Polybius, Histories

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Book 4 - Chapter 83

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<w lemma="%2Ameta%5C">Μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="a%29nazeu%2Fcas">ἀναζεύξας</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%2Fs">βασιλεύς</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poihsa%2Fmenos">ποιησάμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Apatrw%3Dn">Πατρῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adu%2Fmhs">Δύμης</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="frou%2Frion">φρούριον</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="kalei%3Dtai">καλεῖται</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Atei%3Dxos">Τεῖχος</w>, <w lemma="pro%2Fkeitai">πρόκειται</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Adumai%2Fwn">Δυμαίων</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras:">χώρας·</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fsxon">κατέσχον</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5C">αὐτὸ</w> <w lemma="mikroi%3Ds">μικροῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmprosqen">ἔμπροσθεν</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnois">χρόνοις</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="a%29nw%2Fteron">ἀνώτερον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dpon">εἶπον</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</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="speu%2Fdwn">σπεύδων</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="a%29nakomi%2Fsasqai">ἀνακομίσασθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Adumai%2Fois">Δυμαίοις</w>, <w lemma="prosestratope%2Fdeuse">προσεστρατοπέδευσε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w>.
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<w lemma="kataplage%2Fntes">καταπλαγέντες</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="fula%2Fttontes">φυλάττοντες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fwn">Ἠλείων</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fdosan">παρέδοσαν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="frou%2Frion">φρούριον</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppw%7C">Φιλίππῳ</w>, <w lemma="xwri%2Fon">χωρίον</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fga">μέγα</w> <w lemma="me%2Fn">μέν</w>, <w lemma="h%29sfalisme%2Fnon">ἠσφαλισμένον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="diafero%2Fntws:">διαφερόντως·</w>
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<w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="peri%2Fmetron">περίμετρον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxen">εἶχεν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fw">πλείω</w> <w lemma="triw%3Dn">τριῶν</w> <w lemma="h%28mistadi%2Fwn">ἡμισταδίων</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fyos">ὕψος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tei%2Fxous">τείχους</w> <w lemma="ou%29damh%3D%7C">οὐδαμῇ</w> <w lemma="tria%2Fkonta">τριάκοντα</w> <w lemma="ph%2Fxewn">πήχεων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flatton">ἔλαττον</w>.
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<w lemma="paradou%5Cs">παραδοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Adumai%2Fois">Δυμαίοις</w> <w lemma="e%29ph%2F%7Cei">ἐπῄει</w> <w lemma="porqw%3Dn">πορθῶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fwn">Ἠλείων</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran:">χώραν·</w> <w lemma="fqei%2Fras">φθείρας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pollh%5Cn">πολλὴν</w> <w lemma="peribalo%2Fmenos">περιβαλόμενος</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fan">λείαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dlqe">ἐπανῆλθε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Adu%2Fmhn">Δύμην</w>.
After this the king left Aegium and marching through Patrae and Dyme came to a fort called "The Wall," which defends the territory of Dyme, but which, as I said above, had been a short time before seized by Euripidas.
Being anxious at all hazards to recover this place for Dyme, he encamped before it with his whole army.
The Elean garrison in dismay surrendered the fort, which, though not a large place, was admirably fortified.
Its circumference did not exceed one and a half stades, but the wall was nowhere less than thirty cubits in height.
Handing over to the Dymeans he advanced, laying waste the territory of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Elis&groupId=560&placeId=1048">Elis</a>. After pillaging it and collecting a quantity of booty he returned with his army to Dyme.