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23. κατὰ μόνας—perhaps δυνάμεις is the subst, omitted in this phrase=‘unaided.’
28. μέγας—sc. ἔσται ἡμῖν.
1. μὴ μετὰ κακίας κτλ.—not maliciously, but because we were mistaken in our policy, we boldly act in a manner inconsistent with our former inactivity. There is nothing mean in seeking an alliance now for the first time when we are in danger: we were mistaken in not seeking it before.
4. ἡ ξυντυχία ... τῆς ἡ. χρείας—lit. the coincidence of our request, i.e. ‘our request, coming at such a moment.’
10. ὡς ἂν μάλιστα ... μαρτυρίου—se. καταθεῖσθε, lit. as you would most with a record never forgotten, i.e. ‘in the manner most certain to be remembered for ever by us.’
Commentary on Thucydides Book 1. E. C. Marchant. 1905. London. MacMillan and Company, Ltd.
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