第8巻 第24章

Greek Ὑπὸ δὲ τὸν αὐτὸν χρόνον τῇδε Ῥωμαίοις τὰ πράγματα εἶχεν ἐν Σικελίᾳ. Λιβέριος μὲν ἐνθένδε βασιλεῖ ἐς Βυζάντιον μετάπεμπτος ἦλθεν, Ἀρταβάνης δέ, τοῦτο βασιλεῖ δεδογμένον, παντὸς ἦρχε τοῦ ἐν Σικελίᾳ Ῥωμαίων στρατοῦ.

Dewing At about the same time Roman affairs stood as follows in Sicily. Liberius had been summoned from there by the emperor and had gone to Byzantium, while Artabanes, for thus the emperor had decided, commanded the whole Roman army in Sicily.

Greek ὃς δὴ Γότθους τοὺς ἐν τοῖς ἐκείνῃ φρουρίοις ἀπολελειμμένους, ὀλίγους κομιδῆ ὄντας, πολιορκῶν, μάχῃ τε αὐτῶν τοὺς ἐπεξιόντας νικήσας ἐς πᾶσάν τε ἀπορίαν τῶν ἀναγκαίων καταστησάμενος ὕστερον ὁμολογίᾳ ξύμπαντας εἷλεν.

Dewing He had laid siege to those Goths who had been left in the fortresses of the island, a very small number indeed, and whenever they made sallies he had defeated them in battle and had reduced them to a state of absolute destitution as regards the necessities of life, and finally he had taken them all by surrender.

Greek οἷς οἱ Γότθοι περίφοβοί τε γεγενημένοι καὶ τοῖς κατὰ τὴν ναυμαχίαν ξυμπεπτωκόσι περιαλγοῦντες τὸν πόλεμον ἀπεγίνωσκον, ἤδη δυσέλπιδες τὸ παράπαν γεγενημένοι, λογιζόμενοί τε ὡς ἐν τῷ παρόντι δὴ αἰσχρῶς ἡσσημένοι τῶν πολεμίων καὶ παντάπασι διεφθαρμένοι, ἤν τις Ῥωμαίοις βοήθεια καὶ κατὰ βραχὺ ἐπιγένηται, τρόπῳ οὐδενὶ ἀντέχειν αὐτοῖς οὐδὲ χρόνου ῥοπήν τινα ἱκανοὶ ἔσονται ἢ ἐπὶ τῆς Ἰταλίας ἑστήξειν. οὐ μὴν οὐδὲ κατὰ πρεσβείαν διαπράξασθαί τι ἐκ βασιλέως ἐν ἐλπίδι εἶχον.

Dewing At this the Goths became fearful, being deeply moved by the outcome of the naval battle, so that they were beginning to despair of the war, having by now become utterly hopeless; for they reasoned that even in the existing circumstances they had been shamefully defeated by their enemy and completely demoralized, and if assistance should come to the Romans, even in small measure, they would be unable by any means to hold out against them even for the least space of time or to keep a foothold in Italy. Nor indeed had they any hope of accomplishing anything by negotiation with the emperor.

Greek πολλάκις γὰρ ἐς αὐτὸν πρέσβεις ὁ Τουτίλας ἐτύγχανε πέμψας. οἵ, ἐπεὶ ἐς ὄψιν Ἰουστινιανῷ βασιλεῖ ἦλθον, ἀνεδίδαξαν μὲν ὡς τῆς Ἰταλίας τὰ μὲν πολλὰ κατέλαβον Φράγγοι, ἡ δὲ λοιπὴ ἔρημος ἀνθρώπων τῷ πολέμῳ ἐπὶ πλεῖστον γεγένηται, Σικελίας δὲ καὶ Δαλματίας, αἵπερ ἀκραιφνεῖς διέμειναν μόναι, Ῥωμαίοις ἐξίστανται Γότθοι, δασμοὺς δὲ καὶ φόρους ὑπὲρ τῆς ἐρήμου ἀποφέρειν ὁμολογοῦσιν ἀνὰ πᾶν ἔτος καὶ συμμαχήσειν ἐφ’ οὓς ἂν βασιλεὺς βούλοιτο καὶ τὰ ἄλλα κατήκοοι αὐτῷ ἔσεσθαι·

Dewing For Totila had, as it happened, sent envoys to him often. These envoys had indeed come before Justinian and explained that the Franks had occupied the greater part of Italy, while the rest of it had become for the most part deserted on account of the war; yet the Goths were willing to retire in favour of the Romans from Sicily and Dalmatia, which alone had remained intact, and agreed to pay tribute and taxes for the abandoned land every year and would fight as allies against whomsoever the emperor should wish and would be in other respects subject to him.

Greek ἀλλὰ βασιλεὺς μάθησιν οὐδεμίαν τῶν λεγομένων ποιούμενος τοὺς πρέσβεις ἅπαντας ἀπεπέμπετο, πρὸς τὸ Γότθων ὄνομα χαλεπῶς ἔχων, ἄρδην τε αὐτὸ τῆς Ῥωμαίων ἀρχῆς ἐξελάσαι διανοούμενος. ταῦτα μὲν οὖν τῇδε ξυνηνέχθη γενέσθαι.

Dewing But the emperor would pay no attention to what they said and dismissed the envoys one and all, hating as he did the Gothic name and intending to drive it out absolutely from the Roman domain. Thus then did these events take place.

Greek Θευδίβερτος δέ, ὁ Φράγγων ἀρχηγός, οὐ πολλῷ ἔμπροσθεν ἐξ ἀνθρώπων ἠφάνιστο νόσῳ, Λιγουρίας τε χωρία ἄττα καὶ Ἄλπεις Κουτίας καὶ Βενετιῶν τὰ πολλὰ οὐδενὶ λόγῳ ἐς ἀπαγωγὴν φόρου ὑποτελῆ ποιησάμενος.

Dewing But Theudibert, the ruler of the Franks, had not long before been taken from the world by disease, having without justification made some parts of Liguria and the Cottian Alps and the most of Venetia subject to the payment of tribute.

Greek τὴν γὰρ ἀσχολίαν τῶν μαχομένων οἰκείαν οἱ Φράγγοι εὐκαιρίαν πεποιημένοι τοῖς ἐκείνων περιμαχήτοις αὐτοὶ ἀκινδύνως ἐπλούτουν.

Dewing For the Franks had treated the preoccupation of the warring nations as their own opportunity, and without danger were enriching themselves with the lands for which the combatants were fighting.

Greek καὶ Γότθοις μὲν πολίσματα ὀλίγα ἐν Βενετίοις διέμεινε, τά τε ἐπιθαλασσίδια χωρία Ῥωμαίοις· τὰ δὲ ἄλλα ὑποχείρια σφίσιν ἅπαντα πεποίηνται Φράγγοι.

Dewing And the Goths indeed had a few fortresses left in Venetia, while the Romans held the coast towns; but the Franks had brought all the others under their sway.

Greek Ῥωμαίων τε καὶ Γότθων πόλεμον τόνδε ᾗπέρ μοι εἴρηται πρὸς ἀλλήλους διαφερόντων καὶ πολεμίους οὐ δυναμένων ἐπικτᾶσθαι καινούς, Γότθοι τε καὶ Φράγγοι ἐς λόγους ἀλλήλοις ξυνίασι, καὶ ξυνέκειτο, μέχρι μὲν ἂν Γότθοι πρὸς Ῥωμαίους τὸν πόλεμον διαφέροιεν, ἔχοντας ἑκατέρους ὧνπερ ἐγένοντο ἐγκρατεῖς ἡσυχῆ μένειν, μηδέν τε σφίσι πρὸς ἀλλήλους πολέμιον εἶναι.

Dewing Now while the Romans and the Goths were waging this war against each other as I have described it and were unable to take on new enemies in addition, the Goths and the Franks had negotiated with each other and come to an agreement that, as long as the Goths were waging war against the Romans, both of them should remain quiet holding what they had secured and there should be no hostilities between them.

Greek ἢν δέ γε βασιλέως ποτὲ Ἰουστινιανοῦ περιέσεσθαι Τουτίλαν τῷ πολέμῳ συμβαίη, τηνικάδε Γότθους τε καὶ Φράγγους διοικήσασθαι ταῦτα, ὅπη ἂν συνοίσειν ἑκατέροις δοκῇ. ἀλλὰ ταῦτα μὲν τῇδε ξυνέκειτο.

Dewing But if indeed Totila should ever have the fortune to overcome Justinian in the war, the Goths and the Franks should at such time settle these matters in such a way as should seem likely to benefit both of them. So much for this agreement.

Greek τὴν δὲ Θευδιβέρτου ἀρχὴν διεδέξατο Θευδίβαλδος ὁ παῖς. βασιλεύς τε Ἰουστινιανὸς Λεόντιον, τὸν Ἀθανασίου γαμβρόν, ἄνδρα ἐκ βουλῆς, πρεσβευτὴν παρ’ αὐτὸν ἔπεμψεν ἔς τε ὁμαιχμίαν παρακαλῶν ἐπὶ Τουτίλαν τε καὶ Γότθους καὶ Χωρίων ἐκστῆναι τῶν ἐπὶ τῆς Ἰταλίας αἰτούμενος ὧνπερ Θευδίβερτος οὐ δέον ἐπιβατεῦσαι διὰ σπουδῆς ἔσχε.

Dewing But Theudibert was succeeded by his son Theudibald. And the emperor sent Leontius, the son-in‑law of Athanasius, a member of the senate, as envoy to him, inviting him to an offensive alliance against Totila and the Goths and demanding that he withdraw from the parts of Italy on which Theudibert had set his mind wrongfully to trespass.

Greek Λεόντιος δέ, ἐπειδὴ παρὰ Θευδίβαλδον ἀφίκετο, ἔλεξεν ὧδε· “Ἴσως μέν τι καὶ ἄλλοις παρὰ τὰς ἐλπίδας τισὶ τετυχηκέναι ξυνέπεσεν, ὁποῖον δὲ Ῥωμαίοις τανῦν πρὸς ὑμῶν γεγονέναι ξυνέβη, οὐδενί, οἶμαι, ξυνηνέχθη πώποτε τῶν πάντων ἀνθρώπων.

Dewing Now Leontius, upon coming before Theudibald, spoke as follows. "It may perhaps be true that on other occasions events have gone contrary to the expectations of men, but such a thing as has been done to the Romans in the present case by you has, I think, never happened to anyone else in the world.

Greek βασιλεὺς μὲν γὰρ Ἰουστινιανὸς οὐ πρότερον κατέστη ἐς πόλεμον τόνδε, οὐδὲ Γότθοις πολεμησείων ἔνδηλος γέγονεν, ἕως αὐτῷ Φράγγοι φιλίας τε καὶ ξυμμαχίας ὀνόματι χρήματα μεγάλα κεκομισμένοι τὴν ἀγωνίαν ξυλλήψεσθαι ὡμολόγησαν.

Dewing For the Emperor Justinian, on his part, did not enter into this war, nor did he let it appear that he was about to fight the Goths, until the Franks, in the name of alliance and friendship, had received from him great sums of money and agreed to assist him in the struggle.

Greek οἱ δὲ οὐχ ὅπως τι δρᾶν τῶν ὡμολογημένων ἠξίωσαν, ἀλλὰ καὶ προσηδικήκασι Ῥωμαίους τοιαῦτα οἷα οὐδ’ ἄν τις ὑποπτεῦσαι ῥᾳδίως ἔσχεν.

Dewing They, however, have not only seen fit to fulfil none of their promises, but they have further wronged the Romans in a way which no one could have easily imagined.

Greek ὁ γὰρ πατὴρ ὁ σὸς Θευδίβερτος χώρας ἐπιβατεῦσαι ὑπέστη, οὐδὲν αὐτῷ προσῆκον, ἧσπερ βασιλεὺς πόνῳ τε πολλῷ καὶ κινδύνοις πολέμου, καὶ ταῦτα Φράγγων ἁπάντων ἐκποδὼν ἱσταμένων, κύριος γέγονε.

Dewing For your father Theudibert undertook to trespass upon territory to which he had no just claim and which the emperor had mastered with great labour by the perils of war, and that too while all the Franks were standing out of the way.

Greek διόπερ τανῦν ἐς ὑμᾶς ἥκω, οὐχ ὅπως μέμψομαι ἢ αἰτιάσομαι, ἀλλ’ αἰτησόμενός τε καὶ παραινέσων ὅσα ξυνοίσειν ὑμῖν αὐτοῖς μέλλει.

Dewing Consequently I now come to you, not to reproach you or lay charges against you, but in order to make demands and to counsel you as to what will be of advantage to you yourselves.

Greek λέγω δὲ ὅπως βεβαιότατα μὲν διασώζητε τὴν ὑπάρχουσαν ὑμῖν εὐπραξίαν, συγχωρήσητε δὲ Ῥωμαίους ἔχειν τὰ αὐτῶν ἴδια·

Dewing I say, then, that you, on the one hand, should preserve the prosperity which you now enjoy, and allow the Romans, on the other hand, to have that which is their own;

Greek τοὺς γὰρ δύναμιν περιβεβλημένους μεγάλην καὶ βραχέων τινῶν οὐχ ὁσία κτῆσις ἀφαιρεῖσθαι πολλάκις τὰ παρόντα αὐτοῖς ἐκ παλαιοῦ ἀγαθὰ ἴσχυσεν, ἐπεὶ τὸ εὔδαιμον τῷ ἀδίκῳ ἐς ταὐτὸ ξυνιέναι οὐδαμῆ εἴωθε, καὶ μὴν καὶ ὅπως ἡμῖν τὸν πρὸς Τουτίλαν ξυνδιενέγκητε πόλεμον, τὴν τοῦ πατρὸς ὑποτελοῦντες ὁμολογίαν.

Dewing for when a nation is possessed of great power, the unholy acquisition of even some trifling thing has many a time been of sufficient moment to rob it of the advantages it has enjoyed from of old, since prosperity is by no means wont to associate itself with injustice; and I demand, furthermore, that you join with us in carrying on the war against Totila, thus fulfilling your father's agreement.

Greek τοῦτο γὰρ ἂν πρέπον γνησίοις παισὶ πάντων μάλιστα, ἐπανορθοῦν μέν, εἴ τι τοῖς γειναμένοις ἡμαρτῆσθαι ξυμβαίνει, περιστέλλειν δὲ καὶ κρατύνεσθαι ὅσα δὴ αὐτοῖς ἄριστα εἴργασται.

Dewing For the conduct which above all others would become true-born sons is this — to correct whatever mistakes have been made by their parents, but to continue and confirm whatever deeds of excellence they have done.

Greek ἐπεὶ καὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ταῦτα διαφερόντως εὐκτὰ τοῖς συνετωτάτοις ἂν εἴη, ὅπως δὴ αὐτῶν τὰ μὲν τῶν ἐπιτηδευμάτων ἄριστα οἱ παῖδες ζηλοῖεν, εἰ δέ τι αὐτοῖς οὐκ ὀρθῶς πέπρακται, μὴ ὑπ’ ἄλλου του τὸ τοιοῦτον ἢ ὑπὸ τῶν παίδων ἄμεινον ἔσεσθαι.

Dewing Indeed this would be a thing most ardently prayed for by the most understanding of men, that their children might emulate the best of their activities, and that whatever has not been well done by them should be corrected by no one else than their children.

Greek καίτοι ἐχρῆν ὑμᾶς ἀκλήτους Ῥωμαίοις πόλεμον τόνδε ξυνάρασθαι. πρὸς Γότθους γὰρ ἡμῖν ὁ ἀγών ἐστιν, οἳ τὸ ἐξ ἀρχῆς ὲχθροί τε καὶ ὅλως ἄπιστοι γεγόνασι Φράγγοις, ἄσπονδά τε αὐτοῖς καὶ ἀκήρυκτα πολεμοῦντες τὸν πάντα αἰῶνα.

Dewing In fact you ought to have taken up this war with the Romans unsummoned. For our struggle is against the Goths, who have been from the being bitter enemies of the Franks and altogether untrustworthy toward them, waging a truceless and implacable⁠ war upon them through all the ages.

Greek οἳ δὴ νῦν μὲν δέει τῷ ἐξ ἡμῶν οὐκ ἀπαξιοῦσι κολακικοὶ ἐς ὑμᾶς εἶναι· εἰ δέ ποτε ἡμῶν ἀπαλλαγεῖεν, οὐκ ἐς μακρὰν τὴν ἐς Φράγγους ἐνδείξονται γνώμην.

Dewing Of course they do not hesitate now, through fear of us, to adopt a wheedling air toward you; but if ever they should get rid of us, they will at no distant time display their real attitude toward the Franks.

Greek πονηροὶ γὰρ ἄνθρωποι τὸν αὑτῶν τρόπον ἀμείβειν μὲν οὐκ εὐτυχοῦντες, οὐ πράσσοντες κακῶς δύνανται, ἀποκρύπτειν δὲ αὐτὸν ἐκ τοῦ ἐπὶ πλεῖστον ἐν κακοπαθείαις εἰώθασιν, ἄλλως τε ἢν καὶ τῶν πέλας τινὸς δέωνται, τῆς χρείας αὐτοὺς συγκαλύπτειν ἀναγκαζούσης τὴν μοχθηρίαν.

Dewing For evil men cannot change their character either in prosperity or in adversity, though it is true as a general thing that, during periods of ill fortune, they are wont to conceal it, particularly when they need something from their neighbours, their need compelling them to cover up their baseness of heart.

Greek ὧν ἐνθυμηθέντες ἀνανεοῦτε μὲν τὴν ἐς βασιλέα φιλίαν, ἀμύνεσθε δὲ τοὺς ἄνωθεν ὑμῖν δυσμενεῖς δυνάμει τῇ πάσῃ.”

Dewing Call to mind then these things and renew, on the one hand, your friendship with the emperor, and defend yourselves, on the other hand, against your ancient enemies with all your power."

Greek Λεόντιος μὲν τοσαῦτα εἶπε. Θευδίβαλδος δὲ ἀμείβεται ὧδε· “Συμμάχους μὲν ἐπὶ Γότθους ἡμᾶς οὐκ ὀρθῶς οὐδὲ τὰ δίκαια ποιοῦντες καλεῖτε· φίλοι γὰρ ἡμῖν τανῦν Γότθοι τυγχάνουσιν ὄντες. εἰ δὲ ἀβέβαιοι Φράγγοι ἐς αὐτοὺς εἶεν, οὐδὲ ὑμῖν ποτε πιστοὶ ἔσονται.

Dewing So spoke Leontius. And Theudibald replied as follows: "You summon us, in the first place, to be allies against the Goths contrary to rectitude and justice; for it so happens that the Goths at the present time are our friends. And if the Franks should be unfaithful to them, neither will they ever be faithful to you.

Greek γνώμη γὰρ ἅπαξ μοχθηρὰ ἐς τοὺς φίλους ὀφθεῖσα ἐκτρέπεσθαι τῆς δικαίας ὁδοῦ ἀεὶ πέφυκεν. ὧν μέντοι ἐπεμνήσθητε χωρίων ἕνεκα, τοσαῦτα ἐροῦμεν, ὡς ὁ πατὴρ ὁ ἐμὸς Θευδίβερτος οὔτε βιάσασθαι πώποτε τῶν ὁμόρων τινὰ ἐν σπουδῇ ἔσχεν οὔτε κτήμασιν ἀλλοτρίοις ἐπιπηδᾶν.

Dewing For men whose sentiments have once been seen to be base toward their friends are always of such a nature as to turn aside from the path of justice. And, in the second place, as to the lands you have mentioned, we shall say only this — that my father Theudibert never set his mind upon doing violence to any one of his neighbours or usurping the possessions of others.

Greek τεκμήριον δέ· οὐ γάρ εἰμι πλούσιος. οὐ τοίνυν οὐδὲ τὰ χωρία ταῦτα Ῥωμαίους ἀφελόμενος, ἀλλὰ Τουτίλα ἔχοντος ἤδη αὐτὰ καὶ διαρρήδην ἐνδιδόντος καταλαβὼν ἔσχεν, ἐφ’ ᾧ χρῆν μάλιστα βασιλέα Ἰουστινιανὸν συνήδεσθαι Φράγγοις.

Dewing In proof of this witness the fact that I am not rich. Consequently he did not acquire these lands by robbing the Romans of them, but he took possession of them as a gift from Totila, who already held them and expressly handed them over to him, and upon this the Emperor Justinian should certainly have congratulated the Franks.

Greek ὁ γὰρ τούς τι ἀφελομένους τῶν αὐτοῦ κτημάτων ἰδίων ὑφ’ ἑτέρων τινῶν βιασθέντας ὁρῶν, εἰκότως ἂν χαίροι, τὴν δίκην ἐκτετικέναι ὀρθῶς καὶ δικαίως τοὺς αὐτὸν ἠδικηκότας οἰόμενος, ἢν μὴ ἐς τοὺς βιασαμένους αὐτὸς φθονερὸς γένηται, ἐπεὶ τὸ προσποιεῖσθαι τὰ τῶν ἐχθρῶν δικαιώματα ἐς φθόνον ὡς τὰ πολλὰ περιίστασθαι οἴονται ἄνθρωποι.

Dewing For he who sees men who have robbed him of some of his private possessions roughly handled by any others would naturally rejoice, believing that those who wronged him have rightly and justly paid the penalty, except in case he be privately envious of those who have done the violence — for men feel that the appropriation by others of property which is claimed by an enemy tends, as a general thing, to envy.

Greek δικασταῖς μέντοι ἐπιτρέπειν οἷοί τέ ἐσμεν τὴν περὶ τούτων διάγνωσιν, ὥστε εἴ τι Ῥωμαίους ἀφελέσθαι τὸν πατέρα τὸν ἐμὸν φανερὸν γένηται, τοῦτο ἡμᾶς ἀποτιννύναι μελλήσει οὐδεμιᾷ ἐπάναγκες εἴη. ὑπέρ τε τούτων πρέσβεις ἐς Βυζάντιον σταλήσονται παρ’ ἡμῶν

Dewing We are, however, able to leave to arbiters the decision of these matters, with the understanding that, if it becomes evident that my father robbed the Romans of anything, it shall be obligatory for us to restore this without delay. And envoys will be sent to Byzantium by us in regard to this matter not long hence."

Greek οὐ πολλῷ ὕστερον.” τοσαῦτα εἰπὼν τόν τε Λεόντιον ἀπεπέμψατο καὶ πρεσβευτὴν Λεύδαρδον, ἄνδρα Φράγγον, τέταρτον αὐτὸν παρὰ βασιλέα Ἰουστινιανὸν ἔστειλε. καὶ οἱ μὲν ἐς Βυζάντιον ἀφικόμενοι ἔπρασσον ὧνπερ ἕνεκα ἦλθον.

Dewing With which words he dismissed Leontius and despatched Leudardus, a Frank, with three others to the Emperor Justinian. And upon their arrival at Byzantium they treated of the matters for which they had come.

Greek Τουτίλας δὲ νήσους τὰς Λιβύῃ προσηκούσας καταλαβεῖν διὰ σπουδῆς εἶχε. στόλον οὖν αὐτίκα νηῶν ἀγείρας καὶ στράτευμα τούτῳ ἐνθέμενος ἀξιόχρεων ἔς τε Κουρσικὴν καὶ Σαρδὼ στέλλει.

Dewing Totila was now eager to seize the islands which belong to Libya. He accordingly gathered a fleet of ships immediately and, putting an adequate army on board, sent it to Corsica and Sardinia.

Greek οἱ δε τὰ μὲν πρῶτα ἐς Κουρσικὴν ἀποπλεύσαντες, οὐδενὸς αὐτῆς ἀμυνομένου, τὴν νῆσον ἔσχον,

Dewing This fleet first sailed off to Corsica and, finding no defenders, took the island, and afterwards took possession of Sardinia likewise.

Greek μετὰ δὲ καὶ Σαρδὼ κατέλαβον. ἄμφω δὲ τὰ νήσω ὁ Τουτίλας ὑποτελεῖς ἐς ἀπαγωγὴν φόρου πεποίηται. ὅπερ Ἰωάννης μαθών, ὃς τοῦ ἐν Λιβύῃ Ῥωμαίων στρατοῦ ἦρχε, στόλον τε νηῶν καὶ στρατιωτῶν πλῆθος ἐς Σαρδὼ ἔπεμψεν.

Dewing And Totila made both these islands subject to the payment of tribute. But when this was learned by John, who was commanding the Roman army in Libya, he sent a fleet of ships and a strong force of soldiers to Sardinia.

Greek οἵπερ ἐπειδὴ Καρανάλεως πόλεως ἄγχιστα ἵκοντο, ἐνστρατοπεδευσάμενοι ἐς πολιορκίαν καθίστασθαι διενοοῦντο· τειχομαχεῖν γὰρ οὐκ ᾤοντο οἷοί τε εἶναι, ἐπεὶ Γότθοι ἐνταῦθα φυλακτήριον διαρκὲς εἶχον.

Dewing And when they came close to the city of Caranalis, they made camp with the purpose of instituting a siege; for they did not consider themselves able to storm the wall, since the Goths had a sufficient garrison there.

Greek ἐπειδὴ δὲ ταῦτα οἱ βάρβαροι ἔγνωσαν, ἐπεξελθόντες ἐκ τῆς πόλεως καὶ τοῖς πολεμίοις ἐξαπιναίως ἐπιπεσόντες τρεψάμενοί τε αὐτοὺς οὐδενὶ πόνῳ πολλοὺς ἔκτειναν.

Dewing But when the barbarians learned this, they made a sally against them from the city, and falling suddenly upon their enemy routed them with no difficulty and slew many.

Greek οἱ δὲ λοιποὶ φεύγοντες ἐν μὲν τῷ παραυτίκα ἐς τὰς ναῦς διεσώθησαν, ὀλίγῳ δὲ ὕστερον ἐνθένδε ἀπάραντες ἐς Καρχηδόνα παντὶ τῷ στόλῳ ἀφίκοντο. ἐνταῦθά τε διαχειμάσαντες ἔμενον,

Dewing And the rest saved themselves for the moment by fleeing to the ships, but a little later they cast off from there and went to Carthage with the whole fleet.

Greek ἐφ’ ᾧ δὴ ἅμα ἦρι ἀρχομένῳ παρασκευῇ πλείονι ἐπί τε Κουρσικὴν καὶ Σαρδὼ αὖθις στρατεύσωσι. ταύτην δὲ τὴν Σαρδὼ τανῦν Σαρδινίαν καλοῦσιν.

Dewing There they remained through the winter, in order that at the opening of spring they might again make an expedition to Corsica and Sardinia with fuller preparation. Now this island of Sardinia was formerly called Sardo.

Greek ἐνταῦθα φύεσθαι ξυμβαίνει πόαν ἧς δὴ ἀπογευομένοις ἀνθρώποις αὐτίκα σπασμὸς θανάσιμος ἐπιγίνεται, οἳ δὴ τελευτῶσιν οὐ πολλῷ ὕστερον, γέλωτα γελᾶν ἀπὸ τοῦ σπασμοῦ δοκοῦντές τινα, ὅνπερ ὁμωνύμως τῇ χώρᾳ Σαρδώνιον καλοῦσι.

Dewing In that place there grows a certain herb such that, if men taste of it, a fatal convulsion immediately comes over them, and they die not long afterward, having the appearance of laughing, as it were, as a result of the convulsion, this laughter they call "Sardonic" from the name of the place.

Greek τὴν δὲ Κουρσικὴν οἱ πάλαι ἄνθρωποι Κύρνον ἐκάλουν. ἐνταῦθα, ὥσπερ ἄνθρωποι πίθηκες γίνονται, οὕτω δή τινων ἵππων ἀγέλαι εἰσὶ τῶν προβατίων ὀλίγῳ μειζόνων. ταῦτα μὲν οὖν τοιαῦτά ἐστι.

Dewing But Corsica was called by men of ancient times Cyrnus. On that island are found apes just like men, and there is also a breed of horses only a little larger than sheep. So much for this.