Polybius, Histories

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Book 16 - Chapter 7

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<w lemma="%2A%29efqa%2Frhsan">Ἐφθάρησαν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="naumaxi%2Fa%7C">ναυμαχίᾳ</w> <w lemma="dekh%2Frhs">δεκήρης</w>, <w lemma="e%29nnh%2Frhs">ἐννήρης</w>, <w lemma="e%28pth%2Frhs">ἑπτήρης</w>, <w lemma="e%28ch%2Frhs">ἑξήρης</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loipw%3Dn">λοιπῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%2Ffraktoi">κατάφρακτοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="de%2Fka">δέκα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="trihmioli%2Fai">τριημιολίαι</w> <w lemma="trei%3Ds">τρεῖς</w>, <w lemma="le%2Fmboi">λέμβοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fnte">πέντε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fkosi">εἴκοσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="plhrw%2Fmata:">πληρώματα·</w>
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<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fous">Ῥοδίους</w> <w lemma="diefqa%2Frhsan">διεφθάρησαν</w> <w lemma="kata%2Ffraktoi">κατάφρακτοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="de%2Fka">δέκα</w>, <w lemma="le%2Fmboi">λέμβοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tettara%2Fkonta">τετταράκοντα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29riqmo%2Fn:">ἀριθμόν·</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Flwsan">ἥλωσαν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="tetrh%2Freis">τετρήρεις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="le%2Fmboi">λέμβοι</w> <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="plhrw%2Fmasin">πληρώμασιν</w> <w lemma="e%28pta%2F">ἑπτά</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29atta%2Flou">Ἀττάλου</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fdusan">κατέδυσαν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="trihmioli%2Fa">τριημιολία</w> <w lemma="mi%2Fa">μία</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="penth%2Freis">πεντήρεις</w>, <w lemma="h%28%2Flwsan">ἥλωσαν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="tetrh%2Freis">τετρήρεις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="ska%2Ffos">σκάφος</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fwn">Ῥοδίων</w> <w lemma="diefqa%2Frhsan">διεφθάρησαν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="penth%2Freis">πεντήρεις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="trih%2Frhs">τριήρης</w>, <w lemma="h%28%2Flw">ἥλω</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fn">οὐδέν</w>.
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<w lemma="a%29%2Fndres">ἄνδρες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fwn">Ῥοδίων</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fqanon">ἀπέθανον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%2Fkonta">ἑξήκοντα</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29atta%2Flou">Ἀττάλου</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="e%28bdomh%2Fkonta">ἑβδομήκοντα</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnes">Μακεδόνες</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="trisxili%2Fous">τρισχιλίους</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="plhrwma%2Ftwn">πληρωμάτων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%28cakisxili%2Fous">ἑξακισχιλίους</w>.
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<w lemma="e%28a%2Flwsan">ἑάλωσαν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="zwgri%2Fa%7C">ζωγρίᾳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="disxili%2Fous">δισχιλίους</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fwn">ὑπεναντίων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%28ptakosi%2Fous">ἑπτακοσίους</w>.
Of Philip's ships there were sunk in the battle with Attalus one ship of ten banks of oars, one of nine, one of seven, and one of six, and of the rest of his fleet ten decked ships, three trihemioliae, and twenty-five galleys with their crews.
In his battle with the Rhodians he lost ten decked ships and about forty galleys sunk and two quadriremes and seven galleys with their crews captured.
Out of Attalus's fleet one trihemiolia and two quinqueremes were sunk, two quadriremes and the royal ship were taken.
Of the Rhodian fleet two quinqueremes and a trireme were sunk, but not a single ship captured.
The loss of life among the Rhodians amounted to about sixty men and in Attalus's fleet to about seventy, while Philip lost about three thousand Macedonian soldiers and six thousand sailors. About two thousand of the allies and Macedonians and about seven hundred of their adversaries were taken prisoners.