Polybius, Histories

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Book 5 - Chapter 87

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<w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxos">Ἀντίοχος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="parageno%2Fmenos">παραγενόμενος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pw%2Fnumon">ἐπώνυμον</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpemye">ἐξέπεμψε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fpatron">Ἀντίπατρον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29delfidou%3Dn">ἀδελφιδοῦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqeo%2Fdoton">Θεόδοτον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="h%28mio%2Flion">ἡμιόλιον</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Don">Πτολεμαῖον</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fnhs">εἰρήνης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fsews">διαλύσεως</w>, <w lemma="a%29gwniw%3Dn">ἀγωνιῶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fwn">ὑπεναντίων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffodon:">ἔφοδον·</w>
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<w lemma="h%29pi%2Fstei">ἠπίστει</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fxlois">ὄχλοις</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%5Cs">γεγονὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Fttwma">ἐλάττωμα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fn">αὐτόν</w>, <w lemma="e%29fobei%3Dto">ἐφοβεῖτο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cn">Ἀχαιὸν</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="sunepi%2Fqhtai">συνεπίθηται</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kairoi%3Ds">καιροῖς</w>.
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<w lemma="%2Aptolemai%3Dos">Πτολεμαῖος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5Cn">οὐδὲν</w> <w lemma="sullogizo%2Fmenos">συλλογιζόμενος</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29smeni%2Fzwn">ἀσμενίζων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fti">γεγονότι</w> <w lemma="proterh%2Fmati">προτερήματι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fdocon">παράδοξον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sullh%2Fbdhn">συλλήβδην</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Akoi%2Flhn">Κοίλην</w> <w lemma="%2Asuri%2Fan">Συρίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29kth%3Dsqai">ἐκτῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="parado%2Fcws">παραδόξως</w>, <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29llo%2Ftrios">ἀλλότριος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28suxi%2Fas">ἡσυχίας</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%2Fon">δέον</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%3Dos">οἰκεῖος</w>, <w lemma="e%28lko%2Fmenos">ἑλκόμενος</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sunh%2Fqous">συνήθους</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fw%7C">βίῳ</w> <w lemma="r%28a%7Cqumi%2Fas">ῥᾳθυμίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaxeci%2Fas">καχεξίας</w>.
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<w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnwn">παραγενομένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fpatron">Ἀντίπατρον</w>, <w lemma="braxe%2Fa">βραχέα</w> <w lemma="prosanataqei%5Cs">προσαναταθεὶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katamemya%2Fmenos">καταμεμψάμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="pepragme%2Fnois">πεπραγμένοις</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w>, <w lemma="sunexw%2Frhse">συνεχώρησε</w> <w lemma="sponda%5Cs">σπονδὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29niausi%2Fous">ἐνιαυσίους</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pikurw%2Fsonta">ἐπικυρώσοντα</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="dialu%2Fseis">διαλύσεις</w> <w lemma="sunecape%2Fsteile">συνεξαπέστειλε</w> <w lemma="%2Aswsi%2Fbion">Σωσίβιον</w>,
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<w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="diatri%2Fyas">διατρίψας</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="trei%3Ds">τρεῖς</w> <w lemma="mh%3Dnas">μῆνας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Asuri%2Fan">Συρίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afoini%2Fkhn">Φοινίκην</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpois">τόποις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katasthsa%2Fmenos">καταστησάμενος</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="katalipw%5Cn">καταλιπὼν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29andro%2Fmaxon">Ἀνδρόμαχον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aspe%2Fndion">Ἀσπένδιον</w> <w lemma="strathgo%5Cn">στρατηγὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnwn">προειρημένων</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fzeuce">ἀνέζευξε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29delfh%3Ds">ἀδελφῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29alecandrei%2Fas">Ἀλεξανδρείας</w>,
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<w lemma="para%2Fdocon">παράδοξον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fa%7C">βασιλείᾳ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="loipou%3D">λοιποῦ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fou">βίου</w> <w lemma="proai%2Fresin">προαίρεσιν</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="e%29piteqeikw%5Cs">ἐπιτεθεικὼς</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmw%7C">πολέμῳ</w>.
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<w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxos">Ἀντίοχος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="sponda%5Cs">σπονδὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalisa%2Fmenos">ἀσφαλισάμενος</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aswsi%2Fbion">Σωσίβιον</w>, <w lemma="e%29gi%2Fneto">ἐγίνετο</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqesin">πρόθεσιν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cn">Ἀχαιὸν</w> <w lemma="paraskeuh%2Fn">παρασκευήν</w>. <w lemma="%2Ata%5C">Τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fan">Ἀσίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w>.
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Antiochus, on reaching the town which bears his name, at once dispatched his nephew Antipater and Theodotus Hemiolius to treat with Ptolemy for peace, as he was seriously afraid of an invasion by the enemy.
For he had no confidence in his own soldiers owing to his recent reverse, and he feared lest Achaeus should avail himself of the opportunity to attack him.
Ptolemy took none of these matters into consideration, but delighted as he was at his recent unexpected success and generally at having surpassed his expectations by regaining possession of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Coele-Syria&groupId=484&placeId=908">Coele-Syria</a>, was not averse to peace, in fact rather too much inclined to it, being drawn towards it by his indolent and depraved habit of life.
When, therefore, Antipater and his fellow ambassador arrived, after a little bluster and some show of expostulation with Antiochus for his conduct, he granted a truce for a year.
Sending back Sosibius with the ambassadors the ratify the treaty, he remained himself for three months in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Syria&groupId=995&placeId=502">Syria</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Phoenicia&groupId=894&placeId=464">Phoenicia</a> establishing order in the towns, and then, leaving <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Andromachus&groupId=330&placeId=640">Andromachus</a> behind as military governor of the whole district, he returned with his sister and his friends to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alexandria&groupId=1063&placeId=1868">Alexandria</a>,
having brought the war to an end in a manner that astonished his subjects in view of his character in general.
Antiochus after concluding the treaty with Sosibius occupied himself with his original project of operations against Achaeus.