Question 1

οὗτοι μὲν δὴ οὕτω διενένωντο ποιήσειν· οἱ δὲ ἐν Θερμοπύλῃσι Ἕλληνες, ἐπειδὴ πέλας ἐγένετο τῆς ἐσβολῆς ὁ Πέρσης, καταρρωδέοντες ἐβουλεύοντο περὶ ἀπαλλαγῆς.

Accepted Answer

On the one hand, these men had planned to act in this way; but on the other hand the Greeks at Thermopylae, when they Persians came near the pass, becoming afraid, were debating about retreating.

Question 2

τοῖσι μέν νυν ἄλλοισι Πελοποννησίοισι ἐδόκεε ἐλθοῦσι ἐς Πελοπόννησον τὸν Ἰσθμὸν ἔχειν ἐν φυλακῇ·

Accepted Answer

It seemed good to the other Peloponnesians to go to the Peloponnese and to hold the Isthmus under guard;

Question 3

Λεωνίδης δέ, Φωκέων καὶ Λοκρῶν περισπερχθέντων τῇ γνώμῃ ταύτῃ αὐτοῦ τε μένειν ἐψηφίζετο

Accepted Answer

But Leonidas, since the Phocians and Locrians were angered by this opinion, voted to remain there

Question 4

πέμπειν τε ἀγγέλους ἐς τὰς πόλιας κελεύοντάς σφι ἐπιβοηθέειν, ὡς ἐόντων αὐτῶν ὀλίγων στρατὸν τὸν Μήδων ἀλέξασθαι.

Accepted Answer

And to send messengers to the cities asking them to help, since they were being (too) few to ward off the army of the Medes.

Question 5

ταῦτα βουλευομένών σφεων ἔπεμπε Ξέρξης κατάσκοπον ἱππέα ἰδέσθαι ὁκόσοι εἰσὶ καὶ ὅ τι ποιέοιεν.

Accepted Answer

While they were planning these things, Xerxes was sending a mounted spy to see how many (of them) there were and what they were doing.

Question 6

ἀκηκόεε δὲ ἔτι ἐὼν ἐν Θεσσαλίῃ ὡς ἁλισμένη εἴη ταύτῃ στρατιὴ ὀλίγη, καὶ τοὺς ἡγεμόνας ὡς εἴησαν Λακεδαιμόνιοί τε καὶ Λεωνίδης, ἐὼν γένος Ἡρακλείδης.

Accepted Answer

And when he was still in Thessaly, he had heard that a small army had been gathered there, and that both the Spartans and Leonidas, who was a descendant of Heracles, were the leaders.

Question 7

ὡς δὲ προσήλασε ὁ ἱππεὺς πρὸς τὸ στρατόπεδον, ἐθηεῖτό τε καὶ κατώρα πᾶν μὲν οὒ τὸ στρατόπεδον·

Accepted Answer

And when the horseman rode towards the camp, he did not see and look down on the whole camp;

Question 8

τοὺς γὰρ ἔσω τεταγμένους τοῦ τείχεος, τὸ ἀνορθώσαντες εἶχον ἐν φυλακῇ, οὐκ οἷά τε ἦν κατιδέσθαι· ὁ δὲ τοὺς ἔξω ἐμάνθανε, τοῖσι πρὸ τοῦ τείχεος τὰ ὅπλα ἔκειτο·

Accepted Answer

For he was not able to look down upon the men who were drawn up inside the wall, which they had rebuilt and were holding under guard. But he learnt about the men who were outside, whose weapons were lying in front of the wall;

Question 9

ἔτυχον δὲ τοῦτον τὸν χρόνον Λακεδαιμόνιοι ἔξω τεταγμένοι. τοὺς μὲν δὴ ὥρα γυμναζομένους τῶν ἀνδρῶν, τοὺς δὲ τὰς κόμας κτενιζομένους.

Accepted Answer

And at this time the Spartans happened to be drawn up outside. He saw some of the men exercising, and others combing their hair.

Question 10

ταῦτα δὴ θεώμενος ἐθώμαζε καὶ τὸ πλῆθος ἐμάνθανε. μαθὼν δὲ πάντα ἀτρεκέως ἀπήλαυνε ὀπίσω κατ᾽ ἡσυχίην·

Accepted Answer

Indeed, when he saw these things, he was amazed and learnt their numbers. And, learning everything accurately, he rode back undisturbed;

Question 11

οὔτε γάρ τις ἐδίωκε ἀλογίης τε ἐνεκύρησε πολλῆς· ἀπελθών τε ἔλεγε πρὸς Ξέρξην τά περ ὀπώπεε πάντα.

Accepted Answer

For nobody pursued him and he met no resistance; and, having gone away, he was of course telling Xerxes everything which he had seen.

A-Level Greek

Histories Book 7: 207-208

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