Diodorus Siculus, Library of History: Cimon besieged Citium and Marion in Cyprus and took them after a siege.; Plutarch's Parallel Lives: Never…
Cimon besieged Citium and Marion in Cyprus and took them after a siege.
ὁ δὲ Κίμων καταπλεύσας εἰς τὴν Κύπρον καὶ θαλαττοκρατῶν Κίτιον μὲν καὶ Μάριον ἐξεπολιόρκησε, καὶ τοῖς κρατηθεῖσι φιλανθρώπως προσηνέχθη.
Location: 12.3.3
Never letting the Athenians rest, he launches the Cyprus expedition
… ι μηδὲ περὶ τὰς νήσους ἢ Πελοπόννησον ἀναστρεφόμενοι ναυσὶ πολλαῖς αἰτίας ἐμφυλίων πολέμων καὶ συμμαχικῶν ἐγκλημάτων ἀρχὰς ἐπισπάσωνται κατὰ τῆς πόλεως…
Location: Plut. Cimon 18
He dies of illness while besieging Citium
ἀπέθανε δὲ πολιορκῶν Κίτιον, ὡς οἱ πλεῖστοι λέγουσι, νοσήσας·
Location: Plut. Cimon 19
Cimon leads 200 ships to Cyprus; he dies during the siege of Citium and the force withdraws for lack of food
καὶ Ἑλληνικοῦ μὲν πολέμου ἔσχον οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι, ἐς δὲ Κύπρον ἐστρατεύοντο ναυσὶ διακοσίαις αὑτῶν τε καὶ τῶν ξυμμάχων Κίμωνος στρατηγοῦντος.
Location: 1.112.2
A and B are two of the sources listed above.
| On what point | Source A | Source B | What differs (in Korean) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Diodorus Siculus, Library of History | Plutarch's Parallel Lives | a -451 / b -450 |
| Outcome | Diodorus Siculus, Library of History | Plutarch's Parallel Lives | a 키티온·마리온 함락 / b 키몬 포위 중 병사 |
| Year | Diodorus Siculus, Library of History | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | a -451 / b -450 |
| Outcome | Diodorus Siculus, Library of History | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | a 함락 / b 키몬 사망·식량 부족으로 철수 |
| Year | Plutarch's Parallel Lives | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | a는 -451, b는 -450 |
Place: Citium
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