<w lemma="%2A%29epei%5C">Ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fmican">συνέμιξαν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ariano%2Fn">Ἀριανόν</w>, <w lemma="h%28gei%3Dto">ἡγεῖτο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29mpeiri%2Fan">ἐμπειρίαν</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Abw%3Dlis">Βῶλις</w> <w lemma="kato%2Fpin">κατόπιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fsth">ἐπέστη</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="a%29porw%3Dn">ἀπορῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dusxrhstou%2Fmenos">δυσχρηστούμενος</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnontos:">συμβαίνοντος·</w>
<w lemma="kai%2Fper">καίπερ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="%2Akrh%5Cs">Κρὴς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fn">ἄν</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Flas">πέλας</w> <w lemma="u%28popteu%2Fsas">ὑποπτεύσας</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fmws">ὅμως</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="h%29du%2Fnato">ἠδύνατο</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sko%2Ftos">σκότος</w> <w lemma="sunnoh%3Dsai">συννοῆσαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%2Fn">Ἀχαιόν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fs">τίς</w> <w lemma="e%29stin">ἐστιν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="kaqa%2Fpac">καθάπαξ</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fresti">πάρεστι</w>.
<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kataba%2Fsews">καταβάσεως</w> <w lemma="krhmnw%2Fdous">κρημνώδους</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dusba%2Ftou">δυσβάτου</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dston">πλεῖστον</w> <w lemma="u%28parxou%2Fshs">ὑπαρχούσης</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fn">ἔν</w> <w lemma="tisi">τισι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpois">τόποις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="li%2Fan">λίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pisfalei%3Ds">ἐπισφαλεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29xou%2Fshs">ἐχούσης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kindunw%2Fdeis">κινδυνώδεις</w> <w lemma="katafora%2Fs">καταφοράς</w>, <w lemma="o%28po%2Fte">ὁπότε</w> <w lemma="parage%2Fnoito">παραγένοιτο</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fs">πρός</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="toiou%3Dton">τοιοῦτον</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pilambanome%2Fnwn">ἐπιλαμβανομένων</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29kdexome%2Fnwn">ἐκδεχομένων</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%2Fn">Ἀχαιόν</w>,
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="duname%2Fnwn">δυναμένων</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sunhqei%2Fas">συνηθείας</w> <w lemma="kataci%2Fwsin">καταξίωσιν</w> <w lemma="ste%2Fllesqai">στέλλεσθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fnta">παρόντα</w> <w lemma="kairo%2Fn">καιρόν</w>, <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Abw%3Dlis">Βῶλις</w> <w lemma="sunh%3Dke">συνῆκε</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fs">τίς</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poi%3Dos">ποῖος</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%2Fs">Ἀχαιός</w>.
<w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="parege%2Fnonto">παρεγένοντο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Akambu%2Flw%7C">Καμβύλῳ</w> <w lemma="diatetagme%2Fnon">διατεταγμένον</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fnqhma">σύνθημα</w> <w lemma="prossuri%2Fcas">προσσυρίξας</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Abw%3Dlis">Βῶλις</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fdwke">ἀπέδωκε</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="dianasta%2Fntes">διαναστάντες</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fdras">ἐνέδρας</w> <w lemma="e%29pela%2Fbonto">ἐπελάβοντο</w>,
<w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cn">Ἀχαιὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Abw%3Dlis">Βῶλις</w> <w lemma="o%28mou%3D">ὁμοῦ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="i%28mati%2Fois">ἱματίοις</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fndon">ἔνδον</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxonta">ἔχοντα</w>, <w lemma="sunh%2Frpase">συνήρπασε</w>, <w lemma="fobhqei%5Cs">φοβηθεὶς</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="sunnoh%2Fsas">συννοήσας</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gino%2Fmenon">γινόμενον</w> <w lemma="e%29piba%2Floito">ἐπιβάλοιτο</w> <w lemma="diafqei%2Frein">διαφθείρειν</w> <w lemma="au%28to%2Fn:">αὑτόν·</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxairan">μάχαιραν</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="pareskeuasme%2Fnos">παρεσκευασμένος</w>.
<w lemma="taxu%5C">ταχὺ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pantaxo%2Fqen">πανταχόθεν</w> <w lemma="kuklwqei%5Cs">κυκλωθεὶς</w> <w lemma="u%28poxei%2Frios">ὑποχείριος</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto">ἐγένετο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29xqroi%3Ds">ἐχθροῖς</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="fi%2Flwn">φίλων</w> <w lemma="a%29nh%2Fgeto">ἀνήγετο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%2Fs">βασιλεύς</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Flai">πάλαι</w> <w lemma="mete%2Fwros">μετέωρος</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="dianoi%2Fa%7C">διανοίᾳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="karadokw%3Dn">καραδοκῶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sumbhso%2Fmenon">συμβησόμενον</w>, <w lemma="a%29polu%2Fsas">ἀπολύσας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sunousi%2Fas">συνουσίας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmene">ἔμενε</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnos">μόνος</w> <w lemma="e%29grhgorw%5Cs">ἐγρηγορὼς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="skhnh%3D%7C">σκηνῇ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="duei%3Dn">δυεῖν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="triw%3Dn">τριῶν</w> <w lemma="swmatofula%2Fkwn">σωματοφυλάκων</w>.
<w lemma="pareiselqo%2Fntwn">παρεισελθόντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akambu%2Flon">Καμβύλον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqisa%2Fntwn">καθισάντων</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cn">Ἀχαιὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="gh%3Dn">γῆν</w> <w lemma="dedeme%2Fnon">δεδεμένον</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fthn">τοιαύτην</w> <w lemma="a%29fasi%2Fan">ἀφασίαν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dlqe">ἦλθε</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fdocon">παράδοξον</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="polu%5Cn">πολὺν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="a%29posiwph%3Dsai">ἀποσιωπῆσαι</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="teleutai%3Don">τελευταῖον</w> <w lemma="sumpaqh%5Cs">συμπαθὴς</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dakru%3Dsai">δακρῦσαι</w>. <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpaqen">ἔπαθεν</w> <w lemma="o%28rw%3Dn">ὁρῶν</w>,
<w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmoige">ἔμοιγε</w> <w lemma="dokei%3D">δοκεῖ</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="dusfu%2Flakton">δυσφύλακτον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%2Flogon">παράλογον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tu%2Fxhs">τύχης</w> <w lemma="sumbaino%2Fntwn">συμβαινόντων</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%29axaio%5Cs">Ἀχαιὸς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29androma%2Fxou">Ἀνδρομάχου</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ui%28o%5Cs">υἱὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Alaodi%2Fkhs">Λαοδίκης</w> <w lemma="a%29delfou%3D">ἀδελφοῦ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aseleu%2Fkou">Σελεύκου</w> <w lemma="gunaiko%2Fs">γυναικός</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fghme">ἔγημε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Alaodi%2Fkhn">Λαοδίκην</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amiqrida%2Ftou">Μιθριδάτου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="qugate%2Fra">θυγατέρα</w>, <w lemma="ku%2Frios">κύριος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29gego%2Fnei">ἐγεγόνει</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fde">τάδε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Atau%2Frou">Ταύρου</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</w>.
<w lemma="dokw%3Dn">δοκῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmesi">δυνάμεσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28penanti%2Fwn">ὑπεναντίων</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="o%29xurwta%2Ftw%7C">ὀχυρωτάτῳ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpw%7C">τόπῳ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="oi%29koume%2Fnhs">οἰκουμένης</w> <w lemma="diatri%2Fbein">διατρίβειν</w>, <w lemma="e%29ka%2Fqhto">ἐκάθητο</w> <w lemma="dedeme%2Fnos">δεδεμένος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="gh%3Ds">γῆς</w>, <w lemma="u%28poxei%2Frios">ὑποχείριος</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29xqroi%3Ds">ἐχθροῖς</w>, <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fpw">οὐδέπω</w> <w lemma="ginw%2Fskontos">γινώσκοντος</w> <w lemma="ou%29qeno%5Cs">οὐθενὸς</w> <w lemma="a%28plw%3Ds">ἁπλῶς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%5Cs">γεγονὸς</w> <w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="praca%2Fntwn">πραξάντων</w>.
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Upon their meeting Arianus, the latter placed himself in front of owing to his acquaintance with the path, while Bolis, as he had originally designed, brought up the rear, finding himself, however, in no little doubt and perplexity as to the facts.
For although a Cretan and ready to entertain every kind of suspicion regarding others, he could not owing to the darkness make out which was Achaeus, or even if he were present or not.
But most of the way down being very difficult and precipitous, at certain places with slippery and positively dangerous descents, whenever they came to one of these places some of them would take hold of Achaeus and others give him a hand down,
as they were unable to put aside for the time their habitual attitude of respect to him, and Bolis very soon understood which of them was Achaeus.
When they reached the spot where they had agreed to meet Cambylus, and Bolis gave the preconcerted signal by a whistle, the men from the ambush rushed out and seized the others while Bolis himself caught hold of Achaeus, clasping him along with his clothes so that his hands were inside, as he was afraid lest on perceiving that he was betrayed he might attempt his life, for he had provided himself with a sword.
He was very soon surrounded on all sides and found himself in the hands of his enemies, who at once led him and his friends off to Antiochus.
The king, who had long been waiting the issue in a fever of excitement, had dismissed his usual suite and remained awake in his tent attended only by two or three of his bodyguard.
When Cambylus and his men entered and set down Achaeus on the ground bound hand and foot, Antiochus was so dumbstruck with astonishment that for a long time he remained speechless and at last was deeply affected and burst into tears,
feeling thus, as I suppose, because he actually saw how hard to guard against and how contrary to all expectation are events due to Fortune.
For Achaeus was the son of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Andromachus&groupId=330&placeId=640">Andromachus</a> the brother of Laodice the wife of Seleucus; he had married Laodice the daughter of King Mithridates, and had been sovereign of all Asia on this side of the Taurus;
and now when he was supposed by his own forces and those of the enemy to be dwelling secure in the strongest fortress in the world, he was actually sitting on the ground bound hand and foot and at the mercy of his enemies, not a soul being aware of what had happened except the actual perpetrators of the deed.
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