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Book 10 - Chapter 42

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<w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%2Fn">ὁρμήν</w>. <w lemma="prospeso%2Fntos">προσπεσόντος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="dia%2Frantas">διάραντας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosormh%2Fsantas">προσορμήσαντας</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Apeparh%2Fqw%7C">Πεπαρήθῳ</w> <w lemma="katesxhke%2Fnai">κατεσχηκέναι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>, <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteile">ἐξαπέστειλε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="parafula%2Fcontas">παραφυλάξοντας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>,
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<w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Afwke%2Fas">Φωκέας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aboiwti%2Fan">Βοιωτίαν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="%2Apolufa%2Fntan">Πολυφάνταν</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpemye">ἐξέπεμψε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="summe%2Ftrou">συμμέτρου</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Axalki%2Fda">Χαλκίδα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllhn">ἄλλην</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29%2Fboian">Εὔβοιαν</w> <w lemma="%2Ame%2Fnippon">Μένιππον</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxonta">ἔχοντα</w> <w lemma="peltasta%5Cs">πελταστὰς</w> <w lemma="xili%2Fous">χιλίους</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29agria%3Dnas">Ἀγριᾶνας</w> <w lemma="pentakosi%2Fous">πεντακοσίους</w>.
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<w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dge">προῆγε</w> <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenos">ποιούμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Askotou%3Dsan">Σκοτοῦσαν</w>, <w lemma="paraplhsi%2Fws">παραπλησίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fsin">Μακεδόσιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="parh%2Fggeilen">παρήγγειλεν</w> <w lemma="a%29panta%3Dn">ἀπαντᾶν</w>.
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<w lemma="puqo%2Fmenos">πυθόμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Ani%2Fkaian">Νίκαιαν</w> <w lemma="katapepleuke%2Fnai">καταπεπλευκέναι</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frxontas">ἄρχοντας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28hra%2Fkleian">Ἡράκλειαν</w> <w lemma="a%28qroi%2Fzesqai">ἁθροίζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="koinologhqh%3Dnai">κοινολογηθῆναι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%2Ftwn">ἐνεστώτων</w>, <w lemma="a%29nalabw%5Cn">ἀναλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Askotou%2Fshs">Σκοτούσης</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhse">ὥρμησε</w> <w lemma="speu%2Fdwn">σπεύδων</w> <w lemma="katataxh%3Dsai">καταταχῆσαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ptoh%2Fsas">πτοήσας</w> <w lemma="diasu%3Drai">διασῦραι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fnodon">σύνοδον</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="sullo%2Fgou">συλλόγου</w> <w lemma="kaquste%2Frei">καθυστέρει</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="si%3Dton">σῖτον</w> <w lemma="fqei%2Fras">φθείρας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parelo%2Fmenos">παρελόμενος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29nia%3Dna">Αἰνιᾶνα</w> <w lemma="ko%2Flpon">κόλπον</w> <w lemma="katoikou%2Fntwn">κατοικούντων</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dlqe">ἐπανῆλθε</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Askotou%2Fsh%7C">Σκοτούσῃ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fleipe">ἀπέλειπε</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="eu%29zw%2Fnwn">εὐζώνων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="basilikh%3Ds">βασιλικῆς</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Flhs">ἴλης</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtria%2Fda">Δημητριάδα</w> <w lemma="katalu%2Fsas">καταλύσας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmene">ἔμενε</w>, <w lemma="karadokw%3Dn">καραδοκῶν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nanti%2Fwn">ἐναντίων</w> <w lemma="e%29pibola%2Fs">ἐπιβολάς</w>.
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<w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mhde%5Cn">μηδὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="lanqa%2Fnh%7C">λανθάνῃ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="prattome%2Fnwn">πραττομένων</w>, <w lemma="diepe%2Fmyato">διεπέμψατο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Apeparhqi%2Fous">Πεπαρηθίους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Afwki%2Fdos">Φωκίδος</w>, <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29boi%2Fas">Εὐβοίας</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parh%2Fggeile">παρήγγειλε</w> <w lemma="diasafei%3Dn">διασαφεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmena">γινόμενα</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pursw%3Dn">πυρσῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Ati%2Fsaion">Τίσαιον</w>. <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29sti%5C">ἐστὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettali%2Fas">Θετταλίας</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fros">ὄρος</w>,
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<w lemma="eu%29fuw%3Ds">εὐφυῶς</w> <w lemma="kei%2Fmenon">κείμενον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnwn">προειρημένων</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="perifa%2Fseis">περιφάσεις</w>.
Upon news reaching him at this time that Attalus had crossed and anchored off Peparethus and occupied its country districts, he dispatched a force to protect the town against them;
to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Phocis&groupId=892&placeId=1606">Phocis</a> and Boeotia and that neighbourhood he sent Polyphantus with an adequate number of troops, and to Calchis and the rest of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Euboea&groupId=584&placeId=1091">Euboea</a> Menippus with thousand peltasts and five hundred Agrianians;
he himself marched upon Scotusa, and ordered the Macedonians also to meet him at that town.
Hearing now that Attalus had sailed back to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Nicaea&groupId=792&placeId=1431">Nicaea</a> and that the Aetolian magistrates were about to meet at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Heraclea&groupId=624&placeId=1147">Heraclea</a> to discuss the situation, he took the force he had with him from Scotusa and made for <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Heraclea&groupId=624&placeId=1147">Heraclea</a> with the object of arriving in time to frighten and disperse their meeting.
He arrived too late for the meeting, but after destroying or carrying off the crops of the inhabitants round the Gulf of Aenus, he returned.
Leaving his main force again in Scotusa he halted and remained at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Demetrias&groupId=536&placeId=1006">Demetrias</a> with the royal troop of horse and his light-armed troops, waiting for the enemy to reveal their plans.
So that nothing that was going on should escape his notice he sent to the Peparethians, and to his commanders in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Phocis&groupId=892&placeId=1606">Phocis</a> and Boeotia, ordering them to inform him of everything by fire-signals direct to Mount Tisaeus, a mountain in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thessaly&groupId=1028&placeId=1816">Thessaly</a> favourably situated for commanding a view of the above places.