Polybius, Histories

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Book 5 - Chapter 27

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<w lemma="%2A%29elatei%2Fas">Ἐλατείας</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fstrefe">ἀνέστρεφε</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Amegale%2Fas">Μεγαλέας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aqh%2Fnas">Ἀθήνας</w> <w lemma="a%29pexw%2Frhse">ἀπεχώρησε</w>, <w lemma="katalipw%5Cn">καταλιπὼν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aleo%2Fntion">Λεόντιον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="e%29ggu%2Fh%7C">ἐγγύῃ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fkosi">εἴκοσι</w> <w lemma="tala%2Fntwn">ταλάντων</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aqh%2Fnais">Ἀθήναις</w> <w lemma="strathgw%3Dn">στρατηγῶν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="prosdecame%2Fnwn">προσδεξαμένων</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fn">αὐτόν</w>, <w lemma="meth%3Dlqe">μετῆλθε</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aqh%2Fbas">Θήβας</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="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Aki%2Frran">Κίρραν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fpleuse">κατέπλευσε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28paspistw%3Dn">ὑπασπιστῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Asikuwni%2Fwn">Σικυωνίων</w> <w lemma="lime%2Fna">λιμένα</w>, <w lemma="ka%29kei%3Dqen">κἀκεῖθεν</w> <w lemma="a%29naba%5Cs">ἀναβὰς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frxontas">ἄρχοντας</w> <w lemma="parh%7Cth%2Fsato">παρῃτήσατο</w>, <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Faraton">Ἄρατον</w> <w lemma="katalu%2Fsas">καταλύσας</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsan">πᾶσαν</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="diagwgh%2Fn">διαγωγήν</w>, <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apellh%3D%7C">Ἀπελλῇ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Ftace">συνέταξε</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dn">πλεῖν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Ako%2Frinqon">Κόρινθον</w>.
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<w lemma="prospeso%2Fntwn">προσπεσόντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Amegale%2Fan">Μεγαλέαν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="peltasta%2Fs">πελταστάς</w>, <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="h%28gei%3Dto">ἡγεῖτο</w> <w lemma="%2Aleo%2Fntios">Λεόντιος</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Atrifuli%2Fan">Τριφυλίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteile">ἐξαπέστειλε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Atauri%2Fwnos">Ταυρίωνος</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Fs">ὥς</w> <w lemma="tinos">τινος</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fas">χρείας</w> <w lemma="katepeigou%2Fshs">κατεπειγούσης</w>, <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29formhsa%2Fntwn">ἀφορμησάντων</w>, <w lemma="a%29pagagei%3Dn">ἀπαγαγεῖν</w> <w lemma="e%29ke%2Fleuse">ἐκέλευσε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aleo%2Fntion">Λεόντιον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29nadoxh%2Fn">ἀναδοχήν</w>.
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<w lemma="sune%2Fntes">συνέντες</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peltastai%5C">πελτασταὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fs">γεγονός</w>, <w lemma="diapemyame%2Fnou">διαπεμψαμένου</w> <w lemma="tina%5C">τινὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aleonti%2Fou">Λεοντίου</w>, <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteilan">ἐξαπέστειλαν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w>, <w lemma="parakalou%3Dntes">παρακαλοῦντες</w>, <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllo">ἄλλο</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="pepoi%2Fhtai">πεποίηται</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29pagwgh%5Cn">ἀπαγωγὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aleonti%2Fou">Λεοντίου</w>, <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="xwri%5Cs">χωρὶς</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsasqai">ποιήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29gkaloume%2Fnwn">ἐγκαλουμένων</w> <w lemma="kri%2Fsin">κρίσιν</w>,
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<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mh%2F">μή</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="nomiou%3Dsi">νομιοῦσι</w> <w lemma="megalei%2Fws">μεγαλείως</w> <w lemma="paroligwrei%3Dsqai">παρολιγωρεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kataginw%2Fskesqai">καταγινώσκεσθαι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> — <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxon">εἶχον</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fthn">τοιαύτην</w> <w lemma="i%29shgori%2Fan">ἰσηγορίαν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnes">Μακεδόνες</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="basilei%3Ds">βασιλεῖς</w> —
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<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29ggu%2Fhn">ἐγγύην</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Amegale%2Fou">Μεγαλέου</w>, <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="xrh%2Fmata">χρήματα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="koino%5Cn">κοινὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29sene%2Fgkantes">εἰσενέγκαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29kti%2Fsousin">ἐκτίσουσιν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%2F">αὐτοί</w>.
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<w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2Aleo%2Fntion">Λεόντιον</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="parocunqei%5Cs">παροξυνθεὶς</w> <w lemma="qa%3Dtton">θᾶττον</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="proe%2Fqeto">προέθετο</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peltastw%3Dn">πελταστῶν</w>
Upon the project falling through, the king set out from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Elatea&groupId=558&placeId=1045">Elatea</a> on his return, and meanwhile Megaleas left for <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Athens&groupId=379&placeId=715">Athens</a>, leaving Leontius to meet his bail of the twenty talents;
but when the Athenian strategi refused to receive him, he returned to Thebes.
The king sailing from the neighbourhood of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cirrha&groupId=469&placeId=876">Cirrha</a> reached the harbour of Sicyon with his guard, and going up to the city declined the invitation of the magistrates, but taking up his quarters in Aratus\' house spent his whole time in his society, ordering Apelles to take ship for <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a>.
On hearing the news about Megaleas, he sent away the peltasts who were under the command of Leontius to Triphylia with Taurion, on the pretence of some urgent service, and as soon as they had left ordered Leontius to be arrested to his bail for Megaleas.
The peltasts, however, heard what had happened, as Leontius had sent them a messenger, and dispatched a deputation to the king, begging him, if he had arrested Leontius on any other charge, not to try the case in their absence,
for if he did so they would all consider it a signal slight and affront — with such freedom did the Macedonians always address their kings — but if it was on account of his bail for Megaleas, they would subscribe among themselves and pay it off.
But this warm support of Leontius by the peltasts served only to exasperate the king, who for this reason put Leontius to death sooner than he had purposed.