Polybius, Histories

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Book 31 - Chapter 9

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<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Asuri%2Fan">Συρίαν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxos">Ἀντίοχος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="eu%29porh%3Dsai">εὐπορῆσαι</w> <w lemma="xrhma%2Ftwn">χρημάτων</w> <w lemma="proe%2Fqeto">προέθετο</w> <w lemma="strateu%2Fein">στρατεύειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arte%2Fmidos">Ἀρτέμιδος</w> <w lemma="i%28ero%5Cn">ἱερὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29elumai+%2Fda">Ἐλυμαΐδα</w>.
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<w lemma="parageno%2Fmenos">παραγενόμενος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diayeusqei%5Cs">διαψευσθεὶς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdos">ἐλπίδος</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="sugxwrei%3Dn">συγχωρεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="paranomi%2Fa%7C">παρανομίᾳ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="barba%2Frous">βαρβάρους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="oi%29kou%3Dntas">οἰκοῦντας</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w>,
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<w lemma="a%29naxwrw%3Dn">ἀναχωρῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Ata%2Fbais">Τάβαις</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Apersi%2Fdos">Περσίδος</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Flipe">ἐξέλιπε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w>,
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<w lemma="daimonh%2Fsas">δαιμονήσας</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnioi%2F">ἔνιοί</w> <w lemma="fasi">φασι</w>, <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="tina%5Cs">τινὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pishmasi%2Fas">ἐπισημασίας</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="daimoni%2Fou">δαιμονίου</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnon">προειρημένον</w> <w lemma="i%28ero%5Cn">ἱερὸν</w> <w lemma="paranomi%2Fan">παρανομίαν</w>.
<head>Death of Antiochus Epiphanes</head>In <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Syria&groupId=995&placeId=502">Syria</a> King Antiochus, wishing to provide himself with money, decided to make an expedition against the sanctuary of Artemis in Elymaïs.
On reaching the spot he was foiled in his hopes, as the barbarian tribes who dwelt in the neighbourhood would not permit the outrage,
and on his retreat he died at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tabae in Persia&groupId=998&placeId=1756">Tabae in Persia</a>, smitten with madness, as some people say,
owing to certain manifestations of divine displeasure when he was attempting this outrage on the above sanctuary.