第7巻 第30章

Greek Βασιλεὺς δε Ίουστινιανὸς πεζοὺς στρατιώτας οὐχ ἦσσον ἢ δισχιλίους ἐς Σικελίαν ναυσὶν ἔπεμψε καὶ Βαλεριανὸν οὐδεμιᾷ μελλήσει παρὰ Βελισάριον ἐκέλευεν ἰέναι.

Dewing The Emperor Justinian now sent not less than two thousand infantry by sea to Sicily and ordered Valerian to join Belisarius without any delay.

Greek καὶ ὃς διαπορθμευσάμενος ὲς τὸν Δρυοῦντα κατέπλευσεν, οὗ δὴ καὶ Βελισάριον ξὺν τῇ γυναικὶ εὗρεν.

Dewing He accordingly crossed the sea and put in at Dryus, where he found Belisarius together with his wife.

Greek ὑπὸ τοῦτον τὸν χρόνον Ἀντωνίνα μὲν ἡ Βελισαρίου γυνη ἐς Βυζαντιον στέλλεται, τῆς βασιλίδος δεησομένη μείζονι παρασκευῇ τὸν πόλεμον ἐξαρτύεσθαι.

Dewing At about this time Antonina, the wife of Belisarius, set off for Byzantium, intending to beg the empress to make larger provision for carrying on the war.

Greek ἡ δὲ βασιλὶς Θεοδώρα νοσήσασα ἐξ ἀνθρώπων ἠφάνιστο, ἐνιαυτοὺς ἕνα τε καὶ εἴκοσι τῇ βασιλείᾳ ἐπιβιοῦσα καὶ μῆνας τρεῖς.

Dewing But the Empress Theodora had fallen sick and passed from the world, having lived as queen twenty‑one years and three months.

Greek Ἐν τούτῳ δὲ οἱ ἐν τῷ ἐπὶ Ῥουσκιανῆς φρουρίῳ πολιορκούμενοι πιεζόμενοι τῶν ἀναγκαίων τῇ ἀπορίᾳ ἐς λόγους τοῖς πολεμίοις ξυνίασιν, ὡμολόγησάν τε μεσούσης μάλιστα τῆς τοῦ θέρους ὥρας τὸ φρούριον ἐνδώσειν, ἢν μή τις ἐπιγένηται μεταξὺ βοήθεια σφίσιν, ἐφ’ ᾧ μέντοι ἀπαθεῖς κακῶν ἅπαντες μείνωσιν.

Dewing Meanwhile the Romans who were being held under siege in the fortress near Rusciane, hard pressed, as they were, by the lack of necessary supplies, opened negotiations with the enemy and agreed that precisely at the middle of the summer season they would hand over the fortress, unless some relief came to them in the interval, on condition, however, that they should all remain free from harm.

Greek ἦσαν δὲ Ἰταλῶν μὲν ἐν τῷ φρουρίῳ τούτῳ πολλοί τε καὶ λόγιμοι, καὶ Δεοφέρων ὁ Τουλλιανοῦ ἀδελφός, τοῦ δὲ Ῥωμαίων στρατοῦ ἱππεῖς μὲν Ἰλλυριοὶ τριακόσιοι, οὕσπερ Ἰωάννης ἐνταῦθα καταστησάμενος ἔτυχε, Χαλαζάρ τε αὐτοῖς τὸν δορυφόρον ἐπιστήσας, Μασσαγέτην γένος, διαφερόντως ἀγαθὸν τὰ πολέμια, καὶ Γουδίλαν Θρᾷκα, καὶ πεζοὶ ἑκατὸν πρὸς Βελισαρίου ἐπὶ τῇ φυλακῇ τοῦ φρουρίου σταλέντες.

Dewing Now there were in this fortress many notables of the Italians, among whom was Deopheron the brother of Tullianus, while the Roman army was represented by three hundred Illyrian horsemen whom John had stationed in that place, appointing as commanders over them Chalazar the guardsman, a Massagete by birth and an especially able warrior, and Gudilas the Thracian; and there were also a hundred infantry sent by Belisarius to guard the fortress.

Greek Τότε καὶ ὅσοι στρατιῶται πρὸς Βελισαρίου ἐπὶ τῇ Ῥώμης φρουρᾷ ἐτετάχατο τὸν σφῶν ἄρχοντα Κόνωνα κτείνουσιν, ἐμπορίαν αὐτῷ τοῦ τε σίτου καὶ τῶν ἄλλων ἐπιτηδείων ἐπὶ πονηρῷ τῷ σφετέρῳ ἐπενεγκόντες.

Dewing At that time also the soldiers who had been detailed by Belisarius for the garrison of Rome killed their commander Conon, bringing against him the charge of trafficking in grain and the other provisions to their detriment.

Greek πρέσβεις τε τῶν ἱερέων τινὰς πέμπουσιν, ἀπισχυριζόμενοι ὡς, ἢν μὴ βασιλεὺς τούτου δὴ τοῦ ἐγκλήματος ἀμνηστίαν σφίσι διδοίη χρόνου τε ῥητοῦ τὰς συντάξεις ἐκτίσοι ὅσας δὴ αὐτοῖς τὸ δημόσιον ὤφειλε, Τουτίλᾳ τε καὶ Γότθοις οὐδὲν μελλήσαντες προσχωρήσουσι. βασιλεύς τε αὐτοῖς τὴν δέησιν ἐπιτελῆ ἐποίει.

Dewing And they sent some of the priests as envoys, firmly declaring that if the emperor did not exonerate them from guilt for this deed and remit to them within a specified time the back payment which the state owed them, they would without the slightest hesitation go over to Totila and the Goths. And the emperor fulfilled their request.

Greek Βελισάριος δὲ τὸν Ἰωάννην ἐς τὸν Δρυοῦντα μεταπεμψάμενος ξύν τε αὐτῷ καὶ Βαλεριανῷ καὶ ἄλλοις ἄρχουσι στόλον πολὺν ἀγείρας εὐθὺ Ῥουσκιανῆς κατὰ τάχος ἔπλει, τοῖς πολιορκουμένοις ἐπαμύνειν ἐν σπουδῇ ἔχων.

Dewing Belisarius now summoned John to Dryus and, together with him and Valerian and other commanders, he gathered a great fleet and sailed straight for Rusciane with all speed, being intent upon bringing relief to the besieged.

Greek οἵ τε ἐν τῷ φρουρίῳ τὸν στόλον τοῦτον ἅτε ἀφ’ ὑψηλοῦ κατιδόντες εὐέλπιδές τε γενόμενοι οὐκέτι τοῖς πολεμίοις προσχωρεῖν ἔγνωσαν, καίπερ ἐνισταμένης ἤδη τῆς σφίσι ξυγκειμένης ἡμέρας.

Dewing And those in the fortress, seeing this fleet from their elevated position, revived their hopes and now decided not to yield to the enemy, although the day upon which they had agreed was already close at hand.

Greek καὶ τὰ μὲν πρῶτα χειμῶνος ἐξαισίου ἐπιπεσόντος, ἄλλως τε καὶ τῆς ἐκείνῃ ἀκτῆς ἀλιμένου παντάπασιν οὔσης, ταῖς ναυσὶν ἁπάσαις ὡς ἀπωτάτω ἀλλήλων ξυνηνέχθη διασκεδάννυσθαι·

Dewing First then a terrific storm came on, and for this reason and also because the coast there is altogether without harbours, the ships came to be scattered far apart from one another;

Greek ταύτῃ τε χρόνου μῆκος σφίσι τριβῆναι ξυνέβη. αὖθίς τε ἀγηγερμένοι ἐν τῷ Κροτωνιατῶν λιμένι ἐπὶ Ῥουσκιανὴν ἀνήγοντο. οὕσπερ ἐπεὶ οἱ βάρβαροι εἶδον, ἐπὶ τοὺς ἵππους ἀναθορόντες ἀμφὶ τὴν ἠϊόνα ἐγένοντο τὴν ἀπόβασιν τοῖς πολεμίοις ἀναστέλλειν διανοούμενοι.

Dewing thus it came about that considerable time was wasted. And when they had been collected in the harbour of Croton, they put out a second time for Rusciane. But when the barbarians saw them, they leaped upon their horses and came down to the beach, intending to prevent the disembarkation of their enemy.

Greek Τουτίλας τε αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ πλεῖστον τῆς ἀκτῆς ἀντιμετώπους ἔστησε ταῖς τῶν νηῶν πρῴραις. τοὺς μὲν δόρατα ἔχοντας, τοὺς δὲ τὰ τόξα ἐντειναμένους.

Dewing And Totila placed them for a great distance along the shore face to face with the prows of the , some with spears and some with bows ready strung.

Greek ὅπερ ἐπεὶ Ῥωμαῖοι εἶδον, κατωρρώδησάν τε καὶ ἄγχιστα οὐδαμῆ ἐτόλμων ἰέναι, ἀλλὰ χρόνον μέν τινα τὰς ναῦς ἑκαστάτω ἀνακωχεύσαντες ἡσυχῆ ἔμενον, ὕστερον δὲ ἀπογνόντες τὴν ἀπόβασιν πρύμναν τε πάντες ἐκρούοντο καὶ ἀναχθέντες τῷ Κροτωνιατῶν αὖθις λιμένι προσέσχον.

Dewing This army struck terror to the hearts of the Romans when they saw it and they had not the courage to come close, but they first stopped their ships at a great distance and remained quiet for some time, and then, giving up the landing in despair, they all backed off and put to sea and sailed once more into the harbour of Croton.

Greek Οὗ δὴ ἐπὶ κοινῆς βουλευσαμένοις ἔδοξε σφίσιν ἄμεινον εἶναι Βελισάριον μὲν ἐς Ῥώμην ἰόντα τὰ ταύτῃ τε ὡς ἄριστα διοικήσασθαι καὶ τὰ ἐπιτήδεια ἐσκομίσασθαι, Ἰωάννην δὲ καὶ Βαλεριανὸν τούς τε ἄνδρας ἐς γῆν καὶ τοὺς ἵππους ἀποβιβάσαντας ὁδῷ τε πορευομένους ἐς Πικηνοὺς ἰέναι, ξυνταράξοντας τῶν πολεμίων τοὺς τὰ ἐκείνῃ πολιορκοῦντας πολίσματα.

Dewing There, after taking council together, they decided that it was better that Belisarius should proceed to Rome and there set matters in order as well as possible and bring in provisions, while John and Valerian should first disembark the men and horses on the shore and then march overland into Picenum, in order to throw into confusion those of the barbarians who were besieging the strongholds in that region.

Greek οὕτω γὰρ ἂν αὐτοῖς Τουτίλαν διαλύσαντα τὴν προσεδρείαν ἐπισπέσθαι ἐλπίδα εἶχον.

Dewing For they entertained the hope that Totila would be led by such moves to abandon the siege and follow them.

Greek Ἰωάννης μὲν οὖν ξὺν τοῖς ἑπομένοις χιλίοις οὖσι κατὰ ταῦτα ἐποίει· Βαλεριανὸς δὲ τὸν κίνδυνον δείσας ταῖς ναυσὶ κόλπον περιιὼν τὸν Ἰόνιον ἔπλει τοῦ Ἀγκῶνος εὐθύ. ταύτῃ γὰρ ἐν Πικηνοῖς τε γενήσεσθαι ξὺν τῷ ἀσφαλεῖ ᾤετο καὶ τῷ Ἰωάννῃ ξυμμῖξαι.

Dewing Accordingly, John, for his part, accompanied by his troops, a thousand in number, carried out this plan; but Valerian, fearing the danger, went around through the Ionian Gulf with the ships and sailed straight for Ancon. For he thought that he could in this way reach Picenum with safety and unite with John.

Greek ἀλλὰ Τουτίλας διαλῦσαι τὴν προσεδρείαν οὐδ’ ὣς ἤθελεν, ἀλλ’ αὐτὸς μὲν ἐνταῦθα καθῆστο, δισχιλίους δὲ ἱππεῖς τοῦ στρατοπέδου ἀπολεξάμενος ἐς Πικηνοὺς στέλλει, ἐφ’ ᾧ τοῖς ἐνταῦθα βαρβάροις ξυμμίξαντες τοὺς ἀμφί τε Ἰωάννην καὶ Βαλεριανὸν ἀποκρούσονται.

Dewing But even so Totila was unwilling to abandon the siege, but, while he himself remained settled there, he selected two thousand horsemen from the army and sent them into Picenum, in order to unite with the barbarians there and throw back the forces of John and Valerian.

Greek Οἱ δὲ πολιορκούμενοι ἐν τῷ ἐπὶ Ῥουσκιανῆς φρουρίῳ, ἐπεὶ σφᾶς τά τε ἀναγκαῖα ἤδη παντάπασιν ἐπελελοίπει καὶ οὐδεμίαν ἔτι ἀπὸ Ῥωμαίων ἐπικουρίας ἐλπίδα εἶχον, Γουδίλαν τε τὸν δορυφόρον καὶ Δεοφέροντα τὸν Ἰταλιώτην παρὰ Τουτίλαν πέμψαντες ἐπρεσβεύοντο ἀμφὶ τῇ σωτηρίᾳ, δεόμενοι σφίσιν αὐτοῖς τῶν πεπραγμένων ξυγγνώμονα εἶναι.

Dewing The Romans who were besieged in the fortress at Rusciane, seeing that their provisions had now completely failed them and that they had no further hope of assistance from the Romans, sent Gudilas the guardsman and Deopheron the Italian to Totila and opened negotiations concerning their safety, begging him to pardon them for their deeds.

Greek ὁ δὲ Τουτίλας ἐς ἄλλον οὐδένα ὅτι μὴ ἐς τὸν Χαλαζὰρ ἐπιτελέσειν τὴν κόλασιν ἐπηγγέλλετο ἅτε τὰ πρόσθεν ξυγκείμενα ἠλογηκότα, τοῖς δὲ ἄλλοις τὸ ἔγκλημα ἐπιχωρεῖν πᾶσιν.

Dewing And Totila promised that he would inflict punishment upon no one except Chalazar, seeing that he had disregarded the previous agreement, but he would remit the charge against all the others. On such terms he in person took over the fortress.

Greek οὕτω τοίνυν αὐτὸς τὸ φρούριον ἐδέξατο. καὶ τὸν μὲν Χαλαζὰρ ἄμφω τε τὼ χεῖρε ἀποτεμὼν καὶ τὰ αἰδοῖα εὐθὺς ἔκτεινε, τῶν δὲ στρατιωτῶν τοὺς μὲν βουλομένους μένειν ἐκέλευε τὰ σφέτερα αὐτῶν ἔχοντας, ἐφ’ ᾧ τὸ λοιπὸν ἐπὶ τῇ ἴσῃ καὶ ὁμοίᾳ Γότθοις ξυντάξονται· ὅπερ κἀν τοῖς ἄλλοις ὀχυρώμασι τοῖς ἁλισκομένοις πράσσειν εἰώθει·

Dewing And he cut off both the hands of Chalazar and his private parts and then killed him immediately; as for the soldiers, he ordered those who wished to do so to remain, keeping their own possessions, on condition that they array themselves thereafter with the Goths on terms of complete equality; indeed this was the same procedure which he had regularly followed when the other strongholds were captured;

Greek οἷς δὲ τὸ μένειν ἐν ἡδονῇ ὡς ἥκιστα ἦν, τούτους δὴ γυμνοὺς ὅπη βούλοιντο ἐκέλευεν ἀπαλλάσσεσθαι, τοῦ μή τινά οἱ τῶν ἁπάντων ἀνθρώπων ἀκούσιον ξυστρατεύεσθαι.

Dewing those, on the other hand, who were not at all satisfied to remain, he commanded to depart from there and go without equipment wherever they pleased, in order that no man in the world might march unwillingly under his standard.

Greek ὀγδοήκοντα μὲν οὖν τοῦ Ῥωμαίων στρατοῦ τῶν χρημάτων ἀπολελειμμένων ἐς τὸν Κρότωνα ἦλθον, οἱ δὲ ἄλλοι ξὺν τοῖς χρήμασιν αὐτοῦ ἔμειναν.

Dewing Thus, while eighty of the Roman army abandoned their possessions and came to Croton, the rest remained where they were with their possessions.

Greek τῶν μέντοι Ἰταλῶν τὰ μὲν χρήματα πάντα ἀφείλετο, τὰ δέ γε σώματα κακῶν παντάπασιν ἀπαθῆ εἴασεν.

Dewing The Italians, however, he deprived of all their property, though he left their persons entirely unharmed.

Greek Ἀντωνίνα δὲ ἡ τοῦ Βελισαρίου γυνὴ τῆς βασιλίδος ἀπογενομένης ἐς Βυζάντιον ἀφικομένη ἐδέετο βασιλέως μετάπεμπτόν οἱ τὸν ἄνδρα ἐνταῦθα ἐλθεῖν. ῥᾷστά τε διεπράξατο τοῦτο. ἤδη γὰρ καὶ ὁ Μηδικὸς πόλεμος ἐπικείμενος ἰσχυρότατα βασιλέα Ἰουστινιανὸν ἐς τοῦτο ἐνῆγεν.

Dewing When Antonina, the wife of Belisarius, reached Byzantium after the decease of the empress, she begged the emperor to summon her husband thither. This she accomplished very readily. For the Persian war was now pressing the Emperor Justinian to the utmost, and influenced him to this decision.