Translator Reviews ( English → Japanese )
Rating: 52 / 0 Reviews / 18 Mar 2013 at 09:08
All the friends of Pompeius urged him with one accord to make peace, except Menodorus, who wrote to him from Sardinia either to prosecute the war vigorously or still to procrastinate, because famine was fighting for them, and he would thus get better terms if he should decide to make peace. Menodorus also advised him to distrust Murcus, who opposed these views, intimating that he was seeking power for himself. Pompeius, who had been vexed with Murcus lately on account of his high position and his stubbornness, became still more averse to him for this reason, and held no communication with him whatever, until, finally, Murcus retired in disgust to Syracuse. Here he saw some of Pompeius' guards following him,and
Pompeiusの友人は皆、平和条約を締結するよう彼に促したが、Menodorusだけは例外だった。MenodorusはSardiniaからPompeius宛に手紙を書き、積極的に戦争を遂行し、平和条約締結は遅らせるよう伝えた。そうすれば、飢饉が自分たちの代わりに彼らに打撃を与えているから、平和条約締結の際により有利な条件を引き出せるというのだ。Menodorusはまた、この戦略に反対しているMurcusを信用するなとも助言した。Murcus自身も権力を求めているとMenodorusはほのめかした。Pompeiusは、Murcusの高い地位と頑固さに対して最近は憤慨していたが、この助言をきっかけにますます彼を避けるようになった。また、MurcusがSyracuseの件に憤慨してついにその地位から退くまで、Pompeiusは彼とコミュニケーションをとらなかった。