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Book 5 - Chapter 111

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<w lemma="%2A%29epra%2Fxqh">Ἐπράχθη</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnous">χρόνους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aprousi%2Fa%7C">Προυσίᾳ</w> <w lemma="mnh%2Fmhs">μνήμης</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fcion">ἄξιον</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Agalatw%3Dn">Γαλατῶν</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="diebi%2Fbasen">διεβίβασεν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29rw%2Fphs">Εὐρώπης</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalos">Ἄτταλος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cn">Ἀχαιὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrei%2Fa%7C">ἀνδρείᾳ</w> <w lemma="do%2Fcan">δόξαν</w>, <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="xwrisqe%2Fntwn">χωρισθέντων</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnou">προειρημένου</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frti">ἄρτι</w> <w lemma="r%28hqei%2Fsas">ῥηθείσας</w> <w lemma="u%28poyi%2Fas">ὑποψίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="porqou%2Fntwn">πορθούντων</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="pollh%3Ds">πολλῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29selgei%2Fas">ἀσελγείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fas">βίας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellhspo%2Fntw%7C">Ἑλλησπόντῳ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="teleutai%3Don">τελευταῖον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poliorkei%3Dn">πολιορκεῖν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29iliei%3Ds">Ἰλιεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibalome%2Fnwn">ἐπιβαλομένων</w>,
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<w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto">ἐγένετο</w> <w lemma="me%2Fn">μέν</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29gennh%5Cs">ἀγεννὴς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcis">πρᾶξις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Atrw%7Ca%2Fda">Τρῳάδα</w> <w lemma="katoikou%2Fntwn">κατοικούντων</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aleca%2Fndreian:">Ἀλεξάνδρειαν·</w>
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<w lemma="%2Aqemi%2Fsthn">Θεμίστην</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29capostei%2Flantes">ἐξαποστείλαντες</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w> <w lemma="tetrakisxili%2Fwn">τετρακισχιλίων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flusan">ἔλυσαν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ilie%2Fwn">Ἰλιέων</w> <w lemma="poliorki%2Fan">πολιορκίαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fbalon">ἐξέβαλον</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Atrw%7Ca%2Fdos">Τρῳάδος</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Agala%2Ftas">Γαλάτας</w>, <w lemma="e%29mpodi%2Fzontes">ἐμποδίζοντες</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="xorhgi%2Fais">χορηγίαις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dialumaino%2Fmenoi">διαλυμαινόμενοι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibola%5Cs">ἐπιβολὰς</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Agala%2Ftai">Γαλάται</w> <w lemma="katasxo%2Fntes">κατασχόντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ari%2Fsban">Ἀρίσβαν</w> <w lemma="kaloume%2Fnhn">καλουμένην</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29abudhnw%3Dn">Ἀβυδηνῶν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fra%7C">χώρᾳ</w>, <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pebou%2Fleuon">ἐπεβούλευον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosepole%2Fmoun">προσεπολέμουν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="e%29ktisme%2Fnais">ἐκτισμέναις</w> <w lemma="po%2Flesin">πόλεσιν</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="strateu%2Fsas">στρατεύσας</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="%2Aprousi%2Fas">Προυσίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parataca%2Fmenos">παραταξάμενος</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="xerw%3Dn">χερῶν</w> <w lemma="no%2Fmw%7C">νόμῳ</w> <w lemma="die%2Ffqeire">διέφθειρε</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="te%2Fkna">τέκνα</w> <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpanta">ἅπαντα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="gunai%3Dkas">γυναῖκας</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="parembolh%3D%7C">παρεμβολῇ</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fsface">κατέσφαξε</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29poskeuh%5Cn">ἀποσκευὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29fh%3Dke">ἐφῆκε</w> <w lemma="diarpa%2Fsai">διαρπάσαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="h%29gwnisme%2Fnois">ἠγωνισμένοις</w>.
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<w lemma="pra%2Fcas">πράξας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flou">μεγάλου</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fluse">ἀπέλυσε</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fbou">φόβου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnou">κινδύνου</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellhspo%2Fntou">Ἑλλησπόντου</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>, <w lemma="kalo%5Cn">καλὸν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fdeigma">παράδειγμα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29piginome%2Fnois">ἐπιγινομένοις</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Flipe">ἀπέλιπε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="r%28a%7Cdi%2Fan">ῥᾳδίαν</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29rw%2Fphs">Εὐρώπης</w> <w lemma="barba%2Frous">βαρβάρους</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fan">Ἀσίαν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fbasin">διάβασιν</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Ata%5C">Τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fda">Ἑλλάδα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fan">Ἀσίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>. <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29itali%2Fan">Ἰταλίαν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aka%2Fnnan">Κάνναν</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhs">μάχης</w> <w lemma="e%29pitelesqei%2Fshs">ἐπιτελεσθείσης</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dsta">πλεῖστα</w> <w lemma="meteti%2Fqeto">μετετίθετο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fous">Καρχηδονίους</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%3Dn">ἡμῖν</w> <w lemma="dedh%2Flwtai">δεδήλωται</w>.
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<w lemma="h%28mei%3Ds">ἡμεῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kairw%3Dn">καιρῶν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="dihgh%2Fsews">διηγήσεως</w> <w lemma="lh%2Fcomen">λήξομεν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="dielhlu%2Fqamen">διεληλύθαμεν</w> <w lemma="a%28%5Cs">ἃς</w> <w lemma="perie%2Fsxe">περιέσχε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fan">Ἀσίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellhnikw%3Dn">Ἑλληνικῶν</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcewn">πράξεων</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="tettarakosth%5C">τετταρακοστὴ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%29lumpia%2Fdwn">ὀλυμπιάδων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28kato%2Fn:">ἑκατόν·</w>
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<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="bu%2Fblw%7C">βύβλῳ</w>, <w lemma="braxe%2Fa">βραχέα</w> <w lemma="prosanamnh%2Fsantes">προσαναμνήσαντες</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> [<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fth%7C">ταύτῃ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="bu%2Fblw%7C">βύβλῳ</w>] <w lemma="prokataskeuh%3Ds">προκατασκευῆς</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fas">πολιτείας</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="e%29pa%2Fnimen">ἐπάνιμεν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxai%3Ds">ἀρχαῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2Fsxesin">ὑπόσχεσιν</w>.
this same period Prusias also achieved something worthy of mention.
On the occasion when the Gauls whom King Attalus had brought over from Europe for his war against Achaeus owing to their reputation for valour, left this king because of the suspicions I mentioned above and began to pillage the towns near the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Hellespont&groupId=620&placeId=1141">Hellespont</a> with gross licentiousness and violence, finally attempting to take <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Ilium&groupId=645&placeId=1183">Ilium</a>,
the inhabitants of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alexandria&groupId=1063&placeId=1868">Alexandria</a> Troas showed considerable gallantry.
Dispatching Themistes with four thousand men they raised the siege of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Ilium&groupId=645&placeId=1183">Ilium</a> and expelled the Gauls from the whole of the Troad, cutting off their supplies, and frustrating their designs.
The Gauls now occupied <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Arisba&groupId=364&placeId=694">Arisba</a> in the territory of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Abydus&groupId=268&placeId=523">Abydus</a> and henceforth harassed the cities in the region either by secret plots or by open hostilities.
Prusias, therefore, led and army against them, and after destroying all the men in a pitched battle, put to death nearly all the women and children in their camp and allowed his soldiers who had taken part in the battle to plunder the baggage.
By this exploit he freed the cities on the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Hellespont&groupId=620&placeId=1141">Hellespont</a> from a serious menace and danger, and gave a good lesson to the barbarians from Europe in future not to be over ready to cross to Asia.
Such was the state of affairs in Greece and Asia. The greater part of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Italy&groupId=656&placeId=1199">Italy</a>, as I mentioned in the last Book, went over to the Carthaginians after the battle of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cannae&groupId=430&placeId=797">Cannae</a>.
I choose this date for interrupting my narrative, having now described what took place in Asia and Greece during the 140th Olympiad.
In the following Book, after a brief recapitulation of my introductory narrative, I will proceed according to my promise to treat of the Roman Constitution.