Cornelii Nepotis Vitae (Hamilton)/Cimon

by Cornelius Nepos

Cornelius Nepos

Vitae (Editio Interlinearis Latina-Anglica Ad Modum Hamiltonii)

V. Cimon

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

IV. Pausanias	VI. Lysander

I

Cimon,	filius	Miltiadis,	Atheniensis,	usus-est
Cimon,	son	of Miltiades,	an Athenian,	used

admodum	duro	initio	adolescentiae.	Nam	quum
very	hard	beginning	of youth.	For	when

pater	eius	potuisset (sub.)	non	solvere	litem
the father	of him	had been able	not	to pay	the fine

aestimatam	populo,	que	ob	eam	caussam
valued	by the people,	and	for	that	cause

decessisset (sub.)	in	publicis	vinculis,	Cimon
had departed (died)	in	public	chains (prison),	Cimon

tenebatur	eadem	custodia,	neque	poterat	emitti
was held	in the same	custody,	nor	was he able	to be let out

legibus	Atheniensum	nisi	solvisset
by the laws	of Athenians	unless	he should have paid

pecuniam	qua	pater	multatus-erat.	Autem
the money	with which	(his) father	had been fined.	But

habebat	in	matrimonio	suam	sororem	germanam,	nomine
he had	in	marriage	his	sister	german,	by name

Elpinicen,	ductus	non	magis	amore,	quam	more.
Elpinice,	led	not	more	by love,	than	by custom.

Nam	licet	Atheniensibus	ducere	uxores
For	it is allowed	to Athenians	to lead (marry)	wives

natas	eodem	patre.	Quidam	Callias	cupidus
born	from the same	father.	A certain	Callias	desirous

huius	coniugii,	non	tam	generosus,	quam	pecuniosus,
of this	union,	not	so	well-born,	as	wealthy,

qui	fecerat	magnas	pecunias	ex	metallis,	egit
who	had made	great	moneys	out of	the mines,	treated

cum	Cimone,	ut	daret	eam	uxorem	sibi;
with	Cimon,	that	he might give	her	(as) wife	to himself;

si	impetrasset	id,	se	soluturum	pecuniam
if	he might have obtained	that,	himself	about to pay	the money

pro	illo.	Quum	is	aspernaretur (sub.)	talem
for	him.	When	he	did spurn at	such

conditionem,	Elpinice	negavit	se	passuram
condition,	Elpinice	denied	herself	about to suffer

progeniem	Miltiadis	interire	in	publicis	vinculis,
the offspring	of Miltiades	to perish	in	the public	chains,

quoniam	posset (sub.)	prohibere,	que	se
since	she was able	to hinder (it),	and	herself

nupturam	Calliae,	si	praestitisset
about to marry	to Callias,	if	he should have performed

ea,	quae	polliceretur (sub.).
those (things),	which	he did promise.

II

Cimon	liberatus	custodia	tali	modo,
Cimon	being freed	from custody	in such	manner,

celeriter	pervenit	ad	principatum.	Enim	habebat
quickly	arrived	to	chief-power.	For	he had

satis	eloquentiae,	summam	liberalitatem,	magnam
enough	of eloquence,	the highest	generosity,	great

prudentiam	cum	civilis	iuris,	tum
skill	when (as well)	of civil	law,	then (as)

militaris	rei,	quod	versatus-fuerat	cum
of military	affair,	because	he had been employed	with

patre	in	exercitibus	a	puero.	Itaque	hic
(his) father	in	armies	from	a boy.	Therefore	he

tenuit	et	populum	urbanum	in	sua
held	both	the people	belonging-to-the-city	in	his

potestate,	et	valuit	plurimum	auctoritate	apud
power,	and	prevailed	very much	in authority	at

exercitum.	Primum	imperator	apud	flumen
the army.	First	(being) general	at	the river

Strymona	fugavit	magnas	copias	Thracum,
Strymon	he routed	great	forces	of the Thracians,

constituit	oppidum	Amphipolim,	que	misit	eo
he built	the town	Amphipolis,	and	sent	thither

decem	millia	Atheniensium	in	coloniam.	Iterum
ten	thousands	of Athenians	into	colony.	Again

idem	apud	Mycalen	cepit	classem	devictam
the same (man)	at	Mycale	took	the fleet	being conquered

Cypriorum	et	Phoenicum	ducentarum	navium,
of Cyprians	and	of Phoenicians	of two hundred	ships,

que	eodem	die	usus-est	pari	fortuna
and	in the same	day	he used (experienced)	equal	fortune

in	terra.	Namque,	navibus	hostium	captis,
on	land.	For,	the ships	of enemies	being taken,

statim	eduxit	suas	copias	ex	classe,	que
immediately	he led out	his	forces	out of	the fleet,	and

prostravit	maximam	vim	barbarorum	uno
he overthrew	the very great	force	of the barbarians	in one

concursu.	Qua	victoria	potitus	magna
onset.	By which	victory	having possessed	great

praeda,	quum	reverteretur (sub.)	domum,	quod	nonnullae
booty,	when	he did return	home,	because	some

insulae	iam	defecerant	propter	acerbitatem
islands	already	had revolted	on account	of bitterness

imperii,	confirmavit	bene	animatas,	coegit
of command,	he confirmed	(those) well	affected,	he compelled

alienatas	redire	ad	officium.	Vacuefecit
(those) alienated	to return	to	duty.	He laid waste

Scyrum,	quam	Dolopes	incolebant	eo	tempore,
Scyrus,	which	the Dolopians	did inhabit	in that	time,

quod	gesserant	se	contumacius,
because	they had carried (conducted)	themselves	too insolently,

eiecit	urbe	que	insula	veteres	sessores,
he cast out of	the city	and	island	the old	sitters (inhabitants),

divisit	agros	civibus.	Fregit
he divided	the lands	to citizens.	He broke (subdued)

Thasios	fretos	opulentia	suo	adventu.
the Thasians	relying	on wealth	by his	arrival.

Arx	Athenarum,	qua	vergit	ad	meridiem,
The citadel	of Athens,	where	it inclines	to	the south,

ornata-est	ex	his	manubiis.
was adorned	out of	these	spoils.

III

Quibus	rebus	quum	florere (sub.)	unus	in
By which	things	when	he did flourish	alone	in

civitate	maxime,	incidit	in	eamdem	invidiam,	quam
the state	mostly,	he fell	into	the same	envy,	which

suus	pater	que	ceteri	principes	Atheniensium:
his	father	and	other	chief men	of the Athenians:

nam	multatus-est	exsilio	decem	annorum,	suffragiis
for	he was punished	with an exile	of ten	years,	by votes

testarum,	quod	illi	vocant	ὀστρακισμόν.	Cuius
of shells,	which	they	call	ostracism.	Of which

facti	poenituit	Athenienses	celerius	quam	ipsum.
deed	it repented	the Athenians	sooner	than	himself.

Nam	quum	ille	cessisset (sub.)	forti	animo
For	when	he	had yielded	with brave	mind

invidiae	ingratorum	civium,	que	Lacedaemonii
to the envy	of ungrateful	citizens,	and	the Lacedemonians

indixissent (sub.)	bellum	Atheniensibus,	confestim
had declared	war	to Athenians,	instantly

desiderium	notae	virtutis	eius	consecutum-est.
the desire	of the known	valour	of him	succeeded.

Itaque	revocatus-est	in	patriam	post	quintum
Therefore	he was recalled	into	country	after	the fifth

annum	quam	expulsus-erat.	Ille,	quod	utebatur
year	that	he had been expelled.	He,	because	he did use

hospitio	Lacedaemoniorum,	existimans	satius
the hospitality	of the Lacedemonians,	thinking	(it) better

contendere	Lacedaemonem,	profectus-est	sua
to hasten	(to) Lacedemon,	set out	by his own

sponte,	que	conciliavit	pacem	inter	duas
will,	and	conciliated	peace	between	(these) two

potentissimas	civitates.	Neque	ita	multo	post,
most powerful	states.	Nor	so	much	after,

missus	imperator	cum	ducentis	navibus	Cyprum,
being sent	commander	with	two hundred	ships	(to) Cyprus,

quum	devicisset (sub.)	maiorem	partem	eius	insulae,
when	he had conquered	the greater	part	of that	island,

implicitus	in	morbum,	mortuus-est	in	oppido	Citio.
being involved	into	disease,	he died	in	the town	Citium.

IV

Athenienses	desideraverunt	hunc	diu,	non	solum
The Athenians	regretted	him	long,	not	only

in	bello,	sed	etiam	in	pace.	Enim	fuit	tanta
in	war,	but	also	in	peace.	For	he was	with so great

liberalitate,	quum	haberet (sub.)	praedia	que	hortos
liberality,	when	he had	farms	and	gardens

compluribus	locis,	ut	imposuerit (sub.)	numquam
in several	places,	that	he placed over	never

custodem	in	eis	gratia	servandi	fructus,
a guard	in	them	for the sake	of preserving	the fruits,

ne	quis	impediretur	quominus	frueretur
lest	anyone	might be hindered	but that	he might enjoy

rebus	eius,	quibus	quisque	vellet.	Pedisequi
the things	of him,	which	each	might wish.	Footmen

semper	secuti-sunt	eum	cum	nummis,	ut,	si	quis
always	followed	him	with	coins,	that,	if	any one

indigeret	opis	eius,	haberet	quod
might need	of help	of him,	he might have	what

daret	statim,	ne	videretur	negare
he might give	immediately,	lest	he might seem	to deny

differendo.	Saepe,	quum	videret (sub.)	aliquem
by delaying.	Often,	when	he did see	some one

offensum	fortuna	minus	bene	vestitum	dedit
met	by fortune (chance)	less	well	clothed	he gave

suum	amiculum.	Coena	coquebatur	ei	sic	quotidie,
his own	little cloak.	Supper	was cooked	to him	so	daily,

ut	devocaret	omnes	quos	vidisset
that	he might invite	all	whom	he might have seen

invocatos	in	foro;	quod	praetermittebat
uninvited	in	the market-place;	which	he did neglect

facere	nullum	diem.	Fides	eius	defuit
to do	no	day.	The credit	of him	was wanting

nulli,	opera	nulli,	familiaris-res	nulli.
to none,	labour (active aid)	to none,	family-estate	to none.

Locupletavit	multos;	extulit	suo
He enriched	many;	he bore out (for burial)	at his own

sumtu	complures	pauperes	mortuos,	qui
expense	several	poor (persons)	being dead,	who

reliquissent (sub.)	non	unde	efferrentur.
had left	not	whence (wherewith)	they might be borne out (for burial.)

Gerendo	se	sic,
By carrying (conducting)	himself	so,

est	minime	mirandum,	si	et	vita	eius
it is	very little	to be wondered at,	if	both	the life	of him

fuit	secura,	et	mors	acerba.
was	void of care,	and	death	bitter.