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Book 5 - Chapter 19

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<w lemma="keinto">κειντο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fn">παρόν</w>. <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prw%2Fth%7C">πρώτῃ</w> <w lemma="katestratope%2Fdeuse">κατεστρατοπέδευσε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29amu%2Fklas">Ἀμύκλας</w>.
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<w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29amu%2Fklai">Ἀμύκλαι</w> <w lemma="kalou%2Fmenai">καλούμεναι</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpos">τόπος</w> <w lemma="e%29sti%5C">ἐστὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Alakwnikh%3Ds">Λακωνικῆς</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w> <w lemma="kallidendro%2Ftatos">καλλιδενδρότατος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kallikarpo%2Ftatos">καλλικαρπότατος</w>, <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fxei">ἀπέχει</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedai%2Fmonos">Λακεδαίμονος</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fkosi">εἴκοσι</w> <w lemma="stadi%2Fous">σταδίους</w>.
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<w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxei">ὑπάρχει</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="te%2Fmenos">τέμενος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apo%2Fllwnos">Ἀπόλλωνος</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifane%2Fstaton">ἐπιφανέστατον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Alakwnikh%5Cn">Λακωνικὴν</w> <w lemma="i%28erw%3Dn">ἱερῶν</w>. <w lemma="kei%3Dtai">κεῖται</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w> <w lemma="keklime%2Fnois">κεκλιμένοις</w> <w lemma="me%2Fresi">μέρεσι</w>.
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<w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29piou%2Fsh%7C">ἐπιούσῃ</w> <w lemma="porqw%3Dn">πορθῶν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apu%2Frrou">Πύρρου</w> <w lemma="kalou%2Fmenon">καλούμενον</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fbh">κατέβη</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraka">χάρακα</w>. <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="e%29pidramw%5Cn">ἐπιδραμὼν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dh%7Cw%2Fsas">δῃώσας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="su%2Fneggus">σύνεγγυς</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w>,
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<w lemma="katestratope%2Fdeuse">κατεστρατοπέδευσε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Aka%2Frnion">Κάρνιον</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fqen">ὅθεν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%2Fsas">ὁρμήσας</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dge">ἦγε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fnhn:">Ἀσίνην·</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poihsa%2Fmenos">ποιησάμενος</w> <w lemma="prosbola%2Fs">προσβολάς</w>, <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fn">οὐδέν</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="prou%2Frgou">προύργου</w> <w lemma="perai%2Fnwn">περαίνων</w>, <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fzeuce">ἀνέζευξε</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29piporeuo%2Fmenos">ἐπιπορευόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffqeire">ἔφθειρε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsan">πᾶσαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Akrhtiko%5Cn">Κρητικὸν</w> <w lemma="pe%2Flagos">πέλαγος</w> <w lemma="tetramme%2Fnhn">τετραμμένην</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="%2Ataina%2Frou">Ταινάρου</w>.
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<w lemma="metabalo%2Fmenos">μεταβαλόμενος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dtis">αὖτις</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="nau%2Fstaqmon">ναύσταθμον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimoni%2Fwn">Λακεδαιμονίων</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="kalei%3Dtai">καλεῖται</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Agu%2Fqion">Γύθιον</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalh%3D">ἀσφαλῆ</w> <w lemma="lime%2Fna">λιμένα</w>, <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fxei">ἀπέχει</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="diako%2Fsia">διακόσια</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tria%2Fkonta">τριάκοντα</w> <w lemma="sta%2Fdia">στάδια</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29polipw%5Cn">ἀπολιπὼν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="decio%5Cn">δεξιὸν</w> <w lemma="katestratope%2Fdeuse">κατεστρατοπέδευσε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28elei%2Fan">Ἑλείαν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%2Ftis">ἥτις</w> <w lemma="e%29sti%5Cn">ἐστὶν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="qewroume%2Fnh">θεωρουμένη</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fsth">πλείστη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kalli%2Fsth">καλλίστη</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fra">χώρα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Alakwnikh%3Ds">Λακωνικῆς</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28%2Fqen">ὅθεν</w> <w lemma="a%29fiei%5Cs">ἀφιεὶς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pronoma%5Cs">προνομὰς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fn">αὐτόν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="katepurpo%2Flei">κατεπυρπόλει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="die%2Ffqeire">διέφθειρε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="karpou%2Fs">καρπούς</w>, <w lemma="a%29fiknei%3Dto">ἀφικνεῖτο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="pronomai%3Ds">προνομαῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29akri%2Fas">Ἀκρίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aleu%2Fkas">Λεύκας</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aboiw%3Dn">Βοιῶν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>.
Philip on the first day pitched his camp at Amyclae.
The district of Amyclae is one of the most richly timbered and fertile in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Laconia&groupId=662&placeId=1211">Laconia</a>, lies about twenty stades from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a>, and contains a temple of Apollo which is about the most famous of all the Laconian holy places.
It lies between <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a> and the sea.
Next day Philip, continuing to pillage the country on his way, marched down to what is called Pyrrhus\' camp. After spending the next two days in overrunning and plundering the immediate neighbourhood he encamped at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carnium&groupId=440&placeId=818">Carnium</a>,
and starting thence advanced on <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Asine&groupId=372&placeId=703">Asine</a>, which he assaulted, but making no progress, took his departure and subsequently continued to lay waste all the country bordering on the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cretan Sea&groupId=504&placeId=948">Cretan Sea</a> as far as Taenarum.
Changing the direction of his march he next made for the arsenal of the Lacedaemonians, which is called <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Gythium&groupId=612&placeId=1127">Gythium</a> and has a secure harbour, being about two hundred and thirty stades distant from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a>.
Leaving this place on his right he encamped in the district of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Helos&groupId=621&placeId=1142">Helos</a>, which taken as a whole is the most extensive and finest in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Laconia&groupId=662&placeId=1211">Laconia</a>.
Sending out his foragers from here he set fire to every part of it, destroying the crops, and carried his devastation even as far as Acriae, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Leucae&groupId=680&placeId=1245">Leucae</a>, and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Boeae&groupId=404&placeId=751">Boeae</a>.