Polybius, Histories

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Book 5 - Chapter 109

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<w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="paraxeimasi%2Fan">παραχειμασίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29nalogizo%2Fmenos">ἀναλογιζόμενος</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibola%5Cs">ἐπιβολὰς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fa">χρεία</w> <w lemma="ploi%2Fwn">πλοίων</w> <w lemma="e%29sti%5C">ἐστὶ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w> <w lemma="u%28phresi%2Fas">ὑπηρεσίας</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="naumaxi%2Fan">ναυμαχίαν</w> —
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<w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Flpise">ἤλπισε</w> <w lemma="dunato%5Cs">δυνατὸς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w>, <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w> <w lemma="dianaumaxei%3Dn">διαναυμαχεῖν</w> — <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="parakomi%2Fzein">παρακομίζειν</w> <w lemma="stratiw%2Ftas">στρατιώτας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qa%3Dtton">θᾶττον</w> <w lemma="diai%2Frein">διαίρειν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqoito">πρόθοιτο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parado%2Fcws">παραδόξως</w> <w lemma="e%29pifai%2Fnesqai">ἐπιφαίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois:">πολεμίοις·</w>
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<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="u%28polabw%5Cn">ὑπολαβὼν</w> <w lemma="a%29ri%2Fsthn">ἀρίστην</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuriw%3Dn">Ἰλλυριῶν</w> <w lemma="nauphgi%2Fan">ναυπηγίαν</w> <w lemma="e%28kato%5Cn">ἑκατὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29peba%2Fleto">ἐπεβάλετο</w> <w lemma="le%2Fmbous">λέμβους</w> <w lemma="kataskeua%2Fzein">κατασκευάζειν</w>, <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dtos">πρῶτος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fa%7C">Μακεδονίᾳ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fwn">βασιλέων</w>.
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<w lemma="katarti%2Fsas">καταρτίσας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="sunh%3Dge">συνῆγε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="a%29rxome%2Fnhs">ἀρχομένης</w> <w lemma="qerei%2Fas">θερείας</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="braxe%2Fa">βραχέα</w> <w lemma="prosaskh%2Fsas">προσασκήσας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="ei%29resi%2Fais">εἰρεσίαις</w> <w lemma="a%29nh%2Fxqh">ἀνήχθη</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="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxos">Ἀντίοχος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28pere%2Fbale">ὑπερέβαλε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Atau%3Dron">Ταῦρον</w>, <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="poihsa%2Fmenos">ποιησάμενος</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="plou%3Dn">πλοῦν</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29ri%2Fpou">Εὐρίπου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> [<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w>] <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amale%2Fan">Μαλέαν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akefallhni%2Fan">Κεφαλληνίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aleuka%2Fda">Λευκάδα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="kaqormisqei%5Cs">καθορμισθεὶς</w> <w lemma="e%29karado%2Fkei">ἐκαραδόκει</w> <w lemma="polupragmonw%3Dn">πολυπραγμονῶν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="sto%2Flon">στόλον</w>.
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<w lemma="punqano%2Fmenos">πυνθανόμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Alilu%2Fbaion">Λιλύβαιον</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28rmei%3Dn">ὁρμεῖν</w>, <w lemma="qarrh%2Fsas">θαρρήσας</w> <w lemma="a%29nh%2Fxqh">ἀνήχθη</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dge">προῆγε</w> <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenos">ποιούμενος</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="plou%3Dn">πλοῦν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w>
During the winter Philip took into consideration that for his enterprise he would require ships and crews to man them, not it is true with the idea of fighting at sea —
for he never thought he would be capable of offering battle to the Roman fleet — but to transport his troops, land where he wished, and take the enemy by surprise.
Therefore, as he thought the Illyrian shipwrights were the best, he decided to build a hundred galleys, being almost the first king of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a> who had taken such a step.
Having equipped these fleets he collected his forces at the beginning of summer and, after training the Macedonians a little in rowing, set sail.
It was just at the time that Antiochus crossed the Taurus, when Philip sailing through the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Euripus&groupId=586&placeId=1094">Euripus</a> and round Cape <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Malea&groupId=730&placeId=1337">Malea</a> reached the neighbourhood of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cephallenia&groupId=450&placeId=838">Cephallenia</a> and Leucas, where he moored and awaited anxiously news of the Roman fleet.
Hearing that they were lying off <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lilybaeum&groupId=690&placeId=1261">Lilybaeum</a>, he was encouraged to put to sea again and advanced sailing towards <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Apollonia&groupId=1066&placeId=1873">Apollonia</a>.