Polybius, Histories

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Book 5 - Chapter 37

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<w lemma="e%29xrh%2Fsato">ἐχρήσατο</w> <w lemma="sunergh%2Fmati">συνεργήματι</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftw%7C">τοιούτῳ</w> <w lemma="tini%2F">τινί</w>. <w lemma="%2Anikago%2Fras">Νικαγόρας</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="%2Amessh%2Fnios:">Μεσσήνιος·</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="u%28ph%3Drxe">ὑπῆρχε</w> <w lemma="patriko%5Cs">πατρικὸς</w> <w lemma="ce%2Fnos">ξένος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arxida%2Fmou">Ἀρχιδάμου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimoni%2Fwn">Λακεδαιμονίων</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</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="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="braxei%3Da%2F">βραχεῖά</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnois">προειρημένοις</w> <w lemma="e%29piplokh%5C">ἐπιπλοκὴ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous:">ἀλλήλους·</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arxi%2Fdamos">Ἀρχίδαμος</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aspa%2Frths">Σπάρτης</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffuge">ἔφυγε</w> <w lemma="dei%2Fsas">δείσας</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnhn">Κλεομένην</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parege%2Fnet%27">παρεγένετ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fan">Μεσσηνίαν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fa%7C">οἰκίᾳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllois">ἄλλοις</w> <w lemma="a%29nagkai%2Fois">ἀναγκαίοις</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Anikago%2Fras">Νικαγόρας</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29de%2Fcato">ἐδέξατο</w> <w lemma="proqu%2Fmws">προθύμως</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="sumperifora%5Cn">συμπεριφορὰν</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto%2F">ἐγένετό</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28losxerh%5Cs">ὁλοσχερὴς</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnoia">εὔνοια</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunh%2Fqeia">συνήθεια</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w>, <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnous">Κλεομένους</w> <w lemma="u%28podei%2Fcantos">ὑποδείξαντος</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fda">ἐλπίδα</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Fdou">καθόδου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsews">διαλύσεως</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arxi%2Fdamon">Ἀρχίδαμον</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fdwken">ἔδωκεν</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Anikago%2Fras">Νικαγόρας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="diapostola%5Cs">διαποστολὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstewn">πίστεων</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkas">συνθήκας</w>.
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<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="kurwqe%2Fntwn">κυρωθέντων</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arxi%2Fdamos">Ἀρχίδαμος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aspa%2Frthn">Σπάρτην</w> <w lemma="kath%2F%7Cei">κατῄει</w>, <w lemma="pisteu%2Fsas">πιστεύσας</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Anikago%2Frou">Νικαγόρου</w> <w lemma="gegenhme%2Fnais">γεγενημέναις</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkais">συνθήκαις</w>,
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnhs">Κλεομένης</w> <w lemma="a%29panth%2Fsas">ἀπαντήσας</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arxi%2Fdamon">Ἀρχίδαμον</w> <w lemma="e%29panei%2Fleto">ἐπανείλετο</w>, <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Anikago%2Frou">Νικαγόρου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="suno%2Fntwn">συνόντων</w> <w lemma="e%29fei%2Fsato">ἐφείσατο</w>.
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<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29kto%5Cs">ἐκτὸς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Anikago%2Fras">Νικαγόρας</w> <w lemma="u%28pekri%2Fneto">ὑπεκρίνετο</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="o%29fei%2Flein">ὀφείλειν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnei">Κλεομένει</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="swthri%2Fan">σωτηρίαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="bare%2Fws">βαρέως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffere">ἔφερε</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sumbebhko%2Fs">συμβεβηκός</w>, <w lemma="dokw%3Dn">δοκῶν</w> <w lemma="ai%29%2Ftios">αἴτιος</w> <w lemma="gegone%2Fnai">γεγονέναι</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="basilei%3D">βασιλεῖ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29pwlei%2Fas">ἀπωλείας</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Anikago%2Fras">Νικαγόρας</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fppous">ἵππους</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgwn">ἄγων</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fpleuse">κατέπλευσε</w> <w lemma="braxei%3D">βραχεῖ</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnw%7C">χρόνῳ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aleca%2Fndreian">Ἀλεξάνδρειαν</w>.
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<w lemma="a%29pobai%2Fnwn">ἀποβαίνων</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="new%5Cs">νεὼς</w> <w lemma="katalamba%2Fnei">καταλαμβάνει</w> <w lemma="to%2Fn">τόν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnhn">Κλεομένην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apante%2Fa">Παντέα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ippi%2Ftan">Ἱππίταν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="lime%2Fni">λιμένι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="krhpi%3Dda">κρηπῖδα</w> <w lemma="peripatou%3Dntas">περιπατοῦντας</w>.
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<w lemma="i%29dw%5Cn">ἰδὼν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnhs">Κλεομένης</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="summi%2Fcas">συμμίξας</w>, <w lemma="h%29spa%2Fzeto">ἠσπάζετο</w> <w lemma="filofro%2Fnws">φιλοφρόνως</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosepu%2Fqeto">προσεπύθετο</w> <w lemma="ti%2F">τί</w> <w lemma="parei%2Fh">παρείη</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29po%2Fntos">εἰπόντος</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="parage%2Fgonen">παραγέγονεν</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fppous">ἵππους</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgwn">ἄγων</w> "<w lemma="e%29boulo%2Fmhn">ἐβουλόμην</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fn">ἄν</w> <w lemma="se">σε</w>" <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> "<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="li%2Fan">λίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29nti%5C">ἀντὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fppwn">ἵππων</w> <w lemma="kinai%2Fdous">κιναίδους</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgein">ἄγειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sambu%2Fkas:">σαμβύκας·</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="katepei%2Fgetai">κατεπείγεται</w>.
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" <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="gou%3Dn">γοῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29pigela%2Fsas">ἐπιγελάσας</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Anikago%2Fras">Νικαγόρας</w> <w lemma="e%29siw%2Fphse">ἐσιώπησε</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="e%29lqw%5Cn">ἐλθὼν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Aswsibi%2Fw%7C">Σωσιβίῳ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fppous">ἵππους</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dpe">εἶπε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnous">Κλεομένους</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frti">ἄρτι</w> <w lemma="r%28hqe%2Fnta">ῥηθέντα</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w>,
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<w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aswsi%2Fbion">Σωσίβιον</w> <w lemma="h%28de%2Fws">ἡδέως</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fonta">ἀκούοντα</w>, <w lemma="pa%3Dsan">πᾶσαν</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fqeto">ἐξέθετο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prou+pa%2Frxousan">προϋπάρχουσαν</w>
There was a certain Messenian called Nicagoras who had been a family friend of Archidamus the king of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a>.
In former times their intercourse had been of the slightest, but when Archidamus took flight from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a> for fear of Cleomenes, and came to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Messenia&groupId=760&placeId=1380">Messenia</a>, Nicagoras not only gladly received him in his house and provided for his wants but ever afterwards they stood on terms of the closest intimacy and affection.
When therefore Cleomenes held out hopes to Archidamus of return and reconciliation, Nicagoras devoted himself to negotiating and concluding the treaty.
When this had been ratified, Archidamus was on his way home to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a>, relying on the terms of the agreement brought about by Nicagoras,
but Cleomenes coming to meet them put Archidamus to death, sparing Nicagoras and the rest of his companions.
To the outside world, Nicagoras pretended to be grateful to Cleomenes for having spared his life, but in his heart he bitterly resented what had occurred, for it looked as if had been the cause of the king's death.
This Nicagoras had arrived not long ago at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alexandria&groupId=1063&placeId=1868">Alexandria</a> with a cargo of horses and on disembarking he found Cleomenes, with Panteus and Hippitas, walking on the quay.
When Cleomenes saw him he came up to him and greeted him affectionately and asked him on what business he had come.
When he told him he had brought horses to sell, Cleomenes said, "I very much wish you had brought catamites and sackbut girls instead of the horses, for those are the wares this king is after."
Nicagoras at the time smiled and held his tongue, but a few days afterwards, when he had become quite familiar with Sosibius owing to the business of the horses, he told against Cleomenes the story of what he had recently said,
and noticing that Sosibius listened to him with pleasure, he gave him a full account of his old grievance against that prince.