第6巻 第12章

Greek Καὶ Οὐίττιγις οὐκ ἐς μακρὰν παντὶ τῷ στρατῷ ἐς Ἀρίμινον ἦλθεν, οὗ δὴ ἐνστρατοπεδευσάμενοι ἐπολιόρκουν. αὐτίκα τε πύργον ξύλινον τοῦ τῆς πόλεως περιβόλου καθυπέρτερον τεκτηνάμενοι τροχοῖς τέσσαρσιν ἀνεχόμενον ἐπὶ τὸ τεῖχος ἦγον, ᾗ μάλιστα ἐπιμαχώτατον αὐτοῖς ἔδοξεν εἶναι.

Dewing And not long afterward Vittigis and his whole army arrived at Ariminum, where they established their camp and began the siege. And they immediately constructed a wooden tower higher than the circuit-wall of the city and resting on four wheels, and drew it toward that part of the wall which seemed to them most vulnerable.

Greek ὅπως δὲ μὴ πάθωσιν ὅπερ αὐτοῖς πρὸ τοῦ Ῥώμης περιβόλου ξυνηνέχθη παθεῖν, οὐ διὰ τῶν βοῶν τὸν πύργον ἦγον, ἀλλ’ αὐτοὶ ἔνδον κρυπτόμενοι ἐφεῖλκον.

Dewing But in order that they might not have the same experience here which they had before the fortifications of Rome, they did not use oxen to draw the tower, but hid themselves within it and thus hauled it forward.

Greek κλῖμαξ δὲ ἦν τις τοῦ πύργου ἐντὸς εὐρεῖα ἐς ἄγαν, δι’ ἧς τὸ τῶν βαρβάρων πλῆθος ἀναβήσεσθαι εὐπετῶς ἔμελλον, ἐλπίδα ἔχοντες ὡς, ἐπειδὰν τάχιστα τὸν πύργον τῷ περιβόλῳ ἐρείσωσιν, ἐνθένδε πόνῳ οὐδενὶ ἐπιβήσονται κατὰ τὰς τοῦ τείχους ἐπάλξεις· οὕτω γὰρ αὐτοῖς ἡ τοῦ πύργου ὑπερβολὴ εἴργαστο.

Dewing And there was a stairway of great breadth inside the tower on which the barbarians in great numbers were to make the ascent easily, for they hoped that as soon as they should place the tower against the fortifications, they would have no trouble in stepping thence to the parapet of the wall; for they had made the tower high with this in view.

Greek ἐπειδὴ τοίνυν τοῦ περιβόλου ἄγχιστά πη ξὺν τῇ μηχανῇ ταύτῃ ἐγένοντο, τότε μὲν ἡσυχῆ ἔμενον, ἐπεὶ καὶ ξυνεσκόταζεν ἤδη, φύλακας δὲ ἀμφὶ τὸν πύργον καταστησάμενοι ηὐλίσαντο ἅπαντες, ἐναντίωμα οὐδ’ ὁτιοῦν ἔσεσθαι σφίσιν ἐν νῷ ἔχοντες.

Dewing So when they had come close to the fortifications with this engine of war, they remained quiet for the time, since it was already growing dark, and stationing guards about the tower they all went off to pass the night, supposing that they would meet with no obstacle whatever.

Greek οὐδὲ γὰρ οὐδέ τι ἄλλο ἐμπόδιον, οὐδὲ τάφρος ἐν μέσῳ ὅτι μὴ βραχεῖα παντάπασιν ἐτύγχανεν οὖσα. Οἵ τε Ῥωμαῖοι ξὺν δέει πολλῷ ὡς ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ἐπιούσῃ ἀπολούμενοι ἐνυκτέρευσαν.

Dewing And indeed there was nothing in their way, not even a trench between them and the wall, except an exceedingly small one. As for the Romans, they passed the night in great fear, supposing that on the morrow they would perish.

Greek Ἰωάννης δὲ οὔτε ἀπογνοὺς πρὸς τὸν κίνδυνον οὔτε τῷ δέει ξυνταραχθεὶς ἐπενόει τάδε. τοὺς μὲν ἄλλους ἐν τοῖς φυλακτηρίοις ἀπολιπών, αὐτὸς δὲ ξὺν τοῖς Ἰσαύροις δικέλλας τε καὶ ἄλλα ἄττα τοιαῦτα ὄργανα φέρουσιν, ἀωρὶ τῶν νυκτῶν, οὐδενὶ τῶν πάντων προειρημένον, ἔξω τοῦ περιβόλου γενόμενος ἐκέλευσε σιωπῇ τὴν τάφρον ὀρύσσειν.

Dewing But John, neither yielding to despair in face of the danger nor being greatly agitated by fear, devised the following plan. Leaving the others on guard at their posts, he himself took the Isaurians, who carried pickaxes and various other tools of this kind, and went outside the fortifications; it was late in the night and no word had been given beforehand to anyone in the city; and once outside the wall, he commanded his men in silence to dig the trench deeper.

Greek οἱ δὲ κατὰ ταῦτα ἐποίουν, καὶ τὸν χοῦν ὅνπερ ἐνθένδε ἀνῃροῦντο ἐπὶ θάτερα τῆς τάφρου ἐς τὰ πρὸς τῷ τείχει ἐς ἀεὶ ἐτίθεσαν, ὃς δὴ ἐνταῦθα αὐτοῖς ἀντὶ τοίχου ἐγίνετο.

Dewing So they did as directed, and as they dug they kept putting the earth which they took out of the trench upon the side of it nearer the city-wall, and there it served them as an earthwork.

Greek λαθόντες τε ἐπὶ πλεῖστον τοὺς πολεμίους καθεύδοντας βαθεῖάν τε καὶ εὔρους ἱκανῶς ἔχουσαν τὴν τάφρον δι’ ὀλίγου πεποίηνται, οὗ δὴ μάλιστα ἐπιμαχώτατός τε ὁ περίβολος ἦν καὶ προσβάλλειν ξὺν τῇ μηχανῇ οἱ βάρβαροι ἔμελλον.

Dewing And since they were unobserved for a long time by the enemy, who were sleeping, they soon made the trench both deep and sufficiently wide, at the place where the fortifications were especially vulnerable and where the barbarians were going to make the assault with their engine of war.

Greek οἱ δὲ πολέμιοι πόρρω που τῶν νυκτῶν αἰσθόμενοι τοῦ ποιουμένου ἐπὶ τοὺς ὀρύσσοντας ἐβοήθουν δρόμῳ, καὶ Ἰωάννης ξὺν τοῖς Ἰσαύροις, ἐπεί οἱ τὰ ἀμφὶ τῇ τάφρῳ ὡς ἄριστα εἶχεν, ἐντὸς τοῦ περιβόλου ἐγένετο.

Dewing But far on in the night the enemy, perceiving what was being done, charged at full speed against those who were digging, and John went inside the fortifications with the Isaurians, since the trench was now in a most satisfactory condition.

Greek Οὐίττιγις δὲ ἅμα ἡμέρᾳ τά τε πεπραγμένα κατανοήσας καὶ περιαλγήσας τοῖς ξυμπεσοῦσι διεχρήσατο μὲν τῶν φυλάκων τινάς, οὐδὲν δὲ ἧσσον ἐπάγειν τὴν μηχανὴν ἐν σπουδῇ ἔχων ἐκέλευε φακέλλων πλῆθος τοὺς Γότθους ἐν τῇ τάφρῳ κατὰ τάχος ῥίπτειν, οὕτω τε τὸν πύργον ἐνταῦθα ἐφέλκοντας ἄγειν.

Dewing But at daybreak Vittigis noted what had been accomplished and in his exceeding vexation at the occurrence executed some of the guards; however, he was as eager as before to bring his engine to bear, and so commanded the Goths to throw a great number of faggots as quickly as possible into the trench, and then by drawing the tower over them to bring it into position.

Greek καὶ οἱ μὲν ταῦτα, ὥσπερ Οὐίττιγις ἐπέτελλεν, ἔπρασσον προθυμίᾳ τῇ πάσῃ, καίπερ τῶν ἐναντίων καρτερώτατα ἐκ τοῦ τείχους ἀμυνομένων. οἱ δὲ φάκελλοι, ἐμπεσόντος σφίσι τοῦ πύργου, βαρυνόμενοι, ὡς τὸ εἰκός, ὑπεχώρουν κάτω.

Dewing This they proceeded to do as Vittigis commanded, with all zeal, although their opponents kept fighting them back from the wall with the utmost vigour. But when the weight of the tower came upon the faggots they naturally yielded and sank down.

Greek διὸ δὴ οἱ βάρβαροι πρόσω ἰέναι ξὺν τῇ μηχανῇ οὐδαμῆ εἶχον, ἐπεὶ ἄναντες σφίσι πολλῷ ἔτι μᾶλλον ἐγίνετο, οὗ δὴ ξυννήσαντες τὸν χοῦν ἔτυχον, ὥσπερ μοι ἐρρήθη,

Dewing For this reason the barbarians were quite unable to go forward with the engine, because the ground became still more steep before them, where the Romans had heaped up the earth as I have stated.

Greek Ῥωμαῖοι. δείσαντες οὖν μὴ νυκτὸς ἐπιγινομένης ἐπεξελθόντες οἱ πολέμιοι τὴν μηχανὴν καύσωσιν,

Dewing Fearing, therefore, that when night came on the enemy would sally forth and set fire to the engine, they began to draw it back again.

Greek ὀπίσω αὐτὴν αὖθις ἐφεῖλκον. ὅπερ Ἰωάννης κωλύειν δυνάμει τῇ πάσῃ ἐν σπουδῇ ἔχων τούς τε στρατιώτας ἐξώπλισε καὶ ξυγκαλέσας ἅπαντας τοιάδε παρεκελεύσατο·

Dewing This was precisely what John was eager to prevent with all his power, and so he armed his soldiers, called them all together, and exhorted them as follows:

Greek “Ἄνδρες, οἷς τοῦδε τοῦ κινδύνου ξὺν ἡμῖν μέτεστιν, εἴ τῳ ὑμῶν πρὸς ἡδονήν ἐστι βιῶναί τε καὶ τοὺς οἴκοι ἀπολελειμμένους ἰδεῖν, μὴ ἐπ’ ἄλλῳ τῳ κεκτημένος τὴν τούτων ἐλπίδα ἢ ἐν ταῖς χερσὶ ταῖς αὐτοῦ γνώτω.

Dewing "My men, who share this danger common to us all, if it would please any man among you to live and see those whom he has left at home, let him realize that the only hope he has of obtaining these things lies in nothing but his own hands.

Greek ἡνίκα μὲν γὰρ Βελισάριος ἡμᾶς τὸ ἐξ ἀρχῆς ἔστελλε, πολλῶν ἡμᾶς ἐλπίς τε καὶ ἔρως ἐς τὴν τοῦ ἔργου προθυμίαν ἐνῆγον.

Dewing For when Belisarius sent us forth in the beginning, hope and desire for many things made us eager for the task.

Greek οὔτε γὰρ ἐν γῇ τῇ παραλίᾳ πολιορκηθήσεσθαι ὑπωπτεύομεν, οὕτω δὴ θαλασσοκρατούντων Ῥωμαίων, οὔτε τοσοῦτον ἡμῶν περιόψεσθαι τὸν βασιλέως στρατὸν ὑπετόπησεν ἄν τις.

Dewing For we never suspected that we should be besieged in the country along the coast, since the Romans command the sea so completely, nor would one have supposed that the emperor's army would so far neglect us.

Greek χωρὶς δὲ τούτων τότε μὲν ἡμᾶς ἐς εὐτολμίαν ὥρμα ἐπίδειξίς τε τῆς ἐς τὴν πολιτείαν εὐνοίας καὶ τὸ ἐκ τῶν ἀγώνων ἐσόμενον κλέος ἐς πάντας ἀνθρώπους.

Dewing But apart from these considerations, at that time we were prompted to boldness by an opportunity to display our loyalty to the state and by the glory which we should acquire in the sight of all men as the result of our struggles.

Greek νῦν δὲ οὔτε περιεῖναι ἡμᾶς, ὅτι μὴ διὰ τῆς εὐψυχίας, οἷόν τέ ἐστιν, ἐπάναγκές τε οὐκ ἄλλου του ἢ τοῦ βιώσεσθαι ἡμᾶς αὐτοὺς ἕνεκα τοῦτον ὑποστῆναι τὸν κίνδυνον.

Dewing But as things now stand, we cannot possibly survive save by courage, and we are obliged to undergo this danger with no other end in view than the saving of our own lives.

Greek ὥστε εἰ μέν τισιν ὑμῶν ἀρετῆς τι μεταποιεῖσθαι ξυμβαίνει, πάρεστιν αὐτοῖς ἀνδραγαθιζομένοις, εἴπερ τισὶ καὶ ἄλλοις, ἐνδόξοις γενέσθαι.

Dewing Therefore, if any of you perchance lay claim to valour, all such have the opportunity to prove themselves brave men, if any men in the world have, and thereby to cover themselves with glory.

Greek κτῶνται γὰρ εὔκλειαν οὐχ οἱ τῶν καταδεεστέρων κρατήσαντες, ἀλλ’ οἳ ἂν τῇ παρασκευῇ ἐλασσούμενοι τῷ τῆς ψυχῆς μεγέθει νικῷεν.

Dewing For they achieve a fair name, not who overpower those weaker than themselves, but who, though inferior in equipment, still win the victory by the greatness of their souls.

Greek οἷς δὲ τὸ φιλόψυχον ἐμπέφυκε μᾶλλον, τούτοις δὴ μάλιστα τὸ εὐτόλμοις εἶναι ξυνοίσει, ἐπεὶ ἅπαντες ἐκ τοῦ ἐπὶ πλεῖστον, οἷς τὰ πράγματα ἐπὶ ξυροῦ ἀκμῆς, ὥσπερ ἡμῖν τανῦν, ἵσταται, μόνῳ ἂν τῷ τῶν κινδύνων ὑπερφρονεῖν διασώζοιντο.”

Dewing And as for those in whom the love of life has been more deeply implanted, it will be of advantage to these especially to be bold, for it is true of all men, as a general thing, that when their fortunes stand on the razor's edge, as is now the case with us, they may be saved only by scorning the danger."

Greek Τοσαῦτα μὲν Ἰωάννης εἰπὼν ἐξῆγεν ἐπὶ τοὺς πολεμίους τὸ στράτευμα, ὀλίγους τινὰς ἐς τὰς ἐπάλξεις ἀπολιπών.

Dewing With these words John led his army out against the enemy, leaving some few men to guard the battlement.

Greek ἀνδρείως δὲ αὐτοὺς ὑφισταμένων τῶν πολεμίων γέγονε καρτερὰ ἐς ἄγαν ἡ μάχη. καὶ τὸν μὲν πύργον μόλις τε καὶ ὀψὲ τῆς ἡμέρας ἐς τὸ σφέτερον οἱ βάρβαροι στρατόπεδον ἐνεγκεῖν ἴσχυσαν.

Dewing But the enemy withstood them bravely, and the battle became exceedingly fierce. And with great difficulty and late in the day the barbarians succeeded in bringing the tower back to their own camp.

Greek τοσούτους μέντοι τὸ πλῆθος ἀπέβαλον τῶν ἐν σφίσι μαχίμων, ὥστε οὐκέτι τειχομαχεῖν τὸ λοιπὸν ἔγνωσαν, ἀλλ’ ἀπογνόντες ἡσυχῆ ἔμενον, λιμῷ πιεζομένους προσχωρήσειν αὐτοῖς τοὺς πολεμίους καραδοκοῦντες. λίαν γὰρ αὐτοὺς ἅπαντα ἤδη τὰ ἐπιτήδεια ἐπελελοίπει, ἐπεὶ οὐχ εὗρον ὅθεν αὐτὰ διαρκῶς ἐσκομίσονται.

Dewing However, they lost so great a number of their fighting men that they decided thenceforth to make no further attacks upon the wall, but in despair of succeeding that way, they remained quiet, expecting that their enemy would yield to them under stress of famine. For all their provisions had already failed them completely, since they had not found any place from which they could bring in a sufficient supply.

Greek Ταῦτα μὲν οὖν ἐγίνετο τῇδε. Βελισάριος δὲ τοῖς ἐκ Μεδιολάνου ἥκουσι χιλίους ἔπεμψεν Ἰσαύρους τε καὶ Θρᾷκας.

Dewing Such was the course of events here. But as for Belisarius, he sent to the representatives of Milan⁠ a thousand men, Isaurians and Thracians.

Greek ἡγεῖτο δὲ τῶν Ἰσαύρων Ἔννης, τῶν δὲ Θρᾳκῶν Παῦλος, Μουνδίλας τε ἅπασιν ἐφειστήκει καὶ αὐτὸς ἦρχεν ὀλίγους τινὰς τῶν Βελισαρίου ὑπασπιστῶν ἔχων. ξυνῆν δὲ αὐτοῖς καὶ Φιδέλιος, ὃς ἐγεγόνει τῆς αὐλῆς ἔπαρχος.

Dewing The Isaurians were commanded by Ennes, the Thracians by Paulus, while Mundilas was set over them all and commanded in person, having as his guard some few of the guardsmen of Belisarius. And with them was also Fidelius, who had been made praetorian prefect.

Greek ἐκ Μεδιολάνου γὰρ ὁρμώμενος ἐπιτήδειος τούτῳ ἔδοξε τῷ στρατῷ ἕπεσθαι ἅτε δύναμίν τινα ἐν Λιγούροις ἔχων.

Dewing For since he was a native of Milan, he was regarded as a suitable person to go with this army, having as he did some influence in Liguria.

Greek πλεύσαντες οὖν ἐκ τοῦ Ῥωμαίων λιμένος Γενούᾳ προσέσχον, ἣ Τουσκίας μέν ἐστιν ἐσχάτη, παράπλου δὲ καλῶς Γάλλων τε καὶ Ἱσπανῶν κεῖται.

Dewing They set sail, accordingly, from the harbour of Rome and put in at Genoa, which is the last city in Tuscany and well situated as a port of call for the voyage to Gaul and to Spain.

Greek ἔνθα δὴ τάς τε ναῦς ἀπολιπόντες καὶ ὁδῷ πορευόμενοι πρόσω ἐχώρουν, τοὺς λέμβους τῶν νηῶν ἐν ταῖς ἁμάξαις ἐνθέμενοι, ὅπως ἂν Πάδον τὸν ποταμὸν διαβαίνουσι μηδὲν σφίσιν ἐμπόδιον εἴη.

Dewing There they left their ships and travelling by land moved forward, pla­cing the boats of the ships on their waggons, in order that nothing might prevent their crossing the river Po.

Greek οὕτω γοῦν τοῦ ποταμοῦ τὴν διάβασιν ἐποιήσαντο. ἐπεὶ δὲ τὸν Πάδον διαβάντες ἐς Τικηνὸν πόλιν ἀφίκοντο, Γότθοι αὐτοῖς ἀπαντήσαντες ἐς χεῖρας ἦλθον.

Dewing It was by this means, in any event, that they made the crossing of the river. And when they reached the city of Ticinum,⁠ after crossing the Po, the Goths came out against them and engaged them in battle.

Greek ἦσαν δὲ πολλοί τε καὶ ἄριστοι, ἐπεὶ τῶν χρημάτων τὰ τιμιώτατα βάρβαροι ἅπαντες οἳ ταύτῃ ᾤκηντο ἐν Τικηνῷ καταθέμενοι ἅτε ἐν χωρίῳ ὀχύρωμα ἰσχυρὸν ἔχοντι, φρουρὰν ἐνταῦθα λόγου ἀξίαν ἐλίποντο.

Dewing And they were not only numerous but also excellent troops, since all the barbarians who lived in that region had deposited the most valuable of their possessions in Ticinum, as being a place which had strong defences, and had left there a considerable garrison.

Greek μάχης οὖν καρτερᾶς γενομένης ἐνίκων Ῥωμαῖοι, καὶ τοὺς ἐναντίους τρεψάμενοι διέφθειράν τε συχνοὺς καὶ τὴν πόλιν ἐν τῇ διώξει ἑλεῖν παρ’ ὀλίγον ἦλθον. μόλις γὰρ ἐπιθεῖναι τὰς πύλας οἱ βάρβαροι ἴσχυσαν, ἐγκειμένων σφίσι τῶν πολεμίων.

Dewing So a fierce battle took place, but the Romans were victorious, and routing their opponents, they slew a great number and came within a little of capturing the city in the pursuit. For it was only with difficulty that the barbarians succeeded in shutting the gates, so closely did their enemy press upon their heels.

Greek Ῥωμαίων δὲ ὀπίσω ἀπελαυνόντων Φιδέλιος εὐξόμενος ἔς τινα τῶν ἐκείνῃ νεῶν ὕστατος ἔμεινε. τύχῃ δέ τινι ὀκλάσαντός οἱ τοῦ ἵππου ἔπεσε.

Dewing And as the Romans were marching away, Fidelius went into a temple there to pray, and was the last to leave. But by some chance his horse stumbled and he fell.

Greek καὶ αὐτὸν κατιδόντες Γότθοι, ἐπεὶ τοῦ περιβόλου ἄγχιστα ἐπεπτώκει, ἐπεξελθόντες ἔκτεινάν τε καὶ ἔλαθον τοὺς πολεμίους. οὗ δὴ ὕστερον Μουνδίλας τε καὶ Ῥωμαῖοι αἰσθόμενοι ἤσχαλλον.

Dewing And since he had fallen very near the fortifications, the Goths seeing him came out and killed him without being observed by the enemy. Wherefore, when this was afterwards discovered by Mundilas and the Romans, they were greatly distressed.

Greek Ἔνθεν τε ἐς Μεδιόλανον πόλιν ἀφίκοντο καὶ αὐτὴν ἀμαχητὶ ξὺν Λιγουρίᾳ τῇ ἄλλῃ ἔσχον.

Dewing Then, leaving Ticinum, they arrived at the city of Milan and secured this city with the rest of Liguria without a battle.

Greek ἅπερ ἐπειδὴ Οὐίττιγις ἔμαθε, στράτευμά τε πολὺ κατὰ τάχος καὶ Οὐραΐαν ἄρχοντα, τὸν αὑτοῦ ἀδελφιδοῦν, ἔπεμψε.

Dewing When Vittigis learned about this, he sent a large army with all speed and Uraïas, his own nephew, as commander.

Greek καὶ Θευδίβερτος δέ οἱ, ὁ Φράγγων ἀρχηγός, ἄνδρας μυρίους δεηθέντι ἐς ξυμμαχίαν ἀπέστειλεν, οὐ Φράγγων αὐτῶν, ἀλλὰ Βουργουζιώνων, τοῦ μὴ δοκεῖν τὰ βασιλέως ἀδικεῖν πράγματα.

Dewing And Theudibert, the leader of the Franks, sent him at his request ten thousand men as allies, not of the Franks themselves,

Greek οἱ γὰρ Βουργουζίωνες ἐθελούσιοί τε καὶ αὐτονόμῳ γνώμῃ, οὐ Θευδιβέρτῳ κελεύοντι ἐπακούοντες δῆθεν τῷ λόγῳ ἐστέλλοντο. οἷς δὴ οἱ Γότθοι ἀναμιχθέντες ἔς τε Μεδιόλανον Ῥωμαίων ἥκιστα προσδεχομένων ἀφίκοντο καὶ ἐνστρατοπεδευσάμενοι ἐπολιόρκουν. ταύτῃ γοῦν οὐδέ τι ἐσκομίσασθαι τῶν ἐπιτηδείων Ῥωμαῖοι ἔσχον, ἀλλ’ εὐθὺς ἤχθοντο τῶν ἀναγκαίων τῇ ἀπορίᾳ.

Dewing but Burgundians, in order not to appear to be doing injury to the emperor's cause. For it was given out that the Burgundians made the expedition willingly and of their own choice, not as obeying the command of Theudibert. And the Goths, joined by these troops, came to Milan, made camp and began a siege when the Romans were least expecting them. At any rate the Romans, through this action, found it impossible to bring in any kind of provisions, but they were immediately in distress for want of necessities.

Greek οὐ μὴν οὐδὲ τοῦ περιβόλου τὴν φυλακὴν οἱ στρατιῶται εἶχον, ἐπεὶ ὁ Μουνδίλας πόλεις τε καταλαβὼν ἔτυχεν ὅσαι Μεδιολάνου ἄγχιστα οὖσαι ὀχυρώματα εἶχον, Βέργομόν τε καὶ Κῶμον καὶ Νοβαρίας καὶ ἄλλα ἄττα πολίσματα, καὶ φρουρὰς πανταχόθι λόγου ἀξίας καταστησάμενος, αὐτὸς δὲ τριακοσίους μάλιστα ἔχων ἐν Μεδιολάνῳ ἔμεινε, καὶ ξὺν αὐτῷ Ἔννης τε καὶ Παῦλος.

Dewing Indeed, even the guarding of the walls was not being maintained by the regular soldiers, for it so happened that Mundilas had occupied all the cities near Milan which had defences, namely Bergomum, Comum, and Novaria,⁠ as well as some other strongholds, and in every place had established a considerable garrison, while he himself with about three hundred men remained in Milan, and with him Ennes and Paulus.

Greek ὥστε ἀνάγκῃ οἱ τῆς πόλεως οἰκήτορες ἐκ περιτροπῆς ἀεὶ τὴν φυλακὴν εἶχον. τὰ μὲν οὖν ἐν Λιγούροις ἐφέρετο τῇδε καὶ ὁ χειμὼν ἔληγε, καὶ τρίτον ἔτος ἐτελεύτα τῷ πολέμῳ τῷδε ὃν Προκόπιος ξυνέγραψε.

Dewing Consequently and of necessity the inhabitants of the city were regularly keeping guard in turn. Such was the progress of events in Liguria, and the winter drew to its close, and the third year came to an end in this war, the history of which Procopius has written.