Polybius, Histories

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Book 5 - Chapter 62

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<w lemma="treya%2Fmenos">τρεψάμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29pestratope%2Fdeuse">ἐπεστρατοπέδευσε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="stenoi%3Ds">στενοῖς</w>. <w lemma="prosdeca%2Fmenos">προσδεξάμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="loiph%5Cn">λοιπὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="e%29ntau%3Dqa">ἐνταῦθα</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parakale%2Fsas">παρακαλέσας</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fponta">πρέποντα</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="prokeime%2Fnais">προκειμέναις</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolai%3Ds">ἐπιβολαῖς</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="proh%2Fgage">προήγαγε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w>, <w lemma="eu%29qarsh%5Cs">εὐθαρσὴς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mete%2Fwros">μετέωρος</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28pografome%2Fnas">ὑπογραφομένας</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w>.
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<w lemma="a%29panthsa%2Fntwn">ἀπαντησάντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aqeo%2Fdoton">Θεόδοτον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apanai%2Ftwlon">Παναίτωλον</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w>, <w lemma="a%29podeca%2Fmenos">ἀποδεξάμενος</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="filanqrw%2Fpws">φιλανθρώπως</w> <w lemma="pare%2Flabe">παρέλαβε</w> <w lemma="th%2Fn">τήν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2Atu%2Fron">Τύρον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai+%2Fda">Πτολεμαΐδα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftais">ταύταις</w> <w lemma="paraskeua%2Fs">παρασκευάς</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="ai%28%3Ds">αἷς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ploi%3Da">πλοῖα</w> <w lemma="tettara%2Fkonta:">τετταράκοντα·</w>
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<w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="kata%2Ffrakta">κατάφρακτα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fkosi">εἴκοσι</w> <w lemma="diafe%2Fronta">διαφέροντα</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="kataskeuai%3Ds">κατασκευαῖς</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flatton">ἔλαττον</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="tetrh%2Frous">τετρήρους</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loipa%5C">λοιπὰ</w> <w lemma="trih%2Freis">τριήρεις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="di%2Fkrota">δίκροτα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Flhtes">κέλητες</w>. <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2Adiognh%2Ftw%7C">Διογνήτῳ</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fdwke">παρέδωκε</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="naua%2Frxw%7C:">ναυάρχῳ·</w>
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<w lemma="prospeso%2Fntos">προσπεσόντος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Don">Πτολεμαῖον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Ame%2Fmfin">Μέμφιν</w> <w lemma="e%29celhluqe%2Fnai">ἐξεληλυθέναι</w>, <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="h%28qroi%3Dsqai">ἡθροῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsas">πάσας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aphlou%2Fsion">Πηλούσιον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fs">τάς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="diw%2Fruxas">διώρυχας</w> <w lemma="a%29nastomou%3Dn">ἀναστομοῦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="po%2Ftima">πότιμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28da%2Ftwn">ὑδάτων</w> <w lemma="e%29mfra%2Fttein">ἐμφράττειν</w>,
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<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Aphlou%2Fsion">Πηλούσιον</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsth">ἀπέστη</w>, <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="e%29piporeuo%2Fmenos">ἐπιπορευόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29peira%3Dto">ἐπειρᾶτο</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fa%7C">βίᾳ</w>, <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peiqoi%3D">πειθοῖ</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pa%2Fgesqai">ἐπάγεσθαι</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flewn">πόλεων</w> <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29lafrai%5C">ἐλαφραὶ</w> <w lemma="katapeplhgme%2Fnai">καταπεπληγμέναι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffodon">ἔφοδον</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="proseti%2Fqento:">προσετίθεντο·</w> <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pisteu%2Fousai">πιστεύουσαι</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="paraskeuai%3Ds">παρασκευαῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="o%29xuro%2Fthsi">ὀχυρότησι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%2Fmenon:">ὑπέμενον·</w> <w lemma="a%28%5Cs">ἃς</w> <w lemma="h%29nagka%2Fzeto">ἠναγκάζετο</w> <w lemma="proskaqezo%2Fmenos">προσκαθεζόμενος</w> <w lemma="poliorkei%3Dn">πολιορκεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katatri%2Fbein">κατατρίβειν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnous">χρόνους</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Aoi%28">Οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Don">Πτολεμαῖον</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="xeiro%5Cs">χειρὸς</w> <w lemma="bohqei%3Dn">βοηθεῖν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="sfete%2Frois">σφετέροις</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmasin">πράγμασιν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fper">ὅπερ</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="kaqh%3Dkon">καθῆκον</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="parespondhme%2Fnoi">παρεσπονδημένοι</w> <w lemma="profanw%3Ds">προφανῶς</w>, <w lemma="ou%29d%27">οὐδ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%5Cn">ἐπιβολὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxon">εἶχον</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29dunami%2Fan:">ἀδυναμίαν·</w>
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<w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tosou%3Dton">τοσοῦτον</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="w%29ligw%2Frhto">ὠλιγώρητο</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="polemika%5Cs">πολεμικὰς</w>
There he waited until the arrival of the rest of his forces, and then after addressing his men in such terms as his designs required, advanced with the whole army, being now confident of success and eagerly anticipating the realization of his hopes.
On Theodotus, Panaetolus, and their friends meeting him, he received them courteously and took possession of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tyre&groupId=1053&placeId=1855">Tyre</a>, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Ptolemais&groupId=918&placeId=271">Ptolemais</a>, and the material of war in these places, including forty ships,
twenty of them decked vessels admirably equipped, none with less than four banks of oars, and the remainder triremes, biremes, and pinnaces.
These he handed over to his admiral Diognetus, and on news reaching him that Ptolemy had come out to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Memphis&groupId=752&placeId=1371">Memphis</a> and that all his forces were collected at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pelusium&groupId=863&placeId=1555">Pelusium</a>, where they were opening the sluices and filling up the wells of drinking water,
he abandoned his project of attacking <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pelusium&groupId=863&placeId=1555">Pelusium</a>, and visiting one city after another attempted to gain them either by force or by persuasion.
The minor cities were alarmed by his approach and went over to him, but those which relied on their defensive resources and natural strength held out, and he was compelled to waste his time in sitting down before them and besieging them.
Ptolemy whose obvious duty it was to march to the help of his dominions, attacked as they had been in such flagrant defiance of treaties, was too weak to entertain any such project,
so completely had all military preparations been neglected.