Life of Miltiades
Nepos, Miltiades
The Athenian who ruled the Chersonese and won at Marathon, then died in prison. 8 sections, 70 sentences, each with an English translation.
Read it with every word glossed and parsed, and keep your place.
Read in LectitōContents
- Chapter 1A leader for the ChersoneseMiltiadēs, Cimōnis fīlius, Athēniēnsis, cum et antīquitāte generis et glōriā…
- Chapter 2Lord of the ChersoneseIbi brevī tempore barbarōrum cōpiīs disiectīs, tōtā regiōne, quam petierat,…
- Chapter 3The bridge on the DanubeEīsdem temporibus Persārum rēx Dārīus ex Asiā in Eurōpam exercitū trāiectō…
- Chapter 4The Persians land at MarathonDārīus autem, cum ex Eurōpā in Asiam redīsset, hortantibus amīcīs, ut Graeciam…
- Chapter 5The battle of MarathonHōc in tempore nūlla cīvitās Athēniēnsibus auxiliō fuit praeter Plataeēnsēs.
- Chapter 6Honours, then and nowCuius victōriae nōn aliēnum vidētur quāle praemium Miltiadī sit tribūtum…
- Chapter 7Paros and the trialPost hoc proelium classem septuāgintā nāvium Athēniēnsēs eīdem Miltiadī…
- Chapter 8The real reasonHic etsī crīmine Pariō est accūsātus, tamen alia causa fuit damnātiōnis.
Nepos, Miltiades. Latin text: A. Fleckeisen (Teubner, 1886), public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: LatinCy, then every word checked and corrected by hand. Vocabulary: F. Ritchie (1903, public domain) and entries written for this app. English translation, notes and grammar hints: written for this app.