Polybius, Histories

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Book 2 - Chapter 70

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<w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonos">Ἀντίγονος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29gkrath%5Cs">ἐγκρατὴς</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%29fo%2Fdou">ἐφόδου</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aspa%2Frths">Σπάρτης</w> <w lemma="ta%2F">τά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="loipa%5C">λοιπὰ</w> <w lemma="megaloyu%2Fxws">μεγαλοψύχως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="filanqrw%2Fpws">φιλανθρώπως</w> <w lemma="e%29xrh%2Fsato">ἐχρήσατο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimoni%2Fois">Λακεδαιμονίοις</w>, <w lemma="to%2F">τό</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="poli%2Fteuma">πολίτευμα</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Ftrion">πάτριον</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29pokatasth%2Fsas">ἀποκαταστήσας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgais">ὀλίγαις</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Frais">ἡμέραις</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fzeuce">ἀνέζευξε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmewn">δυνάμεων</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>, <w lemma="prosaggelqe%2Fntos">προσαγγελθέντος</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuriou%5Cs">Ἰλλυριοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29sbeblhko%2Ftas">εἰσβεβληκότας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fan">Μακεδονίαν</w> <w lemma="porqei%3Dn">πορθεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%2F">ἀεί</w> <w lemma="poq%27">ποθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="tu%2Fxh">τύχη</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgista">μέγιστα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fwqe">εἴωθε</w> <w lemma="kri%2Fnein">κρίνειν</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnhs">Κλεομένης</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%2Fte">εἴτε</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w> <w lemma="parei%2Flkuse">παρείλκυσε</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgas">ὀλίγας</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%2Ft%27">εἴτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29naxwrh%2Fsas">ἀναχωρήσας</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhs">μάχης</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="braxu%5C">βραχὺ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kairw%3Dn">καιρῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ntepoih%2Fsato">ἀντεποιήσατο</w>, <w lemma="diakate%2Fsxen">διακατέσχεν</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%2Fn">ἀρχήν</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2F">ὅ</w> <w lemma="g%27">γ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonos">Ἀντίγονος</w> <w lemma="parageno%2Fmenos">παραγενόμενος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Atege%2Fan">Τεγέαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="a%29podou%5Cs">ἀποδοὺς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Ftrion">πάτριον</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fan">πολιτείαν</w> <w lemma="deuterai%3Dos">δευτεραῖος</w> <w lemma="e%29nteu%3Dqen">ἐντεῦθεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fargos">Ἄργος</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dlqe">ἦλθε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aneme%2Fwn">Νεμέων</w> <w lemma="panh%2Fgurin">πανήγυριν</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="tuxw%5Cn">τυχὼν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29qa%2Fnaton">ἀθάνατον</w> <w lemma="do%2Fcan">δόξαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="timh%5Cn">τιμὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29nhko%2Fntwn">ἀνηκόντων</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2F">ὑπό</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="koinou%3D">κοινοῦ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fsths">ἑκάστης</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flewn">πόλεων</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhse">ὥρμησε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="spoudh%5Cn">σπουδὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fan">Μακεδονίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="katalabw%5Cn">καταλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuriou%5Cs">Ἰλλυριοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fra%7C">χώρᾳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sumbalw%5Cn">συμβαλὼν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="parata%2Fcews">παρατάξεως</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxh%7C">μάχῃ</w> <w lemma="katw%2Frqwse">κατώρθωσε</w>, <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="paraklh%2Fsei">παρακλήσει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kraugh%3D%7C">κραυγῇ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w> <w lemma="e%29kqu%2Fmws">ἐκθύμως</w> <w lemma="xrhsa%2Fmenos">χρησάμενος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ai%28%2Fmatos">αἵματος</w> <w lemma="a%29nagwgh%5Cn">ἀναγωγὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%2F">καί</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fthn">τοιαύτην</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fqesin">διάθεσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29mpesw%5Cn">ἐμπεσὼν</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="no%2Fsw%7C">νόσῳ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w> <w lemma="meth%2Fllace">μετήλλαξε</w>,
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<w lemma="kala%5Cs">καλὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="u%28podei%2Fcas">ὑποδείξας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhsin">Ἕλλησιν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28pai%2Fqrois">ὑπαίθροις</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fan">χρείαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhn">ὅλην</w> <w lemma="ai%28%2Fresin">αἵρεσιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaloka%29gaqi%2Fan">καλοκἀγαθίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fan">βασιλείαν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Flipe">ἀπέλιπε</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppw%7C">Φιλίππῳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fou">Δημητρίου</w>.
Antigonus having attacked and taken <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a>, treated the Lacedaemonians in all respects with great generosity and humanity, and, after restoring the ancient form of government, left the city in a few days with his whole army, as he had received news that the Illyrians had invaded <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a> and were ravaging the country.
Thus ever is it the way of Fortune to decide the most weighty issues against rule and reason.
For on this occasion Cleomenes, had he deferred giving battle for merely a few days, or had he, on returning to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a> after the battle, waited ever so short a time to avail himself of the turn of events, would have saved his crown.
Antigonus however, on reaching <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tegea&groupId=1011&placeId=1780">Tegea</a>, restored the old form of government there also, and two days later arrived at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Argos&groupId=361&placeId=689">Argos</a> just in time for the Nemean festival,
at which the Achaean League and each several city heaped on him every honour they could think of to immortalize his memory. He then hastily left for <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>,
where he found the Illyrians. Engaging them in a pitched battle, he was victorious, but in the course of the fight he strained himself so much by shouting to his troops to cheer them on that from a rupture of a blood-vessel or some such accident he fell sick and died shortly afterwards.
He had aroused high hopes of himself throughout Greece, not so much by his support in the field as by his general high principles and excellence.
He was succeeded on the throne of Macedon by Philip son of Demetrius.