Cornelii Nepotis Vitae (Hamilton)/Miltiades

by Cornelius Nepos

Cornelius Nepos

Vitae (Editio Interlinearis Latina-Anglica Ad Modum Hamiltonii)

I. Miltiades

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

II. Themistocles 

I

Quum	Miltiades,	filius	Cimonis,	Atheniensis,
When	Miltiades,	son of	Cimon,	the Athenian,

unus	floreret (sub.)	maxime	omnium,	et	antiquitate
one (alone)	did flourish	most	of all,	both	by antiquity

generis,	et	gloria	maiorum,	et	sua
of race,	and	by glory	of ancestors,	and	by his own

modestia,	que	esset (sub.)	ea	aetate,	ut	sui
modesty,	and	was	in that	age,	that	his own

cives	possent	iam	non	solum	sperare	bene
citizens	might be able	already	not	only	to hope	well

de	eo,	sed	etiam	confidere	futurum	talem,
of	him,	but	also	to trust (him)	about to be	such,

qualem	iudicarunt	cognitum,	accidit	ut
as	they judged	(him) being known,	it happened	that

Athenienses	vellent (sub.)	mittere	colonos
the Athenians	did wish	to send	colonists

Chersonesum.	Cuius	generis	quum	esset (sub.)
(to) the Chersonesus.	Of which	kind	when	there was

magnus	numerus,	et	multi	peterent (sub.)	societatem
a great	number,	and	many	did seek	partnership

eius	demigrationis,	delecti	ex	his	missi-sunt
of that	emigration,	chosen (men)	out of	these	were sent

Delphos	deliberatum,	qui	consulerent	Apollinem,
(to) Delphi	to take advice,	who	might consult	Apollo,

quo	duce	uterentur	potissimum.	Namque
with what	leader	they should use	most-especially.	For

Thraces	tum	tenebant	eas	regiones,	cum	quibus
the Thracians	then	did hold	those	regions,	with	whom

erat	dimicandum	armis.	Pythia	praecepit
it was	to be fought	with arms.	Pythia	commanded

nominatim	his	consulentibus,	ut	sumerent
expressly	to these	consulting,	that	they should take

sibi	Miltiadem	imperatorem.	Si
to themselves	Miltiades	(as) commander.	If

fecissent	id,	incepta	futura
they should have done	that,	(their) undertakings	about to be

prospera.	Hoc	responso	oraculi	Miltiades
prosperous.	With this	answer	of the oracle	Miltiades

cum	delecta	manu	profectus	classe
with	a chosen	band	having set out	with fleet

Chersonesum,	quum	accessisset (sub.)	Lemnum,
(to) the Chersonesus,	when	he had come to	Lemnos,

et	vellet (sub.)	redigere	incolas	eius	insulae
and	did wish	to reduce	the inhabitants	of that	island

sub	potestatem	Atheniensium,	que	postulasset (sub.),
under	the power	of the Athenians,	and	had demanded, (that)

Lemnii	facerent	id	sua	sponte,	illi
the Lemnians	should do	that	with their own	will,	they

irridentes	responderunt,	se	facturos	id	tum,
mocking	answered,	themselves	about to do	that	then,

quum	ille,	proficiscens	domo	navibus,	Aquilone
when	he,	setting out	from home	with ships,	with North

vento	venisset	Lemnum:	enim	hic	ventus,
wind	should have come	(to) Lemnos:	for	this	wind,

oriens	a	Septentrionibus,	tenet	adversum	(cursum)
rising	from	Norths,	holds	an adverse	(course)

proficiscentibus	Athenis.	Miltiades,	non	habens
to (persons) setting out	from Athens.	Miltiades,	not	having

tempus	morandi,	direxit	cursum,	quo	tendebat,
time	of delaying,	directed	course,	whither	he did stretch (he was bound to),

que	pervenit	Chersonesum.
and	arrived (at)	the Chersonesus.

II

Ibi	brevi	tempore	copiis	barbarorum
There	in a short	time	the forces	of the barbarians

disiectis,	potitus	tota	regione,
having been scattered,	having possessed	the whole	region,

quam	petierat,	communivit	idonea	loca	castellis,
which	he had sought,	he fortified	fit	places	with castles,

collocavit	in	agris	multitudinem,	quam
he placed together	in	the fields	the multitude,	which

duxerat	cum	se,	que	locupletavit	crebris
he had led	with	himself,	and	enriched (it)	by frequent

excursionibus.	Neque	adiutus-est	in	ea	re	minus
excursions.	Nor	was he assisted	in	that	thing	less

prudentia,	quam	felicitate.	Nam	quum
by prudence,	than	by good-fortune.	For	when

devicisset (sub.)	exercitus	hostium	virtute
he had conquered	the armies	of enemies	by the valour

militum,	constituit	res	summa	aequitate,
of (his) soldiers,	he settled	things	with the highest	equity,

atque	ipse	decrevit	manere	ibidem.
and	himself	determined	to remain	in the-same-place.

Enim	erat	regia	dignitate	inter	eos,	quamvis
For	he was	with royal	dignity	among	them,	although

carebat	nomine,	neque	consecutus	id	magis
he did want	the name,	neither	having obtained	that	more

imperio,	quam	iustitia.	Neque	praestabat	officia
by command,	than	by justice.	Nor	did he perform	duties

Atheniensibus,	quibus	profectus-erat,	secius
to the Athenians,	from whom	he had set out,	the less

eo.	Quibus	rebus	fiebat,
on-that-account.	By which	things	it was made (it happened),

ut	obtineret (sub.)	imperium	perpetuo,	non
that	he did possess	the command	perpetually,	not

minus	voluntate	eorum,	qui	miserant,	quam
less	by the will	of those,	who	had sent (him),	than

illorum,	cum	quibus	profectus-erat.	Chersoneso
of them,	with	whom	he had set out.	The Chersonesus

constituta	tali	modo,	revertitur	Lemnum,	et
being settled	in such	manner,	he returns	(to) Lemnos,	and

postulat	ex	pacto,	ut	tradant
demands	out of (according to)	agreement,	that	they may deliver

urbem	sibi.	Enim	illi	dixerant,	quum,
the city	to himself.	For	they	had said,	when,

profectus	domo	Borea	vento,
having set out	from home	with North	wind,

pervenisset	eo,	sese	dedituros:
he should have arrived	thither,	themselves	(to be) about to surrender:

autem	se	habere	domum	Chersonesi.
but	himself	to have	a home	at the Chersonesus.

Cares,	qui	tum	incolebant	Lemnum,	etsi
The Carians,	who	then	did inhabit	Lemnos,	although

res	ceciderat,	praeter	opinionem,	tamen
the thing	had fallen (happened),	beyond	opinion,	however

capti	non	dicto,	sed	secunda	fortuna
taken	not	by the saying,	but	by the favourable	fortune

adversariorum,	ausi-sunt	non	resistere,	atque
of adversaries,	dared	not	to resist,	and

demigrarunt	ex	insula.	Pari	felicitate
they emigrated	out of	the island.	With like	good-fortune

redegit	sub	potestatem	Atheniensium,	ceteras
he reduced	under	power	of the Athenians,	the other

insulas,	quae	nominantur	Cyclades.
islands,	which	are named	Cyclades.

III

Eisdem	temporibus	Darius	rex	Persarum,
In the same	times	Darius	king	of the Persians,

exercitu	traiecto	ex	Asia	in	Europam,
army	having been transported	out of	Asia	into	Europe,

decrevit	inferre	bellum	Scythis.	Fecit	pontem
determined	to carry	war	to the Scythians.	He made	a bridge

in	flumine	Histro,	qua	traduceret
in (on)	the river	lower-Danube,	where	he might lead across

copias.	Dum	ipse	abesset (sub.),	reliquit	custodes
forces.	While	himself	was absent,	he left	(as) keepers

eius	pontis	principes,	quos	duxerat	cum	se
of that	bridge	the chiefs,	whom	he had led	with	himself

ex	Ionia	et	Aeolide:	quibus	singulis	dederat
out of	Ionia	and	Aeolis:	to whom	each	he had given

perpetua	imperia	ipsarum	urbium.	Enim	putavit
the perpetual	commands	of those	cities.	For	he thought

sic,	se	retenturum	facillime	sub	sua
thus,	himself	about to retain	most easily	under	his own

potestate	loquentes	Graeca	lingua,	qui
power	(those) speaking	in the Greek	tongue,	who

incolerent	Asiam,	si	tradidisset	oppida
might inhabit	Asia,	if	he should have delivered	the towns

tuenda	suis	amicis,	quibus,	se
to be defended	to his own	friends,	to whom,	himself

oppresso,	nulla	spes	salutis
being oppressed (overthrown),	no	hope	of safety

relinqueretur.	Miltiades	fuit	[tum]	in	hoc	numero,
might be left.	Miltiades	was	[then]	in	this	number,

cui	illa	custodia	crederetur (sub.).	Hic,	quum
to whom	that	watch	was trusted.	Here,	when

crebri	nuntii	afferrent (sub.),	Darium	gerere
frequent	messengers	did report,	Darius	to carry on

rem	male,	que	premi	ab	Scythis,
the thing	badly,	and	to be pressed	by	the Scythians,

Miltiades	hortatus-est	custodes	pontis	ne
Miltiades	exhorted	the keepers	of the bridge	lest

dimitterent	occasionem	datam	a
they should dismiss (let slip)	the opportunity	given	by

fortuna	Graeciae	liberandae.	Nam	si	Darius
fortune	of Greece	to be freed.	For	if	Darius

interisset	cum	his	copiis,	quas
should have perished	with	these	forces,	which

transportaverat	cum	se,	non	solum	Europam
he had carried over	with	himself,	not	only	Europe

fore	tutam,	sed	etiam	eos,	qui
to be about to be	safe,	but	also	those,	who

incolerent (sub.)	Asiam,	Graeci	genere,	futuros
did inhabit	Asia,	Greeks	by race,	about to be

liberos	a	dominatione	et	periculo	Persarum.
free	from	the dominion	and	from danger	of the Persians.

Et	id	posse	effici	facile.	Enim	ponte
And	that	to be able	to be effected	easily.	For	the bridge

rescisso	regem	interiturum	paucis	diebus,	vel
being cut down	the king	about to perish	in few	days,	either

fero	hostium,	vel	inopia.	Quum	plerique
by sword	of enemies,	or	by want.	When	most

accederent (sub.)	ad	hoc	consilium,	Histiaeus,	Milesius,
did accede	to	this	counsel,	Histiaeus,	a Milesian,

obstitit	ne	res	conficeretur,	dicens:	non
opposed	lest	the thing	might be accomplished,	saying:	not

idem	expedire	ipsis,	qui	tenerent (sub.)
the same	to be expedient	to themselves,	who	did hold

summas	imperii,	et	multitudini:	quod
the heights	of command,	and	for the multitude:	because

dominatio	ipsorum	niteretur (sub.)	regno
the dominion	of themselves	did depend	upon the reign

Darii,	quo	exstincto,	ipsos
of Darius,	which	being extinguished (destroyed),	themselves

expulsos	potestate	daturos	poenas
driven from	power	(to be) about to give	penalties

suis	civibus.	Itaque	se	abhorrere
to their own	citizens.	Therefore	himself	to be averse

a	consilio	ceterorum	adeo,	ut	putet (sub.)
from	the counsel	of the rest	so much,	that	he thinks

nihil	utilius	ipsis,	quam	regnum
nothing	more useful	to themselves,	than	the kingdom

Persarum	confirmari.	Quum	plurimi
of the Persians	to be strengthened.	When	most

secuti-essent (sub.)	sententiam	huius,	Miltiades,
had followed	the opinion	of this (person),	Miltiades,

non	dubitans,	sua	consilia	perventura	ad
not	doubting,	his own	counsels	about to arrive	to

aures	regis,	tam	multis	consciis,	reliquit
the ears	of the king,	so	many	(being) privy to (them,)	left

Chersonesum	ac	demigravit	rursus	Athenas.
the Chersonesus	and	removed	again	(to) Athens.

Ratio	cuius,	etsi	valuit	non,	est
The reason (plan)	of whom,	although	it prevailed	not,	is

tamen	magnopere	laudanda:	quum	fuerit (sub.)
however	greatly	to be praised:	since	it was

amicior	libertati	omnium,	quam	suae
more friendly	to the liberty	of all,	than	to his own

dominationi.

dominion.

IV

Autem	Darius,	quum	redisset (sub.)	ex	Europa
But	Darius,	when	he had returned	out of	Europe

in	Asiam,	amicis	hortantibus,	ut	redigeret
into	Asia,	(his) friends	exhorting,	that	he should reduce

Graeciam	in	suam	potestatem,	comparavit	classem
Greece	into	his own	power,	prepared	a fleet

quingentarum	navium,	que	praefecit	ei	Datim
of five hundred	ships,	and	set over	to it	Datis

et	Artaphernem,	que	dedit	his	ducenta
and	Artaphernes,	and	gave	to these	two hundred

millia	peditum,	decem	equitum:	interserens
thousands	of foot soldiers,	ten	of horsemen:	alleging

caussam,	se	esse	hostem	Atheniensibus,
(as) a cause,	himself	to be	an enemy	to the Athenians,

quod	auxilio	eorum	Iones	expugnassent (sub.)
because	by assistance	of them	the Ionians	had taken by storm

Sardes,	que	interfecissent (sub.)	sua	praesidia.
Sardis,	and	had killed	his own	garrisons.

Illi	regii	praefecti,	classe	appulsa
Those	royal	commanders,	the fleet	having been brought

ad	Euboeam,	celeriter	ceperunt	Eretriam,	que	miserunt
to	Euboea,	quickly	took	Eretria,	and	sent

in	Asiam	ad	regem	omnes	cives	eius	gentis
into	Asia	to	the king	all	the citizens	of that	nation

abreptos.	Inde	accesserunt	ad	Atticam,	ac
carried away.	Thence	they approached	to	Attica,	and

deduxerunt	suas	copias	in	campum	Marathona.
led down	their own	forces	into	the plain	Marathon.

Is	abest	ab	oppido	circiter	decem	millia
That	is distant	from	the town	about	ten	thousands

passuum.	Athenienses,	permoti	hoc	tumultu
of paces.	The Athenians,	greatly moved	by this	tumult

tam	propinquo	que	tam	magno,	petiverunt	auxilium
so	near	and	so	great,	sought	assistance

nusquam,	nisi	a	Lacedaemoniis:	que	miserunt
nowhere,	unless	from	the Lacedaemonians:	and	sent

Philippidem	cursorem	eius	generis,	qui	vocantur
Philippides	a runner	of that	kind,	who	are called

ἡμεροδρόμοι,	Lacedaemonem,	ut	nuntiaret,
day-runners,	(to) Lacedaemon,	that	he might announce,

quam-celeri	auxilio	esset	opus.	Autem
with how-speedy	assistance	there-might-be	need.	But

domi	creant	decem	praetores,	qui	praeessent
at home	they create	ten	praetors,	who	should command

exercitui,	in	eis	Miltiadem,	inter	quos
to the army,	in (among)	those	Miltiades,	among	whom

fuit	magna	contentio,	utrum	defenderent
was	a great	contention,	whether	they should defend

se	moenibus,	an	irent	obviam
themselves	with walls,	or	should go	against (to meet)

hostibus,	que	decernerent	acie.	Miltiades
to enemies,	and	should decide	in line (open battle).	Miltiades

unus	nitebatur	maxime,	ut	castra	fierent
one (alone)	did strive	very greatly,	that	camps	should be made

quoque	primo	tempore;	si	id	esset
in each	first	time (as soon as possible);	if	that	should be

factum,	et	animum	accessurum	civibus,
done,	both	courage	about to approach	to the citizens,

quum	viderent,	non	desperari	de	virtute
when	they should see,	not	to be despaired	of	the valour

eorum,	et	hostes	eadem	re	fore
of them,	and	enemies	by the same	thing	to be about to be

tardiores,	si	animadverterent,	auderi	dimicare
more tardy,	if	they should observe,	to be dared	to fight

adversus	se	copiis	tam	exiguis.
against	themselves	with forces	so	small.

V

In	hoc	tempore	nulla	civitas	fuit	auxilio
In	this	time	no	state	was	to the assistance

Atheniensibus	praeter	Plataeenses.	Ea	misit	mille
to the Athenians	except	the Plataeans.	That	sent	a thousand

militum.	Itaque	adventu	horum	decem	millia
of soldiers.	Therefore	by arrival	of these	ten	thousands

armatorum	completa sunt:	quae	manus
of armed (men)	were completed:	which	hand (band)

flagrabat	mirabili	cupiditate	pugnandi.	Quo
did burn	with wonderful	eagerness	of fighting.	By which

factum-est,	ut	Miltiades	valuerit
it was done (caused),	that	Miltiades	may have prevailed

plus,	quam	collegae.	Athenienses	impulsi
more,	than	(his) colleagues.	The Athenians	impelled

auctoritate	eius	eduxerunt	copias	ex	urbe,
by the authority	of him	led out	forces	out of	the city,

que	fecerunt	castra	idoneo	loco.	Deinde
and	made	camps	in a fit	place.	Afterwards

postero	die,	sub	radicibus	montis,
on the following	day,	under	the roots	of a mountain,

acie	instructa	e-regione,	nova	arte,
line of battle	being drawn up	opposite,	by new	art,

commiserunt	praelium	summa	vi.	Namque
they joined (engaged in)	battle	with highest	force.	For

arbores	stratae-erant	multis	locis,	hoc
trees	had been strewed	in many	places,	with this

consilio,	ut	et	tegerentur	altitudine
design,	that	both	they might be covered	by the height

montium,	et	equitatus	hostium	impediretur
of the mountains,	and	the cavalry	of the enemies	might be impeded

tractu	arborum,	ne	clauderentur	multitudine.
by the tract	of trees,	lest	they might be inclosed	by a multitude.

Datis,	etsi	videbat	locum	non	aequum
Datis,	although	he did see	the place	not	equal (favourable)

suis,	tamen	fretus	numero	suarum
to his (men),	however	relying-on	the number	of his

copiarum,	cupiebat	confligere:	que	magis	eo,
forces,	did desire	to engage:	and	more	on this account,

quod,	arbitrabatur	utile	dimicare,	priusquam
because,	he did think (it)	useful	to fight,	before that

Lacedaemonii	venirent	subsidio.	Itaque
the Lacedaemonians	should come to	assistance.	Therefore

produxit	in	aciem	centum	millia
he led forth	into	line of battle	a hundred	thousands

peditum,	decem	equitum,	que	commisit
of foot soldiers,	ten	of horsemen,	and	joined

praelium.	In	quo	Athenienses	valuerunt	tanto
battle.	In	which	the Athenians	prevailed	by so much

plus	virtute,	ut	profligarint (sub.)	decemplicem
more	by valour,	that	they routed	tenfold

numerum	hostium,	que	perterruerunt	adeo,	ut
number	of enemies,	and	terrified (them)	so much,	that

Persae	peterent (sub.)	non	castra,	sed	naves.
the Persians	did seek	not	(their) camps,	but	ships.

Qua	pugna	nihil	est	adhuc	nobilius.	Enim
Than which	fight	nothing	is	hitherto	more noble.	For

nulla	manus	tam	exigua	unquam	prostravit
no	hand (band)	so	small	ever	overthrew

tantas	opes.
so great	forces.

VI

Videtur	non	alienum	docere	quale
It seems	not	foreign	to teach (to state)	what sort of

praemium	cuius	victoriae	tributum sit (sub.)
reward	of which	victory	was bestowed

Miltiadi,	quo	possit	intelligi
to Miltiades,	whereby	it may be able	to be understood

facilius,	naturam	omnium	civitatum	esse	eamdem.
more easily,	the nature	of all	states	to be	the same.

Enim	ut	honores	nostri	populi	fuerunt	quondam
For	as	the honours	of our	people	were	formerly

rari	et	tenues,	que	ob	eam	caussam	gloriosi,
rare	and	small,	and	for	that	cause	glorious,

autem	nunc	effusi,	atque	obsoleti;	sic
but	now	lavished,	and	obsolete (worthless);	so

reperimus	fuisse	olim	apud	Athenienses.
we find	(it) to have been	formerly	at (among)	the Athenians.

Namque	talis	honos	tributus-est	huic	Miltiadi,
For	such	honour	was bestowed	to this	Miltiades,

qui	liberarat	Athenas	que	totam	Graeciam,	ut,
who	had freed	Athens	and	whole	Greece,	that,

quum	Marathonia	pugna	depingeretur (sub.)	in
when	the Marathonian	fight	was painted	in

porticu,	que	vocatur	Ποικίλη,	imago	eius
the porch,	which	is called	Poecile,	the likeness	of him

poneretur (sub.)	prima	in	numero	decem	praetorum,
was placed	first	in	the number	of the ten	praetors,

que	is	hortaretur (sub.)	milites,	que	committeret (sub.)
and	he	did exhort	the soldiers,	and	did join (commence)

praelium.	Ille	idem	populus,	posteaquam	nactus est
the battle.	That	same	people,	after that	it obtained

maius	imperium,	et	corruptus est	largitione
greater	power,	and	was corrupted	by the prodigality

magistratuum,	decrevit	trecentas	statuas	Demetrio
of magistrates,	decreed	three hundred	statues	to Demetrius

Phalereo.

Phalereus.

VII

Post	hoc	praelium	Athenienses	dederunt	eidem
After	this	battle	the Athenians	gave	to the same

Miltiadi	classem	septuaginta	navium,	ut	persequeretur
Miltiades	a fleet	of seventy	ships,	that	he might pursue

bello	insulas,	quae	adiuverant	barbaros.
with war	the islands,	which	had assisted	the barbarians.

Quo	imperio	coegit	plerasque	redire	ad
In which	command	he compelled	most	to return	to

officium,	expugnavit	vi	nonnullas.	Ex	his
duty,	he conquered	by force	some.	Out	of these

quum	posset (sub.)	non	reconciliare	oratione	Parum,
when	he was able	not	to reconcile	by speech	Paros,

insulam	elatam	opibus,	eduxit	copias
an island	elated	by (its) resources,	he led out	(his) forces

e	navibus,	clausit	urbem	operibus	que
out of	the ships,	he shut (invested)	the city	with works,	and

privavit	omni	commeatu:	deinde	vineis
deprived (it)	from all	intercourse:	afterwards	mantlets

et	testudinibus[1]	constitutis,	accessit	propius
and	sheds	having been erected,	he approached	nearer

muros.	Quum	iam	esset (sub.)	in	eo,
the walls.	When	now	he was	in	that (on the point),

ut	potiretur	oppido,	procul	in	continenti
that	he might possess	the town,	at a distance	in (on)	the continent

lucus,	qui	conspiciebatur	ex	insula,
a grove,	which	was beheld	out of	the island,

incensus-est	nocturno	tempore,	nescio	quo
was set on fire	in night	time,	I know not	by what

casu.	Ut	flamma	cuius	visa-est	ab
accident.	As	the flame	of which	was seen	by

oppidanis	et	oppugnatoribus,	venit	in
the townsmen	and	by the besiegers,	it came	into

opinionem	utrisque,	signum	datum	a
the opinion	to both,	(that it was) a sign	given	by

regiis	classiariis.	Quo	factum-est,	ut	et
the royal	seamen.	By which	it was done,	that	both

Parii	deterrerentur (sub.)	a	deditione,	et
the Parians	were deterred	from	surrender,	and

Miltiades,	timens,	ne	regia	classis	adventaret,
Miltiades,	fearing,	lest	the royal	fleet	might approach,

operibus,	quae	statuerat,	incensis,	cum
the works,	which	he had erected,	having been set on fire,	with

totidem	navibus	atque	profectus-erat,	rediret (sub.)
as many	ships	as	he had set out,	did return

Athenas	cum	magna	offensione	suorum	civium.
(to) Athens	with	great	displeasure	of his	citizens.

Ergo	accusatus	proditionis,	quod,	quum
Therefore	being accused	of treachery,	because,	when

posset	expugnare	Parum,	corruptus	a
he might be able	to subdue	Paros,	being corrupted	by

rege,	rebus	infectis,	discessisset (sub.)	[a
the king,	things	being unfinished,	he had departed	[from

pugna.]	Eo	tempore	erat	aeger	vulneribus,
fight.]	In	that time	he was	sick	with the wounds,

qua	acceperat	in	oppugnando	oppido.	Itaque
which	he had received	in	besieging	the town.	Therefore

quoniam	ipse	posset (sub.)	non	dicere	pro	se,
since	himself	was able	not	to speak	for	himself,

Tisagoras	frater	eius	fecit	verba.	Caussa
Tisagoras	the brother	of him	made	words.	The cause

cognita,	absolutus	capitis,	multatus-est	pecunia,
being known,	being absolved	of head,	he was fined	in money,

que	ea	lis	aestimata-est	quinquaginta
and	that	lawsuit (penalty)	was estimated	at fifty

talentis,	quantus	sumtus	factus erat	in	classem.
talents,	as great as	expence	had been made	upon	the fleet.

Quod	poterat	non	solvere	hanc	pecuniam
Because	he was able	not	to pay	this	money

in-praesentia,	coniectus-est	in	publica	vincula,	que
for the present,	he was thrown	into	public	bonds,	and

ibi	obiit	supremum	diem.
there	met	last	day.

VIII

Etsi	hic	accusatus-est	Pario
Although	this (he)	was accused	with the Parian

crimine,	tamen	fuit	alia	caussa	damnationis.
crime,	however	there was	other	cause	of (his) condemnation.

Namque	Athenienses	propter
For	the Athenians	on account of

tyrannidem	Pisistrati,	que	fuerat	paucis
the tyranny	of Pisistratus,	which	had been	few

annis	ante,	extimescebant	potentiam	omnium	suorum
years	before,	did dread	the power	of all	their

civium.	Miltiades	versatus	multum	in	imperiis
citizens.	Miltiades	being engaged	much	in	commands

que	magistratibus,	videbatur	non	posse	esse
and	in magistracies,	did seem	not	to be able	to be

privatus,	praesertim	quum	videretur (sub.)	trahi
private,	especially	when	he did seem	to be drawn

ad	cupiditatem	imperii	consuetudine.	Nam
to	desire	of command	by custom.	For

omnes	illos	annos,	quos	habitarat	Chersonesi,
(during) all	those	years,	which	he had dwelt	at Chersonesus,

obtinuerat	perpetuam	dominationem,	que
he had obtained	perpetual	dominion,	and

appellatus-fuerat	tyrannus,	sed	iustus.	Enim
had been called	tyrant,	but	just.	For

consecutus erat	non	vi,	sed	voluntate
he had attained (it)	not	by violence,	but	by the will

suorum,	que	retinebat	eam	potestatem
of his own (countrymen),	and	did retain	that	power

bonitate.	Autem	omnes	habentur	et
by goodness.	But	all	are had (accounted)	and

dicuntur	tyranni,	qui	sunt	in	perpetua	potestate
are called	tyrants,	who	are	in	perpetual	power

in	ea	civitate,	quae	usa-est	libertate.	Sed
in	that	state,	which	has used	liberty.	But

erat	in	Miltiade	cum	summa	humanitas,	tum
(there) was	in	Miltiades	as well	highest	humanity,	as

mira	communitas,	ut	nemo	esset	tam
wonderful	affability,	so that	nobody	might be	so

humilis,	cui	aditus	ad	eum	pateret (sub.)	non:
humble,	to whom	access	to	him	was open	not:

magna	auctoritas	apud	omnes	civitates,	nobile
great	authority	at (among)	all	states,	a noble

nomen,	maxima	laus	militaris	rei.
name,	the greatest	praise	of military	affair.

Populus	respiciens	haec	maluit	eum
The people	regarding	these (things)	willed rather	him

plecti	innoxium,	quam	se	esse
to be punished	guiltless,	than	themselves	to be

diutius	in	timore.
longer	in	fear.

1. Vinea and testudo were military machines, used by the ancients in besieging, to cover the pioneers or workers of the battering ram from the missiles of the besieged.