<w lemma="%2Aoi%28">Οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalw%3Ds">ἀσφαλῶς</w> <w lemma="die%2Fbhsan">διέβησαν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="dusxwri%2Fas">δυσχωρίας</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnw%7C">προειρημένῳ</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpw%7C">τρόπῳ</w>, <w lemma="brade%2Fws">βραδέως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dusxerw%3Ds:">δυσχερῶς·</w> <w lemma="mo%2Flis">μόλις</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="o%29gdoai%3Doi">ὀγδοαῖοι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ala%2Fbon">Λάβον</w> <w lemma="u%28peroxa%5Cs">ὑπεροχὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29fi%2Fkonto">ἀφίκοντο</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="barba%2Frwn">βαρβάρων</w> <w lemma="sunhqroisme%2Fnwn">συνηθροισμένων</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3D">ἐκεῖ</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pepeisme%2Fnwn">πεπεισμένων</w> <w lemma="kwlu%2Fein">κωλύειν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28perbolh%3Ds">ὑπερβολῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fous">πολεμίους</w>, <w lemma="a%29gw%5Cn">ἀγὼν</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fsth">συνέστη</w> <w lemma="neaniko%2Fs">νεανικός</w>. <w lemma="e%29cew%2Fsqhsan">ἐξεώσθησαν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="ba%2Frbaroi">βάρβαροι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Ftas">τοιαύτας</w> <w lemma="ai%29ti%2Fas">αἰτίας</w>.
<w lemma="sustrafe%2Fntes">συστραφέντες</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29ma%2Fxonto">ἐμάχοντο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="falaggi%2Ftas">φαλαγγίτας</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fswpon">πρόσωπον</w> <w lemma="e%29kqu%2Fmws:">ἐκθύμως·</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="eu%29zw%2Fnwn">εὐζώνων</w> <w lemma="e%29kperielqo%2Fntwn">ἐκπεριελθόντων</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="pollou%3D">πολλοῦ</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katalabome%2Fnwn">καταλαβομένων</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="u%28perdeci%2Fous">ὑπερδεξίους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="nw%2Ftou">νώτου</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="sunidei%3Dn">συνιδεῖν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="ba%2Frbaroi">βάρβαροι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%5Cs">γεγονὸς</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="ptohqe%2Fntes">πτοηθέντες</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsan">ὥρμησαν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="fugh%2Fn">φυγήν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Don">πλεῖον</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%5Cn">ὁρμὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="diwko%2Fntwn">διωκόντων</w> <w lemma="parakate%2Fsxe">παρακατέσχε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="pollh%3Ds">πολλῆς</w> <w lemma="spoudh%3Ds">σπουδῆς</w>, <w lemma="a%29nakalesa%2Fmenos">ἀνακαλεσάμενος</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="sa%2Flpigci">σάλπιγξι</w>, <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="bou%2Flesqai">βούλεσθαι</w> <w lemma="katabai%2Fnein">καταβαίνειν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fqrous">ἅθρους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suntetagme%2Fnous">συντεταγμένους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28urkani%2Fan">Ὑρκανίαν</w>.
<w lemma="susthsa%2Fmenos">συστησάμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29bou%2Fleto">ἐβούλετο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parageno%2Fmenos">παραγενόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ata%2Fmbraka">Τάμβρακα</w>, <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29tei%2Fxiston">ἀτείχιστον</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxousan">ἔχουσαν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basi%2Fleia">βασίλεια</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgeqos">μέγεθος</w>, <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="kateskh%2Fnwse">κατεσκήνωσε</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstwn">πλείστων</w> <w lemma="pepoihme%2Fnwn">πεποιημένων</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29poxw%2Frhsin">ἀποχώρησιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fk">ἔκ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhs">μάχης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="perikeime%2Fnhs">περικειμένης</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuome%2Fnhn">προσαγορευομένην</w> <w lemma="%2Asi%2Frugka">Σίρυγκα</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> — <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="kei%3Dsqai">κεῖσθαι</w> '<w lemma="kei%2Fnhn">κείνην</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="makra%5Cn">μακρὰν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Ata%2Fmbrakos">Τάμβρακος</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28urkani%2Fas">Ὑρκανίας</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="basi%2Fleion">βασίλειον</w> <w lemma="dia%2F">διά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%29xuro%2Fthta">ὀχυρότητα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllhn">ἄλλην</w> <w lemma="eu%29kairi%2Fan">εὐκαιρίαν</w> —
<w lemma="e%29%2Fkrine">ἔκρινε</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="e%29celei%3Dn">ἐξελεῖν</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fas">βίας</w>. <w lemma="a%29nalabw%5Cn">ἀναλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dge">προῆγε</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peristratopedeu%2Fsas">περιστρατοπεδεύσας</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Frxeto">ἤρχετο</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="poliorki%2Fas">πολιορκίας</w>.
<w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dston">πλεῖστον</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="xwstri%2Fsi">χωστρίσι</w> <w lemma="xelw%2Fnais">χελώναις</w>. <w lemma="ta%2Ffroi">τάφροι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="trittai%2F">τριτταί</w>, <w lemma="pla%2Ftos">πλάτος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flatton">ἔλαττον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxousai">ἔχουσαι</w> <w lemma="tria%2Fkonta">τριάκοντα</w> <w lemma="phxw%3Dn">πηχῶν</w>, <w lemma="ba%2Fqos">βάθος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pentekai%2Fdeka:">πεντεκαίδεκα·</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="xei%2Flesin">χείλεσιν</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fsths">ἑκάστης</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fkeito">ἐπέκειτο</w> <w lemma="xarakw%2Fmata">χαρακώματα</w> <w lemma="dipla%3D">διπλᾶ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="teleutai%3Don">τελευταῖον</w> <w lemma="protei%2Fxisma">προτείχισμα</w> <w lemma="dunato%2Fn">δυνατόν</w>.
<w lemma="sumplokai%5C">συμπλοκαὶ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="e%29gi%2Fnonto">ἐγίνοντο</w> <w lemma="sunexei%3Ds">συνεχεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frgwn">ἔργων</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="ai%28%3Ds">αἷς</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fnuon">ἤνυον</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fteroi">ἑκάτεροι</w> <w lemma="fe%2Frontes">φέροντες</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="nekrou%5Cs">νεκροὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="traumati%2Fas">τραυματίας</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="gh%3Ds">γῆς</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="gh%3Ds">γῆς</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%29rugma%2Ftwn">ὀρυγμάτων</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="xeiro%5Cs">χειρὸς</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kindu%2Fnous">κινδύνους</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqei">πλήθει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="e%29nergei%2Fa%7C">ἐνεργείᾳ</w> <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ta%2Ffrous">τάφρους</w> <w lemma="xwsqh%3Dnai">χωσθῆναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tei%3Dxos">τεῖχος</w> <w lemma="pesei%3Dn">πεσεῖν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%29rugma%2Ftwn">ὀρυγμάτων</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="sumba%2Fntos">συμβάντος</w> <w lemma="diatrape%2Fntes">διατραπέντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="ba%2Frbaroi">βάρβαροι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flois">ὅλοις</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhnas">Ἕλληνας</w> <w lemma="katasfa%2Fcantes">κατασφάξαντες</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flei">πόλει</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pifane%2Fstata">ἐπιφανέστατα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="skeuw%3Dn">σκευῶν</w> <w lemma="diarpa%2Fsantes">διαρπάσαντες</w>, <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29pexw%2Frhsan">ἀπεχώρησαν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="sunqeasa%2Fmenos">συνθεασάμενος</w> <w lemma="%2A%28uperba%2Fsan">Ὑπερβάσαν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fsteile">ἀπέστειλε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frwn:">μισθοφόρων·</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="summi%2Fcantos">συμμίξαντος</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="ba%2Frbaroi">βάρβαροι</w> <w lemma="r%28i%2Fyantes">ῥίψαντες</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29poskeua%5Cs">ἀποσκευὰς</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffugon">ἔφυγον</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peltastw%3Dn">πελταστῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nergw%3Ds">ἐνεργῶς</w> <w lemma="biazome%2Fnwn">βιαζομένων</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="ptw%2Fmatos">πτώματος</w>, <w lemma="a%29pelpi%2Fsantes">ἀπελπίσαντες</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fdosan">παρέδοσαν</w>. <w lemma="%2A%29axrianh%2F">Ἀχριανή</w>, <w lemma="po%2Flis">πόλις</w> <w lemma="%2A%28urkani%2Fas">Ὑρκανίας</w>.
<w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbios">Πολύβιος</w> <w lemma="deka%2Ftw%7C">δεκάτῳ</w>. <w lemma="%2Akallio%2Fph">Καλλιόπη</w>, <w lemma="po%2Flis">πόλις</w> <w lemma="%2Aparquai%2Fwn">Παρθυαίων</w>.
<w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbios">Πολύβιος</w> <w lemma="deka%2Ftw%7C">δεκάτῳ</w>.
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<head>Antiochus Reaches Tambrax</head>Thus Antiochus effected this ascent without loss, but<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note60">The battle on the summit of Mount Labus.</note>slowly and painfully, for it was not until the eighth day that his army made the summit of Labus. The barbarians being mustered there, and resolved to dispute his passage, a severe engagement took place, in which the barbarians were eventually dislodged, and<pb n="30" />by the following manœuvre. As long as they were engaged face to face with the phalanx, they kept well together and fought desperately; but before daybreak the light-armed troops had made a wide circuit, and seized some high ground on the rear of the enemy, and as soon as the barbarians perceived this they fled in a panic. King Antiochus exerted himself actively to prevent a pursuit, and caused a recall to be sounded, because he wished his men to make the descent into <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Hyrcania&groupId=640&placeId=1172">Hyrcania</a>, without scattering, and in close order.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note61">He reaches Tambrax.</note>He accomplished his object: reached Tambrax, an unwalled city of great size and containing a royal palace, and there encamped.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note62">Capture of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sirynx&groupId=980&placeId=1732">Sirynx</a>.</note>Most of the natives fled from the battle-field, and its immediate neighbourhood, into a city called <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sirynx&groupId=980&placeId=1732">Sirynx</a>, which was not far from Tambrax, and from its secure and convenient situation was considered as the capital of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Hyrcania&groupId=640&placeId=1172">Hyrcania</a>. Antiochus therefore determined to carry this town by assault; and having accordingly advanced thither, and pitched his camp under its walls, he commenced the assault. The operation consisted chiefly of mining under pent-houses. For the city was defended by three trenches, thirty cubits broad and fifteen deep, with a double vallum on the edge of each; and behind these there was a strong wall. Frequent struggles took place at the works, in which neither side were strong enough to carry off their killed and wounded: for these hand-to-hand battles took place, not above ground only, but underground also in the mines. However, owing to the numbers employed and the activity of the king, it was not long before the trenches were choked up and the walls were undermined and fell. Upon this the barbarians, giving up all as lost, put to death such Greeks as were in the town; and having plundered all that was most worth taking, made off under cover of night. When the king saw this, he despatched Hyperbasus with the mercenaries; upon whose approach the barbarians threw down their booty and fled back again into the city; and when they found the peltasts pouring in energetically through the breach in the walls they gave up in despair and surrendered.<pb n="31" />
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