<w lemma="%2Apednhlisseu%3Dsin">Πεδνηλισσεῦσιν</w>. <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aselgei%3Ds">Σελγεῖς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w>, <w lemma="strathgo%5Cn">στρατηγὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29capostei%2Flantes">ἐξαποστείλαντες</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w>, <w lemma="h%29%2Flpisan">ἤλπισαν</w> <w lemma="kataplhca%2Fmenoi">καταπληξάμενοι</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="e%29mpeiri%2Fais">ἐμπειρίαις</w> <w lemma="e%29kbalei%3Dn">ἐκβαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afa%2Fu+llon">Φάϋλλον</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%29xurwma%2Ftwn">ὀχυρωμάτων</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="kaqiko%2Fmenoi">καθικόμενοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fsews">προθέσεως</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29pobalo%2Fntes">ἀποβαλόντες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="stratiwtw%3Dn">στρατιωτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="prosbolai%3Ds">προσβολαῖς</w>, <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdos">ἐλπίδος</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsthsan">ἀπέστησαν</w>, <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="poliorki%2Fa%7C">πολιορκίᾳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frgois">ἔργοις</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dtton">ἧττον</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="prosekarte%2Froun">προσεκαρτέρουν</w>.
<w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Agarsu%2Fhrin">Γαρσύηριν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29etennei%3Ds">Ἐτεννεῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Apisidikh%3Ds">Πισιδικῆς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="%2Asi%2Fdhs">Σίδης</w> <w lemma="o%29reinh%5Cn">ὀρεινὴν</w> <w lemma="katoikou%3Dntes">κατοικοῦντες</w>, <w lemma="o%29ktakisxili%2Fous">ὀκτακισχιλίους</w> <w lemma="o%28pli%2Ftas">ὁπλίτας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpemyan">ἔπεμψαν</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29aspe%2Fndioi">Ἀσπένδιοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%2Fseis:">ἡμίσεις·</w>
<w lemma="%2Asidh%3Dtai">Σιδῆται</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="stoxazo%2Fmenoi">στοχαζόμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w> <w lemma="eu%29noi%2Fas">εὐνοίας</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aspendi%2Fous">Ἀσπενδίους</w> <w lemma="mi%3Dsos">μῖσος</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mete%2Fsxon">μετέσχον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="bohqei%2Fas">βοηθείας</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Agarsu%2Fhris">Γαρσύηρις</w> <w lemma="a%29nalabw%5Cn">ἀναλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fs">τάς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="bebohqhko%2Ftwn">βεβοηθηκότων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fas">ἰδίας</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Apednhlisso%2Fn">Πεδνηλισσόν</w>, <w lemma="pepeisme%2Fnos">πεπεισμένος</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%29fo%2Fdou">ἐφόδου</w> <w lemma="lu%2Fsein">λύσειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="poliorki%2Fan:">πολιορκίαν·</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="kataplhttome%2Fnwn">καταπληττομένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aselge%2Fwn">Σελγέων</w>, <w lemma="labw%5Cn">λαβὼν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fmmetron">σύμμετρον</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Fsthma">ἀπόστημα</w> <w lemma="katestratope%2Fdeuse">κατεστρατοπέδευσε</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Apednhlisse%2Fwn">Πεδνηλισσέων</w> <w lemma="piezome%2Fnwn">πιεζομένων</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29ndei%2Fas">ἐνδείας</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Agarsu%2Fhris">Γαρσύηρις</w> <w lemma="speu%2Fdwn">σπεύδων</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="dunata%2F">δυνατά</w>, <w lemma="disxili%2Fous">δισχιλίους</w> <w lemma="e%28toima%2Fsas">ἑτοιμάσας</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndras">ἄνδρας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dou%5Cs">δοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstw%7C">ἑκάστῳ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fdimnon">μέδιμνον</w> <w lemma="purw%3Dn">πυρῶν</w>, <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Apednhlisso%5Cn">Πεδνηλισσὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29se%2Fpempe">εἰσέπεμπε</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aselge%2Fwn">Σελγέων</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fntwn">συνέντων</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmenon">γινόμενον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parabohqhsa%2Fntwn">παραβοηθησάντων</w>, <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29sfero%2Fntwn">εἰσφερόντων</w> <w lemma="katakoph%3Dnai">κατακοπῆναι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstous">πλείστους</w>, <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="si%2Ftou">σίτου</w> <w lemma="panto%5Cs">παντὸς</w> <w lemma="kurieu%3Dsai">κυριεῦσαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aselgei%3Ds">Σελγεῖς</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="e%29parqe%2Fntes">ἐπαρθέντες</w> <w lemma="e%29nexei%2Frhsan">ἐνεχείρησαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Agarsu%2Fhrin">Γαρσύηριν</w> <w lemma="poliorkei%3Dn:">πολιορκεῖν·</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxousi">ἔχουσι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="dh%2F">δή</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="tolmhro%5Cn">τολμηρὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fbolon">παράβολον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Aselgei%3Ds">Σελγεῖς</w>.
<w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="a%28%5C">ἃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="katalipo%2Fntes">καταλιπόντες</w> <w lemma="fulakh%5Cn">φυλακὴν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29nagkai%2Fan">ἀναγκαίαν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frakos">χάρακος</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="loipoi%3Ds">λοιποῖς</w> <w lemma="perista%2Fntes">περιστάντες</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fous">πλείους</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fbalon">προσέβαλον</w> <w lemma="eu%29qarsw%3Ds">εὐθαρσῶς</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fwn">ὑπεναντίων</w> <w lemma="parembolh%3D%7C">παρεμβολῇ</w>.
<w lemma="pantaxo%2Fqen">πανταχόθεν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnou">κινδύνου</w> <w lemma="parado%2Fcws">παραδόξως</w> <w lemma="periestw%3Dtos">περιεστῶτος</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frakos">χάρακος</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="diaspwme%2Fnou">διασπωμένου</w>, <w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Agarsu%2Fhris">Γαρσύηρις</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sumbai%3Dnon">συμβαῖνον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="moxqhra%5Cs">μοχθηρὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flwn">ὅλων</w>, <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpemye">ἐξέπεμψε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="kata%2F">κατά</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="a%29fulaktou%2Fmenon:">ἀφυλακτούμενον·</w>
<w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fsantes">νομίσαντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Aselgei%3Ds">Σελγεῖς</w> <w lemma="katapeplhgme%2Fnous">καταπεπληγμένους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dedio%2Ftas">δεδιότας</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon">μέλλον</w> <w lemma="a%29poxwrh%2Fsein">ἀποχωρήσειν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fsxon">προσέσχον</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%28plw%3Ds">ἁπλῶς</w> <w lemma="w%29ligw%2Frhsan">ὠλιγώρησαν</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="periippeu%2Fsantes">περιιππεύσαντες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenoi">γενόμενοι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="nw%2Ftou">νώτου</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fbalon">ἐνέβαλον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fferon">προσέφερον</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w> <w lemma="e%29rrwme%2Fnws">ἐρρωμένως</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnontos">συμβαίνοντος</w> <w lemma="a%29naqarrh%2Fsantes">ἀναθαρρήσαντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Agarsuh%2Fridos">Γαρσυήριδος</w> <w lemma="pezoi%2F">πεζοί</w>, <w lemma="kai%2Fper">καίπερ</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="tetramme%2Fnoi">τετραμμένοι</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="metabolh%3Ds">μεταβολῆς</w> <w lemma="h%29mu%2Fnonto">ἠμύνοντο</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29spi%2Fptontas:">εἰσπίπτοντας·</w>
<w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="periexo%2Fmenoi">περιεχόμενοι</w> <w lemma="pantaxo%2Fqen">πανταχόθεν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Aselgei%3Ds">Σελγεῖς</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="fugh%5Cn">φυγὴν</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsan">ὥρμησαν</w>.
<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Apednhlissei%3Ds">Πεδνηλισσεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29piqe%2Fmenoi">ἐπιθέμενοι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraki">χάρακι</w> <w lemma="kataleifqe%2Fntas">καταλειφθέντας</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fbalon">ἐξέβαλον</w>.
<w lemma="genome%2Fnhs">γενομένης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="fugh%3Ds">φυγῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="polu%5Cn">πολὺν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fpeson">ἔπεσον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Fttous">ἐλάττους</w> <w lemma="muri%2Fwn">μυρίων</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loipw%3Dn">λοιπῶν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fmmaxoi">σύμμαχοι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fan">οἰκείαν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aselgei%3Ds">Σελγεῖς</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="o%29reinh%3Ds">ὀρεινῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fda">πατρίδα</w> <w lemma="kate%2Ffugon">κατέφυγον</w>.
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Meanwhile the Selgians had sent out a general with an army, and were in hopes of surprising Phayllus owing to their knowledge of the ground and driving him out of his entrenchments. But on meeting with no success and losing many of their men in the attack, they abandoned this design, continuing, however, to pursue their siege operations more obstinately even than before. The Etennes, who inhabit the highlands of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pisidia&groupId=905&placeId=1626">Pisidia</a> above <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Side&groupId=976&placeId=1729">Side</a>, sent Garsyeris eight thousand hoplites, and the people of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Aspendus&groupId=373&placeId=704">Aspendus</a> half that number; but the people of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Side&groupId=976&placeId=1729">Side</a>, partly from a wish to ingratiate themselves with Antiochus and partly owing to their hatred of the Aspendians, did not contribute to the relieving force. Garsyeris now, taking with him the reinforcements and his own army, came to Pednelissus, flattering himself that he would raise the siege at the first attack, but as the Selgians showed no signs of dismay he encamped at a certain distance away. As the Pednelissians were hard pressed by famine, Garsyeris, who was anxious to do all in his power to relieve them, got ready two thousand men, and giving each of them a medimnus of wheat, tried to send them in to Pednelissus by night. But the Selgians, getting intelligence of this, fell upon them, and most of the men carrying the corn were cut to pieces, the whole of the grain falling into the hands of the Selgians. Elated by this success they now undertook to storm not only the city, but the camp of Garsyeris; for the Selgians always show a bold and dare-devil spirit in war. Leaving, therefore, behind only the forces that were necessary to guard their camp, with the rest they surrounded and attack with great courage that of the enemy in several places simultaneously. Attacked unexpectedly on every side, and the stockade having been already forced in some places, Garsyeris, seeing the state of matters and with but slender hopes of victory, sent out his cavalry at a spot which had been left unguarded. The Selgians, thinking that these horsemen were panic-struck and that they meant to retire for fear of the fate that threatened them, paid no attention to this move, but simply ignored them. But this body of cavalry, riding round the enemy and getting to his rear, delivered a vigorous onslaught, upon which Garsyeris' infantry, although already retreating, plucked up courage again and facing round defended themselves against their aggressors. The Selgians were thus surrounded on all sides, and finally took to flight, the Pednelissians at the same time attacking the camp and driving out the garrison that had been left in it. The pursuit continued for a great distance, and not less than ten thousand were killed, while of the rest the allies fled to their respective homes, and the Selgians across the hills to their own city.
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