Cornelii Nepotis Vitae (Hamilton)/Dion

by Cornelius Nepos

Cornelius Nepos

Vitae (Editio Interlinearis Latina-Anglica Ad Modum Hamiltonii)

X. Dion

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

IX. Conon	XI. Iphicrates

I

Dion,	filius	Hipparini,	Syracusanus,	natus
Dion,	the son	of Hipparinus,	the Syracusan,	born

nobili	genere,	implicatus	utraque	tyrannide
from noble	race,	implicated	in either	tyranny

Dionysiorum.	Namque	ille	superior	habuit
of the Dionysii.	For	that	former	had

Aristomachen,	sororem	Dionis,	in	matrimonio,	ex
Aristomache,	the sister	of Dion,	in	marriage,	of

qua	procreavit	duos	filios,	Hipparinum	et
whom	he begat	two	sons,	Hipparinus	and

Nysaeum,	que	totidem	filias,	nomine
Nysaeus,	and	as many	daughters,	by name

Sophrosynen	et	Areten,	priorem	quarum
Sophrosyne	and	Arete,	the former	of whom

dedit	nuptum	filio	Dionysio,	eidem,	cui
he gave	to marry	to son	Dionysius,	to the same,	to whom

reliquit	regnum,	alteram,	Areten,	Dioni.
he left	the kingdom,	the other,	Arete,	to Dion.

Autem	Dion,	praeter	nobilem	propinquitatem,	que
But	Dion,	beside	noble	kindred,	and

generosam	famam	maiorum,	habuit	multa	alia
honourable	fame	of ancestors,	had	many	other

bona	ab	natura.	In	his	docile
good (things)	from	nature.	In (among)	these	a teachable

ingenium,	come,	aptum	ad	optimas	artes;	magnam
disposition,	polite,	fit	to	the best	arts;	great

dignitatem	corporis,	quae	commendatur	non
dignity	of body,	which	is recommended	not

minimum;	praeterea,	magnas	divitias	relicta	a
the least;	besides,	great	riches	left	by

patre,	quas	ipse	auxerat	muneribus
father,	which	himself	had increased	by the gifts

tyranni.	Erat	intimus	priori	Dionysio,
of the tyrant.	He was	intimate	to the former	Dionysius,

neque	minus	propter	mores,	quam	affinitatem.
nor	less	on account of	manners,	than	affinity.

Namque	etsi	crudelitas	Dionysii	displicebat
For	though	the cruelty	of Dionysius	did displease

ei,	tamen	studebat	esse	salvum
to him,	yet	he did study (wished him)	to be	safe

propter	necessitudinem,	magis	etiam	caussa
on account of	relationship,	more	even	for the sake

suorum.	Aderat	in	magnis	rebus;	que
of his own.	He was present	in	great	things;	and

tyrannus	movebatur	multum	consilio	eius,
the tyrant	was moved	much	by the counsel	of him,

nisi	in	qua	re	maior	cupiditas	ipsius
unless	in	what	thing	a greater	desire	of himself

intercesserat.	Vero	omnes	legationes,	quae	essent
had intervened.	But	all	embassies,	which	might be

illustriores,	administrabantur	per	Dionem,	quas
more distinguished,	were managed	by	Dion,	which

quidem	obeundo	diligenter,	administrando
indeed	by going about	diligently,	by managing

fideliter,	ille	tegebat	crudelissimum	nomen
faithfully,	he	did cover	the most cruel	name

tyranni	sua	humanitate.	Carthaginienses
of the tyrant	by his	humanity.	The Carthaginians

suspexerunt	hunc,	missum	a	Dionysio,	ut
looked up to	him,	sent	from	Dionysius,	that

admirati-sint (sub.)	magis	neminem	umquam	loquentem
they have admired	more	nobody	ever	speaking

Graeca	lingua.
in the Greek	language.

II

Neque	vero	haec	fugiebant	Dionysium.
Nor	indeed	these (things)	did escape	Dionysius.

Nam	sentiebat	quanto	ornamento	esset (sub.)
For	he did perceive	to how great	ornament	he was

sibi.	Quo	fiebat,	ut	indulgeret (sub.)
to himself.	By which	it did happen,	that	he did indulge

huic	uni	maxime,	neque	diligeret (sub.)	eum
to him	alone	very much,	nor	did he love	him

secus-ac	filium.	Qui	quidem,	quum	fama
otherwise than	a son.	Who	indeed,	when	a report

perlata-esset (sub.)	in	Siciliam,	Platonem	venisse
had been brought	into	Sicily,	Plato	to have come

Tarentum,	potuit	non	negare	adolescenti,
(to) Tarentum,	he was able	not	to deny	to the young man,

quin	arcesseret	eum,	quum	Dion
but that	he would send for	him,	since	Dion

flagraret (sub.)	cupiditate	eius	audiendi.	Ergo
did burn	with desire	of him	to be heard.	Therefore

dedit	veniam	huic,	que	perduxit	eum
he gave	leave	to him,	and	brought	him

Syracusas	magna	ambitione.	Quem	Dion	adeo
(to) Syracuse	with great	show.	Whom	Dion	so

admiratus-est	atque	adamavit,	ut	traderet (sub.)
admired	and	greatly loved,	that	he did give up

se	totum	ei.	Neque	vero	Plato	delectatus-est
himself	whole	to him.	Nor	indeed	Plato	was delighted

minus	Dione.	Itaque	quum	violatus-esset (sub.)
less	with Dion.	Therefore	when	he had been wronged

crudeliter	a	Dionysio	[tyranno],	quippe	quem
cruelly	by	Dionysius	[the tyrant],	inasmuch as	whom

iussisset (sub.)	venumdari;	tamen	rediit
he had ordered	to be sold;	however	he returned

eadem,	adductus	precibus	eiusdem
to the same place,	induced	by the prayers	of the same

Dionis.	Interim	Dionysius	incidit	in	morbum.
Dion.	Meanwhile	Dionysius	fell	into	disease.

Quo	gravi	quum	conflictaretur (sub.),
With which	heavy (disease)	when	he was afflicted,

Dion	quaesivit	a	medicis,	quemadmodum
Dion	inquired	from	the physicians,	how

haberet (sub.)	se?	que	simul	petiit
he had	himself?	and	at the same time	asked

ab	his,	si	forte	esset	maiori
from	them,	if	by chance	he might be	in greater

periculo,	ut	faterentur	sibi:	nam
danger,	that	they should confess	to himself:	for

se	velle	colloqui	cum	eo	de	regno
himself	to will	to converse	with	him	of	the kingdom

partiendo;	quod	putabat	filios	suae
to be divided;	because	he did think	the sons	of his

sororis	natos	ex	illo	debere	habere	partem
sister	born	of	him	to owe (ought)	to have	part

regni.	Medici	tacuerunt	id	non,
of the kingdom.	The physicians	were silent of	that	not,

et	retulerunt	sermonem	ad	Dionysium	filium.
and	reported	the speech	to	Dionysius	the son.

Quo	ille	commotus,	ne	esset	Dioni
By which	he	alarmed,	lest	there should be	to Dion

potestas	agendi,	coegit	medicos	dare
power	of acting,	compelled	the physicians	to give

soporem	patri.	Ergo	hoc	sumpto,	ut
a sleep-potion	to father.	Therefore	this	being taken,	as

sopitus	somno,	obiit	supremum	diem.
lulled	in sleep,	he met	last	day.

III

Tale	fuit	initium	simultatis	Dionis	et
Such	was	the beginning	of the quarrel	of Dion	and

Dionysii,	que	ea	aucta-est	multis	rebus,	sed
of Dionysius,	and	it	was increased	by many	things,	but

tamen	aliquamdiu	simulata	amicitia	mansit
yet	for some time	pretended	friendship	remained

inter	eos	primis	temporibus.	Que	quum
between	them	in the first	times.	And	when

Dion	desisteret (sub.)	non	obsecrare	Dionysium,	ut
Dion	did cease	not	to beseech	Dionysius,	that

arcesseret	Platonem	Athenis,	et	uteretur
he would send for	Plato	from Athens,	and	would use

consiliis	eius,	ille,	qui	vellet(sub.)	in	aliqua
the counsels	of him,	he,	who	did wish	in	some

re	imitari	patrem,	gessit	morem	ei.
thing	to imitate	father,	bore	manner (complied)	to him.

Que	eodem	tempore	reduxit	Syracusas
And	in the same	time	he brought back	(to) Syracuse

Philistum	historicum,	hominem	amicum	non	magis
Philistus	the historian,	a man	friendly	not	more

tyranno	quam	tyrannidi.	Sed	plura
to the tyrant	than	to tyranny.	But	more (things)

exposita-sunt	de	hoc	in	eo	meo	libro,
have been set forth	of	this (man)	in	that	my	book,

qui	conscriptus-est	de	[Graecis]	historicis.
which	was composed	of	[the Greek]	historians.

Autem	Plato	potuit	tantum	apud	Dionysium
But	Plato	was able	so much	at (with)	Dionysius

auctoritate	que	valuit	eloquentia,	ut
by authority	and	prevailed	by eloquence,	that

persuaserit (sub.)	ei	facere	finem	tyrannidis,
he persuaded	to him	to make	an end	of tyranny,

que	reddere	libertatem	Syracusanis:	deterritus
and	to restore	liberty	to Syracusans:	deterred

a	qua	voluntate	consilio	Philisti,
from	which	will	by the counsel	of Philistus,

coepit	esse	aliquanto	crudelior.
he began	to be	somewhat	more cruel.

IV

Qui	quidem,	quum	videret (sub.)	se
Who	indeed,	when	he did see	himself

superari	a	Dione	ingenio,	auctoritate,
to be surpassed	by	Dion	in genius,	in authority,

amore	populi,	verens,	ne,	si	haberet
in love	of the people,	fearing,	lest,	if	he should have

eum	cum	se,	daret	aliquam	occasionem
him	with	himself,	he might give	some	opportunity

sui	opprimendi,	dedit	ei	triremem
of himself	to be overwhelmed,	gave	to him	a trireme

navem,	qua	deveheretur	Corinthum;
ship,	in which	he might be carried	(to) Corinth;

ostendens	se	facere	id	caussa	utriusque,
shewing	himself	to do	that	for sake	of each,

ne,	quum	timerent (sub.)	inter	se,
lest,	when	they did fear	between	themselves,

alteruter	praeoccuparet	alterum.	Quum
one of the two	should pre-occupy	the other.	When

multi	indignarentur (sub.)	id	factum,	que	esset (sub.)
many	were indignant at	that	deed,	and	it was

magnae	invidiae	tyranno,	Dionysius	imposuit
to great	invidiousness	to the tyrant,	Dionysius	put

in	naves	omnia	Dionis	que	poterant
into	ships	all (things)	of Dion	which	were able

moveri,	que	misit	ad	eum.	Enim	volebat
to be moved,	and	sent (them)	to	him.	For	he did wish

existimari	sic,	se	fecisse	id	non
to be thought	so,	himself	to have done	that	not

odio	hominis,	sed	caussa	suae
in hatred	of the man,	but	for the sake	of his own

salutis.	Vero	postea-quam	audivit	eum	comparare
safety.	But	after-that	he heard	him	to prepare

manum	in	Peloponneso,	que	conari	facere
a band	in	the Peloponnesus,	and	to attempt	to make

bellum	sibi,	dedit	Areten,	uxorem	Dionis,
war	to himself,	he gave	Arete,	the wife	of Dion,

alii	nuptum,	que	iussit	filium	eius
to another	to marry,	and	commanded	the son	of him

educari	sic,	ut	indulgendo	imbueretur
to be educated	so,	that	by indulging	he might be stained

turpissimis	cupiditatibus.	Nam	scorta
with most shameful	desires.	For	harlots

adducebantur	puero,	priusquam	esset (sub.)
were brought	to the boy,	before that	he was

pubes;	obruebatur	vino	que
an adult;	he was overwhelmed	with wine	and

epulis,	neque	relinquebatur	ullum	tempus
with banquets,	nor	was there left	any	time

sobrio.	Postquam	pater	rediit	in
to (him) sober.	After that	the father	returned	into

patriam,	is	potuit	non	ferre	statum	vitae
native country,	he	was able	not	to bear	the state	of life

usque-eo	commutatum,	(namque	custodes	erant	appositi,
so far	changed,	(for	guards	were	placed,

qui	deducerent	eum	a	pristino	victu,)
who	should lead off	him	from	former	manner of life,)

ut	deiecerit (sub.)	sese	de	superiore
that	he cast down	himself	from	the higher

parte	aedium,	atque	ita	interierit (sub.).
part	of the buildings,	and	so	perished.

Sed	revertor	illuc.
But	I return	thither.

V

Postquam	Dion	pervenit	Corinthum,	et	Heraclides,
After that	Dion	arrived	at Corinth,	and	Heraclides,

qui	fuerat	praefectus	equitum,	perfugit
who	had been	commander	of horsemen,	fled

eodem,	expulsus	ab	eodem	Dionysio:
to the same place,	expelled	by	the same	Dionysius:

coeperunt	comparare	bellum	omni	ratione.	Sed
they began	to prepare	war	by every	method.	But

proficiebant	non	multum,	quod	tyrannis	multorum
they did profit	not	much,	because	a tyranny	of many

annorum	putabatur	magnarum	opum.	Ob
years	was thought	of great	resources.	For

quam	caussam	pauci	perducebantur	ad	societatem
which	cause	few	were brought	to	a share

periculi.	Sed	Dion,	fretus	non	tam	suis
of the danger.	But	Dion,	relying	not	so much	on his own

copiis,	quam	odio	tyranni,	maximo
forces,	as	on the hatred	of the tyrant,	with greatest

animo,	duabus	onerariis	navibus,	profectus
courage,	with two	transport	ships,	having set out

oppugnatum	imperium	quinquaginta	annorum,	munitum
to attack	a power	of fifty	years,	fortified

quingentis	longis	navibus,	decem	millibus
by five hundred	long	ships,	by ten	thousands

equitum,	centum	(millibus)	peditum,	(quod
of horsemen,	hundred	(thousands)	of footmen,	(what

visum-est	admirabile	omnibus	gentibus,)	perculit
seemed	wonderful	to all	nations,)	he beat down

adeo	facile,	ut	introierit (sub.)	Syracusas	post
so	easily,	that	he entered	Syracuse	after

tertium	diem,	quam	attigerat	Siciliam.	Ex
the third	day,	that	he had reached	Sicily.	Out of

quo	potest	intelligi,	nullum	imperium
which	it is able	to be understood,	no	power

esse	tutum,	nisi	munitum	benevolentia.	Dionysius
to be	safe,	unless	fortified	by good will.	Dionysius

aberat	eo	tempore,	et	opperiebatur	classem
was absent	in that	time,	and	did wait for	the fleet

in	Italia;	ratus	neminem	adversariorum
in	Italy;	having thought	no one	of enemies

venturum	ad	se	sine	magnis	copiis.
about to come	to	himself	without	great	forces.

Quae	res	fefellit	eum.	Nam	Dion	repressit
Which	thing	deceived	him.	For	Dion	repressed

regios	spiritus	iis	ipsis,	qui	fuerant
the royal	spirits	with those	themselves,	who	had been

sub	potestate	adversarii,	et	potitus-est	eius
under	the power	of enemy,	and	possessed	of that

totius	partis	Siciliae	quae	fuerat	sub	potestate
whole	part	of Sicily	which	had been	under	the power

Dionysii;	que	pari	modo,	urbis	Syracusarum,
of Dionysius;	and	in like	manner,	of the city	Syracuse,

praeter	arcem	et	insulam	adiunctam	oppido;
except	the citadel	and	island	joined	to the town;

que	perduxit	rem	eo	ut	tyrannus
and	he brought	the thing	thither	that	the tyrant

vellet (sub.)	facere	pacem	talibus	pactionibus:	Dion
was willing	to make	peace	on such	conditions:	Dion

obtineret	Siciliam,	Dionysius	Italiam,	Apollocrates
should hold	Sicily,	Dionysius	Italy,	Apollocrates

Syracusas,	cui	uni	habebat	maximam	fidem.
Syracuse,	to whom	alone	he had	the greatest	faith.

VI

Subita	commutatio	consecuta-est	has	tam
A sudden	change	succeeded	these	so

prosperas	que	tam	inopinatas	res,	quod	fortuna,
prosperous	and	so	unexpected	things,	because	fortune,

sua	mobilitate,	adorta-est	demergere,	quem
by her	changeableness,	attempted	to sink,	whom

extulerat	paullo	ante.	Exercuit	suam
she had raised	a little	before.	She exercised	her

vim	primum	in	filio,	de	quo	commemoravi
violence	first	in	the son,	of	whom	I have mentioned

supra.	Nam	quum	reduxisset (sub.)	uxorem,	quae
above.	For	when	he had brought-back	wife,	who

tradita-fuerat	alii,	que	vellet (sub.)	revocare
had been delivered	to another,	and	did wish	to recall

filium	ad	virtutem	a	perdita	luxuria,	parens
son	to	virtue	from	abandoned	luxury,	the parent

accepit	gravissimum	vulnus	morte	filii.
received	the most heavy	wound	by the death	of son.

Deinde	dissensio	orta-est	inter	eum	et
Afterwards	a dissension	arose	between	him	and

Heraclidem,	qui,	quod	concedebat	non
Heraclides,	who,	because	he did yield	not

principatum	Dioni,	comparavit	factionem.	Neque
the chief-power	to Dion,	prepared	a faction.	Nor

is	valebat	minus	apud	optimates,	consensu
he	did prevail	less	at (among)	the nobles,	by the consent

quorum	praeerat	classi,	quum	Dion
of whom	he did command	to fleet,	when	Dion

teneret (sub.)	pedestrem	exercitum.	Dion
did hold	the pedestrian (land)	army.	Dion

tulit	non	hoc	aequo	animo,	et	retulit	illum
bore	not	this	with equal	mind,	and	repeated	that

versum	Homeri	ex	secunda	Rhapsodia,	in
verse	of Homer	out of	the second	Rhapsody,	in

quo	est	haec	sententia:	Rempublicam	non
which	is	this	sentiment:	A republic	not

posse	geri	bene	imperiis
to be able	to be carried on	well	by the commands

multorum.	Magna	invidia	consecuta-est	quod
of many.	Great	envy (unpopularity)	succeeded	which

dictum.	Namque	videbatur	aperuisse	se
saying.	For	he did seem	to have discovered	himself

velle	omnia	esse	in	sua	potestate.	Ille	studuit
to wish	all (things)	to be	in	his	power.	He	studied

non	lenire	hanc	obsequio,	sed	opprimere
not	to soothe	this	by compliance,	but	to overwhelm

acerbitate,	que	curavit	Heraclidem	interficiendum,
by severity,	and	took care	Heraclides	to be killed,

quum	venisset (sub.)	Syracusas.
when	he had come	(to) Syracuse.

VII

Quod	factum	iniecit	maximum	timorem	omnibus.
Which	deed	threw	the greatest	fear	to all.

Enim	nemo	putabat	se	tutum,	illo	interfecto.
For	nobody	did think	himself	safe,	he	being slain.

Autem	ille,	adversario	remoto,	dispertivit
But	he,	enemy	being removed,	distributed

licentius	militibus	bona	eorum,	quos
more licentiously	to the soldiers	the goods	of those,	whom

sciebat	sensisse	adversus	se.	Quibus
he did know	to have felt	against	himself.	Which

divisis,	quum	maximi	quotidiani	sumtus
being divided,	when	very great	daily	expenses

fierent (sub.),	pecunia	celeriter	coepit	deesse;
were made,	money	quickly	began	to be wanting;

neque	suppetebat,	quo	porrigeret
nor	did there remain,	whither	he might stretch

manus,	nisi	in	possessiones	amicorum.	Id
hands,	unless	unto	the possessions	of friends.	That

erat	huiusmodi	ut	quum	reconciliasset (sub.)
was	of-this-kind,	that	when	he had gained

milites,	amitteret (sub.)	optimates.	Frangebatur
the soldiers,	he did lose	the nobles.	He was broken

cura	quarum	rerum,	et,	insuetus	audiendi
by care	of which	things,	and,	unused	of hearing

male,	ferebat	non	aequo
badly (of being ill-spoken of),	he did bear	not	with equal

animo	existimari	male	de	se	ab	iis,
mind	to be thought	badly	of	himself	by	those,

laudibus	quorum	elatus-fuerat	in	coelum
by praises	of whom	he had been extolled	unto	heaven

paullo	ante.	Autem	vulgus,	voluntate
a little	before.	But	the common people,	the will

militum	offensa	in	eum,	loquebatur
of the soldiers	being offended	against	him,	did speak

liberius,	et	dictitabat,	tyrannum	non	ferendum.
more freely,	and	did often say,	a tyrant	not	to be borne.

VIII

Ille	intuens	haec,	quum	nesciret (sub.),
He	regarding	these (things),	when	he did not know,

quemadmodum	sedaret,	et	timeret (sub.)	quorsum
how	he might quell,	and	did fear	how-far

evaderent,	quidam	Callicrates,	Atheniensis	civis,
they might go,	a certain	Callicrates,	an Athenian	citizen,

qui	venerat	simul	cum	eo	ex
who	had come	at-the-same-time	with	him	out of

Peloponneso	in	Siciliam,	homo	et	calidus	et
Peloponnesus	into	Sicily,	a man	both	shrewd	and

acutus	ad	fraudem,	sine	ulla	religione	ac	fide,
acute	to	fraud,	without	any	religion	and	faith,

adit	ad	Dionem,	et	ait:	eum	esse	[in]	magno
goes	to	Dion,	and	says:	him	to be	[in]	great

periculo	propter	offensionem	populi	et
danger	on-account of	the offence	of the people	and

odium	militum,	quod	posset	evitare	nullo
hatred	of the soldiers,	which	he could	to avoid	in no

modo,	nisi	daret	negotium	alicui
manner,	unless	he would give	the business	to some one

suorum,	qui	simularet	se
of his own (friends),	who	should pretend	himself

inimicum	illi.	Quem	si	invenisset
an enemy	to him.	Whom	if	he should have found

idoneum,	facile	cogniturum	animos	omnium,	que
suitable,	easily	about to know	the minds	of all,	and

sublaturum	adversarios,	quod	inimici	eius
about to remove	adversaries,	because	the enemies	of him

forent	aperturi	suos	sensus
would be	about to open	their	sentiments

dissidenti.	Tali	consilio	probato,
to (one) dissenting.	Such	counsel	being approved of,

Callicrates	ipse	excepit	has	partes,	et	armat
Callicrates	himself	took	these	parts,	and	arms

se	imprudentia	Dionis.	Conquirit
himself	with the imprudence	of Dion.	He collects

socios	ad	interficiendum	eum,	convenit	adversarios
associates	to	slaying	him,	he meets	the enemies

eius,	confirmat	coniurationem.	Res	quae
of him,	he confirms	the conspiracy.	The thing	which

gereretur (sub.)	multis	consciis,	elata
was carried on,	many	being conscious,	being reported

defertur	ad	Aristomachen,	sororem	Dionis,	que
is carried	to	Aristomache,	the sister	of Dion,	and

uxorem	Areten.	Illae	perterritae	timore
the wife	Arete.	They	being terrified	with fear

conveniunt,	de	periculo	cuius
meet (him),	concerning	the danger	of whom

timebant.	At	ille	negat,	insidias	fieri
they did fear.	But	he	denies,	snares	to be made

sibi	a	Callicrate,	sed	illa,	quae
to himself	by	Callicrates,	but	those (things),	which

agerentur (sub.),	fieri	suo	praecepto.	Mulieres
were done,	to be done	by his	command.	The women

nihilo-secius	deducunt	Callicratem	in	aedem
nevertheless	convey	Callicrates	into	the temple

Proserpinae,	ac	cogunt	iurare	nihil
of Proserpine,	and	compel (him)	to swear	nothing

periculi	fore	Dioni	ab	illo.	Ille
of danger	to be about to be	to Dion	from	him.	He

non	modo	non	deterritus	hac	religione	ab
not	only	not	deterred	by this	religion	from

incepto,	sed	concitatus-est	ad	maturandum,
the undertaking,	but	was excited	to	hastening (it),

verens,	ne	suum	consilium	aperiretur,
fearing,	lest	his	design	should be discovered,

priusquam	perfecisset (sub.)	conata.
before that	he had accomplished	the attempts.

IX

Hac	mente	proximo	festo	die,	quum
With this	mind	on the next	festive	day,	when

Dion	teneret (sub.)	se	domi	remotum	a
Dion	did hold	himself	at home	removed	from

conventu,	atque	recubuisset (sub.)	in	edito
the assembly,	and	had lain down	in	a high

conclavi,	tradit	munitiora	loca	oppidi
chamber,	he delivers	the more fortified	places	of the town

consciis,	sepit	domum
to (those) privy (to the conspiracy),	he surrounds	the house

custodiis,	praeficit	certos,	qui	discedant
with guards,	he appoints	certain (men),	who	may depart

non	a	foribus;	ornat	triremem	navem
not	from	the doors;	he equips	a trireme	ship

armatis,	que	tradit	suo	fratri
with armed men,	and	delivers (it)	to his	brother

Philostrato,	que	iubet	eam	agitari
Philostratus,	and	commands	it	to be-driven about

in	portu,	ut	si	vellet (sub.)	exercere
in	the harbour,	as	if	he did wish	to exercise

remiges;	cogitans,	si	forte	fortuna
the rowers;	thinking,	if	by chance	fortune

obstitisset	consiliis,	ut	haberet
should have opposed	to (his) designs,	that	he might have

quo	fugeret	ad	salutem.	Autem	eligit
whither	he might flee	to	safety.	But	he chooses

e	numero	suorum	quosdam
out of	the number	of his (partisans)	certain

Zacynthios	adolescentes,	cum	audacissimos,	tum
Zacynthian	young men,	as well	most daring,	as

maximis	viribus,	que	dat	negotium	his,
with greatest	strengths,	and	gives	business	to these,

[ut]	eant	inermes	ad	Dionem,	sic	ut
[that]	they may go	unarmed	to	Dion,	so	that

viderentur	venire	gratia	eius
they might seem	to come	for the sake	of him

conveniendi.	Hi	intromissi-sunt	propter
to be met.	These	were let in	on account of

notitiam.	At	illi,	ut	intrarunt
acquaintance.	But	they,	when	they entered

limen	eius,	foribus	obseratis,	invadunt
the threshold	of him,	the doors	being bolted,	attack (him)

cubantem	in	lecto,	colligant;	strepitus	fit,
lying	in	bed,	they bind;	a noise	is made,

adeo	ut	posset (sub.)	exaudiri	foris.	Hic,
so	that	it could	to be heard	without.	Here,

sicut	dictum-est	saepe	ante,	fuit	facile
as	has been said	often	before,	it was	easy

intellectu	cuivis,	quam	invisa	sit (sub.)
to be understood	to any (one),	how	hated	is

singularis	potentia,	et	vita	eorum
single	power,	and	life	of those

miseranda,	qui	malunt	se	metui
to be pitied,	who	rather wish	themselves	to be feared

quam	amari.	Namque	illi	custodes
than	to be loved.	For	those	guards

ipsi,	si	fuissent (sub.)	propitia	voluntate,
themselves,	if	they had been	in favorable	will,

potuissent	servare	eum,	foribus
might have been able	to save	him,	the doors

effractis,	quod	illi	inermes	tenebant
being broken,	because	those	unarmed	did hold (him)

vivum	flagitantes	telum	foris.	Cui
alive	requesting	a weapon	without.	To whom

quum	nemo	succurreret (sub.),	quidam	Lyco
when	nobody	did succour,	a certain	Lyco

Syracusanus	dedit	gladium	per	fenestras,
a Syracusan	gave	a sword	through	the windows,

quo	Dion	interfectus-est.
with which	Dion	was slain.

X

Caede	confecta,	quum	multitudo
The slaughter	being completed,	when	the multitude

introisset (sub.)	gratia	visendi,	nonnulli
had entered	for the sake	of seeing,	some

conciduntur	ab	insciis	pro	noxiis.
are slain	by	(those) ignorant	for	the guilty.

Nam	celeri	rumore	dilato,	vim	allatam
For	quick	rumour	being spread,	violence	offered

Dioni,	multi	concurrerant,	quibus	tale
to Dion,	many	had run together,	to whom	such

facinus	displicebat.	Hi	ducti	falsa	suspicione
crime	did displease.	These	led	by false	suspicion

occidunt	immerentes	ut	sceleratos.	Ut
kill	the undeserving	as	wicked.	When

factum-est	palam	de	morte	huius,	voluntas
it was made	open	of	the death	of him,	the will

vulgi	mutata-est	mirabiliter.	Nam
of the common-people	was changed	wonderfully.	For

iidem	qui	vocitarant (sub.)	eum	tyrannum
the same	who	had often called	him	tyrant

vivum,	praedicabant	liberatorem	patriae,	que
alive,	did declare (him)	deliverer	of country,	and

expulsorem	tyranni.	Misericordia	successerat
expeller	of a tyrant.	Compassion	had succeeded

odio	sic	subito,	ut,	si	possent (sub.),
to hatred	so	suddenly,	that,	if	they could,

cuperent	redimere	eum	suo
they would desire	to redeem	him	by their own

sanguine	ab	Acheronte.	Itaque	elatus
blood	from	Acheron.[1]	Therefore	being buried

publice	celeberrimo	loco	in	urbe
publicly	in a most frequented	place	in	the city

donatus-est	monumento	sepulcri.	Obiit
he was presented	with a monument	of sepulchre.	He met

diem,[2]	natus	circiter	quinquaginta	quinque	annos,
day,	being born	about	fifty	five	years,

post	quartum	annum	quam	redierat	ex
after	the fourth	year	that	he had returned	out of

Peloponneso	in	Siciliam.
Peloponnesus	into	Sicily.

1. Acheron, one of the rivers of the heathen hell; taken here, and by the poets, for the regions of the dead.
2. Obire diem, or diem supremum, to die; many other compounds of eo have this signification, as pereo, intereo, &c.