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Book 16 - Chapter 6

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<w lemma="%2Aou%29">Οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="deciou%3D">δεξιοῦ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fratos">κέρατος</w> <w lemma="katakratou%2Fntwn">κατακρατούντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suneggizo%2Fntwn">συνεγγιζόντων</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="nhsi%2Fdas">νησίδας</w> <w lemma="u%28f%27">ὑφ᾽</w> <w lemma="ai%28%3Ds">αἷς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmei">ὥρμει</w> <w lemma="karadokw%3Dn">καραδοκῶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sumbhso%2Fmenon">συμβησόμενον</w>,
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<w lemma="sunidw%5Cn">συνιδὼν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalos">Ἄτταλος</w> <w lemma="mi%2Fan">μίαν</w> <w lemma="penth%2Frh">πεντήρη</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fwn">ἰδίων</w> <w lemma="e%29kto%5Cs">ἐκτὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnou">κινδύνου</w> <w lemma="tetrwme%2Fnhn">τετρωμένην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="baptizome%2Fnhn">βαπτιζομένην</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="new%5Cs">νεὼς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fas">πολεμίας</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhse">ὥρμησε</w> <w lemma="parabohqh%2Fswn">παραβοηθήσων</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fth%7C">ταύτῃ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="tetrh%2Frwn">τετρήρων</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fou">πολεμίου</w> <w lemma="ska%2Ffous">σκάφους</w> <w lemma="e%29gkli%2Fnantos">ἐγκλίναντος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poioume%2Fnou">ποιουμένου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poxw%2Frhsin">ἀποχώρησιν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="gh%3Dn">γῆν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fkeito">ἐπέκειτο</w> <w lemma="filotimo%2Fteron">φιλοτιμότερον</w>, <w lemma="e%29gkrath%5Cs">ἐγκρατὴς</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="spouda%2Fzwn">σπουδάζων</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="new%2Fs">νεώς</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w>, <w lemma="sunqeasa%2Fmenos">συνθεασάμενος</w> <w lemma="a%29pespasme%2Fnon">ἀπεσπασμένον</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fwn">ἰδίων</w>, <w lemma="paralabw%5Cn">παραλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="te%2Fttaras">τέτταρας</w> <w lemma="penth%2Freis">πεντήρεις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="trei%3Ds">τρεῖς</w> <w lemma="h%28mioli%2Fas">ἡμιολίας</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="le%2Fmbwn">λέμβων</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29ggu%5Cs">ἐγγὺς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhse">ὥρμησε</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diaklei%2Fsas">διακλείσας</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fwn">οἰκείων</w> <w lemma="new%3Dn">νεῶν</w> <w lemma="h%29na%2Fgkase">ἠνάγκασε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhs">μεγάλης</w> <w lemma="a%29gwni%2Fas">ἀγωνίας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="gh%3Dn">γῆν</w> <w lemma="e%29kbalei%3Dn">ἐκβαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="ska%2Ffh">σκάφη</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sumba%2Fntos">συμβάντος</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="plhrwma%2Ftwn">πληρωμάτων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29eruqra%5Cs">Ἐρυθρὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29pexw%2Frhse">ἀπεχώρησε</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ploi%2Fwn">πλοίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="basilikh%3Ds">βασιλικῆς</w> <w lemma="kataskeuh%3Ds">κατασκευῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29gkrath%5Cs">ἐγκρατὴς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto">ἐγένετο</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fhsa%2Fn">ἐποίησάν</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="texniko%5Cn">τεχνικὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kairoi%3Ds">καιροῖς</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon:">Ἄτταλον·</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29pifane%2Fstata">ἐπιφανέστατα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="basilikh%3Ds">βασιλικῆς</w> <w lemma="kataskeuh%3Ds">κατασκευῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kata%2Fstrwma">κατάστρωμα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="new%5Cs">νεὼς</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fbalon">ἐξέβαλον</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28%2Fqen">ὅθεν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dtoi">πρῶτοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w>, <w lemma="suna%2Fyantes">συνάψαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="le%2Fmbois">λέμβοις</w>, <w lemma="sunqeasa%2Fmenoi">συνθεασάμενοι</w> <w lemma="pothri%2Fwn">ποτηρίων</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="porfurw%3Dn">πορφυρῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28mati%2Fwn">ἱματίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="parepome%2Fnwn">παρεπομένων</w> <w lemma="skeuw%3Dn">σκευῶν</w>, <w lemma="a%29fe%2Fmenoi">ἀφέμενοι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="diw%2Fkein">διώκειν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fneusan">ἀπένευσαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="a%28rpagh%2Fn">ἁρπαγήν</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalh%3D">ἀσφαλῆ</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsasqai">ποιήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poxw%2Frhsin">ἀποχώρησιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29eruqra%2Fs">Ἐρυθράς</w>.
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<w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flois">ὅλοις</w> <w lemma="h%29lattwme%2Fnos">ἠλαττωμένος</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="naumaxi%2Fan">ναυμαχίαν</w>, <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peripetei%2Fa%7C">περιπετείᾳ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="e%29parqei%2Fs">ἐπαρθείς</w>, <w lemma="e%29pane%2Fplei">ἐπανέπλει</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="polu%5Cs">πολὺς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="sunaqroi%2Fzwn">συναθροίζων</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sfete%2Fras">σφετέρας</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parakalw%3Dn">παρακαλῶν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w> <w lemma="eu%29qarsei%3Ds">εὐθαρσεῖς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w>, <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="nikw%3Dsi">νικῶσι</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="naumaxi%2Fa%7C:">ναυμαχίᾳ·</w>
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Fdrame%2F">ὑπέδραμέ</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnnoia">ἔννοια</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="piqano%2Fths">πιθανότης</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpois">ἀνθρώποις</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29polwlo%2Ftos">ἀπολωλότος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="%2A%29atta%2Flou">Ἀττάλου</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kata%2Fgein">κατάγειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="a%29nadedeme%2Fnous">ἀναδεδεμένους</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="basilikh%5Cn">βασιλικὴν</w> <w lemma="nau%3Dn">ναῦν</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Adionuso%2Fdwros">Διονυσόδωρος</w> <w lemma="u%28ponoh%2Fsas">ὑπονοήσας</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fs">γεγονός</w>, <w lemma="h%28%2Fqroize">ἥθροιζε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fas">οἰκείας</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w> <w lemma="e%29cai%2Frwn">ἐξαίρων</w> <w lemma="su%2Fnqhma:">σύνθημα·</w> <w lemma="taxu%5C">ταχὺ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sullexqeisw%3Dn">συλλεχθεισῶν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fplei">ἀπέπλει</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalei%2Fas">ἀσφαλείας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fan">Ἀσίαν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frmous">ὅρμους</w>.
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<w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fous">Ῥοδίους</w> <w lemma="a%29gwnizo%2Fmenoi">ἀγωνιζόμενοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Flai">πάλαι</w> <w lemma="kakw%3Ds">κακῶς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsxontes">πάσχοντες</w>, <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fluon">ἐξέλυον</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%5Cs">αὑτοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnou">κινδύνου</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="profa%2Fsews">προφάσεως</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w> <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenoi">ποιούμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poxw%2Frhsin">ἀποχώρησιν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fais">οἰκείαις</w> <w lemma="speu%2Fdontes">σπεύδοντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pikourh%3Dsai">ἐπικουρῆσαι</w> <w lemma="nausi%2Fn">ναυσίν</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdioi">Ῥόδιοι</w>, <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29nadhsa%2Fmenoi">ἀναδησάμενοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="new%3Dn">νεῶν</w>, <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prodiafqei%2Frantes">προδιαφθείραντες</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29mbolai%3Ds">ἐμβολαῖς</w>, <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fpleusan">ἀπέπλευσαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Axi%2Fon">Χίον</w>.
Attalus, however, by this time had a distinct advantage over the Macedonian right wing and had approached the islands under which Philip lay awaiting the result of the battle.
He had observed one of his own quinqueremes rammed by an enemy ship and lying in a sinking condition out of the general action, and he hastened to her assistance with two quadriremes.
When the enemy vessel gave way and retired towards the land he followed her up with more energy, hoping to capture her.
Philip now, seeing that Attalus was widely separated from his own fleet, took four quinqueremes and three hemioliae and such galleys as were near him and, intercepting the return of Attalus to his own fleet, compelled him in great disquietude to run his ships ashore.
After this the king and the crews escaped to Erythrae, but first gained possession of the ships and the royal furniture.
Attalus indeed resorted to an artifice on this occasion by causing the most splendid articles of his royal furniture to be exposed on the deck of his ship, so that the Macedonians who were the first to reach it in their galleys, when they saw such a quantity of cups, purple cloaks, and other objects to match, instead of continuing the pursue turned aside to secure this booty,
so that Attalus made good his retreat to Erythrae.
Philip had been on the whole decidedly worsted in the battle, but elated by the misfortune that had befallen Attalus, he put to sea again and set busily about collecting his ships and bade his men be of good cheer as the victory was theirs.
In fact a sort of notion or half belief spread among them that Attalus had perished, as Philip was returning with the royal ship in tow.
Dionysodorus, however, guessing what had happened to his sovereign, began to collect his own vessels by hoisting a signal, and when they had rapidly assembled round him sailed safely away to the harbour on the mainland.
At the same time the Macedonians, who were engaged with the Rhodians and had long been in distress, abandoned the scene of battle, retreating in groups on the pretence that they were hastening to the assistance of their own ships.
The Rhodians, taking some of the enemy\'s ships in tow and sinking others with their rams before their departure, sailed of to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Chios&groupId=462&placeId=863">Chios</a>.