Polybius, Histories

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Book 29 - Chapter 15

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<w lemma="%2Atw%3D%7C">Τῷ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Apersei%3D">Περσεῖ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29mi%2Flion">Αἰμίλιον</w> <w lemma="a%29tremou%3Dnta">ἀτρεμοῦντα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="o%28rw%3Dnti">ὁρῶντι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="logizome%2Fnw%7C">λογιζομένῳ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmenon">γινόμενον</w>, <w lemma="a%29podra%5Cs">ἀποδρὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="o%28dou%3D">ὁδοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Akrh%5Cs">Κρὴς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fmolos">αὐτόμολος</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="mhnu%2Fwn">μηνύων</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%2Fodon">περίοδον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="suntaraxqei%5Cs">συνταραχθεὶς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpedon">στρατόπεδον</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29ki%2Fnhse">ἐκίνησε</w>, <w lemma="muri%2Fous">μυρίους</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frous">μισθοφόρους</w> <w lemma="ce%2Fnous">ξένους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="disxili%2Fous">δισχιλίους</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="%2Ami%2Flwni">Μίλωνι</w> <w lemma="paradou%5Cs">παραδοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteile">ἐξαπέστειλε</w>, <w lemma="parakeleusa%2Fmenos">παρακελευσάμενος</w> <w lemma="taxu%3Dnai">ταχῦναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katalabei%3Dn">καταλαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28perbola%2Fs">ὑπερβολάς</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbios">Πολύβιος</w> <w lemma="fhsin">φησιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="koimwme%2Fnois">κοιμωμένοις</w> <w lemma="e%29pipesei%3Dn">ἐπιπεσεῖν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Anasika%3Ds">Νασικᾶς</w> <w lemma="o%29cu%5Cn">ὀξὺν</w> <w lemma="a%29gw%3Dna">ἀγῶνα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkrois">ἄκροις</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w>. —
Perseus saw Aemilius remaining on his ground, and had no suspicion of the truth, when a Cretan deserter, who had abandoned the Romans on the line of march, informed him of their turning movement.
The king was much disturbed; but, without moving his army, placed ten thousand foreign mercenaries and two thousand Macedonians under the command of Milo and sent him off with orders to make haste and occupy the heights.
Polybius tells us that Romans surprised this force while still asleep, but Nasica affirms that there was a sharp struggle on the heights.