<w lemma="no%2Fntwn">νόντων</w>, <w lemma="oi%29kou%3Dsi">οἰκοῦσι</w> <w lemma="diafero%2Fntws">διαφερόντως</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%3Doi">Ἠλεῖοι</w>. <w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fan">παρουσίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fpleton">ἄπλετον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%28liskome%2Fnwn">ἁλισκομένων</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="sumpefeugo%2Ftwn">συμπεφευγότων</w>.
<w lemma="plei%2Fsth">πλείστη</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29poskeuh%5C">ἀποσκευὴ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dstos">πλεῖστος</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fxlos">ὄχλος</w> <w lemma="h%28qroi%2Fsqh">ἡθροίσθη</w> <w lemma="swma%2Ftwn">σωμάτων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qremma%2Ftwn">θρεμμάτων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="xwri%2Fon">χωρίον</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="kalou%3Dsi">καλοῦσι</w> <w lemma="%2Aqala%2Fmas">Θαλάμας</w>, <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%2Fn">τήν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fric">πέριξ</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="stenh%5Cn">στενὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="duse%2Fmbolon">δυσέμβολον</w> <w lemma="to%2F">τό</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="xwri%2Fon">χωρίον</w> <w lemma="a%29pragma%2Fteuton">ἀπραγμάτευτον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="duspro%2Fsodon">δυσπρόσοδον</w>.
<w lemma="a%29kou%2Fwn">ἀκούων</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="sumpefeugo%2Ftwn">συμπεφευγότων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnon">προειρημένον</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kri%2Fnas">κρίνας</w> <w lemma="mhde%5Cn">μηδὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29basa%2Fniston">ἀβασάνιστον</w> <w lemma="mhd%27">μηδ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Franton">ἀπέραντον</w> <w lemma="a%29polipei%3Dn">ἀπολιπεῖν</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frois">μισθοφόροις</w> <w lemma="prokatela%2Fbeto">προκατελάβετο</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29sbolh%3Ds">εἰσβολῆς</w> <w lemma="eu%29fuw%3Ds">εὐφυῶς</w> <w lemma="keime%2Fnous">κειμένους</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w>,
<w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poskeuh%5Cn">ἀποσκευὴν</w> <w lemma="katalipw%5Cn">καταλιπὼν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraki">χάρακι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w>, <w lemma="a%29nalabw%5Cn">ἀναλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peltasta%5Cs">πελταστὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="eu%29zw%2Fnous">εὐζώνους</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dge">προῆγε</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="stenw%3Dn:">στενῶν·</w> <w lemma="ou%29deno%5Cs">οὐδενὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kwlu%2Fontos">κωλύοντος</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="xwri%2Fon">χωρίον</w>.
<w lemma="kataplage%2Fntwn">καταπλαγέντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="sumpefeugo%2Ftwn">συμπεφευγότων</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffodon">ἔφοδον</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fte">ἅτε</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsan">πᾶσαν</w> <w lemma="polemikh%5Cn">πολεμικὴν</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fan">χρείαν</w> <w lemma="a%29pei%2Frws">ἀπείρως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="a%29paraskeu%2Fws">ἀπαρασκεύως</w> <w lemma="diakeime%2Fnwn">διακειμένων</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sundedramhko%2Ftos">συνδεδραμηκότος</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fxlou">ὄχλου</w> <w lemma="surfetw%2Fdous">συρφετώδους</w>, <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fdosan">παρέδοσαν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%2Fs:">αὑτούς·</w>
<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Froi">μισθοφόροι</w> <w lemma="diako%2Fsioi">διακόσιοι</w> <w lemma="miga%2Fdes">μιγάδες</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dken">ἧκεν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="%2A%29amfi%2Fdamos">Ἀμφίδαμος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cs">στρατηγὸς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fwn">Ἠλείων</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w>, <w lemma="kurieu%2Fsas">κυριεύσας</w> <w lemma="a%29poskeuh%3Ds">ἀποσκευῆς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="pollh%3Ds">πολλῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="swma%2Ftwn">σωμάτων</w> <w lemma="pleio%2Fnwn">πλειόνων</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="pentakisxili%2Fwn">πεντακισχιλίων</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tetra%2Fpodos">τετράποδος</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fas">λείας</w> <w lemma="a%29nari%2Fqmhton">ἀναρίθμητον</w> <w lemma="e%29celasa%2Fmenos">ἐξελασάμενος</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dlqe">ἐπανῆλθε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraka">χάρακα</w>,
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="u%28pergemou%2Fshs">ὑπεργεμούσης</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="pantodaph%3Ds">παντοδαπῆς</w> <w lemma="w%29felei%2Fas">ὠφελείας</w>, <w lemma="baru%5Cs">βαρὺς</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fsxrhstos">δύσχρηστος</w>, <w lemma="a%29nexw%2Frei">ἀνεχώρει</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fzeuce">κατέζευξε</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29olumpi%2Fan">Ὀλυμπίαν</w>.
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and therefore, upon Philip's entering it, the number of captives was enormous, and the fugitives were still more numerous.
A quantity of property and a vast crowd of slaves and cattle were collected at a place they call Thalamae or The Recess, because the approaches to it are narrow and difficult and the place itself secluded and not easily entered.
The king, hearing of the numbers of fugitives who had taken refuge in this place and deciding to leave nothing unattempted or half-accomplished, occupied with his mercenaries such spots as commanded the approach, and himself, leaving his baggage and the greater part of his forces in the camp, advanced through the defile with his peltasts and light-armed infantry. He reached the place without encountering any opposition, and the fugitives, thrown into great dismay by the attack, as they had no knowledge of military matters and had made no preparations, and as it was a mixed rabble which had collected in the place, soon surrendered, among them being two hundred mercenaries of various nationalities brought there by <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Amphidamus&groupId=319&placeId=621">Amphidamus</a> the Elean Strategus.
Philip, having captured a large amount of movable property, and more than five thousand persons, and having also driven off vast numbers of cattle, now returned to his camp, and shortly, as his army was loaded with booty of every variety and had become unwieldy and useless in the field, for this reason retired and again encamped at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Olympia&groupId=809&placeId=1462">Olympia</a>.
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