It was under his leadership that

正是在他的领导下
Athens reached her greatest heights,

雅典达到了它的顶峰
and when the war came and it appears that

而当战争来临的时候
he also judged its power correctly.

他也正确判断了它的力量
Pericles lived for two years and six months after the war began,

伯里克利死于战争开始后的两年零六个月
and after his death his foresight about the war

在他死后他对战事的预计
was acknowledged still more.

进一步被认同
For he had said that if the Athenians stayed on the defensive,

正如他所说只要雅典人处于防守状态
maintained their navy,

让他们的海军
and did not try to expand their empire

不在战争中试图扩张帝国板块
in wartime thereby endangering the state,

不使城邦处于威胁中
they would win out.

他们便能胜利