Polybius, Histories

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Book 5 - Chapter 17

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<w lemma="%2Akata%5C">Κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnous">προειρημένους</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Alukou%3Drgos">Λυκοῦργος</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fas">Μεσσηνίας</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fcion">ἄξιον</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgou">λόγου</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcas">πράξας</w> <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dlqe:">ἐπανῆλθε·</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%2Fsas">ὁρμήσας</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedai%2Fmonos">Λακεδαίμονος</w> <w lemma="katela%2Fbeto">κατελάβετο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Ategeatw%3Dn">Τεγεατῶν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="swma%2Ftwn">σωμάτων</w> <w lemma="a%29poxwrhsa%2Fntwn">ἀποχωρησάντων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkran">ἄκραν</w>, <w lemma="e%29peba%2Fleto">ἐπεβάλετο</w> <w lemma="poliorkei%3Dn">πολιορκεῖν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w>. <w lemma="ou%29damw%3Ds">οὐδαμῶς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmenos">δυνάμενος</w> <w lemma="a%29nu%2Fein">ἀνύειν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dtis">αὖτις</w> <w lemma="a%29nexw%2Frhsen">ἀνεχώρησεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aspa%2Frthn">Σπάρτην</w>.
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fhlidos">Ἤλιδος</w> <w lemma="katadramo%2Fntes">καταδραμόντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Adumai%2Fan">Δυμαίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="bohqh%2Fsantas">βοηθήσαντας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fdran">ἐνέδραν</w> <w lemma="e%29pagago%2Fmenoi">ἐπαγαγόμενοι</w> <w lemma="r%28a%7Cdi%2Fws">ῥᾳδίως</w> <w lemma="e%29tre%2Fyanto">ἐτρέψαντο</w>,
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Agalatikw%3Dn">Γαλατικῶν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgous">ὀλίγους</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fbalon">κατέβαλον</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="politikw%3Dn">πολιτικῶν</w> <w lemma="ai%29xmalw%2Ftous">αἰχμαλώτους</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flabon">ἔλαβον</w> <w lemma="%2Apolumh%2Fdh">Πολυμήδη</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29gie%2Fa">Αἰγιέα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adumai%2Fous">Δυμαίους</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aghsi%2Fpolin">Ἀγησίπολιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adiokle%2Fa">Διοκλέα</w>.
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<w lemma="%2Adwri%2Fmaxos">Δωρίμαχος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prw%2Fthn">πρώτην</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcodon">ἔξοδον</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsato">ἐποιήσατο</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w>, <w lemma="pepeisme%2Fnos">πεπεισμένος</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29pa%2Fnw">ἐπάνω</w> <w lemma="proei%3Dpon">προεῖπον</w>, <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalw%3Ds">ἀσφαλῶς</w> <w lemma="katasu%2Frein">κατασύρειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettali%2Fan">Θετταλίαν</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="a%29nasth%2Fsein">ἀναστήσειν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Apalaiei%3Ds">Παλαιεῖς</w> <w lemma="poliorki%2Fas:">πολιορκίας·</w>
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<w lemma="eu%28rw%5Cn">εὑρὼν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Axruso%2Fgonon">Χρυσόγονον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apetrai%3Don">Πετραῖον</w> <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmous">ἑτοίμους</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettali%2Fa%7C">Θετταλίᾳ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="diakinduneu%2Fein">διακινδυνεύειν</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pedi%2Fon">πεδίον</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29qa%2Frrei">ἐθάρρει</w> <w lemma="katabai%2Fnein">καταβαίνειν</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="parwrei%2Fais">παρωρείαις</w> <w lemma="prosane%2Fxwn">προσανέχων</w> <w lemma="dih%3Dge">διῆγε</w>.
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<w lemma="prospesou%2Fshs">προσπεσούσης</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twli%2Fan">Αἰτωλίαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29sbolh%3Ds">εἰσβολῆς</w>, <w lemma="a%29fe%2Fmenos">ἀφέμενος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettali%2Fan">Θετταλίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29boh%2Fqei">ἐβοήθει</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="spoudh%2Fn">σπουδήν</w>. <w lemma="katalabw%5Cn">καταλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29phllagme%2Fnous">ἀπηλλαγμένους</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twli%2Fas">Αἰτωλίας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28pelei%2Fpeto">ὑπελείπετο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaquste%2Frei">καθυστέρει</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn:">πάντων·</w>
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29naxqei%5Cs">ἀναχθεὶς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aleuka%2Fdos">Λευκάδος</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="porqh%2Fsas">πορθήσας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="para%2Fplw%7C">παράπλῳ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aoi%29anqe%2Fwn">Οἰανθέων</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>, <w lemma="kath%3Dre">κατῆρε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="sto%2Flou">στόλου</w> <w lemma="panto%5Cs">παντὸς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Ako%2Frinqon">Κόρινθον</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28rmi%2Fsas">ὁρμίσας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="nh%3Das">νῆας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Alexai%2Fw%7C">Λεχαίῳ</w> <w lemma="th%2Fn">τήν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="e%29cebi%2Fbaze">ἐξεβίβαζε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="grammatofo%2Frous">γραμματοφόρους</w> <w lemma="diape%2Fstelle">διαπέστελλε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Apeloponnh%2Fsw%7C">Πελοποννήσῳ</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fdas">συμμαχίδας</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>, <w lemma="dhlw%3Dn">δηλῶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fran">ἡμέραν</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="deh%2Fsei">δεήσει</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fplwn">ὅπλων</w> <w lemma="koitai%2Fous">κοιταίους</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w>
Lycurgus at about the same time returned from his expedition to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Messenia&groupId=760&placeId=1380">Messenia</a> without having accomplished anything worthy of mention; and starting again from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a> shortly afterwards, occupied the town of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tegea&groupId=1011&placeId=1780">Tegea</a>
and undertook the siege of the citadel, into which the inhabitants had retired. But being utterly unable to effect anything he returned again to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a>.
The Eleans also overran the territory of Dyme and easily defeated the cavalry who came to opposite them by decoying them into an ambush,
killing not a few of the Gauls and taking Polymedes of Aegium and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Agesipolis&groupId=302&placeId=594">Agesipolis</a> and Diocles of Dyme prisoners.
Dorimachus had originally made his raid with the Aetolians, fully persuaded, as I said above, that he could overrun <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thessaly&groupId=1028&placeId=1816">Thessaly</a> undisturbed and would force Philip to raise the siege of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Palus&groupId=830&placeId=1500">Palus</a>,
but finding Chrysogonus and Petraeus in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thessaly&groupId=1028&placeId=1816">Thessaly</a> ready to give him battle, he did not venture to descend into the plain, but kept to the slopes of the hills.
On hearing of the Macedonian invasion of Aetolia he quitted <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thessaly&groupId=1028&placeId=1816">Thessaly</a> and hastened to defend his country, but found that the Macedonians had already left Aetolia, and so failed and was too late at all points.
The king put out from Leucas, and after pillaging the territory of Oeanthe as he coasted along, reached <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a> with his whole fleet.
Anchoring his ships in the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lechaeum&groupId=675&placeId=1234">Lechaeum</a> he disembarked his troops, and sent couriers to all the allied cities in the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a> to inform them of the day on which they must present themselves in arms at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tegea&groupId=1011&placeId=1780">Tegea</a> before bed-time.