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Book 2 - Chapter 52

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<w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstewn">πίστεων</w> <w lemma="e%29piske%2Fyews">ἐπισκέψεως</w>. <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnhs">Κλεομένης</w> <w lemma="kataplhca%2Fmenos">καταπληξάμενος</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnois">προειρημένοις</w> <w lemma="eu%29tuxh%2Fmasi">εὐτυχήμασι</w> <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29dew%3Ds">ἀδεῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29peporeu%2Feto">ἐπεπορεύετο</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>, <w lemma="a%28%5Cs">ἃς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="pei%2Fqwn">πείθων</w> <w lemma="ai%28%3Ds">αἷς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fbon">φόβον</w> <w lemma="a%29nateino%2Fmenos">ἀνατεινόμενος</w>. <w lemma="proslabw%5Cn">προσλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpw%7C">τρόπῳ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="%2Akafu%2Fas">Καφύας</w>,
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<w lemma="%2Apellh%2Fnhn">Πελλήνην</w>, <w lemma="%2Afeneo%2Fn">Φενεόν</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fargos">Ἄργος</w>, <w lemma="%2Afliou%3Dnta">Φλιοῦντα</w>, <w lemma="%2Aklewna%2Fs">Κλεωνάς</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29epi%2Fdauron">Ἐπίδαυρον</w>, <w lemma="%2A%28ermio%2Fna">Ἑρμιόνα</w>, <w lemma="%2Atroi%2Fzhna">Τροίζηνα</w>, <w lemma="teleutai%3Don">τελευταῖον</w> <w lemma="%2Ako%2Frinqon">Κόρινθον</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prosestratope%2Fdeuse">προσεστρατοπέδευσε</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Asikuwni%2Fwn">Σικυωνίων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flei">πόλει</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%5Cs">Ἀχαιοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fluse">ἀπέλυσε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="megi%2Fstou">μεγίστου</w> <w lemma="problh%2Fmatos">προβλήματος</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Akorinqi%2Fwn">Κορινθίων</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ara%2Ftw%7C">Ἀράτῳ</w> <w lemma="strathgou%3Dnti">στρατηγοῦντι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%3Ds">Ἀχαιοῖς</w> <w lemma="paraggeila%2Fntwn">παραγγειλάντων</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="a%29palla%2Fttesqai">ἀπαλλάττεσθαι</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnh">Κλεομένη</w> <w lemma="diapempome%2Fnwn">διαπεμπομένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kalou%2Fntwn">καλούντων</w>, <w lemma="paredo%2Fqh">παρεδόθη</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%3Ds">Ἀχαιοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29formh%5C">ἀφορμὴ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Ffasis">πρόφασις</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Flogos">εὔλογος</w>.
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<w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="e%29pilabo%2Fmenos">ἐπιλαβόμενος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Faratos">Ἄρατος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="protei%2Fnas">προτείνας</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antigo%2Fnw%7C">Ἀντιγόνῳ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29akroko%2Frinqon">Ἀκροκόρινθον</w>, <w lemma="katexo%2Fntwn">κατεχόντων</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fluse">ἔλυσε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%5Cs">γεγονὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fgklhma">ἔγκλημα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fan">οἰκίαν</w>, <w lemma="i%28kanh%5Cn">ἱκανὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fsxeto">παρέσχετο</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllonta">μέλλοντα</w> <w lemma="koinwni%2Fas">κοινωνίας</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fxon">συνέχον</w>, <w lemma="o%28rmhth%2Frion">ὁρμητήριον</w> <w lemma="pareskeu%2Fasen">παρεσκεύασεν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antigo%2Fnw%7C">Ἀντιγόνῳ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimoni%2Fwn">Λακεδαιμονίων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnhs">Κλεομένης</w> <w lemma="e%29pignou%5Cs">ἐπιγνοὺς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%5Cs">Ἀχαιοὺς</w> <w lemma="suntiqeme%2Fnous">συντιθεμένους</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonon">Ἀντίγονον</w>, <w lemma="a%29nazeu%2Fcas">ἀναζεύξας</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Asikuw%3Dnos">Σικυῶνος</w> <w lemma="katestratope%2Fdeuse">κατεστρατοπέδευσε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29isqmo%2Fn">Ἰσθμόν</w>, <w lemma="dialabw%5Cn">διαλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraki">χάρακι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%2Ffrw%7C">τάφρῳ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29akrokori%2Fnqou">Ἀκροκορίνθου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29onei%2Fwn">Ὀνείων</w> <w lemma="kaloume%2Fnwn">καλουμένων</w> <w lemma="o%29rw%3Dn">ὀρῶν</w>, <w lemma="pa%3Dsan">πᾶσαν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="bebai%2Fws">βεβαίως</w> <w lemma="perieilhfw%5Cs">περιειληφὼς</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fsi">ἐλπίσι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnhsi%2Fwn">Πελοποννησίων</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%2Fn">ἀρχήν</w>.
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<w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonos">Ἀντίγονος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flai">πάλαι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="paraskeuh%3D%7C">παρασκευῇ</w>, <w lemma="karadokw%3Dn">καραδοκῶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28poqe%2Fseis">ὑποθέσεις</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ara%2Ftou:">Ἀράτου·</w>
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<w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sullogizo%2Fmenos">συλλογιζόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="prospipto%2Fntwn">προσπιπτόντων</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fson">ὅσον</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fpw">οὔπω</w> <w lemma="parei%3Dnai">παρεῖναι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnh">Κλεομένη</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettali%2Fan">Θετταλίαν</w>, <w lemma="diapemya%2Fmenos">διαπεμψάμενος</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fs">πρός</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Faraton">Ἄρατον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%5Cs">Ἀχαιοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="w%28mologhme%2Fnwn">ὡμολογημένων</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dken">ἧκεν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29boi%2Fas">Εὐβοίας</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29isqmo%2Fn">Ἰσθμόν</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%5C">Αἰτωλοὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllois">ἄλλοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenoi">βουλόμενοι</w> <w lemma="kwlu%3Dsai">κωλῦσαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonon">Ἀντίγονον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="bohqei%2Fas">βοηθείας</w>, <w lemma="a%29pei%3Dpon">ἀπεῖπον</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="poreu%2Fesqai">πορεύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="e%29nto%5Cs">ἐντὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Apulw%3Dn:">Πυλῶν·</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mh%2F">μή</w>, <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="kwlu%2Fsousi">κωλύσουσι</w> <w lemma="meq%27">μεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="di%2Fodon">δίοδον</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonos">Ἀντίγονος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnhs">Κλεομένης</w> <w lemma="a%29ntestratope%2Fdeuon">ἀντεστρατοπέδευον</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flois">ἀλλήλοις</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29selqei%3Dn">εἰσελθεῖν</w> <w lemma="spouda%2Fzwn">σπουδάζων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Apelopo%2Fnnhson">Πελοπόννησον</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnhs">Κλεομένης</w> <w lemma="kwlu%3Dsai">κωλῦσαι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w>
Cleomenes, having inspired terror by the victories I mentioned, henceforth made an unimpeded progress through the cities, gaining some by persuasion and others by threats.
He annexed in this manner Caphyae, Pellene, Pheneus, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Argos&groupId=361&placeId=689">Argos</a>, Phlius, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cleonae&groupId=478&placeId=896">Cleonae</a>, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Epidaurus&groupId=572&placeId=1070">Epidaurus</a>, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Hermione&groupId=629&placeId=1159">Hermione</a>, Troezen, and finally <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a>. He now sat down in front of Sicyon, but he had solved the chief difficulty of the Achaeans;
for the Corinthians by ordering Aratus, who was then Strategus, and the Achaeans to quit <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a>, and by sending to invite Cleomenes, furnished the Achaeans with good and reasonable ground for offering to Antigonus the Acrocorinthus then held by them.
Availing himself of this, Aratus not only atoned for his former offence to the royal house, but gave sufficient guarantee of future loyalty, further providing Antigonus with a base for the war against the Lacedaemonians.
Cleomenes, when he became aware of the understanding between the Achaeans and Antigonus, left Sicyon and encamped on the Isthmus, uniting by a palisade and trench the Acrocorinthus and the mountain called the Ass\'s Back, regarding confidently the whole <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a> as being henceforth his own domain.
Antigonus had been for long making his preparations, awaiting the turn of events, as Aratus had recommended,
but now, judging from the progress of events that Cleomenes was on the point of appearing in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thessaly&groupId=1028&placeId=1816">Thessaly</a> with his army, he communicated with Aratus and the Achaeans reminding them of the terms of their treaty, and passing though <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Euboea&groupId=584&placeId=1091">Euboea</a> with his forces, reached the Isthmus,
the Aetolians having, in addition to other measures they took to prevent his assisting the Achaeans, forbidden him to advance with an army beyond Thermopylae, threatening, if he attempted it, to oppose his passage.
Antigonus and Cleomenes now faced each other, the former bent on penetrating into the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a> and the latter on preventing him.