<w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cs">Ἀχαιὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2F">ἐπί</w> <w lemma="tinos">τινος</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fths">τοιαύτης</w> <w lemma="prosdoki%2Fas">προσδοκίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dialogismw%3Dn">διαλογισμῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxwn">ὑπάρχων</w> <w lemma="e%29karado%2Fkei">ἐκαραδόκει</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fan">παρουσίαν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Abw%2Flidos:">Βώλιδος·</w>
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Amelagko%2Fman">Μελαγκόμαν</w> <w lemma="a%29podeca%2Fmenoi">ἀποδεξάμενοι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ariano%5Cn">Ἀριανὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pistola%5Cs">ἐπιστολὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29nagno%2Fntes">ἀναγνόντες</w>, <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpempon">ἐξέπεμπον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Abw%3Dlin">Βῶλιν</w>, <w lemma="parakale%2Fsantes">παρακαλέσαντες</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="pleio%2Fnwn">πλειόνων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flas">μεγάλας</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="u%28podei%2Fcantes">ὑποδείξαντες</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="kaqi%2Fkhtai">καθίκηται</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prodiapemya%2Fmenos">προδιαπεμψάμενος</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ariano%2Fn">Ἀριανόν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dhlw%2Fsas">δηλώσας</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Akambu%2Flw%7C">Καμβύλῳ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fan">παρουσίαν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="sunteqe%2Fnta">συντεθέντα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w>.
<w lemma="geno%2Fmenoi">γενόμενοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mi%2Fan">μίαν</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fran">ἡμέραν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%29to%2F">ταὐτό</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suntaca%2Fmenoi">συνταξάμενοι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="xeirisqh%2Fsetai">χειρισθήσεται</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="ei%29sh%3Dlqon">εἰσῆλθον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parembolh%2Fn">παρεμβολήν</w>.
<w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dia%2Ftacis">διάταξις</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29gego%2Fnei">ἐγεγόνει</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fth">τοιαύτη</w> <w lemma="tis:">τις·</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fh">συμβαίη</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cn">Ἀχαιὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkras">ἄκρας</w> <w lemma="e%29lqei%3Dn">ἐλθεῖν</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="deu%2Fteron">δεύτερον</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Abw%2Flidos">Βώλιδος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arianou%3D">Ἀριανοῦ</w>, <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="eu%29katafro%2Fnhtos">εὐκαταφρόνητος</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29xei%2Frwtos">εὐχείρωτος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmelle">ἔμελλε</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29nedreu%2Fousin:">ἐνεδρεύουσιν·</w>
<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="pleio%2Fnwn">πλειόνων</w>, <w lemma="du%2Fsxrhstos">δύσχρηστος</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqesis">πρόθεσις</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fbaine">ἀπέβαινε</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="pepisteume%2Fnois">πεπιστευμένοις</w>, <w lemma="a%29%2Fllws">ἄλλως</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="zwgri%2Fa%7C">ζωγρίᾳ</w> <w lemma="speu%2Fdousi">σπεύδουσι</w> <w lemma="kurieu%3Dsai">κυριεῦσαι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fritos">χάριτος</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dston">πλεῖστον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="kei%3Dsqai">κεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="me%2Frei">μέρει</w>.
<w lemma="dio%2Fper">διόπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdei">ἔδει</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ariano%2Fn">Ἀριανόν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Ftan">ὅταν</w> <w lemma="e%29ca%2Fgh%7C">ἐξάγῃ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%2Fn">Ἀχαιόν</w>, <w lemma="h%28gei%3Dsqai">ἡγεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ginw%2Fskein">γινώσκειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29trapo%2Fn">ἀτραπόν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="polla%2Fkis">πολλάκις</w> <w lemma="e%29pepoi%2Fhto">ἐπεποίητο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fsodon">εἴσοδον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcodon">ἔξοδον</w>,
<w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Abw%3Dlin">Βῶλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29kolouqei%3Dn">ἀκολουθεῖν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="kato%2Fpin">κατόπιν</w>, <w lemma="i%28%2Fn%27">ἵν᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29peida%5Cn">ἐπειδὰν</w> <w lemma="parage%2Fnhtai">παραγένηται</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29nedreu%2Fontas">ἐνεδρεύοντας</w> <w lemma="e%28toi%2Fmous">ἑτοίμους</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdei">ἔδει</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Akambu%2Flou">Καμβύλου</w>, <w lemma="to%2Ft%27">τότ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pilabo%2Fmenos">ἐπιλαβόμενος</w> <w lemma="kratoi%2Fh">κρατοίη</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%2Fn">Ἀχαιόν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fte">μήτε</w> <w lemma="diadrai%2Fh">διαδραίη</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="qo%2Frubon">θόρυβον</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fshs">οὔσης</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpwn">τόπων</w> <w lemma="u%28lwdw%3Dn">ὑλωδῶν</w>, <w lemma="mh%2Fq%27">μήθ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="r%28i%2Fyai">ῥίψαι</w> <w lemma="kata%2F">κατά</w> <w lemma="tinos">τινος</w> <w lemma="krhmnou%3D">κρημνοῦ</w> <w lemma="peripaqh%5Cs">περιπαθὴς</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w>, <w lemma="pe%2Fsoi">πέσοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fqesin">πρόθεσιν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29xqrw%3Dn">ἐχθρῶν</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w> <w lemma="zwgri%2Fa%7C">ζωγρίᾳ</w>.
<w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sugkeime%2Fnwn">συγκειμένων</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnou">παραγενομένου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Abw%2Flidos">Βώλιδος</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akambu%2Flon">Καμβύλον</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dlqe">ἦλθε</w> <w lemma="nukti%2F">νυκτί</w>, <w lemma="tau%2Fth%7C">ταύτῃ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fgei">παράγει</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Abw%3Dlin">Βῶλιν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Akambu%2Flos">Καμβύλος</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnos">μόνος</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w>.
<w lemma="a%29podecame%2Fnou">ἀποδεξαμένου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="filofro%2Fnws">φιλοφρόνως</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="do%2Fntos">δόντος</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fsteis">πίστεις</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29paggeliw%3Dn">ἐπαγγελιῶν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parakale%2Fsantos">παρακαλέσαντος</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frous">ἀμφοτέρους</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="pleio%2Fnwn">πλειόνων</w> <w lemma="mhke%2Fti">μηκέτι</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllein">μέλλειν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="prokeime%2Fnwn">προκειμένων</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</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>,
<w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28wqinh%5Cn">ἑωθινὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Abw%3Dlis">Βῶλις</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fbh">ἀνέβη</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arianou%3D">Ἀριανοῦ</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pareish%3Dlqen">παρεισῆλθεν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkran">ἄκραν</w>.
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then, his mind full of such hopes and calculations, was waiting for the appearance of Bolis.
Melancomas, when on the arrival of Arianus he read the letter, sent Bolis off after exhorting him at length and holding out great hopes to him in the event of his succeeding in the enterprise.
Sending on Arianus in advance and acquainting Cambylus with his arrival, he came by night to the appointed spot.
After spending a day together, and settling exactly how the matter should be managed, they entered the camp after nightfall.
They had regulated their plan as follows. Should Achaeus come down from the acropolis alone or accompanied only by Bolis and Arianus, he need not give them the least concern, and would easily fall into the trap.
But if he were accompanied it would be more difficult for those to whom he should entrust his person to carry out his plan, especially as they were anxious to capture him alive, this being what would most gratify Antiochus.
It was therefore indispensable that Arianus, in conducting Achaeus out of the citadel, should lead the way, as he was acquainted with the path, having frequently passed in and out of it,
while Bolis would have to be last of all, in order that on arriving at the place where Cambylus was to have his man ready in ambush, he could catch hold of Achaeus and hold him fast, so that he would neither escape in the confusion of the night across the wooded country, nor in his despair cast himself from some precipice, but should as they designed fall into his enemies' hands alive.
Such being the arrangement, Cambylus, on the same night that Bolis arrived, took him to speak with Antiochus in private.
The king received him graciously, assured him of the promised reward, and after warmly exhorting both of them to put the plan in execution without further delay left for his own camp,
while Bolis a little before daybreak went up with Arianus and entered the citadel while it was yet dark.
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