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Book 5 - Chapter 40

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<w lemma="%2Ameta%5C">Μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="kato%2Fpin">κατόπιν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqeo%2Fdotos">Θεόδοτος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tetagme%2Fnos">τεταγμένος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Akoi%2Flhs">Κοίλης</w> <w lemma="%2Asuri%2Fas">Συρίας</w>, <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fnos">γένος</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlo%2Fs">Αἰτωλός</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="katafronh%2Fsas">καταφρονήσας</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29se%2Flgeian">ἀσέλγειαν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fou">βίου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhs">ὅλης</w> <w lemma="ai%28re%2Fsews">αἱρέσεως</w>,
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<w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="diapisth%2Fsas">διαπιστήσας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29lh%5Cn">αὐλὴν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mikroi%3Ds">μικροῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmprosqen">ἔμπροσθεν</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnois">χρόνοις</w> <w lemma="a%29ciolo%2Fgous">ἀξιολόγους</w> <w lemma="parasxo%2Fmenos">παρασχόμενος</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fas">χρείας</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="basilei%3D">βασιλεῖ</w> <w lemma="peri%2F">περί</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ta%29%2Flla">τἄλλα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prw%2Fthn">πρώτην</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%5Cn">ἐπιβολὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antio%2Fxou">Ἀντιόχου</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Akoi%2Flhn">Κοίλην</w> <w lemma="%2Asuri%2Fan">Συρίαν</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmasi">πράγμασι</w>, <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="tuxei%3Dn">τυχεῖν</w> <w lemma="tinos">τινος</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fritos">χάριτος</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%29nanti%2Fon">τοὐναντίον</w> <w lemma="a%29naklhqei%5Cs">ἀνακληθεὶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aleca%2Fndreian">Ἀλεξάνδρειαν</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgon">ὀλίγον</w> <w lemma="kinduneu%3Dsai">κινδυνεῦσαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fw%7C">βίῳ</w>,
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<w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftas">ταύτας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fas">αἰτίας</w> <w lemma="e%29peba%2Fleto">ἐπεβάλετο</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="lalei%3Dn">λαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antio%2Fxw%7C">Ἀντιόχῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Akoi%2Flhn">Κοίλην</w> <w lemma="%2Asuri%2Fan">Συρίαν</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="e%29gxeiri%2Fzein">ἐγχειρίζειν</w>. <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29sme%2Fnws">ἀσμένως</w> <w lemma="decame%2Fnou">δεξαμένου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fda">ἐλπίδα</w>, <w lemma="taxei%3Dan">ταχεῖαν</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Fmbane">ἐλάμβανε</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dgma">πρᾶγμα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29konomi%2Fan">οἰκονομίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="i%28%2Fna">ἵνα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fas">οἰκίας</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsion">παραπλήσιον</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fswmen">ποιήσωμεν</w>, <w lemma="a%29nadramo%2Fntes">ἀναδραμόντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="para%2Flhyin">παράληψιν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antio%2Fxou">Ἀντιόχου</w> <w lemma="dunastei%2Fas">δυναστείας</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kairw%3Dn">καιρῶν</w> <w lemma="poihso%2Fmeqa">ποιησόμεθα</w> <w lemma="kefalaiw%2Fdh">κεφαλαιώδη</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffodon">ἔφοδον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllontos">μέλλοντος</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgesqai">λέγεσθαι</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmou">πολέμου</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxos">Ἀντίοχος</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ui%28o%5Cs">υἱὸς</w> <w lemma="new%2Fteros">νεώτερος</w> <w lemma="%2Aseleu%2Fkou">Σελεύκου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Akallini%2Fkou">Καλλινίκου</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuqe%2Fntos">προσαγορευθέντος</w>, <w lemma="metalla%2Fcantos">μεταλλάξαντος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="patro%5Cs">πατρὸς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diadecame%2Fnou">διαδεξαμένου</w> <w lemma="ta%29delfou%3D">τἀδελφοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aseleu%2Fkou">Σελεύκου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fan">βασιλείαν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28liki%2Fan">ἡλικίαν</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fnw">ἄνω</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpois">τόποις</w> <w lemma="meqista%2Fmenos">μεθιστάμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="diatribh%2Fn">διατριβήν</w>,
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<w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Ase%2Fleukos">Σέλευκος</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="u%28perbalw%5Cn">ὑπερβαλὼν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Atau%3Dron">Ταῦρον</w> <w lemma="e%29dolofonh%2Fqh">ἐδολοφονήθη</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fkamen">εἰρήκαμεν</w>, <w lemma="metalabw%5Cn">μεταλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29basi%2Fleuse">ἐβασίλευσε</w>,
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<w lemma="diapisteu%2Fwn">διαπιστεύων</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fde">τάδε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Atau%2Frou">Ταύρου</w> <w lemma="dunastei%2Fan">δυναστείαν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3D%7C">Ἀχαιῷ</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fnw">ἄνω</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fas">βασιλείας</w> <w lemma="e%29gkexeirikw%5Cs">ἐγκεχειρικὼς</w> <w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwni">Μόλωνι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%29delfw%3D%7C">τἀδελφῷ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwnos">Μόλωνος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aleca%2Fndrw%7C">Ἀλεξάνδρῳ</w>, <w lemma="%2Amo%2Flwnos">Μόλωνος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Amhdi%2Fas">Μηδίας</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxontos">ὑπάρχοντος</w> <w lemma="satra%2Fpou">σατράπου</w>, <w lemma="ta%29delfou%3D">τἀδελφοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w>
The next conspiracy shortly after this was that of Theodotus the governor of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Coele-Syria&groupId=484&placeId=908">Coele-Syria</a>, and Aetolian by birth. Holding the king in contempt owing to his debauched life and general conduct and mistrusting the court circles,
because after recently rendering important service to Ptolemy in various ways and especially in connexion with the first attempt of Antiochus on <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Coele-Syria&groupId=484&placeId=908">Coele-Syria</a>, he had not only received no thanks for this but on the contrary had been recalled to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alexandria&groupId=1063&placeId=1868">Alexandria</a> and had barely escaped with his life,
he now formed the project of entering into communication with Antiochus and handing over to him the cities of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Coele-Syria&groupId=484&placeId=908">Coele-Syria</a>. Antiochus gladly grasped at the proposal and the matter was soon in a fair way of being accomplished.
Now that I may perform for this royal house what I have done for that of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Egypt&groupId=556&placeId=368">Egypt</a>, I will go back to Antiochus\' succession to the throne and give a summary of events between that date and the outbreak of the war I am about to describe.
Antiochus was the younger son of Seleucus Callinicus, and on the death of his father and the succession to the throne of his elder brother Seleucus, he at first resided in the interior,
but when Seleucus crossed the Taurus with his army and was assassinated, as I have already stated, he sudden him and began to reign, entrusting the government of Asia on this side of Taurus to Achaeus and that of the upper provinces to Molon and his brother Alexander, Molon being satrap of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Media&groupId=742&placeId=1354">Media</a> and Alexander of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Persia&groupId=871&placeId=1571">Persia</a>.