Polybius, Histories

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Book 16 - Chapter 5

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<w lemma="%2A%29epifane%2Fstata">Ἐπιφανέστατα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kindu%2Fneusan">ἐκινδύνευσαν</w> <w lemma="trei%3Ds">τρεῖς</w> <w lemma="penth%2Freis">πεντήρεις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fwn">Ῥοδίων</w>, <w lemma="h%28%2F">ἥ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="nauarxi%2Fs">ναυαρχίς</w>, <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fplei">ἔπλει</w> <w lemma="%2Aqeofili%2Fskos">Θεοφιλίσκος</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="e%29trihra%2Frxei">ἐτριηράρχει</w> <w lemma="%2Afilo%2Fstratos">Φιλόστρατος</w>, <w lemma="tri%2Fth">τρίτη</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="e%29kube%2Frna">ἐκυβέρνα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Aau%29to%2Flukos">Αὐτόλυκος</w>, <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fplei">ἐπέπλει</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aniko%2Fstratos">Νικόστρατος</w>.
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<w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29mbalou%2Fshs">ἐμβαλούσης</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fan">πολεμίαν</w> <w lemma="nau%3Dn">ναῦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katalipou%2Fshs">καταλιπούσης</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="ska%2Ffei">σκάφει</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmbolon">ἔμβολον</w>, <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="plhgei%3Dsan">πληγεῖσαν</w> <w lemma="au%29%2Ftandron">αὔτανδρον</w> <w lemma="katadu%3Dnai">καταδῦναι</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aau%29to%2Flukon">Αὐτόλυκον</w>, <w lemma="ei%29sreou%2Fshs">εἰσρεούσης</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="nau%3Dn">ναῦν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="qala%2Ftths">θαλάττης</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="prw%2Frras">πρώρρας</w>, <w lemma="kuklwqe%2Fntas">κυκλωθέντας</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxa%5Cs">ἀρχὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29gwni%2Fzesqai">ἀγωνίζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="gennai%2Fws">γενναίως</w>,
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<w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Aau%29to%2Flukon">Αὐτόλυκον</w> <w lemma="e%29kpesei%3Dn">ἐκπεσεῖν</w> <w lemma="trwqe%2Fnta">τρωθέντα</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loipou%5Cs">λοιποὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29piba%2Ftas">ἐπιβάτας</w> <w lemma="a%29poqanei%3Dn">ἀποθανεῖν</w> <w lemma="maxome%2Fnous">μαχομένους</w> <w lemma="gennai%2Fws">γενναίως</w>. <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="kairw%3D%7C">καιρῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqeofili%2Fskos">Θεοφιλίσκος</w>,
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<w lemma="bohqh%2Fsas">βοηθήσας</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="triw%3Dn">τριῶν</w> <w lemma="penth%2Frwn">πεντήρων</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="nau%3Dn">ναῦν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="h%29dunh%2Fqh">ἠδυνήθη</w> <w lemma="sw%3Dsai">σῶσαι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Frh">πλήρη</w> <w lemma="qala%2Ftths">θαλάττης</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w>, <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fas">πολεμίας</w> <w lemma="trw%2Fsas">τρώσας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29piba%2Ftas">ἐπιβάτας</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fbale">ἐξέβαλε</w>.
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<w lemma="taxu%5C">ταχὺ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="perixuqe%2Fntwn">περιχυθέντων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="le%2Fmbwn">λέμβων</w> <w lemma="pleio%2Fnwn">πλειόνων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katafra%2Fktwn">καταφράκτων</w> <w lemma="new%3Dn">νεῶν</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstous">πλείστους</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fbale">ἀπέβαλε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pibatw%3Dn">ἐπιβατῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanw%3Ds">ἐπιφανῶς</w> <w lemma="a%29gwnisame%2Fnous">ἀγωνισαμένους</w>,
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<w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tri%2Fa">τρία</w> <w lemma="trau%2Fmata">τραύματα</w> <w lemma="labw%5Cn">λαβὼν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parabo%2Flws">παραβόλως</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="to%2Flmh%7C">τόλμῃ</w> <w lemma="kinduneu%2Fsas">κινδυνεύσας</w> <w lemma="mo%2Flis">μόλις</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fswse">ἐξέσωσε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w> <w lemma="nau%3Dn">ναῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29pibohqh%2Fsantos">ἐπιβοηθήσαντος</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Afilostra%2Ftou">Φιλοστράτου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunanadecame%2Fnou">συναναδεξαμένου</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%3Dta">ἐνεστῶτα</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w> <w lemma="eu%29yu%2Fxws">εὐψύχως</w>.
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<w lemma="suna%2Fyas">συνάψας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="ska%2Ffesi">σκάφεσι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllhs">ἄλλης</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%3Ds">ὁρμῆς</w> <w lemma="suneple%2Fketo">συνεπλέκετο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w>, <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="swmatikh%3D%7C">σωματικῇ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmei">δυνάμει</w> <w lemma="paraluo%2Fmenos">παραλυόμενος</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="trauma%2Ftwn">τραυμάτων</w>, <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="yuxh%3Ds">ψυχῆς</w> <w lemma="gennaio%2Fthti">γενναιότητι</w> <w lemma="lampro%2Fteros">λαμπρότερος</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parastatikw%2Fteros">παραστατικώτερος</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fsqen">πρόσθεν</w>.
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<w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="naumaxi%2Fas">ναυμαχίας</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="diestw%2Fsas">διεστώσας</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flwn:">ἀλλήλων·</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="decio%5Cn">δεξιὸν</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fras">κέρας</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqesin">πρόθεσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="gh%3Ds">γῆς</w> <w lemma="o%29rego%2Fmenon">ὀρεγόμενον</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="makra%5Cn">μακρὰν</w> <w lemma="a%29pei%3Dxe">ἀπεῖχε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fas">Ἀσίας</w>,
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<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29w%2Fnumon">εὐώνυμον</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="parabohqh%3Dsai">παραβοηθῆσαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ou%29ragi%2Fas">οὐραγίας</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="u%28postrofh%3Ds">ὑποστροφῆς</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Axi%2Fas">Χίας</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fxon">ἀπέχον</w> <w lemma="e%29nauma%2Fxei">ἐναυμάχει</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fois">Ῥοδίοις</w>.
The most brilliant part in the battle was taken by three Rhodian quinqueremes, the flagship on board of which was Theophiliscus, that commanded by Philostratus, and lastly that of which Autolycus was pilot, but on board of it was Nicostratus.
The latter had charged an enemy ship and left her ram in it: the ship that had been struck sank with all on board, while Autolycus and his men, the sea now pouring into the ship from the prow, were surrounded by the enemy and at first fought bravely, but finally Autolycus himself was wounded and fell into the sea in his armour, and the rest of the soldiers perished after a gallant struggle.
At this moment Theophiliscus came up to help with three quinqueremes, and though he could not save the ship as she was full of water, rammed two of the enemy's ships and forced the troops on board to take to the water.
He was rapidly surrounded by a number of galleys and decked ships, and after losing most of his soldiers, who fought splendidly, and receiving himself three wounds and displaying extraordinary courage, just managed to save his own ship, Philostratus coming up to his succour and taking a gallant part in the struggle.
Theophiliscus now joined his other ships and again fell upon the enemy, weak in body from his wounds, but more magnificent and desperate than ever in bravery of spirit.
There were now two distinct battles in progress at a considerable distance from each other. For Philip's right wing, following out his original plan, continued to make for the shore and were not far away from the continent,
while his left as it had put about to assit the rear was fighting with the Rhodians at a short distance from the island of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Chios&groupId=462&placeId=863">Chios</a>.