Polybius, Histories

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Book 5 - Chapter 65

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<w lemma="dunon">δυνον</w>. <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxon">εἶχον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="h%28gemoni%2Fas">ἡγεμονίας</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkastoi">ἕκαστοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnwn">προειρημένων</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fas">οἰκείας</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fais">ἰδίαις</w> <w lemma="e%29mpeiri%2Fais">ἐμπειρίαις</w>.
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<w lemma="%2Aeu%29ru%2Floxos">Εὐρύλοχος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Fgnhs">Μάγνης</w> <w lemma="h%28gei%3Dto">ἡγεῖτο</w> <w lemma="sxedo%5Cn">σχεδὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w> <w lemma="trisxili%2Fwn">τρισχιλίων</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kaloume%2Fnou">καλουμένου</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="basileu%3Dsin">βασιλεῦσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29gh%2Fmatos">ἀγήματος</w>, <w lemma="%2Aswkra%2Fths">Σωκράτης</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Aboiw%2Ftios">Βοιώτιος</w> <w lemma="peltasta%5Cs">πελταστὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28f%27">ὑφ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="disxili%2Fous">δισχιλίους</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cs">Ἀχαιὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Afoci%2Fdas">Φοξίδας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Dos">Πτολεμαῖος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqrase%2Fou">Θρασέου</w>, <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="%2A%29andro%2Fmaxos">Ἀνδρόμαχος</w> [<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w>] <w lemma="%2A%29aspe%2Fndios">Ἀσπένδιος</w>, <w lemma="sunegu%2Fmnazon">συνεγύμναζον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%29to%5C">ταὐτὸ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="fa%2Flagga">φάλαγγα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frous">μισθοφόρους</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhnas">Ἕλληνας</w>,
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<w lemma="h%28gou%3Dnto">ἡγοῦντο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="fa%2Flaggos">φάλαγγος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29andro%2Fmaxos">Ἀνδρόμαχος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Dos">Πτολεμαῖος</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frwn">μισθοφόρων</w> <w lemma="%2Afoci%2Fdas">Φοξίδας</w>, <w lemma="ou%29%2Fshs">οὔσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="fa%2Flaggos">φάλαγγος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="dismuri%2Fous">δισμυρίους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pentakisxili%2Fous">πεντακισχιλίους</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frwn">μισθοφόρων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="o%29ktakisxili%2Fous">ὀκτακισχιλίους</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29lh%2Fn">αὐλήν</w>, <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%28ptakosi%2Fous">ἑπτακοσίους</w>, <w lemma="%2Apolukra%2Fths">Πολυκράτης</w> <w lemma="pareskeu%2Faze">παρεσκεύαζε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Alibu%2Fhs">Λιβύης</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29gxwri%2Fous:">ἐγχωρίους·</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="h%28gei%3Dto">ἡγεῖτο</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w>, <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="trisxili%2Fous">τρισχιλίους</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntwn">ὄντων</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29riqmo%2Fn">ἀριθμόν</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%2Fs">τούς</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ella%2Fdos">Ἑλλάδος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frwn">μισθοφόρων</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29exekra%2Fths">Ἐχεκράτης</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqettalo%5Cs">Θετταλὸς</w> <w lemma="diafero%2Fntws">διαφερόντως</w> <w lemma="a%29skh%2Fsas">ἀσκήσας</w>, <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="disxili%2Fous">δισχιλίους</w>, <w lemma="megi%2Fsthn">μεγίστην</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnou">κινδύνου</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fsxeto">παρέσχετο</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fan">χρείαν</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%29deno%5Cs">οὐδενὸς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dtton">ἧττον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fspeude">ἔσπευδε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28f%27">ὑφ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="tattome%2Fnous">ταττομένους</w> <w lemma="%2Aknwpi%2Fas">Κνωπίας</w> <w lemma="%2A%29allariw%2Fths">Ἀλλαριώτης</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="%2Akrh%3Dtas">Κρῆτας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="trisxili%2Fous">τρισχιλίους</w>, <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="xili%2Fous">χιλίους</w> <w lemma="%2Aneo%2Fkrhtas">Νεόκρητας</w>, <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="e%29teta%2Fxei">ἐτετάχει</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flwna">Φίλωνα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aknw%2Fsion">Κνώσιον</w>.
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<w lemma="kaqw%2Fplisan">καθώπλισαν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ali%2Fbuas">Λίβυας</w> <w lemma="trisxili%2Fous">τρισχιλίους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoniko%5Cn">Μακεδονικὸν</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w>, <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ammw%2Fnios">Ἀμμώνιος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Abarkai%3Dos">Βαρκαῖος</w>.
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<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29gupti%2Fwn">Αἰγυπτίων</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="dismuri%2Fous">δισμυρίους</w> <w lemma="falaggi%2Ftas">φαλαγγίτας</w>, <w lemma="u%28peta%2Ftteto">ὑπετάττετο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aswsibi%2Fw%7C">Σωσιβίῳ</w>.
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<w lemma="sunh%2Fxqh">συνήχθη</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqra%7Ckw%3Dn">Θρᾳκῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Agalatw%3Dn">Γαλατῶν</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w>, <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="katoi%2Fkwn">κατοίκων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pigo%2Fnwn">ἐπιγόνων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tetrakisxili%2Fous">τετρακισχιλίους</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prosfa%2Ftws">προσφάτως</w> <w lemma="e%29pisunaxqe%2Fntes">ἐπισυναχθέντες</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="disxili%2Fous">δισχιλίους</w>, <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="h%28gei%3Dto">ἡγεῖτο</w> <w lemma="%2Adionu%2Fsios">Διονύσιος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqra%3D%7Cc">Θρᾷξ</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2A%28h">Ἡ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%2Fw%7C">Πτολεμαίῳ</w> <w lemma="paraskeuazome%2Fnh">παρασκευαζομένη</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamis">δύναμις</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqei">πλήθει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="diaforai%3Ds">διαφοραῖς</w> <w lemma="tosau%2Fth">τοσαύτη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w>
All the men I have mentioned held commands suited to their particular attainments.
Eurylochus of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Magnesia&groupId=729&placeId=1336">Magnesia</a> commanded a body of about three thousand men known as the Royal Guard, Socrates the Boeotian had under him two thousand peltasts,
Phoxidas the Achaean, Ptolemy the son of Thraseas, and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Andromachus&groupId=330&placeId=640">Andromachus</a> of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Aspendus&groupId=373&placeId=704">Aspendus</a> exercised together in one body the phalanx and the Greek mercenaries,
the phalanx twenty-five thousand strong being under the command of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Andromachus&groupId=330&placeId=640">Andromachus</a> and Ptolemy and the mercenaries, numbering eight thousand, under that of Phoxidas.
Polycrates undertook the training of the cavalry of the guard, about seven hundred strong, and the Libyan and native Egyptian horse; all of whom, numbering about three thousand, were under his command.
It was Echecrates the Thessalian who trained most admirably the cavalry from Greece and all the mercenary cavalry, and thus rendered most signal service in the battle itself,
and Cnopias of Allaria too was second to none in the attention he paid to the force under him composed of three thousand Cretans, one thousand being Neocretans whom he placed under the command of Philo of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cnossus&groupId=482&placeId=904">Cnossus</a>.
They also armed in the Macedonian fashion three thousand Libyans under the command of Ammonius of Barce.
The total native Egyptian force consisted of about twenty thousand heavy-armed men, and was commanded by Sosibius,
and they had also collected a force of Thracians and Gauls, about four thousand of them from among settlers in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Egypt&groupId=556&placeId=368">Egypt</a> and their descendants, and two thousand lately raised elsewhere. These were commanded by Dionysius the Thracian.
Such were the numbers and nature of the army that Ptolemy was preparing.