Cornelii Nepotis Vitae (Hamilton)/Datames

by Cornelius Nepos

Cornelius Nepos

Vitae (Editio Interlinearis Latina-Anglica Ad Modum Hamiltonii)

XIV. Datames

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

XIII. Timotheus	XV. Epaminondas

I

Venio	nunc	ad	fortissimum	virum	que	maximi
I come	now	to	the bravest	man	and	of the greatest

consilii	omnium	barbarorum,	duobus
counsel	of all	the barbarians,	the two

Carthaginiensibus,	Hamilcare	et	Hannibale	exceptis.
Carthaginians,	Hamilcar	and	Hannibal	excepted.

De	quo	referemus	plura
Concerning	whom	we shall relate	more (things)

hoc,	quod	pleraque	gesta	eius	sunt
on this account,	because	most	deeds	of him	are

et	obscuriora,	et	ea,	quae	cesserunt
both	more obscure,	and	those,	which	yielded (happened)

prospere	ei,	acciderunt	non	magnitudine
prosperously	to him,	happened	not	by greatness

copiarum,	sed	consilii,	quo	superabat	omnes
of forces,	but	of counsel,	in which	he did excel	all

tum,	quorum	nisi	ratio	fuerit	explicata,
then,	of which	unless	the reason	shall have been	unfolded,

res	poterunt	non	apparere.	Datames,	natus
things	will be able	not	to appear.	Datames,	born

Camissare	patre,	Care	natione,	Scythissa
from Camissares	father,	a Carian	by nation,	from a Scythian,

matre;	fuit	primum	apud	Artaxerxem	numero
mother;	he was	first	at (with)	Artaxerxes	in the number

eorum	militum,	qui	tuebantur	regiam.
of those	soldiers,	who	did protect	the palace.

Pater	eius	Camissares,	quod	repertus-erat
The father	of him	Camissares,	because	he had been found

et	fortis	manu,	et	strenuus	bello,	et
both	brave	in hand,	and	active	in war,	and

fidelis	regi	multis	locis,	habuit
faithful	to the king	in many	places,	had

provinciam,	partem	Ciliciae	iuxta	Cappadociam,	quam
a province,	part	of Cilicia	nigh to	Cappadocia,	which

Leucosyri	incolunt.	Datames	primum	fungens
the Leucosyrians	inhabit.	Datames	first	discharging

militare	munus,	apparuit	qualis	esset (sub.)	in
military	office,	appeared	what sort	he was	in

bello,	quod	rex	gessit	adversus	Cadusios.
the war,	which	the king	carried on	against	the Cadusians.

Namque	hic,	multis	milibus	regiorum
For	here,	many	thousands	of the royal (soldiers)

interfectis,	opera	eius	fuit	magni.
being slain,	the assistance	of him	was	of great (value.)

Quo	factum-est,	ut,	quum	Camissares
By which	it happened,	that,	when	Camissares

cecidisset (sub.)	in	eo	bello,	paterna	provincia
had fallen	in	that	war,	paternal	province

traderetur (sub.)	ei.
was delivered	to him.

II

Postea	praebuit	se	pari	virtute,
Afterwards	he afforded	himself	with equal	valour,

quum	Autophradates,	iussu	regis,
when	Autophradates,	by order	of the king,

persequeretur (sub.)	bello	eos,	qui	defecerant.
did pursue	in war	those,	who	had revolted.

Namque	opera	huius,	hostes,	quam
For	by the assistance	of him,	the enemies,	when

iam	intrassent (sub.)	castra,	profligati-sunt,
already	they had entered	the camps,	were routed,

que	reliquus	exercitus	[regis]	conservatus-est.
and	remaining	army	[of the king]	was preserved.

Ex	qua	re	coepit	praeesse	maioribus
From	which	thing	he began	to be over	to greater

rebus.	Eo	tempore	Thyus	erat	dynastes
things.	In that	time	Thyus	was	ruler

Paphlagoniae,	natus	antiquo	genere	a	illo
of Paphlagonia,	born	from ancient	race	from	that

Pylaemene,	quem	Homerus	ait	interfectum	Troico
Pylaemenes,	whom	Homer	says	slain	in Trojan

bello	a	Patroclo.	Is	erat	non	audiens
war	by	Patroclus.	He	was	not	hearing (obedient)

dicto	regi.	Ob	quam	caussam,	constituit
to order	to the king.	For	which	cause,	he resolved

persequi	eum	bello,	que	praefecit	Datamem,
to pursue	him	in war,	and	appointed	Datames,

propinquum	Paphlagonis,	ei	rei;	namque
the relation	of the Paphlagonian,	to that	thing;	for

erant	nati	ex	fratre	et	sorore.	Ob
they were	born	from	brother	and	sister.	For

quam	caussam	Datames	voluit	primum	experiri
which	cause	Datames	wished	first	to try

[omnia,]	ut	reduceret	propinquum	ad
[all (things),]	that	he might bring back	relation	to

officium	sine	armis.	Ad	quem	quum
duty	without	arms.	To	whom	when

venisset (sub.)	sine	praesidio,	quod	vereretur (sub.)
he had come	without	guard,	because	he did dread

nullas	insidias	ab	amico,	paene	interiit.	Nam,
no	snares	from	friend,	almost	he perished.	For

Thyus	voluit	interficere	eum	clam.	Mater
Thyus	wished	to kill	him	privately.	Mother

erat	cum	Datame,	amita	Paphlagonis.
was	with	Datames,	the aunt	of the Paphlagonian.

Ea	resciit,	quid	ageretur (sub.),	que	monuit
She	learned,	what	was being done,	and	admonished

filium.	Ille	evitavit	periculum	fuga,	que
son.	He	escaped	the danger	by flight,	and

indixit	bellum	Thyo.	In	quo	quum
declared	war	to Thyus.	In	which	when

desertus-esset (sub.)	ab	Ariobarzane,	praefecto
he had been deserted	by	Ariobarzanes,	governor

Lydiae	et	Ioniae,	que	totius	Phrygiae,
of Lydia	and	of Ionia,	and	of whole	Phrygia,

nihilo	segnius	perseveravit,	que	cepit
by nothing	more slothfully	he persevered,	and	took

Thyum	vivum	cum	uxore	et	liberis.
Thyus	alive	with	wife	and	children.

III

Dedit	operam	ne	fama	cuius	facti
He gave	endeavour	lest	the report	of which	deed

perveniret	ad	regem	prius-quam	ipse.
might reach	to	the king	before that	himself.

Itaque,	omnibus	insciis,	venit	eo
Therefore,	all	(being) ignorant,	he came	thither

ubi	rex	erat,	que	postero	die	texit
where	the king	was,	and	on the following	day	he covered

optima	veste,	quam	regii	satrapae
with best	robe,	which	royal	governors

consueverant	gerere,	Thyum,	hominem	maximi
had been accustomed	to wear,	Thyus,	a man	of greatest

corporis	que	terribili	facie,	quod	erat
body	and	with terrible	face,	because	he was

et	niger,	et	longo	capillo	que	barba
both	black,	and	with long	hair	and	with beard

promissa;	que	etiam	ornavit	torque	et
hanging down;	and	also	he adorned	with chain	and

aureis	armillis,	que	cetero	regio	cultu;
with golden	bracelets,	and	with other	royal	attire;

ipse	circumdatus	agresti	duplici	amiculo
himself	surrounded	with rustic	double	cloak

que	hirta	tunica,	gerens	in	capite	venatoriam
and	shaggy	coat,	carrying	on	head	hunting

galeam,	dextra	manu	clavam,	sinistra	copulam,
helmet,	in right	hand	a club,	in left	a band,

qua	agebat	ante	se	Thyum
with which	he did drive	before	himself	Thyus

vinctum,	ut	si	duceret	feram	bestiam
bound,	as	if	he might lead	wild	beast

captam.	Quem	quum	omnes	prospicerent (sub.)
taken.	Whom	when	all	did gaze upon

propter	novitatem	ornatus	que	ignotam
on account of	the novelty	of the dress	and	unknown

formam,	que	ob	eam	rem	esset (sub.)
figure,	and	on account of	that	thing	there was

magnus	concursus,	fuit	non	nemo,	qui
a great	assemblage,	there was	not	no one,	who

agnosceret (sub.)	Thyum,	que	nuntiaret (sub.)
did recognise	Thyus,	and	did tell

regi.	Primo	accredidit	non.	Itaque
to the king.	At first	he believed	not.	Therefore

misit	Pharnabazum	exploratum.	A	quo,	ut
he sent	Pharnabazus	to discover.	From	whom,	when

comperit	rem	gestam,	statim	iussit
he found out	the thing	performed,	immediately	he ordered

admitti,	magnopere	delectatus	cum	facto,
to be admitted,	greatly	delighted	as well	by the deed,

tum	ornatu:	in-primis,	quod	nobilis	rex
as	by the dress:	especially,	because	a noble	king

venerat	in	potestatem	inopinanti.
had come	into	power	(to him) not expecting.

Itaque	misit	Datamem	magnifice	donatum
Therefore	he sent	Datames	magnificently	rewarded

ad	exercitum,	qui	tum	contrahebatur
to	the army,	which	then	was collected

duce	Pharnabazo	et	Tithrauste	ad
by the leader	Pharnabazus	and	Tithraustes	to

Aegyptium	bellum,	que	iussit	eum	atque	illos
the Egyptian	war,	and	ordered	him	and	them

esse	pari	imperio.	Vero	postea	quam
to be	with equal	command.	But	after	that

rex	revocavit	Pharnabazum,	summa	imperii
the king	recalled	Pharnabazus,	the chiefdom	of command

tradita-est	illi.
was delivered	to him.

IV

Quum	hic	compararet (sub.)	exercitum	maximo
When	he	did prepare	an army	with very great

studio,	que	pararet (sub.)	proficisci	Aegyptum,
earnestness,	and	did prepare	to set out	(to) Egypt,

litterae	missae-sunt	subito	ei	a	rege,
letters	were sent	hastily	to him	from	the king,

ut	aggrederetur	Aspim,	qui	tenebat	Cataoniam,
that	he should attack	Aspis,	who	did hold	Cataonia,

quae	gens	iacet	supra	Ciliciam,	confinis
which	nation	lies	above	Cilicia,	bordering

Cappadociae.	Namque	Aspis	incolens	regionem
to Cappadocia.	For	Aspis	inhabiting	a country

saltuosam,	que	munitam	castellis,	non
full of forests,	and	fortified	by castles,	not

solum	parebat	non	imperio	regis,	sed
only	did obey	not	to the command	of the king,	but

etiam	vexabat	finitimas	regiones,	et
also	did harass	neighbouring	countries,	and

abripiebat	quae	portarentur (sub.)
did forcibly take away	what (things)	were being carried

regi.	Datames,	etsi	aberat	longe
to the king.	Datames,	although	he was distant	far

ab	his	regionibus,	et	abstrahebatur	a
from	these	countries,	and	was drawn off	by

maiore	re,	tamen	putavit	morem	gerendum
greater	thing,	however	thought	manner	to be carried

voluntati	regis.	Itaque	conscendit	navem
to the will	of the king.	Therefore	he mounts	a ship

cum	paucis,	sed	fortibus	viris;	existimans,	id
with	few,	but	brave	men;	thinking,	that

quod	accidit,	se	facilius	oppressurum
which	happened,	himself	more easily	about to overthrow

imprudentem	parva	manu,	quam	paratum
(him) unwary	with a small	band,	than	prepared

quamvis	magno	exercitu.	Delatus	hac
although	with great	army.	Carried	in this (ship)

in	Ciliciam,	egressus	inde,	faciens	iter
into	Cilicia,	having gone out	thence,	making	journey

dies	que	noctes,	transiit	Taurum,	que	venit
days	and	nights,	he passed over	Taurus,	and	came

eo,	quo	studuerat;	quaerit,	quibus
thither,	whither	he had desired;	he inquires,	in what

locis	Aspis	sit:	cognosci	eum	abesse
places	Aspis	may be:	he learns	him	to be distant

haud	longe,	que	profectum	venatum.	Quem
not	far,	and	gone	to hunt.	Whom

dum	speculatur,	caussa	adventus	eius
while	he watches,	the cause	of the arrival	of him

cognoscitur.	Aspis	comparat	Pisidas,	cum
is known.	Aspis	prepares	the Pisidians,	with

iis	quos	habebat	secum,	ad	resistendum.
those	whom	he had	with him,	to	resisting.

Ubi	Datames	audivit	id,	sumit	arma,	que
When	Datames	heard	that,	he takes	arms,	and

iubet	suos	sequi;	ipse	equo
orders	his (men)	to follow;	himself	with horse

concitato	vehitur	ad	hostem.	Quem	Aspis
spurred-on	is carried	to	the enemy.	Whom	Aspis

conspiciens	procul	ferentem	ad	se,
beholding	at a distance	bearing	to	himself,

pertimescit,	atque	deterritus	a	conatu
fears much,	and	being deterred	from	the attempt

resistendi,	dedit	sese.	Datames	tradit	hunc
of resisting,	surrenders	himself.	Datames	delivers	him

vinctum	Mithridati	ducendum	ad	regem.
bound	to Mithridates	to be led	to	the king.

V

Dum	haec	geruntur,	Artaxerxes
Whilst	these (things)	are carried on,	Artaxerxes

reminiscens,	a	quanto	bello	ad	quam	parvam
remembering,	from	how great	war	to	how	small

rem	misisset (sub.)	principem	ducum,	ipse
a thing	he had sent	the chief	of generals,	he

reprehendit	se,	et	misit	nuntium	Acen
blamed	himself,	and	sent	a messenger	(to) Ace

ad	exercitum,	quod	putabat	Datamem	nondum
to	the army,	because	he did think	Datames	not yet

profectum,	qui	diceret	ei,	discederet
set out,	who	should say	to him,	he should depart

ne	ab	exercitu.	Hic,	priusquam	perveniret (sub.),
not	from	the army.	He,	before that	he did arrive,

quo	profectus-erat,	convenit	in	itinere,	qui
whither	he had set out,	met	in	the way,	(those) who

ducebant	Aspim.	Qua	celeritate	quum	Datames
did lead	Aspis.	By which	speed	when	Datames

consecutus-esset (sub.)	magnam	benevolentiam	regis,
had obtained	great	good will	of the king,

excepit	non	minorem	invidiam	aulicorum,
he received	not	less	envy	of the courtiers,

qui	videbant	illum	unum	fieri	pluris
who	did see	him	alone	to be made	of more (account)

quam	omnes	se.	Quo	facto,	cuncti
than	all	themselves.	Which	being done,	all

consenserunt	ad	opprimendum	eum.	Pandates,
agreed together	to	oppressing	him.	Pandates,

custos	regiae	gazae,	amicus	Datami,
the keeper	of the royal	treasure,	friendly	to Datames,

mittit	haec	perscripta	ei,	in	quibus
sends	these (things)	written out	to him,	in	which

docet,	eum	fore	magno	periculo,
he informs,	him	to be about to be	in great	danger,

si	quid	adversi	accidisset	illo
if	any (thing)	of adverse	should have happened	he

imperante	in	Aegypto.	Namque	eam	esse	regiam
commanding	in	Egypt.	For	that	to be	royal

consuetudinem,	ut	tribuant (sub.)	adversos	casus
custom,	that	they ascribe	adverse	events

hominibus,	secundos	suae	fortunae.	Quo
to men,	prosperous	to their own	fortune.	By which

fieri,	ut	impellantur (sub.)	facile	ad
to happen,	that	they are urged	easily	to

perniciem	eorum,	ductu	quorum	res
the destruction	of those,	by the conduct	of whom	things

nuntientur (sub.)	male	gestae.	Illum	fore
are reported	badly	carried on.	Him	to be about to be

maiore	discrimine,	hoc,	quod	rex
in greater	danger,	by this,	because	the king

habeat	eos	inimicissimos,	quibus
may have	those	most inimical (to him),	to whom

obediat	maxime.	Ille,	talibus	litteris	cognitis,
he may obey	chiefly.	He,	such	letters	being known,

quum	iam	venisset (sub.)	ad	exercitum	Acen,
when	now	he had come	to	the army	(to) Ace,

quod	ignorabat	non	ea	vere	scripta,
because	he was ignorant	not	those (things)	truly	written,

constituit	desciscere	a	rege.	Neque	tamen
determined	to revolt	from	the king.	Nor	however

fecit	quidquam,	quod	esset (sub.)	indignum	sua
did he	any thing,	which	was	unworthy	his

fide.	Nam	praefecit	Mandroclem	Magnetem
fidelity.	For	he appointed	Mandrocles	the Magnesian

exercitui;	ipse	discedit	in	Cappadociam
to the army;	himself	departs	into	Cappadocia

cum	suis,	que	occupat	Paphlagoniam
with	his own (men),	and	seizes upon	Paphlagonia

coniunctam	huic,	celans	qua	voluntate
adjoined	to this,	concealing	in what	wish

esset (sub.)	in	regem;	facit	clam
he was	towards	the king;	he makes	privately

amicitiam	cum	Ariobarzane;	comparat	manum;
friendship	with	Ariobarzanes;	he prepares	a band;

tradit	munitas	urbes	suis
he delivers	the fortified	cities	to his own (friends)

tuendas.

to be defended.

VI

Sed	propter	hiemale	tempus	haec
But	on account of	the wintry	time	these (things)

procedebant	minus	prospere.	Audit,	Pisidas
did proceed	less	prosperously.	He hears,	the Pisidians

parare	quasdam	copias	adversus	se.	Mittit
to prepare	certain	forces	against	himself.	He sends

eo	filium	Arsideum	cum	exercitu.	Adolescens
thither	(his) son	Arsideus	with	an army.	The youth

cadit	in	praelio:	pater	proficiscitur	eo	cum
falls	in	battle:	the father	sets out	thither	with

non	ita	magna	manu,	celans,	quantum	vulnus
not	so	great	a band,	concealing,	how great	a wound

accepisset (sub.),	quod	cupiebat	pervenire	ad
he had received,	because	he did desire	to arrive	to

hostem	prius-quam	fama	de	re	male
the enemy	before that	the report	of	the thing	badly

gesta	perveniret	ad	suos,	ne,	morte
carried on	might arrive	to	his (men),	lest,	the death

filii	cognita,	animi	militum
of son	being known,	the minds	of the soldiers

debilitarentur.	Pervenit	quo	contenderat,
might be weakened.	He arrives	whither	he had hastened,

que	ponit	castra	his	locis,	ut
and	places	camps	in these	places,	that

posset (sub.)	neque	circumveniri	multitudine
he could	neither	to be surrounded	by the multitude

adversariorum,	neque	impediri,	quo	ipse
of adversaries,	nor	to be impeded,	that	himself

haberet	manum	minus	expeditam	ad
might have	hand (his army)	less	freed	to

dimicandum.	Mithrobarzanes,	socer	eius,
fighting.	Mithrobarzanes,	the father-in-law	of him,

praefectus	equitum,	erat	cum	eo.	Is,	rebus
commander	of cavalry,	was	with	him.	He,	things

generi	desperatis,	transfugit	ad	hostes.
of son-in-law	being despaired of,	fled over	to	enemies.

Ut	Datames	audivit	id,	sensit,	si
When	Datames	heard	that,	he perceived,	if

exisset (sub.)	in	turbam,	se	relictum
it had gone out	into	the crowd,	himself	abandoned

ab	homine	tam	necessario,	futurum,	ut
by	a man	so	nearly related,	about to be,	that

ceteri	sequerentur	consilium.	Edit	in
the rest	would follow	the counsel.	He publishes	unto

vulgus,	Mithrobarzanem	profectum	pro
the common people,	Mithrobarzanes	gone	as

perfuga	suo	iussu,	quo,	receptus
deserter	by his own	order,	that,	being received

interficeret	hostes	facilius.	Quare
he might destroy	the enemies	more easily.	Wherefore

non	esse	par	eum	relinqui,	et	omnes	confestim
not	to be	fit	him	to be left,	and	all	immediately

sequi.	Quod	si	fecissent	strenuo
to follow.	Which	if	they should have done	with active

animo,	futurum,	ut	adversari	possent
mind,	about to be,	that	the adversaries	would be able

non	resistere,	quum	caederentur	et	intra
not	to resist,	when	they would be slain	both	within

vallum	et	foris.	Hac	re	probata,
the rampart	and	without.	This	thing	being approved of,

educit	exercitum,	persequitur	Mithrobarzanem,
he leads forth	the army,	he pursues	Mithrobarzanes,

qui	tantum-quod	pervenerat	ad	hostes,	Datames
who	scarcely	had arrived	to	the enemies,	Datames

iubet	signa	inferri.	Pisidae,
orders	the standards	to be advanced.	The Pisidians,

commoti	nova	re,	adducuntur	in	opinionem,
alarmed	with the new	thing,	are led	into	the opinion,

perfugas	fecisse	mala	fide	que
the deserters	to have done	with evil	faith	and

composito,	ut,	recepti	essent	maiori
designedly,	that,	being received	they might be	to greater

calamitati.	Primum	adoriuntur	eos.	Illi,	quum
calamity.	First	they attack	them.	They,	when

ignorarent (sub.)	quid	ageretur (sub.),	aut	quare
they did not know	what	was being done,	or	wherefore

fieret (sub.),	coacti-sunt	pugnare	cum	eis,	ad
it was done,	were compelled	to fight	with	those,	to

quos	transierant,	que	stare	ab	his,
whom	they had gone over,	and	to stand	from	those,

quos	reliquerant.	Quibus	quum	neutri
whom	they had left.	To whom	when	neither

parcerent (sub.),	celeriter	concisi-sunt.	Datames
did spare,	quickly	they were cut in pieces.	Datames

invadit	reliquos	Pisidas	resistentes,	pellit
attacks	the remaining	Pisidians	resisting,	drives off

primo	impetu,	persequitur	fugientes,	interficit
in the first	charge,	pursues	(those) flying,	kills

multos,	capit	castra	hostium.	Tali	consilio
many,	takes	the camps	of the enemies.	By such	plan

uno	tempore	et	perculit	proditores,	et
in one	time	both	he beat down	the traitors,	and

profligavit	hostes,	et	convertit	ad	salutem
routed	the enemies,	and	turned	to	safety

id,	quod	fuerat	cogitatum	ad	perniciem.
that,	which	had been	designed	to	destruction.

Quo	legimus	neque	usquam
Than which	we have read	neither	any where

acutius	cogitatum	ullius	imperatoris,	neque
a more subtle	device	of any	commander,	nor

celerius	factum.
more speedy	deed.

VII

Ab	hoc	viro,	tamen,	Scismas,	filius
From	this	man,	however,	Scismas,	son

maximus	natu,	desciit,	que	transiit
the greatest	by birth (eldest),	revolted,	and	went over

ad	regem,	et	detulit	de	defectione	patris.
to	the king,	and	reported	of	the revolt	of the father.

Quo	nuntio	Artaxerxes	commotus,	quod
By which	message	Artaxerxes	alarmed,	because

intelligebat	negotium	esse	sibi	cum
he did understand	the business	to be	to himself	with

forti	ac	strenuo	viro,	qui	quum	cogitasset (sub.),
a brave	and	active	man,	who,	when	he had thought,

auderet	facere,	et	consuesset (sub.)	cogitare
would dare	to do,	and	had been accustomed	to think

prius-quam	conari,	mittit	Autophradatem	in
before than	to attempt,	sends	Autophradates	into

Cappadociam.	Datames	studuit	praeoccupare,	ne
Cappadocia.	Datames	endeavoured	to preoccupy,	lest

hic	posset	intrare,	saltum,	in	quo
he	might be able	to enter,	a forest,	in	which

portae	Ciliciae	sunt	sitae.	Sed
the gates (passages)	of Cilicia	are	situated.	But

potuit	non	contrahere	copias	tam	subito.
he could	not	to draw together	forces	so	suddenly.

Depulsus	a	qua	re	cum	ea	manu,	quam
Driven	from	which	thing	with	that	band,	which

contraxerat,	delegit	talem	locum,	ut
he had drawn together,	he chose	such	a place,	that

neque	circumiretur	ab	hostibus,	neque
neither	he might be surrounded	by	enemies,	nor

adversarius	praeteriret,	quin	premeretur
adversary	might pass by,	but that	he would be pressed

ancipitibus	locis,	et,	si	vellet (sub.)	dimicare
in dangerous	places,	and,	if	he would	to engage

cum	eo,	multitudo	hostium	posset (sub.)
with	him,	the multitude	of enemies	could

non	obesse	multum	suae	paucitati.
not	to injure	much	to his own	fewness.

VIII

Etsi	Autophradates	videbat	haec,
Although	Autophradates	did see	these (things),

tamen	statuit	congredi,	quam	refugere	cum
however	he resolved	to engage,	than	to flee back	with

tantis	copiis,	aut	sedere	tam	diu	uno	loco.
so great	forces,	or	to sit	so	long	in one	place.

Habebat	viginti	millia	barbarorum	equitum,
He had	twenty	thousands	of barbarian	horsemen,

centum	peditum,	quos	illi	appellant	Cardacas,
a hundred	of footmen,	whom	they	call	Cardaces,

que	tria	funditorum	eiusdem	generis;	praeterea
and	three	of slingers	of the same	kind;	besides

octo	millia	Cappadocum,	decem	Armeniorum,
eight	thousands	of Cappadocians,	ten	of Armenians,

quinque	Paphlagonum,	decem	Phrygum,
five	of Paphlagonians,	ten	of Phrygians,

quinque	Lydorum,	Aspendiorum	et	Pisidarum
five	of Lydians,	of Aspendians	and	of Pisidians

circiter	tria,	Cilicum	duo,	Captianorum	totidem,
about	three,	of Cicilians	two,	of Captians	as many,

conductorum	ex	Graecia	tria	millia,	levis
of mercenaries	out of	Greece	three	thousands,	of light

armaturae	maximum	numerum.	Adversus	has
armour	a very great	number.	Against	these

copias	omnis	spes	Datami	consistebat	in	se
forces	all	hope	to Datames	did consist	in	himself

que	natura	loci;	namque	habebat	non
and	in the nature	of the place;	for	he had	not

vicesimam	partem	militum	huius.	Fretus
a twentieth	part	of the soldiers	of him.	Trusting

quibus	conflixit	que	concidit	multa	millia
in which	he engaged	and	cut off	many	thousands

adversariorum,	quum	non	amplius	mille
of adversaries,	when	not	more	(than) a thousand

hominum	de	exercitu	ipsius	cecidisset (sub.).
of men	of	the army	of himself	had fallen.

Ob	quam	caussam	postero	die	posuit
For	which	cause	on the following	day	he placed

tropaeum	loco	quo	pugnatum-erat	pridie.
a trophy	in the place	in which	it had been fought	the day before.

Quum	movisset (sub.)	castra	hinc,	que	semper
When	he had moved	camps	hence,	and	always

inferior	copiis,	discederet (sub.)	superior	omnibus
inferior	in forces,	he departed	superior	in all

praeliis,	quod	numquam	consereret	manum,
battles,	because	never	he would join	hand (engage),

nisi	quum	clausisset (sub.)	adversarios	angustiis
unless	when	he had enclosed	adversaries	in straits

locorum,	(quod	saepe	accidebat	perito
of places,	(which	often	did happen	(to him) skilled

regionum	que	cogitanti	callide);	Autophradates,
of the countries	and	thinking	shrewdly);	Autophradates,

quum	videret (sub.)	bellum	duci
when	he did see	the war	to be led (protracted)

maiore	calamitate	regis	quam	adversariorum,
with greater	misfortune	of the king	than	of adversaries,

hortatus-est	ad	pacem	que	amicitiam,	ut
advised	to	peace	and	friendship,	that

rediret	in	gratiam	cum	rege.	Quam
he might return	into	favor	with	the king.	Which

etsi	ille	putabat	non	fore	fidam,
although	he	did think	not	to be about to be	faithful,

tamen	accepit	conditionem,	que	dixit
however	he received	the condition,	and	said

se	missurum	legatos	ad	Artaxerxem.
himself	about to send	ambassadors	to	Artaxerxes.

Sic	bellum,	quod	rex	susceperat	adversus
So	the war,	which	the king	had undertaken	against

Datamem,	sedatum-est.	Autophradates	recepit	se
Datames,	was quieted.	Autophradates	betook	himself

in	Phrygiam.
into	Phrygia.

IX

At	rex,	quod	susceperat	implacabile
But	the king,	because	he had taken up	irreconcilable

odium	in	Datamem,	postquam	animadvertit	eum
hatred	against	Datames,	after that	he perceived	him

non	posse	opprimi	bello,	studuit
not	to be able	to be oppressed	by war,	endeavoured

interficere	insidiis,	plerasque	quas	ille	vitavit.
to destroy (him)	by snares,	most of	which	he	avoided.

Sicut,	quum	nuntiatum-esset (sub.)	quosdam
As,	when	it had been told	certain (persons)

insidiari	sibi,	qui	erant	in	numero
to lie in wait	to him,	who	were	in	the number

amicorum	(de	quibus,	quod	inimici
of (his) friends	(concerning	whom,	because	enemies

detulerant,	putavit	neque	credendum,	neque
had reported,	he thought	neither	to be believed,	nor

negligendum,)	voluit	experiri	verum	ne
to be neglected,)	he wished	to try	(whether) true	or

falsum	relatum-esset	sibi.	Itaque	profectus-est
false	had been reported	to him.	Therefore	he set out

eo	itinere	quo	dixerant	insidias
thither	by the way	in which	they had said	snares

futuras.	Sed	elegit	simillimum	sui
about to be.	But	he chose (a person)	very like	of himself

corpore	et	statura,	que	dedit	suum	vestitum
in body	and	in stature,	and	gave	his own	clothing

ei,	atque	iussit	ire	eo	loco,	quo
to him,	and	ordered	to go	in that	place,	in which

ipse	consueverat.	Autem	ipse,	militari
himself	had been accustomed.	But	himself,	in military

ornatu	[que	vestitu,]	coepit	facere	iter	inter
array	[and	clothing,]	began	to make	journey	among

custodes	corporis.	At	insidiatores,	post-quam
the guards	of the body.	But	the plotters,	after that

agmen	pervenit	in	eum	locum,	decepti	ordine
the troop	came	into	that	place,	deceived	by the order

atque	vestitu,	faciunt	impetum	in	eum,	qui
and	clothing,	make	an attack	against	him,	who

erat	suppositus.	Autem	Datames	praedixerat
was	substituted.	But	Datames	had said beforehand

his,	cum	quibus	faciebat	iter,	ut
to them,	with	whom	he did make	journey,	that

essent	parati	facere	quod	vidissent
they should be	ready	to do	what	they should have seen

ipsum.	Ipse,	ut	animadvertit	insidiatores
himself.	Himself,	when	he observed	the plotters

concurrentes,	coniecit	tela	in	eos.	Quum
running together,	threw	darts	against	them.	When

universi	fecissent (sub.)	hoc	idem,	prius-quam
the whole	had done	this	same,	before that

pervenirent (sub.)	ad	eum,	quem	volebant
they did arrive	to	him,	whom	they did wish

aggredi,	ceciderunt	confixi.
to attack,	they fell	pierced.

X

Tamen	hic	tam	callidus	vir	extremo	tempore
However	this	so	shrewd	man	in the last	time

captus-est	dolo	Mithridatis,	filii	Ariobarzanis.
was taken	by the guile	of Mithridates,	son	of Ariobarzanes.

Namque	is	pollicitus-est	regi,	se	interfecturum
For	he	promised	to the king,	himself	about to kill

eum,	si	rex	permitteret	ei,	ut	liceret
him,	if	the king	would permit	to him,	that	it might be allowed

facere	impune	quodcumque	vellet,	que
to do	with impunity	whatever	he might will,	and

dedisset	fidem	de	ea	re	dextra
should have given	faith	of	that	thing	with right hand

more	Persarum.	Ut	accepit	hanc,
by custom	of the Persians.	When	he received	this,

missam	a	rege,	parat	copias,	et	absens
sent	by	the king,	he prepares	forces,	and	absent

facit	amicitiam	cum	Datame,	vexat	provincias
makes	friendship	with	Datames,	he harasses	the provinces

regis,	expugnat	castella,	capit	magnas	praedas,
of the king,	storms	the forts,	takes	great	spoils,

quarum	dispertit	partem	suis,	mittit
of which	he distributes	part	to his own (people),	sends

partem	ad	Datamem.	Pari	modo	tradit
part	to	Datames.	In like	manner	he delivers

complura	castella	ei.	Faciendo	haec	diu
several	forts	to him.	By doing	these (things)	long

persuasit	homini,	se	suscepisse
he persuaded	to the man,	himself	to have undertaken

infinitum	bellum	adversus	regem,	quum	nihilo
endless	war	against	the king,	when	by nothing

magis,	ne	praeberet	illi	quam	suspicionem
more,	lest	he might afford	to him	any	suspicion

insidiarum,	neque	petivit	colloquium	eius,
of snares,	neither	he sought	the conference	of him,

neque	studuit	venire	in	conspectum.	Absens
nor	desired	to come	into	sight.	Absent

gerebat	amicitiam	sic	ut	viderentur (sub.)
he did carry on	friendship	so	that	they did seem

contineri	non	mutuis	beneficiis,	sed	communi
to be held together	not	by mutual	benefits,	but	by the common

odio,	quod	susceperant	erga	regem.
hatred,	which	they had taken up	towards	the king.

XI

Quum	arbitratus-est	se	confirmasse	id
When	he thought	himself	to have confirmed	that

satis,	facit	Datamem	certiorem,	tempus
enough,	he makes	Datames	more certain,	the time

esse	maiores	exercitus	parari,	et	bellum
to be	greater	armies	to be prepared,	and	war

suscipi	cum	rege	ipso;	que	si
to be undertaken	with	the king	himself;	and	if

videretur	ei,	veniret	in	colloquium
it might seem (fit)	to him,	he should come	into	conference

de	ea	re,	quo	loco	vellet.
concerning	that	thing,	in what	place	he might wish.

Re	probata,	tempus	colloquendi	sumitur,
The thing	being approved,	the time	of conferring	is taken,

que	locus,	quo	conveniretur.	Mithridates
and	a place,	in which	it might be met.	Mithridates

venit	huc	aliquot	dies	ante,	cum	uno,
comes	hither	some	days	before,	with	one,

cui	habebat	maximam	fidem,	que	obruit
to whom	he had	the greatest	faith,	and	covers (buries)

gladios	separatim	compluribus	locis,	que	notat
swords	apart	in several	places,	and	marks

ea	loca	diligenter.	Autem	die	ipso
those	places	carefully.	But	in the day	itself

colloquendi,	utrique	mittunt	qui	explorarent
of conferring,	both	send (persons)	who	might explore

locum,	atque	scrutarentur	ipsos.	Deinde
the place,	and	might search	themselves.	Then

ipsi	congressi-sunt.	Quum	fuissent (sub.)
they themselves	met.	When	they had been

hic	aliquamdiu	in	colloquio,	et	discessissent (sub.)
here	some time	in	conference,	and	had departed

diversi,	que	Datames	iam	abesset (sub.)	procul,
separate,	and	Datames	now	was distant	far,

Mithridates,	prius-quam	perveniret (sub.)	ad
Mithridates,	before that	he did arrive	at

suos,	ne	pareret	quam	suspicionem,
his own (people,)	lest	he might produce	any	suspicion,

revertitur	in	eumdem	locum,	atque	resedit
returns	into	the same	place,	and	sat down

ibi,	ubi	telum	impositum-erat,	ut	si
there,	where	a weapon	had been placed,	as	if

cuperet (sub.)	adquiescere	[a]	lassitudine,	que
he did desire	to rest	[from]	fatigue,	and

revocavit	Datamem,	similans,	se	oblitum-esse
recalled	Datames,	pretending,	himself	to have forgotten

quiddam	in	colloquio.	Interim	protulit
something	in	the conference.	Meanwhile	he brought forth

telum,	quod	latebat,	que	texit
the weapon,	which	did lie hid,	and	covered (it)

nudatum	vagina	veste,	ac	ait
made naked	from sheath	with robe,	and	says

Datami	venienti,	se	digredientem	animadvertisse
to Datames	coming,	himself	departing	to have observed

quemdam	locum,	qui	erat	in	conspectu,	esse
a certain	place,	which	was	in	view,	to be

idoneum	ad	castra	ponenda.	Quem	quum
suitable	to	camps	to be placed.	Which	when

demonstraret (sub.)	digito,	et	ille
he did point out	with finger,	and	he (Datames)

conspiceret (sub.),	transfixit	ferro	aversum,
did view,	he pierced	with sword	(him) turned back,

que	interfecit	prius-quam	quisquam	posset (sub.)
and	slew	before that	any one	could

succurrere.	Ita	ille	vir,	qui	ceperat	multos	consilio,
to succour.	Thus	that	man,	who	had taken	many	by counsel,

neminem	perfidia,	captus-est	simulata	amicitia.
no one	by treachery,	was taken	by pretended	friendship.