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Book 5 - Chapter 108

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<w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w>, <w lemma="a%29nakomisqei%5Cs">ἀνακομισθεὶς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsewn">διαλύσεων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fan">Μακεδονίαν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katalabw%5Cn">καταλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Askerdilai+%2Fdan">Σκερδιλαΐδαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="profa%2Fsei">προφάσει</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="prosofeilome%2Fnwn">προσοφειλομένων</w> <w lemma="xrhma%2Ftwn">χρημάτων</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%28%5C">ἃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aleuka%2Fda">Λευκάδα</w> <w lemma="ploi%3Da">πλοῖα</w> <w lemma="parespo%2Fndhse">παρεσπόνδησε</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Apelagoni%2Fas">Πελαγονίας</w> <w lemma="po%2Flisma">πόλισμα</w> <w lemma="dihrpako%2Fta">διηρπακότα</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuo%2Fmenon">προσαγορευόμενον</w> <w lemma="%2Apissai%3Don">Πισσαῖον</w>,
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<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Adassarh%2Ftidos">Δασσαρήτιδος</w> <w lemma="proshgme%2Fnon">προσηγμένον</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>, <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fbw%7C">φόβῳ</w>, <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29paggeli%2Fais">ἐπαγγελίαις</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29antipa%2Ftreian">Ἀντιπάτρειαν</w>, <w lemma="%2Axrusondu%2Fwna">Χρυσονδύωνα</w>, <w lemma="%2Agertou%3Dnta">Γερτοῦντα</w>, <w lemma="pollh%5Cn">πολλὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sunorou%2Fshs">συνορούσης</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fas">Μακεδονίας</w> <w lemma="e%29pidedramhko%2Fta">ἐπιδεδραμηκότα</w>,
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<w lemma="parauti%2Fka">παραυτίκα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhse">ὥρμησε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29nakth%2Fsasqai">ἀνακτήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="spouda%2Fzwn">σπουδάζων</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29festhkui%2Fas">ἀφεστηκυίας</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>,
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<w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fkrine">ἔκρινε</w> <w lemma="polemei%3Dn">πολεμεῖν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Askerdilai+%2Fdan">Σκερδιλαΐδαν</w>, <w lemma="nomi%2Fzwn">νομίζων</w> <w lemma="a%29nagkaio%2Ftaton">ἀναγκαιότατον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="pareutrepi%2Fsasqai">παρευτρεπίσασθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuri%2Fda">Ἰλλυρίδα</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fs">πρός</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllas">ἄλλας</w> <w lemma="e%29pibola%5Cs">ἐπιβολὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fan">Ἰταλίαν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fbasin">διάβασιν</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrios">Δημήτριος</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fkaie">ἐξέκαιε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fda">ἐλπίδα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%5Cn">ἐπιβολὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="basilei%3D">βασιλεῖ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="sunexw%3Ds">συνεχῶς</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fpnous">ὕπνους</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dt%27">ταῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%29neirw%2Fttein">ὀνειρώττειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftas">ταύτας</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis">πράξεις</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29poi%2Fei">ἐποίει</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrios">Δημήτριος</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> — <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="tri%2Fthn">τρίτην</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fsws">ἴσως</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fneme">ἔνεμε</w> <w lemma="meri%2Fda">μερίδα</w> — <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="dusmenei%2Fas">δυσμενείας</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dston">πλεῖστον</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fneken">ἕνεκεν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fwn">ἰδίων</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdwn:">ἐλπίδων·</w>
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<w lemma="mo%2Fnws">μόνως</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fpeisto">ἐπέπειστο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Afa%2Frw%7C">Φάρῳ</w> <w lemma="dunastei%2Fan">δυναστείαν</w> <w lemma="katakth%2Fsasqai">κατακτήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w>.
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<w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2F">ὅ</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="strateu%2Fsas">στρατεύσας</w> <w lemma="a%29nekth%2Fsato">ἀνεκτήσατο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnas">προειρημένας</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>, <w lemma="katela%2Fbeto">κατελάβετο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Adassarh%2Ftidos">Δασσαρήτιδος</w> <w lemma="%2Akrew%2Fnion">Κρεώνιον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Agerou%3Dnta">Γεροῦντα</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aluxnidi%2Fan">Λυχνιδίαν</w> <w lemma="li%2Fmnhn">λίμνην</w> <w lemma="%2A%29egxela%3Dnas">Ἐγχελᾶνας</w>, <w lemma="%2Ake%2Fraka">Κέρακα</w>, <w lemma="%2Asati%2Fwna">Σατίωνα</w>, <w lemma="%2Aboiou%2Fs">Βοιούς</w>, <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akaloiki%2Fnwn">Καλοικίνων</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w> <w lemma="%2Abanti%2Fan">Βαντίαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kaloume%2Fnwn">καλουμένων</w> <w lemma="%2Apisanti%2Fnwn">Πισαντίνων</w> <w lemma="%2A%29orghsso%2Fn">Ὀργησσόν</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29pitelesa%2Fmenos">ἐπιτελεσάμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="diafh%3Dke">διαφῆκε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="paraxeimasi%2Fan">παραχειμασίαν</w>. <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="xeimw%5Cn">χειμὼν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w>, <w lemma="peporqhkw%5Cs">πεπορθηκὼς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanesta%2Ftous">ἐπιφανεστάτους</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fas">Ἰταλίας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmelle">ἔμελλε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Agerou%2Fnion">Γερούνιον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Adauni%2Fas">Δαυνίας</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="paraxeimasi%2Fan">παραχειμασίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fsthsan">κατέστησαν</w> <w lemma="strathgou%5Cs">στρατηγοὺς</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aga%2Fion">Γάιον</w> <w lemma="%2Atere%2Fntion">Τερέντιον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aleu%2Fkion">Λεύκιον</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29mi%2Flion">Αἰμίλιον</w>.
King Philip after the conclusion of peace returned by sea to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>, where he found that Scerdilaïdas, on the identical pretence of moneys still due to him which he had used to seize treacherously the ships at Leucas, had now pillaged a town in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pelagonia&groupId=853&placeId=1536">Pelagonia</a> called <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pissaeum&groupId=906&placeId=1627">Pissaeum</a>,
had got into his hands by menaces or by promises several cities of the Dassaretae, namely Antipatreia, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Chrysondyon&groupId=463&placeId=865">Chrysondyon</a>, and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Gertus&groupId=602&placeId=1112">Gertus</a>, and had made extensive inroads on the neighbouring parts of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>.
He therefore set forth at once with his army to recover as soon as possible the revolted cities,
and decided to make war all round on Scerdilaïdas, thinking it most essential for his other projects and for his contemplated crossing to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a> to arrange matters in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Illyria&groupId=647&placeId=1186">Illyria</a> to his satisfaction.
For Demetrius continued to fire these hopes and ambitions of the king with such assiduity that Philip in his sleep dreamt of nothing else than this, and was full of his new projects.
Demetrius did not do this out of consideration for Philip, whose cause was, I should say, only of third-rate importance to him in this matter, but actuated rather by his hostility to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> and most of all for the sake of himself and his own prospects,
as he was convinced that this was the only way by which he could recover his principality of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pharos&groupId=879&placeId=1586">Pharos</a>.
Philip, then, advancing with his army recovered the cities I mentioned, took <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Creonium&groupId=503&placeId=946">Creonium</a> and Gerus in the Dassaretis, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Enchelanae&groupId=566&placeId=1058">Enchelanae</a>, Cerax, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sation&groupId=950&placeId=1688">Sation</a>, and Boei in the region of Lake Lychnis, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Bantia&groupId=392&placeId=735">Bantia</a> in the district of the Caloecini and Orgyssus in that of the Pisantini.
After these operations he dismissed his troops to winter quarters. This was the winter in which Hannibal after devastating the wealthiest part of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a> was going into winter quarters at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Gerunium&groupId=603&placeId=1114">Gerunium</a> in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Daunia&groupId=531&placeId=1002">Daunia</a>,
and the Romans had just elected Gaius Terentius Varro and Lucius Aemilius Paulus to the consulate.