Polybius, Histories

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Book 8 - Chapter 19

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<w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cs">Ἀχαιὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prosdeca%2Fmenos">προσδεξάμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29ktenw%3Ds">ἐκτενῶς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="filofro%2Fnws">φιλοφρόνως</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Abw%3Dlin">Βῶλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fkrine">ἀνέκρινε</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="pleio%2Fnwn">πλειόνων</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstou">ἑκάστου</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w>.
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<w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifa%2Fneian">ἐπιφάνειαν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fndra">ἄνδρα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28mili%2Fan">ὁμιλίαν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Flkonta">ἕλκοντα</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcews">πράξεως</w> <w lemma="sta%2Fsimon">στάσιμον</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="perixarh%5Cs">περιχαρὴς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fda">ἐλπίδα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="swthri%2Fas">σωτηρίας</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29ptohme%2Fnos">ἐπτοημένος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Frhs">πλήρης</w> <w lemma="a%29gwni%2Fas">ἀγωνίας</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgeqos">μέγεθος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29pobhsome%2Fnwn">ἀποβησομένων</w>.
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<w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxwn">ὑπάρχων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fnoian">διάνοιαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29deno%5Cs">οὐδενὸς</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fttwn">ἥττων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmasi">πράγμασι</w> <w lemma="tribh%5Cn">τριβὴν</w> <w lemma="i%28kano%2Fs">ἱκανός</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fmws">ὅμως</w> <w lemma="a%29kmh%5Cn">ἀκμὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fkrine">ἔκρινε</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsan">πᾶσαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Abw%3Dlin">Βῶλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29nakrema%2Fsai">ἀνακρεμάσαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dtai">ποιεῖται</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftous">τοιούτους</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fn">αὐτόν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%5Cn">παρὸν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsti">ἔστι</w> <w lemma="dunato%5Cn">δυνατὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29celqei%3Dn">ἐξελθεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w>, <w lemma="pe%2Fmyei">πέμψει</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnou">ἐκείνου</w> <w lemma="trei%3Ds">τρεῖς</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="te%2Fttaras">τέτταρας</w>, <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="summica%2Fntwn">συμμιξάντων</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Amelagko%2Fman">Μελαγκόμαν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Ftoimon">ἕτοιμον</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="paraskeua%2Fsein">παρασκευάσειν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcodon">ἔξοδον</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="%2A%29axaio%5Cs">Ἀχαιὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fei">ἐποίει</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="dunata%2F:">δυνατά·</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29gno%2Fei">ἠγνόει</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="lego%2Fmenon">λεγόμενον</w>, <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Akrh%3Dta">Κρῆτα</w> <w lemma="krhti%2Fzwn:">κρητίζων·</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Abw%3Dlis">Βῶλις</w> <w lemma="ou%29qe%5Cn">οὐθὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29yhla%2Ffhton">ἀψηλάφητον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pinohqe%2Fntwn">ἐπινοηθέντων</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w>.
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<w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnhs">παραγενομένης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="nukto%2Fs">νυκτός</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="sunecaposte%2Fllein">συνεξαποστέλλειν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flous">φίλους</w>, <w lemma="prope%2Fmyas">προπέμψας</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ariano%5Cn">Ἀριανὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Abw%3Dlin">Βῶλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkras">ἄκρας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcodon">ἔξοδον</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="prose%2Ftace">προσέταξε</w>, <w lemma="me%2Fxris">μέχρις</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllontes">μέλλοντες</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="sunecorma%3Dn">συνεξορμᾶν</w> <w lemma="parage%2Fnwntai">παραγένωνται</w>.
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<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peiqarxhsa%2Fntwn">πειθαρχησάντων</w>, <w lemma="koinwsa%2Fmenos">κοινωσάμενος</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="gunaiki%5C">γυναικὶ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsas">ποιήσας</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fdocon">παράδοξον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Alaodi%2Fkhn">Λαοδίκην</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fkfrona">ἔκφρονα</w>, <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="me%2Fn">μέν</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="liparw%3Dn">λιπαρῶν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kataprau+%2Fnwn">καταπραΰνων</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="prosdokwme%2Fnais">προσδοκωμέναις</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fsi">ἐλπίσι</w> <w lemma="prosekarte%2Frei">προσεκαρτέρει</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="pe%2Fmptos">πέμπτος</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllois">ἄλλοις</w> <w lemma="metri%2Fas">μετρίας</w> <w lemma="e%29sqh%3Dtas">ἐσθῆτας</w> <w lemma="a%29nadou%2Fs">ἀναδούς</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="lith%5Cn">λιτὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tuxou%3Dsan">τυχοῦσαν</w> <w lemma="a%29nalabw%5Cn">ἀναλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tapeino%5Cn">ταπεινὸν</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsas">ποιήσας</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dge">προῆγε</w>,
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<w lemma="sunta%2Fcas">συντάξας</w> <w lemma="e%28ni%5C">ἑνὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="ai%29e%5Cn">αἰὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29pokri%2Fnasqai">ἀποκρίνασθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="lego%2Fmenon">λεγόμενον</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ariano%5Cn">Ἀριανὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="punqa%2Fnesqai">πυνθάνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnwn">ἐκείνων</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="katepei%3Dgon">κατεπεῖγον</w>, <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="fa%2Fnai">φάναι</w> <w lemma="barba%2Frous">βαρβάρους</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w>.
Achaeus, receiving Bolis with singular cordiality, questioned him at length about all the details of the scheme,
and judging both from his appearance and his manner of talking that he was a man equal to the gravity of the occasion, while he was on the one hand overjoyed at the hope of delivery, he was yet in a state of the utmost excitement and anxiety owing to the magnitude of the consequences.
As, however, he was second to none in intelligence, and had had considerable experience of affairs, he judged it best not to repose entire confidence in Bolis.
He therefore informed him that it was impossible for him to come out of the citadel at the present moment, but that he would send three or four of his friends, and after they had joined Melancomas, he would himself get ready to leave.
Achaeus indeed was doing his best, but he did not consider that, as the saying is, he was trying to play the Cretan with a Cretan; for there was no probable precaution of this kind that Bolis had not minutely examined.
However, when the night came in which Achaeus had said he would send out his friends with them, he sent on Arianus and Bolis to the entrance of the citadel, ordering them to await there the arrival of those who were about to go out with them.
When they had done as he requested, he revealed at the last moment the project to his wife Laodice, who was so much taken by surprise that she almost lost her wits, so that he had to spend some time in beseeching her to be calm and in soothing her by dwelling on the brightness of the prospect before him.
After that, taking four companions with him, whom he dressed in fairly good clothes while he himself wore a plain and ordinary dress and made himself appear to be of mean condition, he set forth, ordering one of his friends to answer all Arianus' questions and to address any necessary inquiries to him stating that the others did not know Greek.