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Book 5 - Chapter 76

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<w lemma="sontas">σοντας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="prokeime%2Fnois:">προκειμένοις·</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Alo%2Fgbasis">Λόγβασις</w> <w lemma="a%29podou%5Cs">ἀποδοὺς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fnqhma">σύνθημα</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kairou%3D">καιροῦ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fois">ὑπεναντίοις</w> <w lemma="h%28toi%2Fmaze">ἡτοίμαζε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="h%28qroisme%2Fnous">ἡθροισμένους</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fan">οἰκίαν</w>, <w lemma="dieskeua%2Fzeto">διεσκευάζετο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqwpli%2Fzeto">καθωπλίζετο</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ui%28w%3Dn">υἱῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cs">Ἀχαιὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> [<w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w>] <w lemma="h%28mi%2Fseis">ἡμίσεις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="proe%2Fbaine">προέβαινε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Agarsu%2Fhris">Γαρσύηρις</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28poleipome%2Fnous">ὑπολειπομένους</w> <w lemma="a%29nalabw%5Cn">ἀναλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dgen">προῆγεν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Akesbe%2Fdion">Κεσβέδιον</w> <w lemma="kalou%2Fmenon">καλούμενον</w>. <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29sti%5C">ἐστὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Adio%5Cs">Διὸς</w> <w lemma="i%28ero%2Fn">ἱερόν</w>, <w lemma="kei%3Dtai">κεῖται</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29fuw%3Ds">εὐφυῶς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews:">πόλεως·</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkras">ἄκρας</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="lamba%2Fnei">λαμβάνει</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fqesin">διάθεσιν</w>.
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<w lemma="sunqeasame%2Fnou">συνθεασαμένου</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="tinos">τινος</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tu%2Fxhn">τύχην</w> <w lemma="ai%29po%2Flou">αἰπόλου</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sumbai%3Dnon">συμβαῖνον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prosaggei%2Flantos">προσαγγείλαντος</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29kklhsi%2Fan">ἐκκλησίαν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Akesbe%2Fdion">Κεσβέδιον</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmwn">ὥρμων</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="spoudh%3Ds">σπουδῆς</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="fulakei%3Da">φυλακεῖα</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="qumo%5Cn">θυμὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fan">οἰκίαν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Alogba%2Fsios">Λογβάσιος</w>.
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<w lemma="katafanou%3Ds">καταφανοῦς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcews">πράξεως</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnhs">γενομένης</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="te%2Fgos">τέγος</w> <w lemma="a%29naba%2Fntes">ἀναβάντες</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="au%29lei%2Fois">αὐλείοις</w> <w lemma="biasa%2Fmenoi">βιασάμενοι</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fn">τόν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="%2Alo%2Fgbasin">Λόγβασιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ui%28ou%2Fs">υἱούς</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllous">ἄλλους</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="katefo%2Fneusan">κατεφόνευσαν</w>.
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<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="khru%2Fcantes">κηρύξαντες</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="dou%2Flois">δούλοις</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqeri%2Fan">ἐλευθερίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dielo%2Fntes">διελόντες</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29boh%2Fqoun">ἐβοήθουν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="eu%29kai%2Frous">εὐκαίρους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</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="i%29dw%5Cn">ἰδὼν</w> <w lemma="prokatexo%2Fmenon">προκατεχόμενον</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Akesbe%2Fdion">Κεσβέδιον</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsth">ἀπέστη</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fsews:">προθέσεως·</w>
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<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%3D">Ἀχαιοῦ</w> <w lemma="biazome%2Fnou">βιαζομένου</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29ta%5Cs">αὐτὰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pu%2Flas">πύλας</w> <w lemma="e%29celqo%2Fntes">ἐξελθόντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Aselgei%3Ds">Σελγεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28ptakosi%2Fous">ἑπτακοσίους</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fbalon">κατέβαλον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amusw%3Dn">Μυσῶν</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="loipou%5Cs">λοιποὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsthsan">ἀπέστησαν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%3Ds">ὁρμῆς</w>.
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<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pra%3Dcin">πρᾶξιν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cs">Ἀχαιὸς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Agarsu%2Fhris">Γαρσύηρις</w> <w lemma="a%29nexw%2Frhsan">ἀνεχώρησαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="parembolh%2Fn">παρεμβολήν</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="dedio%2Ftes">δεδιότες</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w> <w lemma="sta%2Fseis">στάσεις</w>, <w lemma="dedio%2Ftes">δεδιότες</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w> <w lemma="e%29pistratopedei%2Fan">ἐπιστρατοπεδείαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpemyan">ἐξέπεμψαν</w> <w lemma="meq%27">μεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%28kethriw%3Dn">ἱκετηριῶν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="presbute%2Frous">πρεσβυτέρους</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sponda%5Cs">σπονδὰς</w> <w lemma="poihsa%2Fmenoi">ποιησάμενοι</w> <w lemma="dielu%2Fsanto">διελύσαντο</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w>,
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<w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="dou%3Dnai">δοῦναι</w> <w lemma="tetrako%2Fsia">τετρακόσια</w> <w lemma="ta%2Flanta">τάλαντα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Apednhlisse%2Fwn">Πεδνηλισσέων</w> <w lemma="ai%29xmalw%2Ftous">αἰχμαλώτους</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Ftera">ἕτερα</w> <w lemma="prosqei%3Dnai">προσθεῖναι</w> <w lemma="triako%2Fsia">τριακόσια</w>.
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<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Aselgei%3Ds">Σελγεῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Alogba%2Fsios">Λογβάσιος</w> <w lemma="a%29se%2Fbeian">ἀσέβειαν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fdi">πατρίδι</w> <w lemma="kinduneu%2Fsantes">κινδυνεύσαντες</w>, <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="sfete%2Fran">σφετέραν</w> <w lemma="eu%29tolmi%2Fan">εὐτολμίαν</w> <w lemma="th%2Fn">τήν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fda">πατρίδα</w> <w lemma="dieth%2Frhsan">διετήρησαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqeri%2Fan">ἐλευθερίαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="kath%2F%7Csxunan">κατῄσχυναν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxousan">ὑπάρχουσαν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w>
Meanwhile Logbasis had given the signal to the enemy that the moment had come, and was getting ready the soldiers collected in his house and arming himself and his sons for the coming fight.
Achaeus with half of his forces was advancing on the city itself, and Garsyeris with the rest was approaching the so‑called Cesbedium, which is a temple of Zeus and commands the city, being in the nature of a citadel.
A certain goat-herd happened to notice the movement and brought the news to the assembly, upon which some of the citizens hastened to occupy the Cesbedium and others repaired to their posts, while the larger number in their anger made for Logbasis' house.
The evidence of his treachery being now clear, some mounted the roof, and others, breaking through the front gate, massacred Logbasis, his sons, and all the rest whom they found there.
After this they proclaimed the freedom of their slaves, and dividing into separate parties, went to defend the exposed spots.
Garsyeris, now, seeing that the Cesbedium was already occupied, abandoned his attempt,
and on Achaeus trying to force an entrance through the gates, the Selgians made a sally, and after killing seven hundred of the Mysians, forced the remainder to give up the attack.
After the action Achaeus and Garsyeris withdrew to their camp, and the Selgians, afraid of civil discord among themselves and also of a siege by the enemy, sent their elders out in the guise of suppliants, and making a truce, put an end to the war on the following terms.
They were to pay at once 400 talents and to give up the Pednelissian prisoners, and they engaged to pay a further sum of 300 talents after a certain interval.
Thus the Selgians, after nearly losing their country owing to the impious treachery of Logbasis, preserved it by their own valour and disgraced neither their liberty nor their kinship with the Lacedaemonians.