Cornelii Nepotis Vitae (Hamilton)/Agesilaus

by Cornelius Nepos

Cornelius Nepos

Vitae (Editio Interlinearis Latina-Anglica Ad Modum Hamiltonii)

XVII. Agesilaus

editio: Philadelphia, 1890(?); Iacobus Hamiltonius (James Hamilton) et Ioannes Gulielmus Subsilvius (J. W. Underwood) recensuit

XVI. Pelopidas	XVIII. Eumenes

I

Agesilaus	Lacedaemonius	collaudatus-est	cum
Agesilaus	the Lacedemonian	has been praised	as well

a	ceteris	scriptoribus,	tum	eximie	a	Socratico
by	other	writers,	as	especially	by	the Socratic

Xenophonte;	enim	usus-est	eo	familiarissime.	Hic
Xenophon;	for	he used	him	most familiarly.	He

primum	habuit	contentionem	de	regno	cum
first	had	contention	concerning	kingdom	with

Leotychide,	filio	fratris.	Enim	mos
Leotychides,	the son	of brother.	For	a custom

traditus-est	Lacedaemoniis	a	maioribus,	ut
has been delivered	to Lacedemonians	by	ancestors,	that

haberent	semper	duos	reges,	nomine	magis
they should have	always	two	kings,	in name	more

quam	imperio,	ex	duabus	familiis	Procli
than	in power,	out of	the two	families	of Proclus

et	Eurysthenis,	qui	principes	ex	progenie
and	of Eurysthenes,	which	chiefs	of	the progeny

Herculis	fuerunt	reges	Spartae.	Licebat	non
of Hercules	were	kings	of Sparta.	It was lawful	not

fieri	ex	altera	horum	in	locum	alterius
to be made	out of	one	of these	into	place	of the other

familiae:	itaque	uterque	retinebat	suum	ordinem.
family:	therefore	each	did retain	his own	order.

Primum,	ratio	habebatur,	qui	esset (sub.)
First,	reason (regard)	was had,	who	was

maximus	natu	ex	liberis	eius,	qui
the greatest	by birth	out of	the children	of him,	who

decessisset (sub.)	regnans;	sin	is	reliquisset (sub.)
had departed	reigning;	but if	he	had left

non	virilem	sexum,	tum	deligebatur,	qui	esset (sub.)
not	male	sex,	then	he was chosen,	who	was

proximus	propinquitate.	Rex	Agis,	frater	Agesilai,
next	in kindred.	King	Agis,	the brother	of Agesilaus,

mortuus-erat.	Reliquerat	filium	Leotychidem,	quem
had died.	He had left	a son	Leotychides,	whom

ille	agnorat	non,	moriens	dixerat	eumdem
he	had acknowledged	not,	dying	had said	the same

esse	suum.	Is	contendit	de	honore
to be	his own.	He	contended	concerning	the honour

regni	cum	Agesilao,	suo	patruo,
of the kingdom	with	Agesilaus,	his	paternal uncle,

neque	consecutus-est	id	quod	petivit.	Nam
nor	obtained he	that	which	he sought.	For

Agesilaus	antelatus-est,	Lysandro	factioso	homine,
Agesilaus	was preferred,	Lysander	a factious	man,

ut	ostendimus	supra,	et	potente	his
as	we have shewn	above,	and	powerful	in these

temporibus,	suffragante.
times,	voting.

II

Hic,	simulatque	potitus-est	imperii,	persuasit
He,	as soon as	he obtained	of empire,	persuaded

Lacedaemoniis,	ut	emitterent	exercitum
to the Lacedemonians,	that	they should send out	an army

in	Asiam,	que	facerent	bellum	regi,
into	Asia,	and	should make	war	to the king,

docens,	esse	satius	dimicari	in	Asia,	quam	in
teaching,	to be	better	to be fought	in	Asia,	than	in

Europa.	Namque	fama	exierat,	Artaxerxem
Europe.	For	a report	had gone out,	Artaxerxes

comparare	classes	que	pedestres	exercitus,	quos
to procure	fleets	and	pedestrian	armies,	which

mitteret	in	Graeciam.	Potestate	data,	usus-est
he might send	into	Greece.	Power	being given,	he used

tanta	celeritate,	ut	pervenerit (sub.)	in	Asiam
so great	expedition,	that	he arrived	into	Asia

cum	copiis,	prius-quam	regii	satrapae	scirent (sub.)
with	forces,	before that	the royal	satraps	did know

eum	profectum.	Quo	factum-est,	ut
him	set out.	By which	it happened,	that

offenderet (sub.)	omnes	imparatos	que	imprudentes.
he did attack	all	unprepared	and	ignorant.

Ut	Tissaphernes	cognovit	id,	qui	tum	habebat
When	Tissaphernes	knew	that,	who	then	had

summum	imperium	inter	regios	praefectos,	petivit
the highest	power	among	the royal	governors,	he sought

inducias	a	Lacone,	simulans,	se	dare
truces	from	the Lacedemonian,	pretending,	himself	to give

operam,	ut	conveniret	Lacedaemoniis
endeavour,	that	it should be agreed	to the Lacedemonians

cum	rege;	autem	re-vera	ad	copias	comparandas:
with	the king;	but	in reality	to	forces	to be procured:

que	impetravit	eas	trimestres.	Autem	uterque
and	he obtained	them	for three months.	But	each

iuravit	se	conservaturum	inducias	sine
swore	himself	about to preserve	the truces	without

dolo.	In	qua	pactione	Agesilaus	mansit
fraud.	In	which	agreement	Agesilaus	remained

summa	fide;	contra	ea	Tissaphernes
with the highest	faith;	contrary	to these (things)	Tissaphernes

comparavit	nihil	aliud	quam	bellum.	Etsi
prepared	nothing	other	than	war.	Although

Laco	sentiebat	id,	tamen	servabat
the Lacedemonian	did perceive	that,	yet	he did keep

iusiurandum,	que	dicebat,	se	consequi	multum
the oath,	and	did say,	himself	to obtain	much

in	eo,	quod	Tissaphernes	suo	periurio	et
in	that,	because	Tissaphernes	by his	perjury	both

abalienaret (sub.)	homines	suis	rebus,	et
did alienate	men	from his	things,	and

redderet (sub.)	deos	iratos	sibi,	autem
did render	the gods	enraged	to himself,	but

se,	religione	servata,	confirmare	exercitum,
himself,	religious obligation	being kept,	to confirm	the army,

quum	animadverteret (sub.)	numen	deorum	facere
when	it did perceive	the deity	of the gods	to do (act)

secum,	que	homines	conciliari	amiciores
with himself,	and	men	to be conciliated	more friendly

sibi,	quod	consuessent (sub.)	studere	his,
to himself,	because	they had used	to favour	to these,

quos	viderent (sub.)	conservare	fidem.
whom	they did see	to keep	faith.

III

Postquam	dies	induciarum	praeteriit,	barbarus
After that	the day	of the truces	passed,	the barbarian

non	dubitans,	quod	plurima	domicilia	ipsius
not	doubting,	because	very many	abodes	of himself

erant	in	Caria,	et	ea	regio	his	temporibus
were	in	Caria,	and	that	region	in these	times

putabatur	multo	locupletissima,	hostes
was thought	by much	most rich,	the enemies

facturos	impetum	potissimum	eo,
about to make	an assault	chiefly	thither,

contraxerat	omnes	suas	copias	eo.	At
had drawn together	all	his	forces	thither.	But

Agesilaus	convertit	se	in	Phrygiam,	que
Agesilaus	turned	himself	into	Phrygia,	and

depopulatus-est	eam	prius-quam	Tissaphernes
depopulated	it	before that	Tissaphernes

moveret (sub.)	se	usquam.	Militibus
did move	himself	anywhere.	The soldiers

locupletatis	magna	praeda,	reduxit	exercitum
being enriched	with great	plunder,	he led back	the army

Ephesum	hiematum,	atque	ibi	officinis	armorum
(to) Ephesus	to winter,	and	there	forges	of arms

institutis,	apparavit	bellum	magna
being established,	he prepared for	war	with great

industria.	Et	quo	armarentur	studiosius,
industry.	And	that	they might be armed	more studiously,

et	ornarentur	insignius,	proposuit
and	might be equipped	more remarkably,	he proposed

praemia,	quibus	donarentur,	industria
rewards,	with which	they should be presented,	the industry

quorum	fuisset (sub.)	egregia	in	ea	re.
of whom	had been	particular	in	that	thing.

Fecit	idem	in	generibus	exercitationum,	ut
He did	the same	in	the kinds	of exercises,	that

afficeret (sub.)	eos,	qui	praestitissent (sub.)	ceteris,
he did treat	those,	who	had excelled	to others,

magnis	muneribus.	His	rebus	igitur
with great	presents.	By these	things	therefore

effecit,	ut	haberet (sub.)	exercitum	et
he effected,	that	he had	an army	both

ornatissimum	et	exercitatissimum.	Quum
most equipped	and	most exercised.	When

visum-esset (sub.)	tempus	huic	extrahere	copias
it had seemed	time	to him	to draw out	forces

ex	hibernaculis,	vidit,	si	pronuntiasset (sub.)
from	winter-quarters,	he saw,	if	he had declared

palam	quo	esset	facturus	iter,
openly	whither	he might be	about to make	journey,

hostes	credituros	non,	que	occupaturos
the enemies	about to believe	not,	and	about to occupy

alias	regiones	praesidiis,	nec	dubitaturos,
other	regions	with garrisons,	nor	about to doubt,

facturum-esse	aliud,	ac	pronuntiasset (sub.).
(him) to be about to do	another (thing),	than	he had declared.

Itaque,	quum	ille	dixisset (sub.)	se	iturum
Therefore,	when	he	had said	himself	about to go

Sardes,	Tissaphernes	putavit	eamdem	Cariam
(to) Sardis,	Tissaphernes	thought	the same	Caria

defendendam.	In	quo	quum	opinio	fefellisset (sub.)
to be defended.	In	which	when	opinion	had deceived

eum,	que	vidisset (sub.)	se	victum	consilio,
him,	and	he had seen	himself	conquered	in counsel,

profectus-est	sero	praesidio	suis.	Nam	quum
he set out	late	to protection	to his own.	For	when

venisset (sub.)	illo,	multis	locis	expugnatis,
he had come	thither,	many	places	being reduced,

Agesilaus	potitus-erat	iam	magna	praeda.
Agesilaus	had obtained	already	great	plunder.

Autem	Laco,	quum	videret (sub.)	hostes
But	the Lacedemonian,	when	he did see	the enemies

superare	equitatu,	numquam	fecit	potestatem
to surpass	in cavalry,	never	made	power

sui	in	campo,	et	conseruit	manum
of himself	in	the plain,	and	joined	hand (engaged)

his	locis,	quibus	pedestres	copiae
in these	places,	in which	pedestrian	forces

valerent	plus.	Ergo	pepulit	multo
might avail	more.	Therefore	he repulsed	much

maiores	copias	adversariorum,	quotiescumque
greater	forces	of adversaries,	as often as

congressus-est,	et	versatus-est	sic	in	Asia,	ut
he engaged,	and	was employed	so	in	Asia,	that

duceretur (sub.)	victor	opinione	omnium.
he was led (thought)	conqueror	in the opinion	of all.

IV

Quum	iam	hic	meditaretur (sub.)	animo
When	now	he	did meditate	in mind

proficisci	in	Persas,	et	adoriri	regem
to set out	unto	the Persians,	and	to attack	the king

ipsum,	nuntius	venit	ei	domo	iussu
himself,	a messenger	came	to him	from home	by command

ephorum,	Athenienses	et	Boeotios	indixisse
of the ephori,	the Athenians	and	Boeotians	to have declared

bellum	Lacedaemoniis;	quare	dubitaret
war	to the Lacedemontans;	wherefore	he should doubt (hesitate)

non	venire.	In	hoc	pietas	eius
not	to come.	In	this	the dutifulness	of him

est	suspicienda	non	minus,	quam	bellica	virtus;
is	to be respected	not	less,	than	warlike	virtue;

qui,	quum	praeesset (sub.)	victori	exercitui,
who	when	he did command	to a victorious	army,

que	haberet (sub.)	maximam	fiduciam	regni
and	had	greatest	confidence	of the kingdom

Persarum	potiundi,	fuit	tanta	modestia
of the Persians	to be possessed,	was	with so great	modesty

audiens-dicto	iussis	absentium	magistratuum,
obeying	to commands	of the absent	magistrates,

ut	si	esset (sub.)	privatus	in	comitio	Spartae.
as	if	he was	private	in	the assembly	of Sparta.

Utinam	nostri	imperatores	voluissent (sub.)	sequi
I wish	our	commanders	had wished	to follow

exemplum	cuius!	Sed	redeamus	illuc.
the example	of whom!	But	let us return	thither.

Agesilaus	praeposuit	bonam	existimationem	opulentissimo
Agesilaus	preferred	good	esteem	to a most opulent

regno,	que	duxit	multo	gloriosius,
kingdom,	and	led (esteemed it)	much	more glorious,

si	paruisset	institutis	patriae,	quam
if	he should have obeyed	to the institutions	of country,	than

si	superasset	Asiam	bello.	Igitur	hac
if	he should have overcome	Asia	in war.	Therefore	with this

mente	traiecit	copias	Hellespontum,	que
mind	he transported	forces	(over) the Hellespont,	and

usus-est	tanta	celeritate,	ut	hic	transierit (sub.)
used	so great	celerity,	that	he	passed over

iter	triginta	diebus,	quod	Xerxes	confecerat
a journey	in thirty	days,	which	Xerxes	had accomplished

vertente	anno.	Quum	iam	abesset (sub.)	haud
in revolving	year.	When	now	he was distant	not

ita	longe	a	Peloponneso,	Athenienses	et
so	far	from	the Peloponnesus,	the Athenians	and

Boeotii	que	ceteri	socii	eorum	conati-sunt
Boeotians	and	other	allies	of them	endeavoured

obsistere	ei	apud	Coroneam,	omnes	quos
to resist	to him	at	Coronea,	all	whom

vicit	gravi	praelio.	Maxima	laus	vel	huius
he conquered	in severe	battle.	The greatest	praise	even	of this

victoria	fuit,	quod	quum	plerique	coniecissent (sub.)
victory	was,	that	when	many	had thrown

se	ex	fuga	in	templum	Minervae,	que
themselves	out of	flight	into	the temple	of Minerva,	and

quaereretur (sub.)	ab	eo,	quid	vellet (sub.)
it was asked	from	him,	what	he did will

fieri	his,	etsi	acceperat	aliquot
to be done	to them,	although	he had received	some

vulnera	eo	praelio,	et	videbatur	iratus	omnibus
wounds	in that	battle,	and	did seem	enraged	to all

qui	tulerant	arma	adversus,	tamen	antetulit
who	had borne	arms	against,	yet	he preferred

religionem	irae,	et	vetuit	eos	violari.
religion	to anger,	and	forbade	them	to be injured.

Neque	vero	fecit	hoc	solum	in	Graecia,	ut
Nor	indeed	did he	this	only	in	Greece,	that

haberet (sub.)	templa	deorum	sancta,	sed
he held	the temples	of the gods	sacred,	but

etiam	apud	barbaros	conservavit	summa
even	among	the barbarians	he preserved	with highest

religione	omnia	simulacra	que	aras.	Itaque
religion	all	images	and	altars.	Therefore

praedicabat,	se	mirari	non	haberi
he did declare,	himself	to wonder (those)	not	to be held

numero	sacrilegorum,	qui	nocuissent (sub.)
in the number	of sacrilegious,	who	had hurt

supplicibus	eorum,	aut	non	affici
to the suppliants	of them,	or	not	to be affected

gravioribus	poenis,	qui	minuerent (sub.)
with heavier	punishments,	who	did diminish

religionem,	quam	qui	spoliarent (sub.)	fana.
religion,	than	who	did spoil	temples.

V

Post	hoc	praelium	omne	bellum	collatum-est
After	this	battle	all	the war	was brought together

circa	Corinthum,	que	ideo	appellatum-est
around	Corinth,	and	therefore	was called

Corinthium.	Hic	quum	decem	milia	hostium,
Corinthian.	Here	when	ten	thousands	of enemies

cecidissent (sub.)	una	pugna,	Agesilao	duce,
had fallen	in one	fight,	Agesilaus	(being) leader,

que	opes	adversariorum	viderentur (sub.)
and	the resources	of adversaries	did seem

debilitatae	eo	facto,	abfuit	tantum
weakened	by that	deed,	he was distant	so much

ab	insolentia	gloriae,	ut	commiseratus-sit (sub.)
from	the insolence	of glory,	that	he commiserated

fortunam	Graeciae,	quod	tam	multi,	vitio
the fortune	of Greece,	because	so	many,	by the vice

adversariorum,	concidissent (sub.),	victi	a	se:
of adversaries,	had fallen,	conquered	by	himself:

namque	illa	multitudine,	si	mens	esset (sub.)
for	with that	multitude,	if	the mind	were

sana	Graeciae,	Persas	potuisse	dare
sound	to Greece,	the Persians	to have been able	to give

supplicium.	Idem	quum	compulisset (sub.)
punishment (to atone).	The same	when	he had driven

adversarios	intra	moenia,	et	multi	hortarentur (sub.),
adversaries	within	the walls,	and	many	did advise,

ut	oppugnaret	Corinthum,	negavit	id	convenire
that	he should besiege	Corinth,	denied	that	to befit

suae	virtuti:	enim	dixit	se	esse	eum
to his	virtue:	for	he said	himself	to be	that (person)

qui	cogeret	peccantes	redire	ad	officium,
who	would force	(those) offending	to return	to	duty,

non,	qui	expugnaret	nobilissimas	urbes	Graeciae.
not,	who	would storm	the most noble	cities	of Greece.

Nam	si,	inquit,	voluerimus (sub.)	extinguere	eos,
For	if,	says he,	we shall wish	to extinguish	those,

qui	steterunt	nobiscum	adversus	barbaros,
who	have stood	with us	against	the barbarians,

nosmet-ipsi	expugnaverimus (sub.)	nos,	illis
we ourselves	shall reduce	us,	they

quiescentibus;	quo	facto,	oppriment	nos,
being quiet;	which	being done,	they will oppress	us,

quum	voluerint (sub.),	sine	negotio.
when	they shall wish,	without	business (trouble.)

VI

Interim	illa	calamitas	accidit	Lacedaemoniis
Meanwhile	that	calamity	happened	to the Lacedemonians

apud	Leuctra,	quo	ne	proficisceretur,	quum
at	Leuctra,	whither	lest	he should set out,	when

premeretur (sub.)	a	plerisque	ad	exeundum,	ut	si
he was pressed	by	many	to	go forth,	as	if

divinaret (sub.)	de	exitu,	noluit	exire.
he did guess	of	the issue,	he was unwilling	to go forth.

Idem,	quum	Epaminondas	oppugnaret (sub.)	Spartam,
The same,	when	Epaminondas	did besiege	Sparta,

que	oppidum	esset (sub.)	sine	muris,	praebuit
and	the town	was	without	walls,	afforded

se	talem	imperatorem,	ut	eo	tempore
himself	such	a commander,	that	in that	time

apparuerit (sub.)	omnibus,	nisi	ille	fuisset (sub.),
it appeared	to all,	unless	he	had been,

Spartam	futuram-fuisse	non.	In	quo	discrimine
Sparta	about to have been	not.	In	which	crisis

quidem	celeritas	consilii	eius	fuit	saluti
indeed	the celerity	of counsel	of him	was	to safety

universis.	Nam	quum	quidam	adolescentuli,
to the whole.	For	when	certain	young men,

perterriti	adventu	hostium,	vellent (sub.)
terrified	by the approach	of enemies,	did wish

transfugere	ad	Thebanos,	et	cepissent (sub.)
to flee over	to	the Thebans,	and	had taken

editum	locum	extra	urbem,	Agesilaus,	qui
an elevated	place	without	the city,	Agesilaus,	who

videret (sub.)	fore	perniciosissimum,	si
did see (it)	to be about to be	most pernicious,	if

animadversum-esset (sub.),	quemquam	conari
it had been perceived,	any one	to endeavour

transfugere	ad	hostes,	venit	eo	cum	suis,
to flee over	to	the enemies,	came	thither	with	his own,

atque	ut	si	fecissent (sub.)	bono	animo,	laudavit
and	as	if	they had done	with good	mind,	he praised

consilium	eorum,	quod	occupassent (sub.)	eum
the counsel	of them,	because	they had occupied	that

locum;	et	se	quoque	animadvertisse	id
place;	and	himself	also	to have perceived	that

debere	fieri.	Sic	simulata	laudatione
to behove	to be done.	Thus	by feigned	praise

recuperavit	adolescentulos;	et,	comitibus	de
he recovered	the young men;	and,	companions	of

suis	adiunctis,	reliquit	locum	tutum.	Namque
his own	being joined,	he left	the place	safe.	For

illi,	numero	eorum	aucto,	qui	erant
they,	the number	of them	being increased,	who	were

expertes	consilii,	ausi-sunt	non	commovere
unacquainted	of the counsel,	dared	not	to move

se,	que	eo	libentius	quod
themselves,	and	therefore	more willingly	because

arbitrabantur	latere,	quae
they did think (the things)	to be concealed,	which

cogitarant.

they had thought.

VII

Sine	dubio	post	Leuctricam	pugnam
Without	doubt	after	Leuctrian	fight

Lacedaemonii	numquam	refecerunt	se,	neque
the Lacedemonians	never	restored	themselves,	nor

recuperarunt	pristinum	imperium,	quum	interim
recovered	ancient	power,	when	meanwhile

Agesilaus	destitit	non	iuvare	patriam,	quibuscumque
Agesilaus	desisted	not	to help	country,	in whatever

rebus	posset (sub.).	Nam	quum	Lacedaemonii
things	he was able.	For	when	the Lacedemonians

praecipue	indigerent (sub.)	pecunia,	ille	fuit	praesidio
chiefly	did want	money,	he	was	to protection

omnibus,	qui	defecerant	a	rege,	a	quibus
to all,	who	had revolted	from	the king,	by	whom

donatus	magna	pecunia	sublevavit	patriam.
being presented	with great	money	he relieved	country.

Atque	in	hoc	illud	fuit	imprimis	admirabile,
And	in	him	this	was	particularly	admirable,

quum	maxima	munera	conferrentur (sub.)	ei
when	the greatest	presents	were contributed	to him

ab	regibus	et	dynastis	que	civitatibus,	contulit
by	kings	and	princes	and	states,	he carried

nihil	umquam	[in]	suam	domum,	mutavit
nothing	ever	[into]	his own	house,	he changed

nihil	de	victu,	nihil	de	vestitu
nothing	of	manner of life,	nothing	of	clothing

Laconum.	Fuit	contentus	eadem	domo,
of the Lacedemonians.	He was	content	with the same	house,

qua	Eurysthenes,	progenitor	suorum	maiorum
which	Eurysthenes,	the progenitor	of his	ancestors

usus-fuerat,	quam	qui	intrarat	poterat
had used,	which	(any one) who	had entered	was able

videre	nullum	signum	libidinis,	nullum	luxuriae,
to see	no	sign	of lust,	none	of luxury,

contra	ea	plurima	patientiae	atque
contrary to	these (things)	very many	of patience	and

abstinentiae.	Enim	instructa-erat	sic,	ut
of abstinence.	For	it had been furnished	so,	that

cuiusvis	inopis	atque	privati	differret (sub.)
(that) of any	needy	and	private (person)	did differ

in	nulla	re.
in	no	thing.

VIII

Atque	hic	tantus	vir,	ut	habuerat	naturam
And	this	so great	man,	as	he had had	nature

fautricem	in	virtutibus	animi	tribuendis,	sic
a favourer	in	virtues	of mind	to be bestowed,	so

nactus-est	maleficam	in	corpore	fingendo.
he found	(her) cruel	in	body	to be fashioned.

Nam	fuit	et	humili	statura,	et	exiguo
For	he was	both	with low	stature,	and	with small

corpore,	et	claudus	altero	pede.	Quae	res
body,	and	lame	in one	foot.	Which	thing

afferebat	etiam	nonnullam	deformitatem;	atque
did bring	also	some	deformity;	and

ignoti,	quum	intuerentur (sub.)	faciem
(those) ignorant,	when	they did behold	the appearance

eius,	contemnebant,	autem	qui	noverant
of him,	did despise,	but	(those) who	had known

virtutes,	poterant	non	admirari	satis.	Quod
(his) virtues,	were able	not	to admire	enough.	Which

venit	usu	ei,	quum	octoginta	annorum,
came	in use	to him,	when	of eighty	years (at the age of eighty),

isset (sub.)	in	Aegyptum	subsidio
he had gone	into	Egypt	to assistance

Tacho,	et	accubuisset (sub.)	cum	suis	in
to Tachus,	and	had reclined	with	his (men)	on

acta	sine	ullo	tecto,	que	haberet (sub.)	tale
shore	without	any	covering,	and	had	such

stratum,	ut	terra	tecta-esset (sub.)	stramentis,
a couch,	that	the earth	had been covered	with straws,

neque	amplius	quam	pellis	iniecta-esset (sub.)
nor	any more	than	a skin	had been thrown on

huc,	que	omnes	comites	accubuissent (sub.)
hither,	and	all	attendants	had lain down

eodem,	humili	atque	obsoleto	vestitu,	ut
in the same place,	in low,	and	worn-out	clothing,	that

ornatus	eorum	non	modo	significaret (sub.)
the dress	of them	not	only	did signify

neminem	regem	in	his;	sed	praeberet (sub.)
no one	a king	in (among)	these;	but	did afford

suspicionem	hominis	non	beatissimi.
suspicion	of a man	not	most happy.

Quum	fama	de	adventu	huius
When	the report	of	the arrival	of him

perlata-esset (sub.)	ad	regios,	munera	cuiusque
had been brought	to	the royal (men),	presents	of every

generis	celeriter	allata-sunt	eo.	Vix	fides
kind	quickly	were brought	thither.	Scarcely	faith

facta-est	his	quaerentibus	Agesilaum,	esse
was made	to them	asking for	Agesilaus,	to be (that he was)

unum	ex	his,	qui	tum	accubabant.
one	out of	these,	who	then	did recline.

Qui	quum	dedissent (sub.)	verbis	regis,
Who	when	they had given	in words	of the king,

quae	attulerant,	ille	accepit	nihil	praeter
what (things)	they had brought,	he	received	nothing	except

vitulina,	et	genera	opsonii	huiusmodi,	quae
veal,	and	kinds	of victuals	of this sort,	which

praesens	tempus	desiderabat:	dispertiit	unguenta,
the present	time	did require:	he divided	the ointments,

coronas,	que	secundam	mensam	servis;
crowns,	and	second	table (course)	to the slaves;

iussit	cetera	referri.	Quo
he ordered	the other (things)	to be carried back.	Which

facto,	barbari	etiam	contempserunt	eum
being done,	the barbarians	even	despised	him

magis,	quod	arbitrabantur	eum	sumsisse	illa
more,	because	they did think	him	to have taken	those

potissimum	ignorantia	bonarum	rerum.	Quum	hic
chiefly	in ignorance	of good	things.	When	he

reverteretur (sub.)	ex	Aegypto,	donatus	a
did return	out of	Egypt,	being presented	by

rege	Nectanabide	ducentis	viginti	talentis,
king	Nectanabis	with two hundred	twenty	talents,

quae	ille	daret	muneri	suo	populo,
which	he	should give	to (as a) present	to his	people,

que	venisset (sub.)	in	portum,	qui	vocatur
and	had come	into	the harbour,	which	is called

Menelai,	iacens	inter	Cyrenas	et	Aegyptum,
of Menelaus,	lying	between	Cyrene	and	Egypt,

implicitus	in	morbum,	decessit.	Ibi	amici,
being entangled	into	disease,	he died.	There	friends,

quo	possent	perferre	eum	facilius
that	they might be able	to carry	him	more easily

Spartam,	quod	habebant	non	mel,
(to) Sparta,	because	they had	not	honey,

circumfuderunt	cera	atque	ita	retulerunt
poured around (him)	with wax	and	thus	they brought back

domum.

home.