<w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Amaxani%2Fdas">Μαχανίδας</w> <w lemma="katateqarrhkw%2Fs">κατατεθαρρηκώς</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nomi%2Fzwn">νομίζων</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29xh%5Cn">εὐχὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%2Fn">ὁρμήν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="gnw%3Dnai">γνῶναι</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="sunhqroisme%2Fnoi">συνηθροισμένοι</w> <w lemma="tugxa%2Fnousin">τυγχάνουσιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amanti%2Fneian">Μαντίνειαν</w>,
<w lemma="parakale%2Fsas">παρακαλέσας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Atege%2Fa%7C">Τεγέᾳ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimoni%2Fous">Λακεδαιμονίους</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fponta">πρέποντα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kairoi%3Ds">καιροῖς</w>, <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29piou%3Dsan">ἐπιοῦσαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29%2Frti">ἄρτι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="e%29pifainou%2Fshs">ἐπιφαινούσης</w>, <w lemma="proh%3Dgen">προῆγεν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amanti%2Fneian">Μαντίνειαν</w>, <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="fa%2Flaggos">φάλαγγος</w> <w lemma="kaqhgou%2Fmenos">καθηγούμενος</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="deciw%3D%7C">δεξιῷ</w> <w lemma="ke%2Frati">κέρατι</w>,
<w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frous">μισθοφόρους</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frou">ἑκατέρου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Frous">μέρους</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="prwtoporei%2Fas">πρωτοπορείας</w> <w lemma="parallh%2Flous">παραλλήλους</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgwn">ἄγων</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="zeu%2Fgh">ζεύγη</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="o%29rga%2Fnwn">ὀργάνων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="belw%3Dn">βελῶν</w> <w lemma="komi%2Fzonta">κομίζοντα</w> <w lemma="katapeltikw%3Dn">καταπελτικῶν</w>.
<w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afilopoi%2Fmhn">Φιλοποίμην</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tri%2Fa">τρία</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w> <w lemma="dih%7Crhkw%5Cs">διῃρηκὼς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnamin">δύναμιν</w> <w lemma="e%29ch%3Dgen">ἐξῆγεν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Amantinei%2Fas">Μαντινείας</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aposeidw%3Dnos">Ποσειδῶνος</w> <w lemma="i%28erou%3D">ἱεροῦ</w> <w lemma="fe%2Frousan">φέρουσαν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuriou%5Cs">Ἰλλυριοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qwraki%2Ftas">θωρακίτας</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ceniko%5Cn">ξενικὸν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpan">ἅπαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="eu%29zw%2Fnous">εὐζώνους</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="du%2Fseis">δύσεις</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="falaggi%2Ftas">φαλαγγίτας</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29xome%2Fnhn">ἐχομένην</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="politikou%5Cs">πολιτικοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w>.
<w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="eu%29zw%2Fnois">εὐζώνοις</w> <w lemma="katela%2Fbeto">κατελάβετο</w> <w lemma="prw%2Ftois">πρώτοις</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="lo%2Ffon">λόφον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>, <w lemma="o%28%5Cs">ὃς</w> <w lemma="a%29natei%2Fnwn">ἀνατείνων</w> <w lemma="i%28kano%5Cn">ἱκανὸν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28do%5Cn">ὁδὸν</w> <w lemma="kei%3Dtai">κεῖται</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aceni%2Fda">Ξενίδα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnon">προειρημένον</w> <w lemma="i%28ero%2Fn:">ἱερόν·</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="qwraki%2Ftas">θωρακίτας</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fptwn">συνάπτων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="meshmbri%2Fan">μεσημβρίαν</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fsthse">κατέστησε</w>. <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sunexei%3Ds">συνεχεῖς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuriou%5Cs">Ἰλλυριοὺς</w> <w lemma="parene%2Fbale">παρενέβαλε</w>.
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qei%3Dan">εὐθεῖαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="fa%2Flagga">φάλαγγα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flh">τέλη</w> <w lemma="speirhdo%5Cn">σπειρηδὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="diasth%2Fmasin">διαστήμασιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fsthse">ἐπέστησε</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ta%2Ffron">τάφρον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="fe%2Frousan">φέρουσαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aposeidi%2Fou">Ποσειδίου</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fsou">μέσου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amantine%2Fwn">Μαντινέων</w> <w lemma="pedi%2Fou">πεδίου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fptousan">συνάπτουσαν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fresi">ὄρεσι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="suntermonou%3Dsi">συντερμονοῦσι</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29elisfasi%2Fwn">Ἐλισφασίων</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fra%7C">χώρᾳ</w>.
<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="decio%5Cn">δεξιὸν</w> <w lemma="ke%2Fras">κέρας</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fsthse">ἐπέστησε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axai+kou%5Cs">Ἀχαϊκοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w>, <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aristai%2Fnetos">Ἀρισταίνετος</w> <w lemma="h%28gei%3Dto">ἡγεῖτο</w> <w lemma="%2Adumai%3Dos:">Δυμαῖος·</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="laio%5Cn">λαιὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ceniko%5Cn">ξενικὸν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpan">ἅπαν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="e%29pallh%2Flois">ἐπαλλήλοις</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fcesin">τάξεσιν</w>.
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<head>Arrangement of Forces at Mantinea</head>Machanidas had now acquired great confidence, and<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note14">Battle of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Mantinea&groupId=731&placeId=1339">Mantinea</a>, B. C. 207.</note>looked upon the determination of the Achaeans as extremely favourable to his plans. As soon as he heard of their being in force at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Mantinea&groupId=731&placeId=1339">Mantinea</a>, he duly harangued his Lacedaemonians at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tegea&groupId=1011&placeId=1780">Tegea</a>, and the very next morning at daybreak advanced upon <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Mantinea&groupId=731&placeId=1339">Mantinea</a>. He led the right wing of the phalanx himself; his mercenaries marched in two parallel columns on each side of his front; and behind them were carts carrying quantities of field artillery and bolts for the catapults.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note15">The road to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tegea&groupId=1011&placeId=1780">Tegea</a>. See<bibl n="Paus. 8.10" default="NO" valid="yes">Paus, 8, 10 sq.</bibl></note>Meanwhile Philopoemen too had arranged his army in three divisions, and was leading them out of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Mantinea&groupId=731&placeId=1339">Mantinea</a>, the Illyrians and the men with body armour by the gate leading to the temple of Poseidon, and with them all the rest of the foreign contingent and lightarmed troops; by the next gate, toward the west,<pb n="58" />the phalanx; and by the next the Achaean cavalry. He sent his light-armed men forward to occupy the hill, which rises to a considerable height above the road called Xenis and the above-mentioned temple: he stationed the men with body armour next, resting on this hill to the south; next them the Illyrians; next them, in the same straight line, the phalanx, drawn up in companies, with an interval between each, along the ditch which runs towards the temple of Poseidon, right through the middle of the plain of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Mantinea&groupId=731&placeId=1339">Mantinea</a>, until it touches the range of mountains that forms the boundary of the territory of the Elisphasii. Next to them, on the right wing, he stationed the Achaean cavalry, under the command of Aristaenetus of Dyme; while on the left wing he led the whole of the foreign contingent, drawn up in lines one behind the other.
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