Cornelii Nepotis Vitae (Hamilton)/Chabrias

by Cornelius Nepos

Cornelius Nepos

Vitae (Editio Interlinearis Latina-Anglica Ad Modum Hamiltonii)

XII. Chabrias

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

XI. Iphicrates	XIII. Timotheus

I

Chabrias	Atheniensis.	Hic	quoque	habitus-est
Chabrias	the Athenian.	He	also	was held

in	summis	ducibus,	que	gessit	multas
in (among)	the greatest	leaders,	and	carried on	many

res	dignas	memoria.	Sed	ex	his	inventum
things	worthy	remembrance.	But	of	these	the invention

eius	in	praelio,	quod	fecit	apud	Thebas,
of him	in	battle,	which	he made	at	Thebes,

quum	venisset (sub.)	subsidio	Boeotiis,	maxime
when	he had come	to relief	to the Beotians,	chiefly

elucet.	Namque	in	eo,	summo	duce
shines forth.	For	in	that,	the highest	commander

Agesilao	fidente	victoria,	conductitiis	catervis	iam
Agesilaus	confiding	in victory,	the hired	bands	already

fugatis	ab	eo,	vetuit	reliquam	phalangem
being routed	by	him,	he forbade	the remaining	phalanx

cedere	loco,	que	genu	obnixo
to depart	from place,	and	with knee	leaning against

scuto,	[que]	hasta	proiecta,	docuit
to shield,	[and]	spear	extended,	he taught (them)

excipere	impetum	hostium.	Agesilaus	contuens
to receive	the assault	of enemies.	Agesilaus	beholding

id	novum,	ausus-est	non	progredi,	que
that	new (thing),	dared	not	to advance,	and

revocavit	tuba	suos	iam	incurrentes.
recalled	with trumpet	his (men)	already	running on.

Hoc	celebratum-est	usque-eo	fama	tota
This	was celebrated	to that degree	by fame	in whole

Graecia,	ut	Chabrias	voluerit	statuam,	que
Greece,	that	Chabrias	wished	the statue,	which

constituta-est	ei	ab	Atheniensibus	in	foro
was erected	to him	by	the Athenians	in	the forum

publice,	fieri	sibi	illo	statu.	Ex
publicly,	to be made	to himself	in that	attitude.	From

quo	factum-est,	ut	postea	athletae	que	ceteri
which	it was made,	that	afterwards	wrestlers	and	other

artifices,	in	statuis	ponendis,	uterentur (sub.)	his
artists,	in	statues	to be placed,	did use	those

statibus	quibus	adepti-essent	victoriam.
attitudes	in which	they had obtained	victory.

II

Autem	Chabrias	administravit	multa	bella	in
But	Chabrias	managed	many	wars	in

Europa,	quum	esset (sub.)	dux	Atheniensium,
Europe,	when	he was	general	of the Athenians,

gessit	multa	in	Aegypto	sua	sponte.	Nam
he carried on	many	in	Egypt	by his own	will.	For

profectus	adiutum	Nectanabin,	constituit	regnum
having gone	to assist	Nectanabis,	he established	the kingdom

ei.	Fecit	idem	Cypri,	sed	publice
to him.	He did	the same	at Cyprus,	but	publicly

datus	adiutor	Evagorae	ab	Atheniensibus,
(he was) given	assistant	to Evagoras	by	the Athenians,

neque	discessit	inde,	prius-quam	devinceret (sub.)
nor	departed	thence,	before that	he did conquer

bello	totam	insulam.	Ex	qua	re
in war	the whole	island.	From	which	thing

Athenienses	adepti-sunt	magnam	gloriam.	Interim
the Athenians	obtained	great	glory.	In the meantime

bellum	conflatum-est	inter	Aegyptios	et
war	was excited	between	the Egyptians	and

Persas.	Athenienses	habebant	societatem	cum
Persians.	The Athenians	had	alliance	with

Artaxerxe;	Lacedaemonii	cum	Aegyptiis,	a
Artaxerxes;	the Lacedemonians	with	the Egyptians,	from

quibus	Agesilaus,	rex	eorum,	faciebat	magnam
whom	Agesilaus,	the king	of them,	did make	great

praedam.	Chabrias	intuens	hoc,	quum	cederet (sub.)
booty.	Chabrias	regarding	this,	when	he did yield

Agesilao	in	nulla	re,	profectus	sua
to Agesilaus	in	no	thing,	having gone	by his own

sponte	adiutum	eos,	praefuit	Aegyptiae	classi,
will	to assist	them,	commanded	to the Egyptian	fleet,

Agesilaus	pedestribus	copiis.
Agesilaus	to the foot	forces.

III

Tum	praefecti	regis	Persiae	miserunt
Then	the governors	of the king	of Persia	sent

legatos	Athenas	questum,	quod	Chabrias
ambassadors	(to) Athens	to complain,	that	Chabrias

gereret (sub.)	bellum	cum	Aegyptiis	adversum
did carry on	war	with	the Egyptians	against

regem.	Athenienses	praestituerunt	certam	diem
the king.	The Athenians	appointed before	a certain	day

Chabriae,	ante	quam,	nisi	redisset
to Chabrias,	before	which,	unless	he should have returned

domum,	denuntiarunt	se	damnaturos
home,	they denounced	themselves	about to condemn

illum	capitis.	Hoc	nuntio	rediit	Athenas,
him	of head.	With this	message	he returned (to)	Athens,

neque	moratus-est	ibi	diutius	quam	fuit	necesse.
nor	stayed	there	longer	than	was	necessary.

Enim	erat	non	libenter	ante	oculos	suorum
For	he was	not	willingly	before	the eyes	of his own

civium,	quod	et	vivebat	laute,	et
citizens,	because	both	he did live	splendidly,	and

indulgebat	sibi	liberalius,	quam	ut
did indulge	to himself	more freely,	than	that

posset (sub.)	effugere	invidiam	vulgi.	Enim
he could	to escape	the envy	of the commonalty.	For

hoc	est	commune	vitium	in	magnis	que	liberis
this	is	the common	fault	in	great	and	free

civitatibus,	ut	invidia	sit (sub.)	comes	gloriae,
states,	that	envy	is	the companion	of glory,

et	detrahant (sub.)	libenter	de	iis,	quos
and	they detract	willingly	from	those,	whom

videant	eminere	alius;	neque	pauperes
they may see	to be eminent	too highly;	nor	the poor

intuuntur	aequo	animo	fortunam	opulentium
regard	with equal	mind	the fortune	of the rich

alienam.	Itaque	Chabrias,	quoad	licebat
different.	Therefore	Chabrias,	as much as	it was allowed

ei,	aberat	plurimum.	Neque	vero	ille
to him,	was absent	very much.	Nor	indeed,	he

solus	aberat	Athenis	libenter,	sed	fere
alone	was absent	from Athens	willingly,	but	almost

omnes	principes	fecerunt	idem,	quod	putabant
all	the chiefs	did	the same,	because	they did think

se	abfuturos	ab	invidia,	tantum
themselves	about to be absent	from	envy,	as much

quantum	recessissent	a	conspectu
as	they should have retired	from	the view

suorum.	Itaque	Conon	vixit	plurimum
of their own (countrymen.)	Therefore	Conon	lived	very much

Cypri,	Iphicrates	in	Thracia,	Timotheus
at Cyprus,	Iphicrates	an	Thrace,	Timotheus

Lesbi,	Chares	in	Sigeo.	Chares	dissimilis
at Lesbos,	Chares	in	Sigeum.	Chares	unlike

quidem	horum,	et	factis	et	moribus,
indeed	of these,	both	in actions	and	in manners,

sed	tamen	et	honoratus	et	potens	Athenis.
but	however	both	honoured	and	powerful	in Athens.

IV

Autem	Chabrias	periit	sociali	bello,
But	Chabrias	perished	in the confederate	war,

tali	modo.	Athenienses	oppugnabant	Chium.
in such	manner.	The Athenians	did attack	Chios.

Chabrias	erat	privatus	in	classe,	sed	anteibat
Chabrias	was	a private	in	the fleet,	but	he did excel

auctoritate	omnes,	qui	erant	in	magistratu,	que
in authority	all,	who	were	in	office,	and

milites	aspiciebant	eum	magis	quam	qui
the soldiers	did look to	him	more	than (to those)	who

praeerant.	Quae	res	maturavit	mortem	ei.
did command.	Which	thing	hastened	death	to him.

Nam,	dum	studet	intrare	portum	primus,
For,	whilst	he endeavours	to enter	the harbour	first,

que	iubet	gubernatorem	dirigere	navem	eo,
and	orders	the pilot	to direct	the ship	thither,

ipse	fuit	perniciei	sibi.	Enim	quum
himself	was	to destruction	to himself.	For	when

penetrasset (sub.)	eo,	ceterae	secutae-sunt	non.
he had penetrated	thither,	the rest	followed	not.

Quo	facto	circumfusus	concursu
By which	deed	compassed about	by a concourse

hostium,	quum	pugnaret (sub.)	fortissime,	navis
of enemies,	when	he did fight	very bravely,	the ship

percussa	rostro	cepit	sidere.	Quum	posset (sub.)
being struck	with beak	began	to sink.	When	he could

refugere	hinc,	si	deiecisset (sub.)	se	in
to flee back	hence,	if	he had thrown	himself	into

mare,	quod	classis	Atheniensium	suberat,
the sea,	because	the fleet	of the Athenians	was at hand,

qua	exciperet	natantes,	maluit
which	might receive	(those) swimming,	he chose rather

perire,	quam	armis	abiectis,	relinquere
to perish,	than	arms	being thrown away,	to leave

navem,	in	qua	fuerat	vectus.	Ceteri
the ship,	in	which	he had been	carried.	The rest

noluerunt	facere	id,	qui	pervenerunt	in
were unwilling	to do	that,	who	arrived	into

tutum	nando.	At	ille,	existimans	honestam
a safe (place)	by swimming.	But	he,	thinking	an honourable

mortem	praestare	turpi	vitae,	interfectus-est
death	to excel	to a shameful	life,	was slain

telis	hostium,	pugnans	comminus.
by weapons	of enemies,	fighting	hand to hand.