<w lemma="%2A%29%2Feti">Ἔτι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="parepidhmou%3Dntos">παρεπιδημοῦντος</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Amessh%2Fnh%7C">Μεσσήνῃ</w>, <w lemma="suneggi%2Fsantes">συνεγγίσαντες</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flei">πόλει</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peiratai%5C">πειραταὶ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosbalo%2Fntes">προσβαλόντες</w> <w lemma="kli%2Fmakas">κλίμακας</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fkoyan">ἐξέκοψαν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Axurw%3Dnos">Χυρῶνος</w> <w lemma="kalou%2Fmenon">καλούμενον</w> <w lemma="e%29pau%2Flion">ἐπαύλιον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29munome%2Fnous">ἀμυνομένους</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsfacan">ἀπέσφαξαν</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loipou%5Cs">λοιποὺς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="oi%29ketw%3Dn">οἰκετῶν</w> <w lemma="dh%2Fsantes">δήσαντες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kth%2Fnh">κτήνη</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ph%2Fgagon">ἀπήγαγον</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fwn">Μεσσηνίων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fforoi">ἔφοροι</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Flai">πάλαι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2F">ἐπί</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="ginome%2Fnois">γινομένοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="parepidhmi%2Fa%7C">παρεπιδημίᾳ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Adwrima%2Fxou">Δωριμάχου</w> <w lemma="dialgou%3Dntes">διαλγοῦντες</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosenubri%2Fzesqai">προσενυβρίζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="do%2Fcantes">δόξαντες</w>, <w lemma="a%29nekalou%3Dnt%27">ἀνεκαλοῦντ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sunarxi%2Fas">συναρχίας</w>.
<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="kairw%3D%7C">καιρῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Asku%2Frwn">Σκύρων</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fforos">ἔφορος</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fwn">Μεσσηνίων</w>, <w lemma="eu%29doki%2Fmei">εὐδοκίμει</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllon">ἄλλον</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="poli%2Ftais">πολίταις</w>, <w lemma="sunebou%2Fleue">συνεβούλευε</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="proi%2Fesqai">προίεσθαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Adwri%2Fmaxon">Δωρίμαχον</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29polwlo%2Fta">ἀπολωλότα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fois">Μεσσηνίοις</w> <w lemma="a%29pokatasth%2Fsh%7C">ἀποκαταστήσῃ</w>, <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="teqnew%2Ftwn">τεθνεώτων</w> <w lemma="dwsidi%2Fkous">δωσιδίκους</w> <w lemma="para%2Fsxh%7C">παράσχῃ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="h%29dikhko%2Ftas">ἠδικηκότας</w>.
<w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pishmhname%2Fnwn">ἐπισημηναμένων</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="di%2Fkaia">δίκαια</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgontos">λέγοντος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Asku%2Frwnos">Σκύρωνος</w>, <w lemma="diorgisqei%5Cs">διοργισθεὶς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Adwri%2Fmaxos">Δωρίμαχος</w> <w lemma="eu%29h%2Fqeis">εὐήθεις</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="%2Adwri%2Fmaxon">Δωρίμαχον</w> <w lemma="oi%29%2Fontai">οἴονται</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="prophlaki%2Fzein">προπηλακίζειν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="koino%5Cn">κοινὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn:">Αἰτωλῶν·</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="deino%5Cn">δεινὸν</w> <w lemma="h%28gei%3Dto">ἡγεῖτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmenon">γινόμενον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="koinh%3Ds">κοινῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pistrofh%3Ds">ἐπιστροφῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="teu%2Fcesqai">τεύξεσθαι</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="pei%2Fsesqai">πείσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="dikai%2Fws">δικαίως</w>.
<w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnous">ἐκείνους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fnqrwpos">ἄνθρωπος</w> <w lemma="a%29surh%5Cs">ἀσυρὴς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Amessh%2Fnh%7C">Μεσσήνῃ</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29chrme%2Fnwn">ἐξηρμένων</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndra">ἄνδρα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w>, <w lemma="o%29%2Fnoma">ὄνομα</w> <w lemma="%2Ababu%2Frtas">Βαβύρτας</w>, <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="perie%2Fqhke">περιέθηκε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kausi%2Fan">καυσίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xlamu%2Fda">χλαμύδα</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Adwrima%2Fxou">Δωριμάχου</w>, <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Do%2Fn">οἷόν</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="diaginw%2Fskein:">διαγινώσκειν·</w>
<w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tosou%3Dton">τοσοῦτον</w> <w lemma="e%29cwmoi%2Fwto">ἐξωμοίωτο</w> <w lemma="kata%2F">κατά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="fwnh%5Cn">φωνὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%29%2Flla">τἄλλα</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="sw%2Fmatos">σώματος</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnw%7C">προειρημένῳ</w>. <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dt%27">τοῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Fnqane">ἐλάνθανε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Adwri%2Fmaxon">Δωρίμαχον</w>.
<w lemma="o%28milou%3Dntos">ὁμιλοῦντος</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> [<w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w>] <w lemma="a%29natatikw%3Ds">ἀνατατικῶς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fl%27">μάλ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28perhfa%2Fnws">ὑπερηφάνως</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fois">Μεσσηνίοις</w>, <w lemma="periorgisqei%5Cs">περιοργισθεὶς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Asku%2Frwn">Σκύρων</w> "<w lemma="%2Anomi%2Fzeis">Νομίζεις</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%3Dn">ἡμῖν</w>" <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> "<w lemma="sou%3D">σοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Flein">μέλειν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sh%3Ds">σῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29nata%2Fsews">ἀνατάσεως</w>, <w lemma="%2Ababu%2Frta">Βαβύρτα</w>;" <w lemma="r%28hqe%2Fntos">ῥηθέντος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w>,
<w lemma="parauti%2Fka">παραυτίκα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fcas">εἴξας</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Adwri%2Fmaxos">Δωρίμαχος</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="perista%2Fsei">περιστάσει</w> <w lemma="sunexw%2Frhse">συνεχώρησε</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="e%29pistrofh%5Cn">ἐπιστροφὴν</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsesqai">ποιήσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Ftwn">γεγονότων</w> <w lemma="a%29dikhma%2Ftwn">ἀδικημάτων</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fois:">Μεσσηνίοις·</w>
<w lemma="e%29panelqw%5Cn">ἐπανελθὼν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twli%2Fan">Αἰτωλίαν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftw">οὕτω</w> <w lemma="pikrw%3Ds">πικρῶς</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fnegke">ἤνεγκε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="bare%2Fws">βαρέως</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="r%28hqe%5Cn">ῥηθὲν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="ou%29demi%2Fan">οὐδεμίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllhn">ἄλλην</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Flogon">εὔλογον</w> <w lemma="pro%2Ffasin">πρόφασιν</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5C">αὐτὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fois">Μεσσηνίοις</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fkause">ἐξέκαυσε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>.
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While he was still staying in Messene the banditti approach the city by night, and with the aid of scaling-ladders broke into the farm called Chron's, where after killing those who offered resistance they bound the rest of the slaves and carried them off together with the cattle. The Messenian Ephors, who had long been annoyed by all that took place and by Dorimachus' stay in the town, thought this was adding insult to injury and summoned him before their college. On this occasion Scyron, then one of the ephors, and otherwise highly esteemed by the citizens, advised them not to let Dorimachus escape from the city, unless he made good all the losses of the Messenians and delivered up to justice those guilty of murder. When all signified their approval of what Scyron said, Dorimachus flew into a passion, and said they were utter simpletons if they thought it was Dorimachus they were now affronting and not the Aetolian League. He thought the whole affair altogether outrageous, and they would receive such public chastisement for it as would serve them right. There was at this time a certain lewd fellow at Messene, one of those who had in every way renounced his claim to be a man, called Babrytas. If anyone had dressed this man up in Dorimachus' sun-hat and chlamys it would have been impossible to distinguish the two, so exact was the resemblance both in voice and in person, and of this Dorimachus was perfectly aware. Upon his speaking now in this threatening and overbearing manner, Scyron grew very angry and said, "Do you think we care a fig for you or your threats, Babrytas?" Upon his saying this Dorimachus, yielding for the moment to circumstances, consented to give satisfaction for all damage inflicted on the Messenians, but on his return to Aetolia he continued to resent this taunt so bitterly, that without having any other plausible pretext he stirred up a war against Messene on account of this alone.
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