Polybius, Histories

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Book 5 - Chapter 100

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<w lemma="%2A%29epi%5C">Ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="trei%3Ds">τρεῖς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="prw%2Ftas">πρώτας</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="h%29du%2Fnato">ἠδύνατο</w> <w lemma="probiba%2Fzein">προβιβάζειν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frgwn">ἔργων</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gennai%2Fws">γενναίως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parabo%2Flws">παραβόλως</w> <w lemma="a%29mu%2Fnesqai">ἀμύνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29peidh%5C">ἐπειδὴ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fxeian">συνέχειαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29krobolismw%3Dn">ἀκροβολισμῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="belw%3Dn">βελῶν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="prokinduneu%2Fontes">προκινδυνεύοντες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpeson">ἔπεσον</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="katetraumati%2Fsqhsan">κατετραυματίσθησαν</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="braxei%2Fas">βραχείας</w> <w lemma="e%29ndo%2Fsews">ἐνδόσεως</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnhs">γενομένης</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Frcanto">ἤρξαντο</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%29rugma%2Ftwn">ὀρυγμάτων</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnes">Μακεδόνες</w>.
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<w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sunexei%2Fa%7C">συνεχείᾳ</w>, <w lemma="kai%2Fper">καίπερ</w> <w lemma="a%29ntibai%2Fnontos">ἀντιβαίνοντος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="xwri%2Fou">χωρίου</w>, <w lemma="mo%2Flis">μόλις</w> <w lemma="e%29natai%3Doi">ἐναταῖοι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tei%3Dxos">τεῖχος</w> <w lemma="e%29ci%2Fkonto">ἐξίκοντο</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="poiou%2Fmenoi">ποιούμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29rgasi%2Fan">ἐργασίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="diadoxh%3Ds">διαδοχῆς</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fq%27">μήθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fte">μήτε</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="dialei%2Fpein">διαλείπειν</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="trisi%5Cn">τρισὶν</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Frais">ἡμέραις</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="ple%2Fqra">πλέθρα</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tei%2Fxous">τείχους</w> <w lemma="u%28pw%2Frucan">ὑπώρυξαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diestu%2Flwsan">διεστύλωσαν</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29reisma%2Ftwn">ἐρεισμάτων</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="duname%2Fnwn">δυναμένων</w> <w lemma="u%28pofe%2Frein">ὑποφέρειν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ba%2Fros">βάρος</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29ndo%2Fntwn">ἐνδόντων</w>, <w lemma="pesei%3Dn">πεσεῖν</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tei%3Dxos">τεῖχος</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pu%3Dr">πῦρ</w> <w lemma="e%29mbalei%3Dn">ἐμβαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29nergo%5Cn">ἐνεργὸν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="poihsame%2Fnwn">ποιησαμένων</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29naka%2Fqarsin">ἀνακάθαρσιν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="ptw%2Fmatos">πτώματος</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paraskeuasame%2Fnwn">παρασκευασαμένων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fsodon">εἴσοδον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mello%2Fntwn">μελλόντων</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="bia%2Fzesqai">βιάζεσθαι</w>, <w lemma="kataplage%2Fntes">καταπλαγέντες</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fdosan">παρέδοσαν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqhbai%3Doi">Θηβαῖοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcews">πράξεως</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalisa%2Fmenos">ἀσφαλισάμενος</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amagnhsi%2Fan">Μαγνησίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettali%2Fan">Θετταλίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29fei%2Fleto">ἀφείλετο</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flas">μεγάλας</w> <w lemma="w%29felei%2Fas">ὠφελείας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w>, <w lemma="a%29pedei%2Fcato">ἀπεδείξατο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmesin">δυνάμεσιν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="dikai%2Fws">δικαίως</w> <w lemma="e%29panei%2Fleto">ἐπανείλετο</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aleo%2Fntion">Λεόντιον</w>, <w lemma="e%29qelokakh%2Fsantas">ἐθελοκακήσαντας</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Apalaiei%3Ds">Παλαιεῖς</w> <w lemma="poliorki%2Fa%7C">πολιορκίᾳ</w>.
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<w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ku%2Frios">κύριος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqhbw%3Dn">Θηβῶν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxontas">ὑπάρχοντας</w> <w lemma="oi%29kh%2Ftoras">οἰκήτορας</w> <w lemma="e%29chndrapodi%2Fsato">ἐξηνδραποδίσατο</w>, <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29soiki%2Fsas">εἰσοικίσας</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29nti%5C">ἀντὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqhbw%3Dn">Θηβῶν</w> <w lemma="katwno%2Fmasen">κατωνόμασεν</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fhdh">Ἤδη</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="suntetelesme%2Fnou">συντετελεσμένου</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aqh%2Fbas">Θήβας</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dkon">ἧκον</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsewn">διαλύσεων</w> <w lemma="para%2F">παρά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2Axi%2Fwn">Χίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fwn">Ῥοδίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Abuzanti%2Fwn">Βυζαντίων</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fsbeis">πρέσβεις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%2Fou">Πτολεμαίου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws:">βασιλέως·</w>
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<w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="paraplhsi%2Fous">παραπλησίους</w> <w lemma="a%29pokri%2Fseis">ἀποκρίσεις</w> <w lemma="dou%5Cs">δοὺς</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fh%2Fsas">φήσας</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29llo%2Ftrios">ἀλλότριος</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsews">διαλύσεως</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fpemye">ἔπεμψε</w> <w lemma="keleu%2Fsas">κελεύσας</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="pei%3Dran">πεῖραν</w> <w lemma="lamba%2Fnein">λαμβάνειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w>.
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<w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsews">διαλύσεως</w> <w lemma="w%29ligw%2Frei">ὠλιγώρει</w>, <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fttein">πράττειν</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29ntei%2Fxeto">ἀντείχετο</w>.
For the first three days he could not make any progress at all with his works owing to the reckless gallantry of the garrison's resistance.
But when owing to the constant skirmishing and showers of missiles, some of them had fallen and others were wounded, the resistance was slightly relaxed, and the Macedonians began their mines.
By unremitting exertion, notwithstanding the difficulties of the ground, they managed in nine days to reach the wall.
After this they worked in relays without any interruption by night and day and in three days had undermined and underpinned two hundred feet of the wall.
The props, however, could not support the weight, but gave way, so that the wall fell before the Macedonians had set fire to them.
They rapidly cleared away the ruins and were ready to enter the city, in fact just on the point of delivering the assault, when the Thebans in terror surrendered the town.
Philip, having by this achievement ensured the security of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Magnesia&groupId=729&placeId=1336">Magnesia</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thessaly&groupId=1028&placeId=1816">Thessaly</a>, deprived the Aetolians of their chief source of plunder, and at the same time made it clear to his own forces that he was quite right in putting Leontius to death, the failure of the siege of Palae having been due to his treachery.
Having thus gained possession of Thebes, he sold into slavery the existing inhabitants, and planting a Macedonian colony in the town, changed its name to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Philippi&groupId=1090&placeId=1914">Philippi</a>.
Just as he had settled affairs at Thebes further ambassadors arrived from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Chios&groupId=462&placeId=863">Chios</a>, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a>, and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Byzantium&groupId=415&placeId=767">Byzantium</a> and from King Ptolemy to mediate a peace.
Giving them the same answer as on the previous occasion and telling them that he was by no means averse to peace, he sent them off enjoining them to approach the Aetolians also.
He himself, however, paid no attention to the question of peace, but continued to prosecute operations.