<w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28mili%2Fan">ὁμιλίαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28pai%2Fqrois">ὑπαίθροις</w> <w lemma="sundiatri%2Fbontas">συνδιατρίβοντας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemikoi%3Ds">πολεμικοῖς</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcin">πρᾶξιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Flman">τόλμαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="strateuome%2Fnois">στρατευομένοις</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="loipoi%3Ds">λοιποῖς</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnhsi%2Fois">Πελοποννησίοις</w> <w lemma="eu%29doki%2Fmei">εὐδοκίμει</w>.
<w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fosin">πλείοσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29formai%3Ds">ἀφορμαῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsews">φύσεως</w> <w lemma="kexorhghme%2Fnon">κεχορηγημένον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="kata%2Fkthsin">κατάκτησιν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="eu%29mare%5Cs">εὐμαρὲς</w> <w lemma="eu%28rei%3Dn:">εὑρεῖν·</w>
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%29gxi%2Fnoia">ἀγχίνοια</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mnh%2Fmh">μνήμη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fris">χάρις</w> <w lemma="e%29ph%3Dn">ἐπῆν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="diafe%2Frousa">διαφέρουσα</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Ffasis">ἐπίφασις</w> <w lemma="basilikh%5C">βασιλικὴ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamis">δύναμις</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgiston">μέγιστον</w>, <w lemma="pra%3Dcis">πρᾶξις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Flma">τόλμα</w> <w lemma="polemikh%2F">πολεμική</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="dh%2F">δή</w> <w lemma="pot%27">ποτ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="katagwnisa%2Fmenon">καταγωνισάμενον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poih%3Dsan">ποιῆσαν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="eu%29fuou%3Ds">εὐφυοῦς</w> <w lemma="tu%2Frannon">τύραννον</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgrion">ἄγριον</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="eu%29xere%5Cs">εὐχερὲς</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="braxe%2Fwn">βραχέων</w> <w lemma="dhlw%3Dsai">δηλῶσαι</w>. <w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="ske%2Fptesqai">σκέπτεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diaporei%3Dn">διαπορεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllos">ἄλλος</w> <w lemma="a%28rmo%2Fsei">ἁρμόσει</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cs">καιρὸς</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%3Dtos:">ἐνεστῶτος·</w>
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29olumpi%2Fas">Ὀλυμπίας</w> <w lemma="a%29nazeu%2Fcas">ἀναζεύξας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afarai%2Fan">Φαραίαν</w> <w lemma="parh%3Dn">παρῆν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Ate%2Flfousan">Τέλφουσαν</w> <w lemma="ka%29kei%3Dqen">κἀκεῖθεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28hrai%2Fan">Ἡραίαν</w>. <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fan">λείαν</w> <w lemma="e%29lafuropw%2Flei">ἐλαφυροπώλει</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ge%2Ffuran">γέφυραν</w> <w lemma="e%29peskeu%2Faze">ἐπεσκεύαζε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29alfeio%2Fn">Ἀλφειόν</w>, <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fth%7C">ταύτῃ</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsasqai">ποιήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Atrifuli%2Fan">Τριφυλίαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29sbolh%2Fn">εἰσβολήν</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="%2Adwri%2Fmaxos">Δωρίμαχος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="strathgo%2Fs">στρατηγός</w>, <w lemma="deome%2Fnwn">δεομένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fwn">Ἠλείων</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="bohqei%3Dn">βοηθεῖν</w> <w lemma="porqoume%2Fnois">πορθουμένοις</w>, <w lemma="e%28cakosi%2Fous">ἑξακοσίους</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cn">στρατηγὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afilli%2Fdan">Φιλλίδαν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpemyen">ἐξέπεμψεν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="parageno%2Fmenos">παραγενόμενος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fan">Ἠλείαν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paralabw%5Cn">παραλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frous">μισθοφόρους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fwn">Ἠλείων</w>, <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="pentakosi%2Fous">πεντακοσίους</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="politikou%5Cs">πολιτικοὺς</w> <w lemma="xili%2Fous">χιλίους</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Ataranti%2Fnous">Ταραντίνους</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="bohqw%3Dn">βοηθῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Atrifuli%2Fan">Τριφυλίαν</w>,
<w lemma="h%28%5C">ἣ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="proshgori%2Fas">προσηγορίας</w> <w lemma="te%2Fteuxe">τέτευχε</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Atrifu%2Flou">Τριφύλου</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arka%2Fdos">Ἀρκάδος</w> <w lemma="pai%2Fdwn">παίδων</w> <w lemma="e%28no%2Fs">ἑνός</w>, <w lemma="kei%3Dtai">κεῖται</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnh%2Fsou">Πελοποννήσου</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w> <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fwn">Ἠλείων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fwn">Μεσσηνίων</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w>, <w lemma="te%2Ftraptai">τέτραπται</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Alibuko%5Cn">Λιβυκὸν</w> <w lemma="pe%2Flagos">πέλαγος</w>, <w lemma="e%29sxateu%2Fousa">ἐσχατεύουσα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arkadi%2Fas">Ἀρκαδίας</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="xeimerina%5Cs">χειμερινὰς</w> <w lemma="du%2Fseis">δύσεις</w>,
<w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%28th%3D%7C">αὑτῇ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftas">ταύτας</w>, <w lemma="%2Asamiko%2Fn">Σαμικόν</w>, <w lemma="%2Ale%2Fpreon">Λέπρεον</w>, <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fupanan">Ὕπαναν</w>, <w lemma="%2Atupane%2Fas">Τυπανέας</w>, <w lemma="%2Apu%2Frgon">Πύργον</w>, <w lemma="%2Aai%29%2Fpion">Αἴπιον</w>, <w lemma="%2Abw%2Flaka">Βώλακα</w>, <w lemma="%2Astula%2Fggion">Στυλάγγιον</w>, <w lemma="%2Afri%2Fcan">Φρίξαν</w>.
<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgois">ὀλίγοις</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnois">χρόνοις</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="e%29pikrath%2Fsantes">ἐπικρατήσαντες</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%3Doi">Ἠλεῖοι</w> <w lemma="prosela%2Fbonto">προσελάβοντο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29alifeire%2Fwn">Ἀλιφειρέων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29%3Dsan">οὖσαν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28p%27">ὑπ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arkadi%2Fan">Ἀρκαδίαν</w> [<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amegalo%2Fpolin">Μεγαλόπολιν</w>], <w lemma="%2Aludia%2Fdou">Λυδιάδου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Amegalopoli%2Ftou">Μεγαλοπολίτου</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="turanni%2Fda">τυραννίδα</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fs">πρός</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fas">ἰδίας</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis">πράξεις</w> <w lemma="a%29llagh%5Cn">ἀλλαγὴν</w> <w lemma="do%2Fntos">δόντος</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fois">Ἠλείοις</w>.
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Philip, then, both by his behaviour to those with whom he was associated in the camp and by his ability and daring in the field, was winning a high reputation not only among those serving with him but among all the rest of the Peloponnesians.
For it would be difficult to find a prince more richly endowed by nature with the qualities requisite for the attainment of power.
He possessed a quick intelligence, a retentive memory, and great personal charm, as well as the presence and authority that becomes a king, and above all ability and courage as a general.
What indeed it was that defeated all these advantages, and turned a king of such good natural parts into a savage tyrant, is not easy to explain in a few words, and therefore the examination and discussion of the matter must be left for a more suitable occasion than the present.
Setting out from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Olympia&groupId=809&placeId=1462">Olympia</a> by the road leading to Pharaea, Philip reached first <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Telphusa&groupId=1013&placeId=1783">Telphusa</a> and thence <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Heraea&groupId=626&placeId=1151">Heraea</a>. Here he held a sale of the booty and repaired the bridge over the Alphaeus, intending to invade Triphylia by this road.
At about the same time Dorimachus, the Aetolian strategus, on the Eleans requesting him to come to the aid of their country which was being ravaged, dispatched six hundred Aetolians under the command of Phillidas.
On reaching <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Elis&groupId=560&placeId=1048">Elis</a>, he took over the Elean mercenaries, about five hundred in number, and one thousand citizen soldiers, as well as the Tarentines, and came to help Triphylia.
This district derives its name from Triphylus, one of the sons of Arcas, and lies on the coast of the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a> between <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Elis&groupId=560&placeId=1048">Elis</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Messenia&groupId=760&placeId=1380">Messenia</a>, facing the Libyan Sea and forming the extreme south-west portion of Arcadia.
It contains the following towns: <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Samicum&groupId=942&placeId=1676">Samicum</a>, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lepreum&groupId=678&placeId=1241">Lepreum</a>, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Hypana&groupId=636&placeId=1168">Hypana</a>, Typanae, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pyrgus&groupId=922&placeId=1651">Pyrgus</a>, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Aepium&groupId=296&placeId=584">Aepium</a>, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Bolax&groupId=406&placeId=755">Bolax</a>, Stylangium, and Phrixa,
all of which the Eleans had annexed, adding to them Alipheira which had originally belonged to Arcadia proper, but had been given to the Eleans during his tyranny by Lydiades of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Megalopolis&groupId=745&placeId=1360">Megalopolis</a> in return for certain private services they rendered him.
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