Polybius, Histories

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Book 4 - Chapter 68

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<w lemma="pe%2Fdeuse">πέδευσε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Afliasi%2Fas">Φλιασίας</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Adioskou%2Frion">Διοσκούριον</w>. <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29ripi%2Fdas">Εὐριπίδας</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fwn">Ἠλείων</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fxous">λόχους</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peiratw%3Dn">πειρατῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frwn">μισθοφόρων</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Fst%27">ὥστ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="disxili%2Fous">δισχιλίους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diakosi%2Fous">διακοσίους</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28kato%2Fn">ἑκατόν</w>, <w lemma="o%28rmh%2Fsas">ὁρμήσας</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Aywfi%3Ddos">Ψωφῖδος</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Afenikh%3Ds">Φενικῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Astumfali%2Fas">Στυμφαλίας</w>, <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29dw%5Cs">εἰδὼς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w>, <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="katasu%3Drai">κατασῦραι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Asikuwni%2Fwn">Σικυωνίων</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>.
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<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="stratopedeu%2Fein">στρατοπεδεύειν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Adioskou%2Frion">Διοσκούριον</w>, <w lemma="parhllaxw%5Cs">παρηλλαχὼς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="stratopedei%2Fan">στρατοπεδείαν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28wqinh%5Cn">ἑωθινὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29mba%2Fllein">ἐμβάλλειν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Do%2Fs">οἷός</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Asikuwni%2Fan">Σικυωνίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="%2Akrhtw%3Dn">Κρητῶν</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="a%29poleloipo%2Ftes">ἀπολελοιπότες</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fceis">τάξεις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diixneu%2Fontes">διιχνεύοντες</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pronomei%2Fas">προνομείας</w> <w lemma="e%29mpi%2Fptousin">ἐμπίπτουσιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29ripi%2Fdan:">Εὐριπίδαν·</w>
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<w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="a%29nakri%2Fnas">ἀνακρίνας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunei%5Cs">συνεὶς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fan">παρουσίαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnos">προειρημένος</w>, <w lemma="ou%29deni%5C">οὐδενὶ</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsas">ποιήσας</w> <w lemma="fanero%5Cn">φανερὸν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="prospeptwko%2Ftwn">προσπεπτωκότων</w>, <w lemma="a%29nalabw%5Cn">ἀναλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="u%28postrofh%3Ds">ὑποστροφῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Flue">ἀνέλυε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28do%5Cn">ὁδὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3D%7Cper">ᾗπερ</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w>,
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<w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katelpi%2Fzwn">κατελπίζων</w> <w lemma="katataxh%2Fsein">καταταχήσειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="diekbalw%5Cn">διεκβαλὼν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Astumfali%2Fan">Στυμφαλίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fyas">συνάψας</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28perkeime%2Fnais">ὑπερκειμέναις</w> <w lemma="dusxwri%2Fais">δυσχωρίαις</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%2Fs">βασιλεύς</w>, <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29dw%5Cs">εἰδὼς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fous">ὑπεναντίους</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqesin">πρόθεσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29nazeu%2Fcas">ἀναζεύξας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28wqinh%5Cn">ἑωθινὴν</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dge">προῆγε</w>, <w lemma="kri%2Fnwn">κρίνων</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Astu%2Fmfalon">Στύμφαλον</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2Akafu%2Fas:">Καφύας·</w>
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<w lemma="e%29nqa%2Fde">ἐνθάδε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29gegra%2Ffei">ἐγεγράφει</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%3Ds">Ἀχαιοῖς</w> <w lemma="suna">συνα</w>
Just at this time Euripidas with two companies of Eleans together with his freebooters and mercenaries, so that his whole force of infantry numbered about two thousand two hundred, and with a hundred horsemen, had left <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Psophis&groupId=917&placeId=1646">Psophis</a> and was marching through the territories of Pheneus and Stymphalus, knowing nothing of Philip\'s arrival, but bent on laying waste the district round Sicyon.
On the very night on which Philip was encamped near the temple of the Dioscuri, he passed close by the king's camp in the early morning and was just about to invade the territory of Sicyon.
But some of Philip's Cretans, who had left their ranks and were prowling about in search of plunder, fell in with Euripidas' force.
He questioned them, and on learning of the arrival of the Macedonians, without revealing the news to a soul, he led his force back by the road along which he had come,
with the wish and hope of getting a start of the Macedonians and thus passing through the territory of Stymphalus and gaining the difficult highland country above it.
The king, quite ignorant also of the enemy's vicinity and simply in pursuance of his plan, broke up his camp early in the morning and advanced, intending to march past Stymphalus itself in the direction of Caphyae; for it was there that he had written to the Achaeans to assemble in arms.