<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fbh">ἐξέβη</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnou">κινδύνου</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolai%3Ds">ἐπιβολαῖς</w>. <w lemma="e%29captome%2Fnwn">ἐξαπτομένων</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="eu%29zw%2Fnwn">εὐζώνων</w> <w lemma="throu%3Dntes">τηροῦντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcin">τάξιν</w> <w lemma="a%29pexw%2Froun">ἀπεχώρουν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parw%2Freian">παρώρειαν</w>, <w lemma="speu%2Fdontes">σπεύδοντες</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fyai">συνάψαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="pezoi%3Ds">πεζοῖς</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Faraton">Ἄρατον</w>, <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="katido%2Fntes">κατιδόντες</w> <w lemma="kalw%3Ds">καλῶς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmenon">γινόμενον</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Ft%27">οὔτ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29klogisa%2Fmenoi">ἐκλογισάμενοι</w> <w lemma="deo%2Fntws">δεόντως</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="sumbhso%2Fmenon">συμβησόμενον</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="i%29dei%3Dn">ἰδεῖν</w> <w lemma="u%28poxwrou%3Dntas">ὑποχωροῦντας</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fsantes">ἐλπίσαντες</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="feu%2Fgein">φεύγειν</w>,
<w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kera%2Ftwn">κεράτων</w> <w lemma="qwraki%2Ftas">θωρακίτας</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteilan">ἐξαπέστειλαν</w>, <w lemma="paraggei%2Flantes">παραγγείλαντες</w> <w lemma="bohqei%3Dn">βοηθεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fptein">συνάπτειν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="eu%29zw%2Fnois">εὐζώνοις</w>, <w lemma="au%29toi%5C">αὐτοὶ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fras">κέρας</w> <w lemma="kli%2Fnantes">κλίναντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dgon">ἦγον</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="dro%2Fmou">δρόμου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="spoudh%3Ds">σπουδῆς</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w>, <w lemma="dianu%2Fsantes">διανύσαντες</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pedi%2Fon">πεδίον</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fyai">συνάψαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="pezoi%3Ds">πεζοῖς</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%5C">αὐτοὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parw%2Freian">παρώρειαν</w> <w lemma="u%28postei%2Flantes">ὑποστείλαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmenon">ἔμενον</w>,
<w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pezou%5Cs">πεζοὺς</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fqroizon">ἥθροιζον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pla%2Fgia">πλάγια</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Floun">παρεκάλουν</w>, <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmws">ἑτοίμως</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kraugh%5Cn">κραυγὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29natrexo%2Fntwn">ἀνατρεχόντων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parabohqou%2Fntwn">παραβοηθούντων</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fas">πορείας</w>.
<w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29cioma%2Fxous">ἀξιομάχους</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Flabon">ὑπέλαβον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w>, <w lemma="sustrafe%2Fntes">συστραφέντες</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fbalon">ἐνέβαλον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="promaxome%2Fnois">προμαχομένοις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axai+kw%3Dn">Ἀχαϊκῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="yilw%3Dn">ψιλῶν</w>. <w lemma="o%29%2Fntes">ὄντες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenoi">ποιούμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffodon">ἔφοδον</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="u%28perdeci%2Fou">ὑπερδεξίου</w>, <w lemma="polu%5Cn">πολὺν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="e%29kindu%2Fneusan">ἐκινδύνευσαν</w>, <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29tre%2Fyanto">ἐτρέψαντο</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="sugkaqestw%3Dtas">συγκαθεστῶτας</w>.
<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="e%29gkli%2Fnantas">ἐγκλίναντας</w> <w lemma="feu%2Fgein">φεύγειν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="prosbohqou%3Dntes">προσβοηθοῦντες</w> <w lemma="qwraki%3Dtai">θωρακῖται</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="a%29ta%2Fktws">ἀτάκτως</w> <w lemma="e%29piparageno%2Fmenoi">ἐπιπαραγενόμενοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="spora%2Fdhn">σποράδην</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29porou%3Dntes">ἀποροῦντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="ginome%2Fnois">γινομένοις</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sumpi%2Fptontes">συμπίπτοντες</w> <w lemma="a%29nti%2Fois">ἀντίοις</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="feu%2Fgousi">φεύγουσι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poxw%2Frhsin">ἀποχώρησιν</w>, <w lemma="a%29nastre%2Ffein">ἀναστρέφειν</w> <w lemma="h%29nagka%2Fzonto">ἠναγκάζοντο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsion">παραπλήσιον</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w>.
<w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sugkatasta%2Fsews">συγκαταστάσεως</w> <w lemma="h%28tthqe%2Fntas">ἡττηθέντας</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="pentakosi%2Fwn">πεντακοσίων</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="feu%2Fgontas">φεύγοντας</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="disxili%2Fwn">δισχιλίων</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmatos">πράγματος</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="dida%2Fskontos">διδάσκοντος</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w>, <w lemma="ei%28%2Fponto">εἵποντο</w> <w lemma="kato%2Fpin">κατόπιν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pipolastikw%3Ds">ἐπιπολαστικῶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katako%2Frws">κατακόρως</w> <w lemma="xrw%2Fmenoi">χρώμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="kraugh%3D%7C">κραυγῇ</w>.
<w lemma="poioume%2Fnwn">ποιουμένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axai+kw%3Dn">Ἀχαϊκῶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poxw%2Frhsin">ἀποχώρησιν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="bare%2Fa">βαρέα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="meno%2Fntwn">μενόντων</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalei%2Fais">ἀσφαλείαις</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcews">τάξεως</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="eu%29sxh%2Fmwn">εὐσχήμων</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneq%27">ἐγένεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="fugh%5C">φυγὴ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="swth%2Frios:">σωτήριος·</w>
<w lemma="sunqeasa%2Fmenoi">συνθεασάμενοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="leloipo%2Ftas">λελοιπότας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalei%2Fas">ἀσφαλείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="makrou%5Cs">μακροὺς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fa%7C">πορείᾳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dialelume%2Fnous">διαλελυμένους</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="diarre%2Fontes">διαρρέοντες</w> <w lemma="a%29ta%2Fktws">ἀτάκτως</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsanto">ἐποιήσαντο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poxw%2Frhsin">ἀποχώρησιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="parakeime%2Fnas">παρακειμένας</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>,
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sumpi%2Fptontes">συμπίπτοντες</w> <w lemma="a%29nti%2Fois">ἀντίοις</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29piferome%2Fnois">ἐπιφερομένοις</w> <w lemma="falaggi%2Ftais">φαλαγγίταις</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="prosede%2Fonto">προσεδέοντο</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w>, <w lemma="au%29toi%5C">αὐτοὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29kplh%2Fttontes">ἐκπλήττοντες</w> <w lemma="h%29na%2Fgkazon">ἠνάγκαζον</w> <w lemma="feu%2Fgein">φεύγειν</w> <w lemma="protropa%2Fdhn">προτροπάδην</w>. <w lemma="e%29xrw%3Dnto">ἐχρῶντο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="fugh%3D%7C">φυγῇ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poxw%2Frhsin">ἀποχώρησιν</w>,
<w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="proei%2Fpomen">προείπομεν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis:">πόλεις·</w> <w lemma="o%28%2F">ὅ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29orxomeno%5Cs">Ὀρχομενὸς</w> <w lemma="ai%28%2F">αἵ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2Akafu%2Fai">Καφύαι</w> <w lemma="su%2Fneggus">σύνεγγυς</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dsai">οὖσαι</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="w%29%2Fnhsan">ὤνησαν</w>. <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="sumba%2Fntos">συμβάντος</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpantes">ἅπαντες</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="e%29kindu%2Fneusan">ἐκινδύνευσαν</w> <w lemma="diafqarh%3Dnai">διαφθαρῆναι</w> <w lemma="paralo%2Fgws">παραλόγως</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akafu%2Fas">Καφύας</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunos">κίνδυνος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w>
|
For when the light-armed troops got in touch with them, the Aetolian cavalry retired to the foot of the hill in good order with the object of joining their infantry. But Aratus, who had neither observed well what was happening nor calculated properly what would follow, thinking, the moment he saw the cavalry retreating, that they were in flight, sent the cuirassed troops from his wings with orders to join and support his light-armed force, while he himself, forming his men in column, led them on at the double. The Aetolian horse, having traversed the plain, joined their infantry, and while halting there, themselves under the shelter of the hill, began to collect the infantry on their flanks by calling on them, the men on the march giving a ready ear to their shouts and running back and falling in to help. When they thought they were sufficiently strong, they formed up close and fell upon the leading lines of the Achaean horse and light infantry. As they were superior in number, and as they were charging from higher ground, after a somewhat lengthy struggle they at length put their adversaries to flight. When these gave way and ran, the cuirassed men who were hurrying up to help them, and kept arriving in no order and in batches, some of them being at a loss to know what was the matter and others coming into collision with the fugitives, were compelled to turn round and take to flight also. The consequence was that while those routed on the field were not above five hundred, the number of those in flight exceeded two thousand. The circumstances of the moment making it clear to the Aetolians what was to be done, they followed on the heel of the enemy with insolent and continued shouts. The retreat of the Achaeans was at first an honourable retirement, as it seemed, to a position of safety, since they imagined they were falling back on their heavy-armed troops whom they supposed to be still strong in their original position. But upon seeing that the latter also had quitted their strong position and were already far off and marching in a straggling line, some of them at once dispersed and fled in disorder to the neighbouring towns, while those who encountered the men of their own phalanx marching in the opposite direction, had no need of the enemy, but threw their comrades as well as themselves into a panic and forced them to headlong flight. They fled, as I said, to the towns, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Orchomenus&groupId=814&placeId=1470">Orchomenus</a> and Caphyae being quite near and affording refuge to many: for if this had not been the case the whole force would have run the risk of a destruction as complete as unexpected. Such was the issue of the battle at Caphyae.
|
Walbank Commentary