Polybius, Histories

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Book 21 - Chapter 35

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<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="h%28ni%2Fka">ἡνίκα</w> <w lemma="%2Agna%2Fios">Γνάιος</w> <w lemma="dih%2F%7Cei">διῄει</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akoloba%2Fton">Κολοβάτον</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuo%2Fmenon">προσαγορευόμενον</w> <w lemma="potamo%2Fn">ποταμόν</w>, <w lemma="h%29%3Dlqon">ἦλθον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fsbeis">πρέσβεις</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29isi%2Fndhs">Ἰσίνδης</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuome%2Fnhs">προσαγορευομένης</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>, <w lemma="deo%2Fmenoi">δεόμενοι</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="bohqh%3Dsai:">βοηθῆσαι·</w>
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<w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Atermhssei%3Ds">Τερμησσεῖς</w>, <w lemma="e%29pispasame%2Fnous">ἐπισπασαμένους</w> <w lemma="%2Afilo%2Fmhlon">Φιλόμηλον</w>, <w lemma="th%2Fn">τήν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffasan">ἔφασαν</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Fstaton">ἀνάστατον</w> <w lemma="pepoihke%2Fnai">πεποιηκέναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="dihrpake%2Fnai">διηρπακέναι</w>, <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="poliorkei%3Dn">πολιορκεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkran">ἄκραν</w>, <w lemma="sumpefeugo%2Ftwn">συμπεφευγότων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="politw%3Dn">πολιτῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28mou%3D">ὁμοῦ</w> <w lemma="gunaici%5C">γυναιξὶ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="te%2Fknois">τέκνοις</w>.
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<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="diakou%2Fsas">διακούσας</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Agna%2Fios">Γνάιος</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnois">ἐκείνοις</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Fsxeto">ὑπέσχετο</w> <w lemma="bohqh%2Fsein">βοηθήσειν</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhs">μεγάλης</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fritos">χάριτος</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fsas">νομίσας</w> <w lemma="e%28rmai%3Don">ἑρμαῖον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prospeptwko%5Cs">προσπεπτωκὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Apamfuli%2Fas">Παμφυλίας</w>. <w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Agna%2Fios">Γνάιος</w> <w lemma="suneggi%2Fsas">συνεγγίσας</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Atermhssw%3D%7C">Τερμησσῷ</w>,
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<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fqeto">συνέθετο</w> <w lemma="fili%2Fan">φιλίαν</w>, <w lemma="labw%5Cn">λαβὼν</w> <w lemma="penth%2Fkonta">πεντήκοντα</w> <w lemma="ta%2Flanta">τάλαντα</w>, <w lemma="paraplhsi%2Fws">παραπλησίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aspendi%2Fous">Ἀσπενδίους</w>.
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<w lemma="a%29podeca%2Fmenos">ἀποδεξάμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flewn">πόλεων</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Apamfuli%2Fan">Παμφυλίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnhn">προειρημένην</w> <w lemma="do%2Fcan">δόξαν</w> <w lemma="e%29nergasa%2Fmenos">ἐνεργασάμενος</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstois">ἑκάστοις</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29nteu%2Fceis">ἐντεύξεις</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29isindei%3Ds">Ἰσινδεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29celo%2Fmenos">ἐξελόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="poliorki%2Fas">πολιορκίας</w>, <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Agala%2Ftas">Γαλάτας</w>. —
While Manlius was crossing the river Colobatus, envoys reached him from the city of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Isinda&groupId=652&placeId=1192">Isinda</a> begging him to help them;
for the Termessians, summoning Philomelus to their assistance, had devastated their territory and pillaged their city and were now besieging the citadel in which all the citizens with their wives and children had sought refuge.
Manlius, after listening to their request, said he would be very pleased to come to their help; and, looking upon this chance as a godsend, began to march towards <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pamphylia&groupId=833&placeId=1505">Pamphylia</a>.
On approaching Termessus he received that people into his alliance on receipt of fifty talents, and likewise the people of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Aspendus&groupId=373&placeId=704">Aspendus</a>.
After receiving the envoys of the other Pamphylian cities, and producing on all of them on the occasion of their audience an impression similar to that I have described, he first raised the siege of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Isinda&groupId=652&placeId=1192">Isinda</a> and then again began to march against the Gauls.