Polybius, Histories

<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foqen">Ὅθεν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgono%2Fn">Ἀντίγονόν</w> <w lemma="fasi">φασι</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="katapeira%2Fzonta">καταπειράζοντα</w> <w lemma="punqa%2Fnesqai">πυνθάνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="taxqe%2Fntos">ταχθέντος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aleca%2Fndrou">Ἀλεξάνδρου</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="paradoqh%3Dnai">παραδοθῆναι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fnqhma">σύνθημα</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnou">κινδύνου</w> <w lemma="kata%2Frcaito">κατάρξαιτο</w>.

<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29rnoume%2Fnou">ἀρνουμένου</w>, <w lemma="fa%2Fskontos">φάσκοντος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="meira%2Fkio%2Fn">μειράκιόν</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="%2Amegalopolitiko%5Cn">Μεγαλοπολιτικὸν</w> <w lemma="proegxeirh%3Dsai">προεγχειρῆσαι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%3D">ἑαυτοῦ</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmhn">γνώμην</w>, <w lemma="ei%29pei%3Dn">εἰπεῖν</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="meira%2Fkion">μειράκιον</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fnos">ἡγεμόνος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frgon">ἔργον</w> <w lemma="a%29gaqou%3D">ἀγαθοῦ</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsai">ποιήσαι</w>, <w lemma="sunqeasa%2Fmenon">συνθεασάμενον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%2Fn">καιρόν</w>, <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dnos">ἐκεῖνος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28gemw%5Cn">ἡγεμὼν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxwn">ὑπάρχων</w> <w lemma="meiraki%2Fou">μειρακίου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tuxo%2Fntos">τυχόντος</w>.

<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28%2F">οἵ</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29klei%2Fdan">Εὐκλείδαν</w> <w lemma="o%28rw%3Dntes">ὁρῶντες</w> <w lemma="prosbainou%2Fsas">προσβαινούσας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="spei%2Fras">σπείρας</w>, <w lemma="a%29fe%2Fmenoi">ἀφέμενοι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="xrh%3Dsqai">χρῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="eu%29kairi%2Fais">εὐκαιρίαις</w> —

<w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="pollou%3D">πολλοῦ</w> <w lemma="sunantw%3Dntas">συναντῶντας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prospi%2Fptontas">προσπίπτοντας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnwn">ἐκείνων</w> <w lemma="sti%2Ffh">στίφη</w> <w lemma="suntara%2Fttein">συνταράττειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fein">διαλύειν</w>, <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28poxwrei%3Dn">ὑποχωρεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fda">πόδα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meqi%2Fstasqai">μεθίστασθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28perdeci%2Fous">ὑπερδεξίους</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalw%3Ds:">ἀσφαλῶς·</w>

<w lemma="ou%28%2Ftw">οὕτω</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="prolumhna%2Fmenoi">προλυμηνάμενοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sugxe%2Fantes">συγχέαντες</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kaqoplismou%3D">καθοπλισμοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sunta%2Fcews">συντάξεως</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fwma">ἰδίωμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fwn">ὑπεναντίων</w> <w lemma="r%28a%7Cdi%2Fws">ῥᾳδίως</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29tre%2Fyanto">ἐτρέψαντο</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="eu%29fui+%2Fan">εὐφυΐαν</w> —

<w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fhsan">ἐποίησαν</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmou">ἑτοίμου</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ni%2Fkhs">νίκης</w> <w lemma="u%28parxou%2Fshs">ὑπαρχούσης</w> <w lemma="tou%29nanti%2Fon">τοὐναντίον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpracan">ἔπραξαν</w>.

<w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="sta%2Fsin">στάσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmenon">ἔμενον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkrwn">ἄκρων</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29nwta%2Ftw">ἀνωτάτω</w> <w lemma="speu%2Fdontes">σπεύδοντες</w> <w lemma="labei%3Dn">λαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fous">ὑπεναντίους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="fugh%5Cn">φυγὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="kataferh%3D">καταφερῆ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="krhmnw%2Fdh">κρημνώδη</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w>.

<w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fper">ὅπερ</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%5Cs">εἰκὸς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>, <w lemma="tou%29nanti%2Fon:">τοὐναντίον·</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%29polipo%2Fntes">ἀπολιπόντες</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29naxw%2Frhsin">ἀναχώρησιν</w>, <w lemma="prosdeca%2Fmenoi">προσδεξάμενοι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29kerai%2Fous">ἀκεραίους</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunestw%2Fsas">συνεστώσας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="spei%2Fras">σπείρας</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="dusxrhsti%2Fas">δυσχρηστίας</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dlqon">ἦλθον</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Ffou">λόφου</w> <w lemma="korufh%3Ds">κορυφῆς</w> <w lemma="diama%2Fxesqai">διαμάχεσθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="biazome%2Fnous">βιαζομένους</w>.

<w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fson">ὅσον</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="podo%5Cs">ποδὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29pie%2Fsqhsan">ἐπιέσθησαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="ba%2Frei">βάρει</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kaqoplismou%3D">καθοπλισμοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sunta%2Fcews">συντάξεως</w>, <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illurioi%5C">Ἰλλυριοὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kata%2Fstasin">κατάστασιν</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Fmbanon">ἐλάμβανον</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29klei%2Fdan">Εὐκλείδαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fda">πόδα</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="katalei%2Fpesqai">καταλείπεσθαι</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="a%29naxw%2Frhsin">ἀναχώρησιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%2Fstasin">μετάστασιν</w> <w lemma="e%28autoi%3Ds">ἑαυτοῖς</w>.

<w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="trape%2Fntas">τραπέντας</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%29leqri%2Fw%7C">ὀλεθρίῳ</w> <w lemma="xrh%2Fsasqai">χρήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="fugh%3D%7C">φυγῇ</w>, <w lemma="krhmnw%2Fdh">κρημνώδη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fsbaton">δύσβατον</w> <w lemma="e%29xo%2Fntwn">ἐχόντων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29naxw%2Frhsin">ἀναχώρησιν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w>.