Cornelii Nepotis Vitae (Hamilton)/Aristides

by Cornelius Nepos

Cornelius Nepos

Vitae (Editio Interlinearis Latina-Anglica Ad Modum Hamiltonii)

III. Aristides

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

II. Themistocles	IV. Pausanias

I

Aristides,	filius	Lysimachi	Atheniensis,	fuit
Aristides,	son	of Lysimachus,	an Athenian,	was

fere	aequalis	Themistocli.	Itaque	contendit
almost	equal	to Themistocles.	Therefore	he contended

cum	eo	de	principatu,	namque	obtrectarunt
with	him	concerning	the chief power,	for	they disparaged

inter	se.	Autem	in	his	cognitum-est
between	themselves.	But	in	these	it was known

quanto	eloquentia	antestaret (sub.)	innocentiae.	Enim
by how much	eloquence	did surpass	to innocence.	For

quamquam	Aristides	excellebat	adeo	abstinentia,
although	Aristides	did excel	so much	in temperance,

ut	unus	post	memoriam	hominum,	quod
that	alone	after (since)	the memory	of men,	that

quidem	nos	audierimus (sub.),	appellatus-sit (sub.)	Iustus
indeed	we	have heard,	he was called	Just

cognomine,	tamen,	collabefactus	a	Themistocle,
by surname,	yet	being made to fall	by	Themistocles,

multatus-est	exsilio	decem	annorum	illa	testula.
he was punished	with banishment	of ten	years	by that	shell (ostracism).

Qui	quidem	quum	intelligeret (sub.),
Who	indeed,	when	he did understand,

multitudinem	concitatam	non	posse	reprimi,
the multitude	stirred up	not	to be able	to be repressed,

que	cedens	animadvertisset (sub.)	quemdam
and	departing	had observed	a certain one

scribentem,	ut	pelleretur	patria,	dicitur
writing,	that	he should be driven	from country,	he is said

quaesisse	ab	eo,	quare	faceret (sub.)	id,	aut
to have asked	from	him,	why	he did do	that,	or

quid	Aristides	commisisset (sub.),	cur	duceretur
what	Aristides	had committed,	why	he should be led (deemed)

dignus	tanta	poena?	Cui	ille
worthy	with so great	punishment?	To whom	he

respondit:	se	ignorare	Aristidem,	sed	non
answered:	himself	not to know	Aristides,	but	not

placere	sibi,	quod	elaborasset (sub.)	tam	cupide,
to please	to himself,	that	he had laboured	so	eagerly,

ut	appellaretur	Iustus	praeter	ceteros.	Hic
that	he should be called	Just	beyond	others.	He

pertulit	non	poenam	legitimam	decem	annorum.
suffered	not	punishment	appointed by law	of ten	years.

Nam,	postquam	Xerxes	descendit	in	Graeciam,	fere
For,	after that	Xerxes	came down	into	Greece,	about

sexto	anno	quam	expulsus-erat,	restitutus-est
in sixth	year	that	he had been banished,	he was restored

in	patriam	scito	populi.
into	country	by a decree	of the people.

II

Autem	interfuit	navali	pugnae	apud	Salamina,
But	he was present	to naval	battle	at	Salamis,

qui	facta-est	prius-quam	liberaretur (sub.)	poena.
which	was done	before that	he was freed	from punishment,

Idem	fuit	praetor	Atheniensium	apud	Plataeas
The same	was	commander	of the Athenians	at	Plataeae

in	praelio	quo	Mardonius	fusus-est	que
in	the battle	in which	Mardonius	was routed	and

exercitus	barbarorum	interfectus.	Neque	est
the army	of barbarians	slain.	Neither	is (there)

ullum	aliud	illustre	factum	huius	in	militari
any	other	illustrious	deed	of him	in	military

re,	quam	memoria	huius	imperii:	vero	multa
affair,	than	the memory	of this	command:	but	many

iustitiae	et	aequitatis	et	innocentiae;	in-primis,
of (his) justice	and	of equity	and	of innocence;	especially,

quod	factum-est	aequitate	huius,	quum	esset (sub.)
because	it was done	by the equity	of him,	when	he was

in	communi	classe	Graeciae	simul	cum	Pausania,
in	the common	fleet	of Greece	together	with	Pausanias,

quo	duce	Mardonius	fugatus-erat,	ut	summa
who	(being) leader	Mardonius	had been routed,	that	the total (the sovereignty)

maritimi	imperii	transferretur (sub.)
of maritime	power	was transferred

a	Lacedaemoniis	ad	Athenienses.	Namque,	ante
from	the Lacedemonians	to	the Athenians.	For,	before

id	tempus,	Lacedaemonii	erant	duces	et	mari
that	time,	the Lacedemonians	were	leaders	both	by sea

et	terra.	Autem	tum	et	intemperantia
and	by land.	But	then	both	by the arrogance

Pausaniae,	et	iustitia	Aristidis,	factum-est
of Pausanias,	and	by the justice	of Aristides,	it was done

ut	fere	omnes	civitates	Graeciae	applicarent (sub.)
that	almost	all	the states	of Greece	did attach

se	ad	societatem	Atheniensium,	et
themselves	to	the alliance	of the Athenians,	and

deligerent (sub.)	sibi	hos	duces	adversus
did choose	to themselves	these	(as) leaders	against

barbaros.

the barbarians.

III

Quo	repellerent	quos	facilius,	si	forte
That	they might repel	whom	more easily,	if	perhaps

conarentur	renovare	bellum,	Aristides	delectus-est,
they should attempt	to renew	the war,	Aristides	was chosen,

qui	constitueret	quantum	pecuniae	quaeque	civitas
who	should settle	how much	of money	each	state

daret,	ad	classes	aedificandas	que	exercitus
should give,	to (for)	the fleets	to be built	and	armies

comparandos,	que	arbitrio	eius	quadringena
to be prepared,	and	by the judgment	of him	four hundred

et	sexagena	talenta	collata-sunt	Delum	quotannis.
and	sixty	talents	were conveyed	(to) Delos	yearly.

Enim	voluerunt	id	esse	commune	aerarium.
For	they wished	that	to be	the common	treasury.

Omnis	quae	pecunia	postero	tempore	translata-est
All	which	money	in after	time	was transferred

Athenas.	Qua	abstinentia	hic	fuerit (sub.),
(to) Athens.	With what	temperance	he	was,

est	nullum	certius	indicium	quam	quod,
there is	no	more certain	proof	than	that,

quum	praefuisset (sub.)	tantis	rebus,
when	he had been over (appointed)	to so great	things,

decessit	in	tanta	paupertate,	ut	reliquerit (sub.)
he departed (died)	in	so great	poverty,	that	he left

vix	qui	efferretur.	Quo
scarcely	wherewith	he might be carried-out (buried).	By which

factum-est,	ut	filiae	eius	alerentur (sub.)
it was done,	that	the daughters	of him	were nourished

publice,	et	collocarentur (sub.)
publicly (at the public expense),	and	were placed (given in marriage)

dotibus	datis	de	communi	aerario.
with dowries	given	from	the common	treasury.

Autem	decessit	fere	post	quartum
But	he departed (died)	about	after	the fourth

annum	quam	Themistocles	expulsus-erat	Athenis.
year	that	Themistocles	had been banished	from Athens.