θευδέριχός ποτε Γότθων τινὰς τοὺς παῖδας ἐς γραμματιστοῦ πέμπειν ἐῴη·

Dewing They added that even Theoderic would never allow any of the Goths to send their children to school;

Greek λέγειν γὰρ ἅπασιν ὡς, ἤνπερ αὐτοῖς τὸ ἀπὸ τοῦ σκύτους ἐπιγένηται δέος, οὐ μήποτε ξίφους ἢ δορατίου ὑπερφρονεῖν ἀξιώσουσιν.

Dewing for he used to say to them all that, if the fear of the strap once came over them, they would never have the resolution to despise sword or spear.

Greek ἐννοεῖν τε αὐτὴν ἐδικαίουν ὡς ἄρα οἱ ὁ πατὴρ Θευδέριχος χώρας τε τοσαύτης κύριος γεγονὼς καὶ βασιλείαν οὐδαμόθεν αὐτῷ προσήκουσαν περιβαλλόμενος τελευτήσειε, καίπερ γραμμάτων οὐδὲ ὅσον ἀκοὴν ἔχων.

Dewing And they asked her to reflect that her father Theoderic before he died had become master of all this territory and had invested himself with a kingdom which was his by no sort of right, although he had not so much as heard of letters.

Greek “Οὐκοῦν, ὦ δέσποινα,” ἔφασαν, “παιδαγωγοὺς μὲν τούτους χαίρειν τανῦν ἔα, σὺ δὲ Ἀταλαρίχῳ ὁμοδιαίτους ἥλικάς τινας δίδου, οἵπερ αὐτὸν τὰ ἐς τὴν ἡλικίαν ξυνακμάζοντες ἐς τὴν ἀρετὴν κατά γε τὸν βάρβαρον νόμον ὁρμήσουσι.”

Dewing "Therefore, O Queen," they said, "have done with these tutors now, and do you give to Atalaric some men of his own age to be his companions, who will pass through the period of youth with him and thus give him an impulse toward that excellence which is in keeping with the custom of barbarians."

Greek Ταῦτα ἐπεὶ ἤκουσεν Ἀμαλασοῦνθα, οὐκ ἐπῄνεσε μέν, δείσασα δὲ τὴν τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐπιβουλήν, δόκησίν τε παρείχετο ὡς πρὸς ἡδονῆς αὐτῇ οἱ λόγοι ἐγίνοντο, καὶ ξυνεχώρει ἅπαντα ὅσων οἱ βάρβαροι αὐτῆς ἔχρῃζον.

Dewing When Amalasuntha heard this, although she did not approve, yet because she feared the plotting of these men, she made it appear that their words found favour with her, and granted everything that barbarians desired of her.

Greek τῶν τε γερόντων Ἀταλάριχον ἐκλελοιπότων παῖδες αὐτῷ τινες ξυνῆσαν κοινωνοὶ τῆς διαίτης ἐσόμενοι, οὔπω μὲν ἡβηκότες, χρόνῳ δὲ οὐ πολλῷ προτερεύοντες, οἵπερ αὐτόν, ἐπειδὴ τάχιστα ἐς ἥβην ἦλθεν, ἔς τε μέθην καὶ γυναικῶν μίξεις παρακαλοῦντες, κακοήθη τε διαφερόντως εἶναι καὶ τῇ μητρὶ ὑπὸ ἀβελτερίας ἀπειθέστερον κατεστήσαντο.

Dewing And when the old men had left Atalaric, he was given the company of some boys who were to share his daily life, — lads who had not yet come of age but were only a little in advance of him in years; and these boys, as soon as he came of age, by enti­cing him to drunkenness and to intercourse with women, made him an exceptionally depraved youth, and of such stupid folly that he was disinclined to follow his mother's advice.

Greek ὥστε οὐδὲ μεταποιεῖσθαι αὐτῆς τὸ παράπαν ἠξίου, καίπερ τῶν βαρβάρων ἐκ τοῦ ἐμφανοῦς ἐπ’ αὐτὴν ἤδη ξυνισταμένων, οἵ γε καὶ τῶν βασιλείων ἀναχωρεῖν τὴν ἄνθρωπον ἀνέδην ἐκέλευον.

Dewing Consequently he utterly refused to champion her cause, although the barbarians were by now openly leaguing together against her: for they were boldly commanding the woman to withdraw from the palace.

Greek Ἀμαλασοῦνθα δὲ οὔτε κατωρρώδησε τὴν τῶν Γότθων ἐπιβουλὴν οὔτε οἷα γυνὴ ἐμαλθακίσθη, ἀλλ’ ἔτι τὸ βασιλικὸν ἀξίωμα ἐνδεικνυμένη, τρεῖς ἀπολέξασα τοὺς ἐν τοῖς βαρβάροις λογιμωτάτους τε καὶ αὐτῇ αἰτιωτάτους τῆς στάσεως, ἐκέλευεν ἐς τὰς τῆς Ἰταλίας ἐσχατιὰς ἰέναι, οὐχ ἅμα μέντοι, ἀλλ’ ὡς πορρωτάτω ἀλλήλων· τῷ δὲ λόγῳ ἐστέλλοντο ἐφ’ ᾧ τὴν χώραν φυλάξωσιν ἐκ τῆς τῶν πολεμίων ἐφόδου.

Dewing But Amalasuntha neither became frightened at the plotting of the Goths nor did she, womanlike, weakly give way, but still displaying the dignity befitting a queen, she chose out three men who were the most notable among the barbarians and at the same time the most responsible for the sedition against her, and bade them go to the limits of Italy, not together, however, but as far apart as possible from one another; but it was made to appear that they were being sent in order to guard the land against the enemy's attack.

Greek ἀλλ’ οὐδέν τι ἧσσον οἱ ἄνδρες οὗτοι διά τε τῶν φίλων καὶ τῶν ξυγγενῶν ʽξυνῄεσαν γὰρ ἔτι καὶ μακρὰν ὁδὸν πορευόμενοι ἐς αὐτοὺς ἅπαντεσ̓ Ἀμαλασούνθῃ τὰ ἐς τὴν ἐπιβουλὴν ἐξηρτύοντο. Ἅπερ οὐκέτι φέρειν ἡ γυνὴ οἵα τε οὖσα ἐπενόει τοιάδε.

Dewing But nevertheless these men by the help of their friends and relations, who were all still in communication with them, even travelling a long journey for the purpose, continued to make ready the details of their plot against Amalasuntha. And the woman, being unable to endure these things any longer, devised the following plan.

Greek πέμψασα ἐς Βυζάντιον Ἰουστινιανοῦ βασιλέως ἀνεπυνθάνετο εἴπερ αὐτῷ βουλομένῳ εἴη Ἀμαλασοῦνθαν τὴν Θευδερίχου παρ’ αὐτὸν ἥκειν· βούλεσθαι γὰρ αὐτὴν ἐξ Ἰταλίας ἀπαλλάσσεσθαι ὅτι τάχιστα.

Dewing Sending to Byzantium she enquired of the Emperor Justinian whether it was his wish that Amalasuntha, the daughter of Theoderic, should come to him; for she wished to depart from Italy as quickly as possible.

Greek βασιλεὺς δὲ τῷ λόγῳ ἡσθεὶς ἐλθεῖν τε τὴν γυναῖκα ἐκέλευε καὶ τῶν Ἐπιδάμνου οἴκων τὸν κάλλιστον ἐν παρασκευῇ ἐπέστελλε γενέσθαι, ὅπως ἐπειδὰν Ἀμαλασοῦνθα ἐνταῦθα ἴοι, καταλύοι τε αὐτόσε καὶ χρόνον διατρίψασα ὅσον ἂν αὐτῇ βουλομένῃ εἴη, οὕτω δὴ κομίζηται ἐς Βυζάντιον.

Dewing And the emperor, being pleased by the suggestion, bade her come and sent orders that the finest of the houses in Epidamnus should be put in readiness, in order that when Amalasuntha should come there, she might lodge in it and after spending such time there as she wished might then betake herself to Byzantium.

Greek ταῦτα ἐπεὶ Ἀμαλασοῦνθα ἔγνω, ἄνδρας ἀπολέξασα Γότθους, δραστηρίους τε καὶ αὐτῇ ἐς τὰ μάλιστα ἐπιτηδείους, ἔστελλεν ἐφ’ ᾧ τοὺς τρεῖς ἀποκτενοῦσιν ὧν ἄρτι ἐμνήσθην, ἅτε τῆς στάσεως αἰτιωτάτους αὐτῇ γενομένους.

Dewing When Amalasuntha learned this, she chose out certain Goths who were energetic men and especially devoted to her and sent them to kill the three whom I have just mentioned, as having been chiefly responsible for the sedition against her.

Greek αὐτὴ δὲ ἄλλα τε χρήματα καὶ τετρακόσια Χρυσοῦ κεντηνάρια ἐν νηὶ μιᾷ ἐνθεμένη, ἐς ταύτην τε ἐμβιβάσασα τῶν οἱ πιστοτάτων τινάς, πλεῖν μὲν ἐκέλευσεν εἰς Ἐπίδαμνον, ἀφικομένους δὲ ὁρμίζεσθαι μὲν ἐν τῷ ταύτης λιμένι, τῶν δὲ φορτίων, ἕως αὐτὴ ἐπιστέλλοι,

Dewing And she herself placed all her possessions, including four hundred centenaria⁠ of gold, in a single ship and embarked on it some of those most faithful to her and bade them sail to Epidamnus, and, upon arriving there, to anchor in its harbour, but to discharge from the ship nothing whatever of its cargo until she herself should send orders.

Greek μηδ’ ὁτιοῦν ἐκφορεῖν τῆς νεώς. ἔπρασσε δὲ ταῦτα, ὅπως, ἢν μὲν ἀπολωλέναι τοὺς τρεῖς πύθηται, μένοι τε αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν ναῦν μεταπέμποιτο, οὐδὲν ἔτι ἔχουσα πρὸς τῶν ἐχθρῶν δέος· ἢν δὲ αὐτῶν τινα περιεῖναι ξυμβαίνῃ, οὐδεμιᾶς οἱ ἀγαθῆς ἀπολελειμμένης ἐλπίδος, πλέοι τε κατὰ τάχος καὶ ἐς γῆν τὴν βασιλέως ξὺν τοῖς χρήμασι διασώζοιτο.

Dewing And she did this in order that, if she should learn that the three men had been destroyed, she might remain there and summon the ship back, having no further fear from her enemies; but if it should chance that any one of them was left alive, no good hope being left her, she purposed to sail with all speed and find safety for herself and her possessions in the emperor's land.

Greek τοιαύτῃ μὲν γνώμῃ Ἀμαλασοῦνθα ἐς Ἐπίδαμνον τὴν ναῦν ἔπεμπε, καὶ ἐπεὶ ἀφίκετο ἐς τὸν Ἐπιδαμνίων λιμένα, οἱ τὰ χρήματα ἔχοντες τὰ ἐντεταλμένα ἐποίουν.

Dewing Such was the purpose with which Amalasuntha was sending the ship to Epidamnus; and when it arrived at the harbour of that city, those who had the money carried out her orders.

Greek ὀλίγῳ δὲ ὕστερον Ἀμαλασοῦνθα, τῶν φόνων οἱ ἐξειργασμένων ᾗπερ ἐβούλετο, τήν τε ναῦν μετεπέμπετο καὶ μένουσα ἐπὶ Ῥαβέννης τὴν ἀρχὴν ὡς ἀσφαλέστατα ἐκρατύνατο.

Dewing But a little later, when the murders had been accomplished as she wished, Amalasuntha summoned the ship back and remaining at Ravenna strengthened her rule and made it as secure as might be.