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Book 4 - Chapter 78

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<w lemma="%2Aplh%5Cn">Πλὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2F">ὅ</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="%2Afilli%2Fdas">Φιλλίδας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fous">Ἠλείους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Ale%2Fpreon">Λέπρεον</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frous">μισθοφόρους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ali%2Ffeiran">Ἀλίφειραν</w> <w lemma="a%29postei%2Flas">ἀποστείλας</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Atupane%2Fais">Τυπανέαις</w> <w lemma="e%29karado%2Fkei">ἐκαραδόκει</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sumbhso%2Fmenon">συμβησόμενον</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="a%29poqe%2Fmenos">ἀποθέμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poskeuh%5Cn">ἀποσκευὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diaba%5Cs">διαβὰς</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="gefu%2Fra%7C">γεφύρᾳ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29alfeio%5Cn">Ἀλφειὸν</w> <w lemma="potamo%2Fn">ποταμόν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="r%28ei%3D">ῥεῖ</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28hraie%2Fwn">Ἡραιέων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>,
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<w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ali%2Ffeiran">Ἀλίφειραν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5C">ἣ</w> <w lemma="kei%3Dtai">κεῖται</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Ffou">λόφου</w> <w lemma="krhmnw%2Fdous">κρημνώδους</w> <w lemma="pantaxo%2Fqen">πανταχόθεν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontos">ἔχοντος</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="de%2Fka">δέκα</w> <w lemma="stadi%2Fwn">σταδίων</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fsbasin">πρόσβασιν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkran">ἄκραν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3D%7C">αὐτῇ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="korufh%3D%7C">κορυφῇ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fmpantos">σύμπαντος</w> <w lemma="lo%2Ffou">λόφου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xalkou%3Dn">χαλκοῦν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aqhna%3Ds">Ἀθηνᾶς</w> <w lemma="a%29ndria%2Fnta">ἀνδριάντα</w>, <w lemma="ka%2Fllei">κάλλει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mege%2Fqei">μεγέθει</w> <w lemma="diafe%2Fronta">διαφέροντα</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fan">αἰτίαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="poi%2Fas">ποίας</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fsews">προθέσεως</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="xorhgi%2Fas">χορηγίας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flabe">ἔλαβε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="kataskeuh%3Ds">κατασκευῆς</w>, <w lemma="a%29mfisbhtei%3Dsqai">ἀμφισβητεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnei">συμβαίνει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29gxwri%2Fois">ἐγχωρίοις</w> — <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fqen">πόθεν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fs">τίς</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fqhken">ἀνέθηκεν</w> <w lemma="eu%28ri%2Fsketai">εὑρίσκεται</w> <w lemma="tranw%3Ds">τρανῶς</w> —
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<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fntoi">μέντοι</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="te%2Fxnhs">τέχνης</w> <w lemma="a%29pote%2Flesma">ἀποτέλεσμα</w> <w lemma="sumfwnei%3Dtai">συμφωνεῖται</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w>, <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="megalomeresta%2Ftwn">μεγαλομερεστάτων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="texnikwta%2Ftwn">τεχνικωτάτων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frgwn">ἔργων</w> <w lemma="e%29sti%2Fn">ἐστίν</w>, <w lemma="%2A%28upatodw%2Frou">Ὑπατοδώρου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aswstra%2Ftou">Σωστράτου</w> <w lemma="kateskeuako%2Ftwn">κατεσκευακότων</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pigenome%2Fnhs">ἐπιγενομένης</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="ai%29qri%2Fou">αἰθρίου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="lampra%3Ds">λαμπρᾶς</w>, <w lemma="diata%2Fcas">διατάξας</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28wqinh%5Cn">ἑωθινὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="tou%2Fs">τούς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kli%2Fmakas">κλίμακας</w> <w lemma="fe%2Frontas">φέροντας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frwn">μισθοφόρων</w> <w lemma="e%29fedrei%2Fas">ἐφεδρείας</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w>,
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<w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnois">προειρημένοις</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="dih%7Crhme%2Fnous">διῃρημένους</w> <w lemma="kato%2Fpin">κατόπιν</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstois">ἑκάστοις</w> <w lemma="e%29pisth%2Fsas">ἐπιστήσας</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Flion">ἥλιον</w> <w lemma="e%29piba%2Fllein">ἐπιβάλλειν</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="prose%2Ftace">προσέταξε</w> <w lemma="prosbai%2Fnein">προσβαίνειν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="lo%2Ffon">λόφον</w>.
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<w lemma="poiou%2Fntwn">ποιούντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paraggelqe%5Cn">παραγγελθὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29kqu%2Fmws">ἐκθύμως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kataplhktikw%3Ds">καταπληκτικῶς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w>, <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29alifeirei%3Ds">Ἀλιφειρεῖς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="o%28rma%3Dn">ὁρμᾶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suntre%2Fxein">συντρέχειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="e%28w%2Frwn">ἑώρων</w> <w lemma="prospela%2Fzontas">προσπελάζοντας</w>.
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<w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pithdeiota%2Ftous">ἐπιτηδειοτάτους</w> <w lemma="dia%2F">διά</w> <w lemma="tinwn">τινων</w> <w lemma="krhmnw%3Dn">κρημνῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flaqe">ἔλαθε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkras">ἄκρας</w> <w lemma="proa%2Fsteion">προάστειον</w> <w lemma="a%29naba%2Fs">ἀναβάς</w>.
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<w lemma="a%29podoqe%2Fntos">ἀποδοθέντος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fmatos">συνθήματος</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="proserei%2Fsantes">προσερείσαντες</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kli%2Fmakas">κλίμακας</w> <w lemma="katepei%2Frazon">κατεπείραζον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>.
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<w lemma="prw%3Dtos">πρῶτος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fsxe">κατέσχε</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="proa%2Fsteion">προάστειον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkras">ἄκρας</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Frhmon">ἔρημον</w> <w lemma="katalabw%2Fn:">καταλαβών·</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29mpiprame%2Fnou">ἐμπιπραμένου</w>, <w lemma="proi+do%2Fmenoi">προϊδόμενοι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="tei%2Fxesin">τείχεσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pamu%2Fnontes">ἐπαμύνοντες</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="perideei%3Ds">περιδεεῖς</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenoi">γενόμενοι</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkras">ἄκρας</w> <w lemma="prokatalhfqei%2Fshs">προκαταληφθείσης</w> <w lemma="sterhqw%3Dsi">στερηθῶσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="teleutai%2Fas">τελευταίας</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdos">ἐλπίδος</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsan">ὥρμησαν</w> <w lemma="a%29polipo%2Fntes">ἀπολιπόντες</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="tei%2Fxh">τείχη</w> <w lemma="feu%2Fgein">φεύγειν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29kro%2Fpolin">ἀκρόπολιν</w>. <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnes">Μακεδόνες</w>,
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<w lemma="genome%2Fnou">γενομένου</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w>, <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="teixw%3Dn">τειχῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="e%29kuri%2Feusan">ἐκυρίευσαν</w>.
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<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="diapresbeusame%2Fnwn">διαπρεσβευσαμένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkras">ἄκρας</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w>, <w lemma="dou%5Cs">δοὺς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfa%2Fleian">ἀσφάλειαν</w> <w lemma="pare%2Flabe">παρέλαβε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28mologi%2Fan">ὁμολογίαν</w>.
Phillidas now sent the Eleans to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lepreum&groupId=678&placeId=1241">Lepreum</a> and the mercenaries to Alipheira, and remained himself with his Aetolians in Typaneae to see what would happen.
The king, after ridding himself of his heavy baggage, crossed by the bridge the Alpheus which runs past Herae and arrived at Alipheira.
This city lies on a hill defended on all sides by precipices, the ascent of which is more than ten stades. It has a citadel on the summit of the whole hill and a bronze statue of Athena, remarkable for its size and beauty.
The origin of this statue — from what motive and at whose expense it was made — is a subject of dispute among the natives themselves, as there is nothing to show definitely who dedicated it and why;
but all agree as to the excellence of the workmanship, it being one of the most magnificent and artistic statues in existence, the work of Hecatodorus and Sostratus.
The next day broke bright and cloudless, and at early dawn the king distributed at various points the ladder-bearers supported by the mercenaries in front,
and dividing his Macedonians placed a body of them in the rear of each party. As soon as the sun was visible, he ordered them all to advance on the hill,
and the Macedonians, executing his orders with great alacrity and in formidable style, the Alipheirians kept always running to whatever spots they saw the Macedonians approaching.
But the king meanwhile with a picked force managed by climbing some precipitous rocks to reach unperceived the suburb of the citadel.
The signal was now given and all at one and the same time planted the ladders against the walls and began the assault of the town.
The king was the first to enter, taking the suburb of the citadel, which he found unoccupied, and when this suburb was in flames, the defenders of the walls, seeing what was likely to happen and in dread lest with the fall of the citadel they should find their last hope gone, left the walls and rushed to take refuge within it.
Upon this the Macedonians at once captured the walls and the town;
and afterwards the garrison of the citadel sent commissioners to Philip and, on his promising to spare their lives, they surrendered it to him by treaty.