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Book 4 - Chapter 72

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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnes">Μακεδόνες</w> <w lemma="ei%29speso%2Fntes">εἰσπεσόντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29ndomeni%2Fan">ἐνδομενίαν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpasan">ἅπασαν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kiw%3Dn">οἰκιῶν</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="dih%2Frpasan">διήρπασαν</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fais">οἰκίαις</w> <w lemma="e%29piskhnw%2Fsantes">ἐπισκηνώσαντες</w> <w lemma="katei%3Dxon">κατεῖχον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sumpefeugo%2Ftes">συμπεφευγότες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29kro%2Fpolin">ἀκρόπολιν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29demia%3Ds">οὐδεμιᾶς</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="paraskeuh%3Ds">παρασκευῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28parxou%2Fshs">ὑπαρχούσης</w>, <w lemma="proorw%2Fmenoi">προορώμενοι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fgnwsan">ἔγνωσαν</w> <w lemma="e%29gxeiri%2Fzein">ἐγχειρίζειν</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppw%7C">Φιλίππῳ</w>.
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<w lemma="pe%2Fmyantes">πέμψαντες</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="kh%2Fruka">κήρυκα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="labo%2Fntes">λαβόντες</w> <w lemma="sugxw%2Frhma">συγχώρημα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="presbei%2Fas">πρεσβείας</w>, <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteilan">ἐξαπέστειλαν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frxontas">ἄρχοντας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29ripi%2Fdan:">Εὐριπίδαν·</w> <w lemma="oi%28%5C">οἳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poihsa%2Fmenoi">ποιησάμενοι</w> <w lemma="sponda%5Cs">σπονδὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flabon">ἔλαβον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfa%2Fleian">ἀσφάλειαν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="sumpefeugo%2Fsin">συμπεφευγόσιν</w> <w lemma="o%28mou%3D">ὁμοῦ</w> <w lemma="ce%2Fnois">ξένοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poli%2Ftais">πολίταις</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dtis">αὖτις</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dlqon">ἐπανῆλθον</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fqen">ὅθεν</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsan">ὥρμησαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontes">ἔχοντες</w> <w lemma="para%2Fggelma">παράγγελμα</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>, <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamis">δύναμις</w> <w lemma="a%29nazeu%2Fch%7C">ἀναζεύξῃ</w>, <w lemma="mh%2F">μή</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="a%29peiqh%2Fsantes">ἀπειθήσαντες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="stratiwtw%3Dn">στρατιωτῶν</w> <w lemma="diarpa%2Fswsin">διαρπάσωσιν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%2Fs:">αὐτούς·</w>
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pigenome%2Fnhs">ἐπιγενομένης</w> <w lemma="xio%2Fnos">χιόνος</w> <w lemma="h%29nagka%2Fsqh">ἠναγκάσθη</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpou">τόπου</w> <w lemma="tina%5Cs">τινὰς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w>. <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="ai%28%3Ds">αἷς</w> <w lemma="sunagagw%5Cn">συναγαγὼν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fntas">παρόντας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%29xuro%2Fthta">ὀχυρότητα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29kairi%2Fan">εὐκαιρίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pedei%2Fknue">ἐπεδείκνυε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%3Dta">ἐνεστῶτα</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w>,
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<w lemma="a%29pelogi%2Fsato">ἀπελογίσατο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ai%28%2Fresin">αἵρεσιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoian">εὔνοιαν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxoi">ἔχοι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqnos">ἔθνος</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsin">πᾶσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="paraxwrei%3Dn">παραχωρεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dido%2Fnai">διδόναι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%3Ds">Ἀχαιοῖς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin:">πόλιν·</w> <w lemma="prokei%3Dsqai">προκεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="dunata%5C">δυνατὰ</w> <w lemma="xari%2Fzesqai">χαρίζεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mhqe%5Cn">μηθὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29llei%2Fpein">ἐλλείπειν</w> <w lemma="proqumi%2Fas">προθυμίας</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="eu%29xaristou%2Fntwn">εὐχαριστούντων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Faraton">Ἄρατον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pollw%3Dn">πολλῶν</w>, <w lemma="dialu%2Fsas">διαλύσας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29kklhsi%2Fan">ἐκκλησίαν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="a%29nazeu%2Fcas">ἀναζεύξας</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Alasiw%3Dnos">Λασιῶνος</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w>,
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aywfi%2Fdioi">Ψωφίδιοι</w> <w lemma="kataba%2Fntes">καταβάντες</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkras">ἄκρας</w> <w lemma="e%29komi%2Fsanto">ἐκομίσαντο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="oi%29kh%2Fseis">οἰκήσεις</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkastoi">ἕκαστοι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</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="%2Aeu%29ripi%2Fdan">Εὐριπίδαν</w> <w lemma="a%29ph%3Dlqon">ἀπῆλθον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ako%2Frinqon">Κόρινθον</w> <w lemma="ka%29kei%3Dqen">κἀκεῖθεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twli%2Fan">Αἰτωλίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axai+kw%3Dn">Ἀχαϊκῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxo%2Fntwn">ἀρχόντων</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fntes">παρόντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkran">ἄκραν</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fsthsan">ἐπέστησαν</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="fulakh%3Ds">φυλακῆς</w> <w lemma="i%28kanh%3Ds">ἱκανῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Apro%2Fslaon">Πρόσλαον</w> <w lemma="%2Asikuw%2Fnion">Σικυώνιον</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="%2Apuqi%2Fan">Πυθίαν</w> <w lemma="%2Apellhne%2Fa">Πελληνέα</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Akai%5C">Καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aywfi%3Dda">Ψωφῖδα</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="e%29petele%2Fsqh">ἐπετελέσθη</w>
and the Macedonians, breaking of the houses, pillaged them at once of all their contents and afterwards lodged in them and took regular possession of the town. The fugitives in the citadel, as they were not prepared for a siege, decided to anticipate matters by surrendering to Philip.
They therefore sent a herald to the king; and on obtaining a safe-conduct for an embassy dispatched the magistrates accompanied by Euripidas on this mission, who made terms with the king, securing the lives and liberties of all the fugitives both natives and foreigners.
They then returned whence they came with orders for all to remain where they were until the departure of the army, lest any of soldiery might disobey orders and plunder them.
The king, owing to a snow-fall, was obliged to remain here for several days, in the course of which he called a meeting of the Achaeans present, and first of all pointing out to them the strength of the town and its excellent situation for the purposes of the present war,
and next protesting his affection and esteem for their state, finally told them that he now handed over the city to the Achaeans as a free fit, it being his purpose to favour them by all means in his power and never fail to consult their interests.
Aratus and the Achaean troops having expressed their thanks to him for this, Philip dismissed the meeting and departed with his army, marching towards Lasion.
Hereupon, the Psophidians coming down from the citadel, their city and houses were restored to the them, and Euripidas went away to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a> and thence back to Aetolia.
The Achaean magistrates present put Prolaus of Sicyon in command of the citadel with an adequate garrison and Pythias of Pellene in command of the town.
So ended the incident of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Psophis&groupId=917&placeId=1646">Psophis</a>.