Cornelii Nepotis Vitae (Hamilton)/Phocion

by Cornelius Nepos

Cornelius Nepos

Vitae (Editio Interlinearis Latina-Anglica Ad Modum Hamiltonii)

XIX. Phocion

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

XVIII. Eumenes	XX. Timoleon

I

Etsi	Phocion	Atheniensis	saepe	praefuit
Although	Phocion	the Athenian	often	was over

exercitibus,	que	cepit	summos	magistratus,	tamen
to armies,	and	took	the highest	civil offices,	yet

integritas	vitae	eius	est	notior,	quam
the integrity	of life	of him	is	more known,	than

labor	militaris	rei.	Itaque	est	nulla
the labor	of military	affair.	Therefore	there is	no

memoria	huius,	autem	magna	fama	illius:
memorial	of this (latter),	but	great	fame	of that:

ex	quo	appellatus-est	Bonus	cognomine.	Enim
from	which	he was called	Good	by surname.	For

fuit	perpetuo	pauper,	quum	posset(sub.)	esse
he was	perpetually	poor,	when	he could	to be

divitissimus	propter	frequentes	honores	delatos
very rich	on account of	frequent	honours	conferred

que	summas	potestates,	quae	dabantur	ei	a
and	highest	powers,	which	were given	to him	by

populo.	Quum	hic	repudiaret (sub.)	munera	magnae
the people.	When	he	did reject	gifts	of great

pecuniae	a	rege	Philippo,	que	legati
money	from	king	Philip,	and	the ambassadors

hortarentur (sub.)	accipere,	que	simul
did exhort	to take,	and	at the same time

admonerent (sub.),	si	ipse	facile	careret
did remind,	if	he himself	easily	might be without

his,	tamen	prospiceret	suis	liberis,
these (things),	however	he should provide for	his own	children,

quibus	esset	difficile	tueri	tantam	paternam
to whom	it might be	difficult	to maintain	so great	paternal

gloriam	in	summa	paupertate,	ille	inquit	his:
glory	in	the highest	poverty,	he	says	to these:

Si	erunt	similes	mei,	hic	idem	agellus,
If	they shall be	like	of me,	this	same	small field,

qui	perduxit	me	ad	hanc	dignitatem,	alet
which	has brought	me	to	this	dignity,	will nourish

illos;	sin	sunt	futuri	dissimiles,
them;	but if	they are	about to be	unlike,

nolo	luxuriam	illorum	ali	que
I will not	the luxury	of them	to be nourished	and

augeri	meis	impensis.
to be increased	with my	expenses.

II

Quum	fortuna	mansisset (sub.)	prospera	prope
When	fortune	had continued	prosperous	almost

ad	octogesimum	annum,	extremis	temporibus	idem
to	the eightieth	year,	in the last	times	the same

pervenit	in	magnum	odium	suorum	civium.
came	into	great	hatred	of his own	citizens.

Primo,	quod	consenserat	cum	Demade,	de
First,	because	he had agreed	with	Demades,	about

urbe	tradenda	Antipatro,	que	consilio
the city	to be delivered	to Antipater,	and	by advice

eius,	Demosthenes	cum	ceteris,	qui	existimabantur
of him,	Demosthenes	with	others,	who	were thought

meriti	bene	de	republica,	expulsi-erant
having deserved	well	of	the commonwealth,	had been driven

in	exsilium	populiscito.	Neque
into	exile	by the decree of the people.	Nor

offenderat	solum	in	eo,	quod	consuluerat
had he offended	only	in	this,	that	he had consulted

male	patriae,	sed	etiam,	quod	praestiterat
badly	to country,	but	also,	that	he had performed

non	fidem	amicitiae.	Namque	auctus	que
not	pledge	of friendship.	For	being increased	and

adiutus	a	Demosthene,	adscenderat	eum	gradum,
assisted	by	Demosthenes,	he had mounted	that	degree,

quem	tenebat,	quum	subornaret (sub.)	eum	adversus
which	he did hold,	when	he did suborn	him	against

Charetem;	aliquoties	defensus	ab	eodem	in
Chares;	several times	defended	by	the same	in

iudiciis,	quum	diceret (sub.)	caussam	capitis,
trials,	when	he did plead	cause	of head,

discesserat	liberatus.	Non	solum	defendit	non
he had come off	freed.	Not	only	he defended	not

hunc	in	periculis,	sed	etiam	prodidit.	Autem	concidit
him	in	dangers,	but	even	betrayed.	But	he fell

maxime	uno	crimine,	quia,	quum	summum
chiefly	by one	crime,	because,	when	the chief

imperium	populi	esset (sub.)	apud	eum,
power	of the people	was	at (with)	him,

et	moneretur (sub.)	a	Dercyllo,	Nicanorem,
and	he was admonished	by	Dercyllus,	Nicanor,

praefectum	Cassandri,	insidiari	Piraeeo
governor	of Cassander,	to lie in wait	to Piraeus

Atheniensium,	que	idem	postularet (sub.),	ut
of the Athenians,	and	the same	did demand,	that

provideret,	ne	civitas	privaretur
he should take care,	lest	the state	should be deprived of

commeatibus;	populo	audiente,	Phocion	negavit
provisions;	the people	hearing,	Phocion	denied

huic	periculum	esse,	que	pollicitus-est	se
to him	danger	to be,	and	promised	himself

fore	obsidem	eius	rei.	Neque	ita
to be about to be	hostage	of that	thing.	Nor	so

multo	post,	Nicanor	potitus-est	Piraeeo.	Ad
much	after,	Nicanor	possessed	Piraeus.	To

recuperandum	quem,	quum	populus	concurrisset (sub.)
recovering	which,	when	the people	had run together

armatus,	ille	non	modo	vocavit	neminem	ad	arma,
armed,	he	not	only	called	no one	to	arms,

sed	ne-quidem	voluit	praeesse	armatis.	[Sine
but	not even	wished	to command	to the armed.	[Without

quo	Athenae	possunt	non	omnino	esse.]
which	Athens	can	not	at all	to be.]

III

Duae	factiones	erant	eo	tempore	Athenis,
Two	factions	were	in that	time	in Athens,

una	quarum	agebat	caussam	populi,
one	of which	did act	the cause	of the people,

altera	optimatum.	In	hac	erat	Phocion	et
the other	of the nobles.	In	this	was	Phocion	and

Demetrius	Phalereus.	Utraque	harum	nitebatur
Demetrius	Phalereus.	Each	of these (factions)	did depend

patrociniis	Macedonum;	nam	populares	favebant
on patronages	of the Macedonians;	for	the populars	did favor

Polysperchonti,	optimates	sentiebant	cum	Cassandro.
to Polysperchon,	the nobles	did think	with	Cassander.

Interim	Cassander	pulsus-est	Macedonia	a
In the meantime	Cassander	was driven	from Macedonia	by

Polysperchonte.	Quo	facto,	populus	factus
Polysperchon.	Which	being done,	the people	being made

superior,	statim	pepulit	patria	duces
superior,	immediately	drove	from the country	the leaders

adversariae	factionis	damnatos	capitis;	in
of the hostile	faction	condemned	of head;	in (among)

his	Phocionem	et	Demetrium	Phalereum,	que
these	Phocion	and	Demetrius	Phalereus,	and

misit	legatos	ad	Polysperchontem	de	ea
sent	ambassadors	to	Polysperchon	concerning	that

re,	qui	peterent	ab	eo	ut	confirmaret
thing,	who	should ask	from	him	that	he would confirm

sua	decreta.	Phocion	profectus-est	huc
their own	decrees.	Phocion	set out	hither

eodem.	Quo	ut	venit,	iussus-est
to same place.	Whither	when	he came,	he was ordered

dicere	caussam	apud	regem	Philippum	verbo,
to plead	cause	at (before)	king	Philip	in word,

re-ipsa	quidem	apud	Polysperchontem;	namque	is
in reality	indeed	at	Polysperchon;	for	he

tum	praeerat	rebus	regis.	Hic	accusatus
then	was over	to the affairs	of the king.	He	being accused

ab	Agnonide,	quod	prodidisset (sub.)	Piraeeum
by	Agnonides,	that	he had betrayed	Piraeus

Nicanori,	coniectus	in	custodiam	ex	sententia
to Nicanor,	being thrown	into	custody	from	the sentence

consilii,	deductus-est	Athenas,	ut	iudicium
of the counsel,	was conducted	(to) Athens,	that	judgment

fieret	ibi	de	eo	legibus.
might be made	there	concerning	him	by the laws.

IV

Ubi	perventum-est	huc,	quum	propter
When	it was arrived	hither,	when	on account of

aetatem	iam	valeret (sub.)	non	pedibus,	que
age	now	he was strong	not	in feet,	and

portaretur (sub.)	vehiculo,	magni	concursus	facti-sunt,
was carried	in a carriage,	great	concourses	were made,

quum	alii,	reminiscentes	veteris	fame,
when	others,	remembering	of ancient	fame,

misererentur (sub.)	aetatis,	vero	plurimi	exacuerentur (sub.)
did compassionate	of age,	but	most	were exasperated

ira	propter	suspicionem	proditionis
with anger	on account of	the suspicion	of the betraying

Piraeei,	que	maxime	quod	steterat	in
of Piraeus,	and	chiefly	because	he had stood	in

senectute	adversus	commoda	populi.	De	qua
old age	against	the interests	of the people.	Of	which

re	ne-quidem	facultas	perorandi	et
thing	not even	the liberty	of haranguing	and

dicendi	caussam	data-est	ei.	Inde
of pleading	cause	was given	to him.	Then

damnatus	iudicio,	quibusdam	legitimis
being condemned	by judgment,	certain	legal (forms)

confectis,	traditus-est	undecim	viris,	quibus
being performed,	he was delivered	to eleven	men,	to whom

more	Atheniensium,	publice	damnati
by custom	of the Athenians,	(persons) publicly	condemned

solent	tradi	ad	supplicium.	Quum	hic
are wont	to be delivered	to	punishment.	When	he

duceretur (sub.)	ad	mortem,	Emphyletus,	quo
was led	to	death,	Emphyletus,	whom

usus-fuerat	familiariter,	fuit	obvius	ei.
he had used	intimately,	was	opposite (met)	to him.

Quum	is	lacrimans	dixisset (sub.):	O	quam
When	he	weeping	had said:	O	how

indigna	perpeteris,	Phocion!	ille	inquit
unworthy (things)	thou endurest,	Phocion!	he	says

huic,	At	non	inopinata.	Enim	plerique	clari
to him,	But	not	unexpected.	For	most	famous

Athenienses	viri	habuerunt	hunc	exitum.	Odium
Athenian	men	have had	this	end.	The hatred

multitudinis	in	hunc	fuit	tantum,	ut
of the multitude	against	him	was	so great,	that

nemo	liber	ausus-sit (sub.)	sepelire	eum.	Itaque
no one	free (man)	dared	to bury	him.	Therefore

sepultus-est	a	servis.
he was buried	by	slaves.