第6巻 第11章

Greek Οὐίττιγις μὲν οὖν στρατῷ τῷ καταλοίπῳ ἐπὶ Ῥαβέννης ἰὼν τῶν χωρίων τὰ ὀχυρώματα πλήθει φρουρῶν ἐκρατύνατο, ἐν Κλουσίῳ μὲν τῇ Τούσκων πόλει χιλίους τε ἄνδρας καὶ ἄρχοντα Γιβίμερα ἀπολιπών, ἔν τε Οὐρβιβεντῷ τοσούτους, οἷς δὴ ἄρχοντα Ἀλβίλαν ἄνδρα Γότθον ἐπέστησε. καὶ Οὐλιγίσαλον ἐν τῇ Τουδέρᾳ ξὺν τετρακοσίοις κατέλιπεν.

Dewing Now Vittigis with the remainder of his army marched toward Ravenna; and he strengthened the fortified places with a great number of guards, leaving in Clusium,⁠ the city of Tuscany, one thousand men and Gibimer as commander, and in Urviventus⁠ an equal number, over whom he set Albilas, a Goth, as commander. And he left Uligisalus in Tudera⁠ with four hundred men.

Greek ἐν δὲ δὴ Πικηνῶν τῇ χώρᾳ τετρακοσίους μὲν ἐς Πέτραν τὸ φρούριον εἴασεν, οἳ καὶ πρότερον ταύτῃ ᾤκηντο, ἐν Αὐξίμῳ δέ, ἣ πασῶν μεγίστη τῶν ἐκείνῃ πόλεών ἐστι, Γότθους τε ἀριστίνδην ξυνειλεγμένους τετρακισχιλίους κατέλιπε καὶ ἄρχοντα ἐς ἄγαν δραστήριον Οὐίσανδον ὄνομα, ξύν τε τῷ Μώρᾳ δισχιλίους ἐν Οὐρβίνῳ τῇ πόλει.

Dewing And in the land of Picenum he left in the fortress of Petra⁠ four hundred men who had lived there previously, and in Auximus, which is the largest of all the cities of that country, he left four thousand Goths selected for their valour and a very energetic commander, Visandus by name, and two thousand men with Moras in the city of Urbinus.

Greek ἔστι δὲ καὶ ἄλλα φρούρια δύο, Καισῆνά τε καὶ Μοντεφέρετρα, ὧν δὴ ἐν ἑκατέρῳ φρουρὰν οὐχ ἧσσον ἢ κατὰ πεντακοσίων ἀνδρῶν κατεστήσατο. αὐτὸς δὲ τῷ ἄλλῳ στρατῷ εὐθὺ Ἀριμίνου ὡς πολιορκήσων ἐχώρει.

Dewing There are also two other fortresses, Caesena and Monteferetra,⁠ in each of which he established a garrison of not less than five hundred men. Then he himself with the rest of the army moved straight for Ariminum with the purpose of laying siege to it.

Greek Ἐτύγχανε δὲ Βελισάριος, ἐπειδὴ τάχιστα Γότθοι τὴν πολιορκίαν διέλυσαν, Ἰλδίγερά τε καὶ Μαρτῖνον ξὺν ἱππεῦσι χιλίοις πέμψας, ἐφ’ ᾧ δὴ ἑτέρας ὁδοῦ θᾶττον ἰόντες φθάσωσι τοὺς πολεμίους ἐς Ἀρίμινον ἀφικόμενοι, καὶ σφίσιν ἐπέστελλεν Ἰωάννην μὲν καὶ τοὺς ξὺν αὐτῷ ἅπαντας ἐνθένδε ἐξαναστῆσαι ὡς τάχιστα, πολλοὺς δὲ ἀντ’ αὐτῶν ἱκανοὺς μάλιστα ἐς τῆς πόλεως τὴν φυλακὴν καταστήσασθαι, ἐκ φρουρίου ἀφελομένους ὃ δὴ πρὸς κόλπῳ τῷ Ἰονίῳ ἐστίν, Ἀγκὼν ὄνομα,

Dewing But it happened that Belisarius, as soon as the Goths had broken up the siege of Rome, had sent Ildiger and Martinus with a thousand horsemen, in order that by travelling more quickly by another road they might arrive at Ariminum first, and he directed them promptly to remove John from the city and all those with him, and to put in their place fully enough men to guard the city, taking them from the fortress which is on the Ionian Gulf, Ancon by name, two days' journey distant from Ariminum.

Greek δυοῖν ἡμέραιν ὁδὸν Ἀριμίνου διέχον. ἤδη γὰρ αὐτὸ οὐ πολλῷ πρότερον κατειλήφει, Κόνωνα ξύν τε Ἰσαύρων καὶ Θρᾳκῶν στρατεύματι οὐκ ὀλίγῳ πέμψας.

Dewing For he had already taken possession of it not long before, having sent Conon with no small force of Isaurians and Thracians.

Greek ἤλπιζε γάρ, ἢν πεζοί τε καὶ μόνοι ἀρχόντων οὐκ ἀξιολόγων σφίσι παρόντων Ἀρίμινον ἔχωσιν, οὔποτε αὐτῆς ἐς πολιορκίαν Γότθων τὴν δύναμιν καταστήσεσθαι, ἀλλ’ ὑπεριδόντας ἐπὶ Ῥαβέννης αὐτίκα ἰέναι, ἤν τε Ἀρίμινον πολιορκεῖν ἐθελήσωσι, τοῖς τε πεζοῖς τὰ ἐπιτήδεια ἐς πλείω τινὰ χρόνον ἀρκέσειν·

Dewing It was his hope that if unsupported infantry under commanders of no great note should hold Ariminum, the Gothic forces would never undertake its siege, but would regard it with contempt and so go at once to Ravenna, and that if they should decide to besiege Ariminum, the provisions there would suffice for the infantry for a somewhat longer time;

Greek καὶ ὡς ἱππεῖς δισχίλιοι ἔξωθεν ξὺν τῷ ἄλλῳ στρατῷ ἰόντες πολλά τε κακά, ὡς τὸ εἰκός, τοὺς πολεμίους ἐργάσονται καὶ ῥᾷον ἐς τῆς προσεδρείας αὐτοὺς τὴν διάλυσιν ξυνελάσουσι.

Dewing and he thought also that two thousand horsemen,⁠ attacking from outside with the rest of the army, would in all probability do the enemy great harm and drive them more easily to abandon the siege.

Greek τοιαύτῃ μὲν γνώμῃ Βελισάριος τοῖς ἀμφὶ Μαρτῖνόν τε καὶ Ἰλδίγερα ταῦτα ἐπήγγελλεν. οἱ δὲ διὰ Φλαμινίας ὁδοῦ πορευόμενοι λίαν τε τοὺς βαρβάρους προτερήσαντες ᾔεσαν.

Dewing It was with this purpose that Belisarius gave such orders to Martinus and Ildiger and their men. And they, by travelling over the Flaminian Way, arrived long before the barbarians.

Greek ἅτε γὰρ ἐν πολλῷ ὁμίλῳ οἱ Γότθοι σχολαίτεροι ἐπορεύοντο, καὶ περιόδοις ἠναγκάζοντο μακραῖς τισι χρῆσθαι τῶν τε ἀναγκαίων τῇ ἀπορίᾳ καὶ τῶν ἐν Φλαμινίᾳ ὁδῷ ὀχυρωμάτων ἥκιστα ἐθέλοντες ἄγχιστά πη ἰέναι, ἐπεὶ αὐτὰ οἱ πολέμιοι, ὥσπερ μοι ἔμπροσθεν δεδήλωται, Ναρνίαν τε καὶ Σπολίτιον καὶ Περυσίαν εἶχον.

Dewing For since the Goths were moving in a great throng, they proceeded in a more leisurely manner, and they were compelled to make certain long detours, both because of the lack of provisions, and because they preferred not to pass close to the fortresses on the Flaminian Way, Narnia and Spolitium and Perusia,⁠ since these were in the hands of the enemy, as has been stated above.

Greek Ῥωμαίων δὲ τὸ στράτευμα, ἐπειδὴ τῇ Πέτρᾳ ἐνέτυχον, ὁδοῦ ποιούμενοι πάρεργον, ἀπεπειράσαντο τοῦ ταύτῃ φρουρίου. τοῦτο δὲ τὸ ὀχύρωμα οὐκ ἄνθρωποι ἐτεκτήναντο, ἀλλὰ τοῦ χωρίου ἡ φύσις ἐξεῦρεν· ὁδὸς γάρ ἐστιν ἐς ἄγαν κρημνώδης.

Dewing When the Roman army arrived at Petra, they made an attack upon the fortress there, regarding it as an incident of their expedition. Now this fortress was not devised by man, but it was made by the nature of the place; for the road passes through an extremely mountainous country at that place.

Greek ταύτης δὲ τῆς ὁδοῦ ἐν δεξιᾷ μὲν ποταμός τις οὐδενὶ ἐσβατὸς ὀξύτητι τοῦ ῥοῦ κάτεισιν, ἐν ἀριστερᾷ δὲ οὐ πολλῷ ἄποθεν πέτρα ἀνέχει ἀπότομός τε καὶ ὕψους ἐς τόσον διήκουσα, ὥστε τοῖς κάτω οὖσι φαινόμενοι ἄνθρωποι, οἳ ἐν τῇ ἄκρᾳ, ἂν οὕτω τύχοι, ἑστήκασιν, ὄρνισι τοῖς μικροτάτοις μεγέθους πέρι εἰκάζονται.

Dewing On the right of this road a river descends which no man can ford because of the swiftness of the current, and on the left not far away rises a sheer rock which reaches to such a height that men who might chance to be standing on its summit, as seen by those below, resemble in size the smallest birds.

Greek προϊόντι τε διέξοδος οὐδεμία τὸ παλαιὸν ἦν. λήγουσα γὰρ ἡ πέτρα ἐς αὐτόν που μάλιστα τοῦ ποταμοῦ τὸν ῥοῦν διήκει, διάβασιν τοῖς ταύτῃ ἰοῦσιν οὐδεμίαν παρεχομένη.

Dewing And in olden times there was no passage through as one went forward. For the end of the rock reaches to the very stream of the river, affording no room for those who travel that way to pass by.

Greek διώρυχα τοίνυν ἐνταῦθα οἱ πάλαι ἄνθρωποι ἐργασάμενοι, πυλίδα τῷ χωρίῳ ταύτῃ πεποίηνται.

Dewing So the men of ancient times constructed a tunnel at that point, and made there a gate for the place.⁠

Greek φράξαντες δὲ καὶ τῆς ἑτέρας εἰσόδου τὸ πλεῖστον, πλήν γε δὴ ὅσον πυλίδα κἀνταῦθα λελεῖφθαι, φρούριόν τε αὐτοφυὲς ἀπειργάσαντο καὶ Πέτραν αὐτὸ λόγῳ τῷ εἰκότι ἐκάλεσαν.

Dewing And they also closed up the greatest part of the other⁠ entrance, leaving only enough space for a small gate there also, and thus rendered the place a natural fortress, which they call by the fitting name of Petra.

Greek οἱ οὖν ἀμφὶ Μαρτῖνόν τε καὶ Ἰλδίγερα πρῶτον μὲν ἐς τῶν πυλίδων τὴν ἑτέραν μαχόμενοί τε καὶ πολλὰ βάλλοντες οὐδὲν ἤνυτον, καίπερ ἥκιστα σφᾶς ἀμυνομένων τῶν ταύτῃ βαρβάρων, ἔπειτα δὲ διὰ τοῦ κρημνώδους κατόπισθεν τὴν ἄνοδον βιασάμενοι κατὰ κοφυφὴν λίθοις ἔβαλον ἐνθένδε τοὺς Γότθους.

Dewing So the men of Martinus and Ildiger first made an attack upon one of the two gates,⁠ and shot many missiles, but they accomplished nothing, although the barbarians there made no defence at all; but afterwards they forced their way up the cliff behind the fortress and hurled stones from there upon the heads of the Goths.

Greek οἱ δὲ ἐς τὰς οἰκίας δρόμῳ τε καὶ θορύβῳ πολλῷ ἐσελθόντες ἡσύχαζον. καὶ τότε Ῥωμαῖοι, ἐπεὶ τῶν πολεμίων οὐδενὸς ἐπιτυγχάνειν οἶοί τε ἦσαν ταῖς τῶν λίθων βολαῖς, ἐπενόουν τάδε.

Dewing And they, hurriedly and in great confusion, entered their houses and remained quiet. And then the Romans, unable to hit any of the enemy with the stones they threw, devised the following plan.

Greek τμήματα μεγάλα ἐκ τοῦ σκοπέλου ποιούμενοι πολλοί θ’ ἅμα ὠθοῦντες αὐτὰ ἐπὶ τὰς οἰκίας σταθμώμενοι ἐρρίπτουν.

Dewing They broke off large pieces from the cliff and, many of them pushing together, hurled them down, aiming at the houses.

Greek τὰ δὲ ὅπη ἂν τῆς οἰκοδομίας καὶ κατὰ βραχὺ προσπίπτοντα ψαύοι, κατέσειέ τε ἱκανῶς ἅπαντα καὶ τοὺς βαρβάρους ἐς μέγα τι δέος καθίστη.

Dewing And wherever these in their fall did no more than just graze the building, they yet gave the whole fortress a considerable shock and reduced the barbarians to great fear.

Greek διὸ δὴ χεῖράς τε οἱ Γότθοι τοῖς ἔτι ἀμφὶ τὴν πυλίδα οὖσιν ὤρεγον καὶ ξὺν τῷ φρουρίῳ σφᾶς αὐτοὺς ὁμολογίᾳ παρέδοσαν, ἐφ’ ᾧ κακῶν ἀπαθεῖς μείνωσι, βασιλέως τε δοῦλοι καὶ Βελισαρίου κατήκοοι ὄντες.

Dewing Consequently the Goths stretched out their hands to those who were still about the gate and surrendered themselves and the fort, with the condition that they themselves should remain free from harm, being slaves of the emperor and subject to Belisarius.

Greek καὶ αὐτῶν Ἰλδίγερ τε καὶ Μαρτῖνος τοὺς μὲν πλείστους ἀναστήσαντες ἐπὶ τῇ ἴσῃ καὶ ὁμοίᾳ ξὺν αὑτοῖς ἦγον, ὀλίγους δέ τινας ξὺν τοῖς παισί τε καὶ γυναιξὶν αὐτοῦ εἴασαν. ἐλίποντο δέ τινα καὶ Ῥωμαίων φρουράν.

Dewing And Ildiger and Martinus removed the most of them and led them away, putting them on a basis of complete equality with themselves, but some few they left there, together with their wives and children. And they also left something of a garrison of Romans.

Greek ἐνθένδε τε ἐς Ἀγκῶνα ἐλθόντες καὶ πολλοὺς ἀπαγαγόμενοι τῶν ἐκείνῃ πεζῶν ἐς Ἀρίμινον τριταῖοι ἀφίκοντο, τήν τε Βελισαρίου γνώμην ἀπήγγελλον.

Dewing Thence they proceeded to Ancon, and taking with them many of the infantry in that place on the third day reached Ariminum, and announced the will of Belisarius.

Greek Ἰωάννης δὲ οὔτε αὐτὸς ἕπεσθαι ἤθελε καὶ Δαμιανὸν ξὺν τοῖς τετρακοσίοις κατεῖχεν. οἱ δὲ τοὺς πεζοὺς αὐτοῦ ἀπολιπόντες κατὰ τάχος ἐνθένδε ξὺν τοῖς Βελισαρίου δορυφόροις τε καὶ ὑπασπισταῖς ἀνεχώρησαν.

Dewing But John was not only unwilling himself to follow them, but also proposed to retain Damianus with the four hundred.⁠ So they left there the infantry and retired thence with all speed, taking the spearmen and guards of Belisarius.