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Book 5 - Chapter 74

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<w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Agarsu%2Fhris">Γαρσύηρις</w> <w lemma="a%29nazeu%2Fcas">ἀναζεύξας</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="podo%5Cs">ποδὸς</w> <w lemma="ei%28%2Fpeto">εἵπετο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="feu%2Fgousi">φεύγουσι</w>, <w lemma="speu%2Fdwn">σπεύδων</w> <w lemma="dielqei%3Dn">διελθεῖν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="dusxwri%2Fas">δυσχωρίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suneggi%2Fsai">συνεγγίσαι</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flei">πόλει</w> <w lemma="pri%5Cn">πρὶν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="sth%3Dnai">στῆναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="bouleu%2Fsasqai%2F">βουλεύσασθαί</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pefeugo%2Ftas">πεφευγότας</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fas">παρουσίας</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin:">πόλιν·</w>
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aselgei%3Ds">Σελγεῖς</w> <w lemma="duselpistou%3Dntes">δυσελπιστοῦντες</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxois">συμμάχοις</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="koinh%5Cn">κοινὴν</w> <w lemma="peripe%2Fteian">περιπέτειαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29kpeplhgme%2Fnoi">ἐκπεπληγμένοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="yuxai%3Ds">ψυχαῖς</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%5Cs">γεγονὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29tu%2Fxhma">ἀτύχημα</w>, <w lemma="peri%2Ffoboi">περίφοβοι</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="sfw%3Dn">σφῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fdos">πατρίδος</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="sunelqo%2Fntes">συνελθόντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%29kklhsi%2Fan">ἐκκλησίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29bouleu%2Fsanto">ἐβουλεύσαντο</w> <w lemma="presbeuth%5Cn">πρεσβευτὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29kpe%2Fmpein">ἐκπέμπειν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fna">ἕνα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="politw%3Dn">πολιτῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Alo%2Fgbasin">Λόγβασιν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="e%29gego%2Fnei">ἐγεγόνει</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="sunh%2Fqhs">συνήθης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ce%2Fnos">ξένος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antio%2Fxou">Ἀντιόχου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="metalla%2Fcantos">μεταλλάξαντος</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqra%2F%7Ckhs">Θρᾴκης</w>,
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<w lemma="doqei%2Fshs">δοθείσης</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="parakataqh%2Fkh%7C">παρακαταθήκῃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Alaodi%2Fkhs">Λαοδίκης</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%3D">Ἀχαιοῦ</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnhs">γενομένης</w> <w lemma="gunaiko%2Fs">γυναικός</w>, <w lemma="e%29tetro%2Ffei">ἐτετρόφει</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="qugate%2Fra">θυγατέρα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diafero%2Fntws">διαφερόντως</w> <w lemma="e%29pefilostorgh%2Fkei">ἐπεφιλοστοργήκει</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parqe%2Fnon">παρθένον</w>.
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<w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="a%28%5C">ἃ</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fzontes">νομίζοντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Aselgei%3Ds">Σελγεῖς</w> <w lemma="eu%29fue%2Fstaton">εὐφυέστατον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="presbeuth%5Cn">πρεσβευτὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="periestw%3Dta">περιεστῶτα</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteilan:">ἐξαπέστειλαν·</w>
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<w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="poihsa%2Fmenos">ποιησάμενος</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fa%7C">ἰδίᾳ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fnteucin">ἔντευξιν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Agarsu%2Fhrin">Γαρσύηριν</w>, <w lemma="tosou%3Dto">τοσοῦτο</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="proai%2Fresin">προαίρεσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsxe">ἀπέσχε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="bohqei%3Dn">βοηθεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fdi">πατρίδι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%2Fon">δέον</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="ta%29nanti%2Fa">τἀναντία</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Flei">παρεκάλει</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Agarsu%2Fhrin">Γαρσύηριν</w> <w lemma="spoudh%3D%7C">σπουδῇ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmpein">πέμπειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%2Fn">Ἀχαιόν</w>, <w lemma="a%29nadexo%2Fmenos">ἀναδεχόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29gxeiriei%3Dn">ἐγχειριεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2Agarsu%2Fhris">Γαρσύηρις</w>, <w lemma="deca%2Fmenos">δεξάμενος</w> <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmws">ἑτοίμως</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fda">ἐλπίδα</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cn">Ἀχαιὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpemye">ἐξέπεμψε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pispasome%2Fnous">ἐπισπασομένους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diasafh%2Fsontas">διασαφήσοντας</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%2Ftwn">ἐνεστώτων</w>,
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<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aselgei%3Ds">Σελγεῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29noxa%5Cs">ἀνοχὰς</w> <w lemma="poihsa%2Fmenos">ποιησάμενος</w> <w lemma="ei%28%3Dlke">εἷλκε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="sunqhkw%3Dn">συνθηκῶν</w>, <w lemma="ai%29e%5Cn">αἰὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="a%29ntilogi%2Fas">ἀντιλογίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="skh%2Fyeis">σκήψεις</w> <w lemma="ei%29sfero%2Fmenos">εἰσφερόμενος</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="prosde%2Fcasqai">προσδέξασθαι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%2Fn">Ἀχαιόν</w>, <w lemma="dou%3Dnai">δοῦναι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29nastrofh%5Cn">ἀναστροφὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Alogba%2Fsei">Λογβάσει</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29nteu%2Fceis">ἐντεύξεις</w>
Garsyeris at once broke up his camp and followed closely on the runaways, hoping to traverse the passes and approach the city before the fugitives could rally and resolve on any measures for meeting his approach.
Upon his arriving with his army before the city,
the Selgians, placing no reliance on their allies, who had suffered equally with themselves, and thoroughly dispirited by the disaster they had met with, fell into complete dismay for themselves and their country.
Calling a public assembly, therefore, they decided to send out as commissioner one of their citizens named Logbasis, who had often entertained and had been for long on terms of intimacy with that Antiochus who lost his life in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thrace&groupId=1030&placeId=509">Thrace</a>,
and who, when Laodice, who afterwards became the wife of Achaeus, was placed under his charge, had brought up the young lady as his own daughter and treated her with especial kindness.
The Selgians sent him therefore, thinking that he was especially suited to undertake such a mission;
but in a private interview with Garsyeris he was so far from showing a disposition to be helpful to his country, as was his duty, that on the other hand he begged Garsyeris to send for Achaeus at once, engaging to betray the city to them.
Garsyeris, eagerly catching at the proposal, sent messengers to Achaeus inviting him to come and informing him of what was doing,
while he made a truce with the Selgians and dragged on the negotiations, raising perpetual disputes and scruples on points of detail, so that Achaeus might have time to arrive and Logbasis full leisure to communicate with his friends and make preparations for the design.