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Book 20 - Chapter 5

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<w lemma="%2Ata%5C">Τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kefa%2Flaia">κεφάλαια</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="a%29gnoi%2Fas">ἀγνοίας</w> <w lemma="e%29xeiri%2Fsqh">ἐχειρίσθη</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w>.
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<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnhn">προειρημένην</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dttan">ἧτταν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="e%29gkatalipo%2Fntes">ἐγκαταλιπόντες</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%5Cs">Ἀχαιοὺς</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fneiman">προσένειμαν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqnos">ἔθνος</w>.
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<w lemma="a%29nelome%2Fnwn">ἀνελομένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="meta%2F">μετά</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrion">Δημήτριον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="pate%2Fra">πατέρα</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29gkatalipo%2Fntes">ἐγκαταλιπόντες</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnou">παραγενομένου</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fou">Δημητρίου</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aboiwti%2Fan">Βοιωτίαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29deno%5Cs">οὐδενὸς</w> <w lemma="pei%3Dran">πεῖραν</w> <w lemma="labo%2Fntes">λαβόντες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="deinw%3Dn">δεινῶν</w>, <w lemma="u%28pe%2Ftacan">ὑπέταξαν</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28losxerw%3Ds">ὁλοσχερῶς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fsi">Μακεδόσι</w>.
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<w lemma="braxe%2Fos">βραχέος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ai%29qu%2Fgmatos">αἰθύγματος</w> <w lemma="e%29gkataleipome%2Fnou">ἐγκαταλειπομένου</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="progonikh%3Ds">προγονικῆς</w> <w lemma="do%2Fchs">δόξης</w>, <w lemma="h%29%3Dsa%2Fn">ἦσάν</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="oi%28%5C">οἳ</w> <w lemma="dushrestou%3Dnto">δυσηρεστοῦντο</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="parou%2Fsh%7C">παρούσῃ</w> <w lemma="katasta%2Fsei">καταστάσει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="pei%2Fqesqai">πείθεσθαι</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fsi">Μακεδόσι</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipolitei%2Fan">ἀντιπολιτείαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29askw%2Fndan">Ἀσκώνδαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ane%2Fwna">Νέωνα</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Abraxu%2Fllou">Βραχύλλου</w> <w lemma="progo%2Fnous:">προγόνους·</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="makedoni%2Fzontes">μακεδονίζοντες</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="kati%2Fsxusan">κατίσχυσαν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29askw%2Fndan">Ἀσκώνδαν</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnhs">γενομένης</w> <w lemma="tino%5Cs">τινὸς</w> <w lemma="peripetei%2Fas">περιπετείας</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fths">τοιαύτης</w>.
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<w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonos">Ἀντίγονος</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fou">Δημητρίου</w> <w lemma="qa%2Fnaton">θάνατον</w> <w lemma="e%29pitropeu%2Fsas">ἐπιτροπεύσας</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w>, <w lemma="ple%2Fwn">πλέων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2F">ἐπί</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis">πράξεις</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29sxatia%5Cs">ἐσχατιὰς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aboiwti%2Fas">Βοιωτίας</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Ala%2Frumnan">Λάρυμναν</w>, <w lemma="parado%2Fcou">παραδόξου</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnhs">γενομένης</w> <w lemma="a%29mpw%2Ftews">ἀμπώτεως</w> <w lemma="e%29ka%2Fqisan">ἐκάθισαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="chro%5Cn">ξηρὸν</w> <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="nh%3Des">νῆες</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</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="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="prospeptwkui%2Fas">προσπεπτωκυίας</w> <w lemma="fh%2Fmhs">φήμης</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllei">μέλλει</w> <w lemma="katatre%2Fxein">κατατρέχειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonos">Ἀντίγονος</w>, <w lemma="%2Ane%2Fwn">Νέων</w>, <w lemma="i%28pparxw%3Dn">ἱππαρχῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aboiwtw%3Dn">Βοιωτῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="meq%27">μεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="periago%2Fmenos">περιαγόμενος</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="parafula%2Fttein">παραφυλάττειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pege%2Fneto">ἐπεγένετο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonon">Ἀντίγονον</w> <w lemma="a%29poroume%2Fnois">ἀπορουμένοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dusxrhstoume%2Fnois">δυσχρηστουμένοις</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sumbebhko%2Fs">συμβεβηκός</w>,
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmenos">δυνάμενος</w> <w lemma="mega%2Fla">μεγάλα</w> <w lemma="bla%2Fyai">βλάψαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdoce">ἔδοξε</w> <w lemma="fei%2Fsasqai">φείσασθαι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prosdoki%2Fan">προσδοκίαν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w>.
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<w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllois">ἄλλοις</w> <w lemma="%2Aboiwtoi%3Ds">Βοιωτοῖς</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Freske">ἤρεσκε</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcas">πράξας</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqhbai%2Fois">Θηβαίοις</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flws">ὅλως</w> <w lemma="eu%29do%2Fkei">εὐδόκει</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fs">γεγονός</w>. <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonos">Ἀντίγονος</w>,
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<w lemma="e%29pelqou%2Fshs">ἐπελθούσης</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgon">ὀλίγον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fmhs">πλήμης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="koufisqeisw%3Dn">κουφισθεισῶν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="new%3Dn">νεῶν</w>, <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Ane%2Fwni">Νέωνι</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="sunepiteqei%3Dsqai">συνεπιτεθεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peripe%2Fteian">περιπέτειαν</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="prokei%2Fmenon">προκείμενον</w> <w lemma="e%29te%2Flei">ἐτέλει</w> <w lemma="plou%3Dn">πλοῦν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fan">Ἀσίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w>, <w lemma="nikh%2Fsas">νικήσας</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnh">Κλεομένη</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aspartia%2Fthn">Σπαρτιάτην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ku%2Frios">κύριος</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedai%2Fmonos">Λακεδαίμονος</w>, <w lemma="e%29pista%2Fthn">ἐπιστάτην</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fleipe">ἀπέλειπε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="%2Abraxu%2Fllhn">Βραχύλλην</w>, <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="a%29podidou%5Cs">ἀποδιδοὺς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="patro%5Cs">πατρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Ane%2Fwnos">Νέωνος</w> <w lemma="eu%29ergesi%2Fas:">εὐεργεσίας·</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="mikro%5Cn">μικρὸν</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fan">οἰκίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29panorqwqh%3Dnai">ἐπανορθωθῆναι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Abraxu%2Fllhn">Βραχύλλην</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsxe">ἔσχε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fnoian">πρόνοιαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sunexe%2Fs">συνεχές</w>, <w lemma="o%28te%5C">ὁτὲ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fs">αὐτός</w>, <w lemma="o%28te%5C">ὁτὲ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppos">Φιλίππος</w>, <w lemma="xorhgou%3Dntes">χορηγοῦντες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunepisxu%2Fontes">συνεπισχύοντες</w> <w lemma="ai%29ei%2F">αἰεί</w>, <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="kathgwni%2Fsanto">κατηγωνίσαντο</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aqh%2Fbais">Θήβαις</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipoliteuome%2Fnous">ἀντιπολιτευομένους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="h%29na%2Fgkasan">ἠνάγκασαν</w> <w lemma="makedoni%2Fzein">μακεδονίζειν</w> <w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgwn">ὀλίγων</w> <w lemma="tinw%3Dn">τινῶν</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Ata%5C">Τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fan">οἰκίαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Ane%2Fwnos">Νέωνος</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fthn">τοιαύτην</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flabe">ἔλαβε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="susta%2Fsews">συστάσεως</w>
The chief errors into which they fell, leading to many minor ones, were the following.
After the defeat I mentioned they at once abandoned the Achaeans and attached their own League to that of the Aetolians.
Shortly afterwards, when the Aetolians undertook a war against Demetrius, the father of Philip, the Boeotians again deserted them and on the arrival of Demetrius with his army in Boeotia would not face any danger whatever but completely submitted to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>.
But as there were some slight sparks left of their ancestral glory, there were some who were by no means pleased with the present situation and this implicit obedience to the Macedonians.
There was in consequence a violent opposition on the part of these to Ascondas and Neon, the grandfather and father of Brachylles, who were then the warmest partisans of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>.
However, in the end, Ascondas and Neon got the upper hand owing to the following accident.
Antigonus, who after the death of Demetrius had become Philip\'s guardian, was sailing on some business to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Larymna&groupId=671&placeId=1228">Larymna</a> at the extremity of Boeotia, when owing to an extraordinary low ebb tide his vessels settled on the land.
It had just been reported that Antigonus was about to raid the country, and Neon, who was then hipparch and was on the move with the whole of the Boeotian cavalry with the object of protecting the country, lighted upon Antigonus, who was in a state of dismay and in a difficult position owing to the accident;
and though it was in his power to inflict much damage on the Macedonians, decided, contrary to their expectation, to spare them.
The other Boeotians approved of his conduct, but the Thebans were not entirely pleased with it.
Antigonus, when the flood tide very shortly came in and his ships having been lightened, was very thankful to Neon for not having availed himself of the accident to attack him, and now continued the voyage to Asia, upon which he had set out.
In consequence of this, when, at a later period, he had conquered Cleomenes of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a> and become master of Lacedaemon, he left Brachylles in that town as his commissioner, bestowing this post on him out of gratitude for the kind of service that Neon, the father of Brachylles had rendered him. This contributed no little to the fortunes of Brachylles and his house;
and not only did Antigonus show him this mark of his regard, but ever afterwards both he and Philip continued to furnish him with money and strengthen his position, and thus they soon crushed those opposed to them at Thebes and compelled all, with quite a few exceptions, to take the part of Macedon.
It was thus that the attachment of the house of Neon to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a> and the increase in its fortunes originated.