Polybius, Histories

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Book 4 - Chapter 9

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<w lemma="%2A%28aqroisqe%2Fntwn">Ἁθροισθέντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="h%28liki%2Fais">ἡλικίαις</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amega%2Flhn">Μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="do%2Fgma">δόγμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> —
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<w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="parece%2Fbhmen">παρεξέβημεν</w> — <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fwn">Μεσσηνίων</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="e%29piporeuqe%2Fntwn">ἐπιπορευθέντων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="deome%2Fnwn">δεομένων</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="periidei%3Dn">περιιδεῖν</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftw">οὕτω</w> <w lemma="profanw%3Ds">προφανῶς</w> <w lemma="paraspondoume%2Fnous">παρασπονδουμένους</w>, <w lemma="boulome%2Fnwn">βουλομένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="koinh%3Ds">κοινῆς</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fas">συμμαχίας</w> <w lemma="metasxei%3Dn">μετασχεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="speudo%2Fntwn">σπευδόντων</w> <w lemma="o%28mou%3D">ὁμοῦ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllois">ἄλλοις</w> <w lemma="e%29pigrafh%3Dnai">ἐπιγραφῆναι</w>,
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<w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fas">συμμαχίας</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="proestw%3Dtes">προεστῶτες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Flegon">ἀπέλεγον</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="fa%2Fskontes">φάσκοντες</w> <w lemma="dunato%5Cn">δυνατὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="xwri%5Cs">χωρὶς</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fna">οὐδένα</w> <w lemma="proslabei%3Dn:">προσλαβεῖν·</w>
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<w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnorkos">ἔνορκος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmene">ἔμενε</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsin">πᾶσιν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="gegenhme%2Fnh">γεγενημένη</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fa">συμμαχία</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antigo%2Fnou">Ἀντιγόνου</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akleomenikou%5Cs">Κλεομενικοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%3Ds">Ἀχαιοῖς</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29hpeirw%2Ftais">Ἠπειρώταις</w>, <w lemma="%2Afwkeu%3Dsi">Φωκεῦσι</w>, <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fsi">Μακεδόσι</w>, <w lemma="%2Aboiwtoi%3Ds">Βοιωτοῖς</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29akarna%3Dsi">Ἀκαρνᾶσι</w>, <w lemma="%2Aqettaloi%3Ds">Θετταλοῖς</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29celeu%2Fsesqai">ἐξελεύσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="bohqh%2Fsein">βοηθήσειν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffasan">ἔφασαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fmhra">ὅμηρα</w> <w lemma="dw%3Dsin">δῶσιν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="paragegono%2Ftes">παραγεγονότες</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%28autw%3Dn">ἑαυτῶν</w> <w lemma="ui%28ei%3Ds">υἱεῖς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimoni%2Fwn">Λακεδαιμονίων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="dialuqh%2Fsesqai">διαλυθήσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%5Cs">Αἰτωλοὺς</w> <w lemma="xwri%5Cs">χωρὶς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="boulh%2Fsews">βουλήσεως</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29stratope%2Fdeuon">ἐστρατοπέδευον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimo%2Fnioi">Λακεδαιμόνιοι</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29celhluqo%2Ftes">ἐξεληλυθότες</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amegalopolitw%3Dn">Μεγαλοπολιτῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Frois">ὅροις</w>, <w lemma="e%29fe%2Fdrwn">ἐφέδρων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontes">ἔχοντες</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcin">τάξιν</w>.
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<w lemma="%2A%29%2Faratos">Ἄρατος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fous">Μεσσηνίους</w> <w lemma="diapra%2Fcas">διαπράξας</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fpempe">ἔπεμπε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlou%2Fs">Αἰτωλούς</w>, <w lemma="diasafw%3Dn">διασαφῶν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="dedogme%2Fna">δεδογμένα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parakeleuo%2Fmenos">παρακελευόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29pana%2Fgein">ἐπανάγειν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fwn">Μεσσηνίων</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axai+%2Fas">Ἀχαΐας</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="yau%2Fein:">ψαύειν·</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mh%2F">μή</w>, <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="xrh%2Fsetai">χρήσεται</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibai%2Fnousin">ἐπιβαίνουσιν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w>.
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<w lemma="%2Asko%2Fpas">Σκόπας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adwri%2Fmaxos">Δωρίμαχος</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fsantes">ἀκούσαντες</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="lego%2Fmena">λεγόμενα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="gno%2Fntes">γνόντες</w> <w lemma="h%28qroisme%2Fnous">ἡθροισμένους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%2Fs">Ἀχαιούς</w>, <w lemma="h%28gou%3Dnto">ἡγοῦντο</w> <w lemma="sumfe%2Frein">συμφέρειν</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fqesqai">τίθεσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="paraggellome%2Fnois">παραγγελλομένοις</w>.
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<w lemma="parauti%2Fka">παραυτίκα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fstellon">ἐξαπέστελλον</w> <w lemma="grammatofo%2Frous">γραμματοφόρους</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fs">εἴς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2Akullh%2Fnhn">Κυλλήνην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ari%2Fstwna">Ἀρίστωνα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="strathgo%2Fn">στρατηγόν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ciou%3Dntes">ἀξιοῦντες</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="spoudh%5Cn">σπουδὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29poste%2Fllein">ἀποστέλλειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="porqmei%3Da">πορθμεῖα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fas">Ἠλείας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Afeia%2Fda">Φειάδα</w> <w lemma="kaloume%2Fnhn">καλουμένην</w> <w lemma="nh%3Dson">νῆσον</w>.
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<w lemma="au%29toi%5C">αὐτοὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="du%2F%27">δύ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fzeucan">ἀνέζευξαν</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fmontes">γέμοντες</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="lei%2Fas">λείας</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dgon">προῆγον</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fan">Ἠλείαν</w>. <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%2Fr">γάρ</w> <w lemma="pote">ποτε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fwn">Ἠλείων</w> <w lemma="a%29ntei%2Fxonto">ἀντείχοντο</w> <w lemma="fili%2Fas">φιλίας</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%5C">Αἰτωλοὶ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29piploka%5Cs">ἐπιπλοκὰς</w> <w lemma="lamba%2Fnein">λαμβάνειν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%28rpaga%5Cs">ἁρπαγὰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnh%2Fsou">Πελοποννήσου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="lh%7Cstei%2Fas">λῃστείας</w>.
When the men of military age had assembled in arms at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Megalopolis&groupId=745&placeId=1360">Megalopolis</a> in accordance with the decree of the Achaeans — it was at this point that I digressed from my narrative — and when the Messenians again presented themselves before the people, entreating them not to disregard the flagrant breach of treaty committed against them, and at the same time offering to join the general alliance and begging that they should at once be enrolled among the members, the Achaean magistrates refused the latter request on the ground that they were not empowered to receive additional members without consulting Philip and the rest of the allies. For the alliance was still in force which Antigonus had concluded during the Cleomenic war between the Achaeans, Epirots, Phocians, Macedonians, Boeotians, Acarnanians, and Thessalians. They, however, agreed to march out to their assistance on condition that the envoys deposited in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a> their own sons as hostages, to ensure that the Messenians should not come to terms with the Aetolians without the consent of the Achaeans. I should mention that the Spartans, too, had marched out according to the terms of the alliance, and were encamped on the borders of the territory of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Megalopolis&groupId=745&placeId=1360">Megalopolis</a>, in the position rather of reserves and spectators than of allies. Aratus having thus carried out his intentions regarding the Messenians, sent a message to the Aetolians informing them of the resolutions, and demanding that they should evacuate <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Messenia&groupId=760&placeId=1380">Messenia</a> and not set foot in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Achaea&groupId=272&placeId=533">Achaea</a>, or he would treat trespassers as enemies. Scopas and Dorimachus, having listened to this message and knowing that the Achaean forces were assembled, thought it best for the time to cede to this demand. They therefore at once sent dispatches to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Ariston&groupId=365&placeId=695">Ariston</a>, the Aetolian Strategus at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cyllene&groupId=515&placeId=972">Cyllene</a>, begging him to send them the transports as soon as possible to the island called <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pheias&groupId=883&placeId=1591">Pheias</a> off the coast of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Elis&groupId=560&placeId=1048">Elis</a>. After two days they themselves took their departure loaded with booty and advanced towards <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Elis&groupId=560&placeId=1048">Elis</a>; for the Aetolians have always courted the friendship of the Eleans, as through them they could get in touch with the rest of the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a> for purposes of foraying and raiding.