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Book 15 - Chapter 30

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<w lemma="%2A%29%2Fhdh">Ἤδη</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kekrime%2Fnou">κεκριμένου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kainotomei%3Dn">καινοτομεῖν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29ndra%2Fsin">ἀνδράσιν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pigenome%2Fnhs">ἐπιγενομένης</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fsthn">ἑκάστην</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fan">οἰκίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="gunaikw%3Dn">γυναικῶν</w> <w lemma="o%29rgh%3Ds">ὀργῆς</w> <w lemma="dipla%2Fsion">διπλάσιον</w> <w lemma="e%29cekau%2Fqh">ἐξεκαύθη</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mi%3Dsos">μῖσος</w>.
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<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="metalabei%3Dn">μεταλαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsa">πᾶσα</w> <w lemma="plh%2Frhs">πλήρης</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flis">πόλις</w> <w lemma="qoru%2Fbou">θορύβου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fw%2Ftwn">φώτων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diadromh%3Ds:">διαδρομῆς·</w>
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<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sta%2Fdion">στάδιον</w> <w lemma="h%28qroi%2Fzonto">ἡθροίζοντο</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="kraugh%3Ds">κραυγῆς</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Floun">παρεκάλουν</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="katedu%2Fonto">κατεδύοντο</w> <w lemma="diadidra%2Fskontes">διαδιδράσκοντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="a%29nuponoh%2Ftous">ἀνυπονοήτους</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fas">οἰκίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous:">τόπους·</w>
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<w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29lh%5Cn">αὐλὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29ruxwriw%3Dn">εὐρυχωριῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="stadi%2Fou">σταδίου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="platei%2Fas">πλατείας</w> <w lemma="plh%2Frous">πλήρους</w> <w lemma="u%28parxou%2Fshs">ὑπαρχούσης</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fxlou">ὄχλου</w> <w lemma="pantodapou%3D">παντοδαποῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Adionusiako%5Cn">Διονυσιακὸν</w> <w lemma="qe%2Fatron">θέατρον</w> <w lemma="prostasi%2Fas">προστασίας</w>,
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<w lemma="puqo%2Fmenos">πυθόμενος</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sumbai%3Dnon">συμβαῖνον</w> <w lemma="%2A%29agaqoklh%3Ds">Ἀγαθοκλῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29chge%2Frqh">ἐξηγέρθη</w> <w lemma="mequ%2Fwn">μεθύων</w>, <w lemma="a%29%2Frti">ἄρτι</w> <w lemma="katalelukw%5Cs">καταλελυκὼς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Fton">πότον</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paralabw%5Cn">παραλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="suggenei%3Ds">συγγενεῖς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flwnos">Φίλωνος</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="braxe%2Fa">βραχέα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="oi%29ktisa%2Fmenos">οἰκτισάμενος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="labo%2Fmenos">λαβόμενος</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xeiro%2Fs">χειρός</w>, <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fbainen">ἀνέβαινεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Frigga">σύριγγα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Amaia%2Fndrou">Μαιάνδρου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="palai%2Fstras">παλαίστρας</w> <w lemma="keime%2Fnhn">κειμένην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fe%2Frousan">φέρουσαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="qea%2Ftrou">θεάτρου</w> <w lemma="pa%2Frodon">πάροδον</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="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="qu%2Fras">θύρας</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalisa%2Fmenos">ἀσφαλισάμενος</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="prw%2Ftas">πρώτας</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tri%2Fthn">τρίτην</w> <w lemma="a%29nexw%2Frhse">ἀνεχώρησε</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="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fws">βασιλέως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="suggenei%2Fas">συγγενείας</w>.
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<w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="qu%2Fras">θύρας</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="diktuwta%5Cs">δικτυωτὰς</w> <w lemma="diafanei%3Ds">διαφανεῖς</w>, <w lemma="a%29pokleiome%2Fnas">ἀποκλειομένας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dittoi%3Ds">διττοῖς</w> <w lemma="moxloi%3Ds">μοχλοῖς</w>.
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<w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="h%28qroisme%2Fnou">ἡθροισμένου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqous">πλήθους</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%28pa%2Fshs">ἁπάσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pipe%2Fdous">ἐπιπέδους</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="ba%2Fqra">βάθρα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="te%2Fgh">τέγη</w> <w lemma="katage%2Fmein">καταγέμειν</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpwn">ἀνθρώπων</w>, <w lemma="e%29gi%2Fneto">ἐγίνετο</w> <w lemma="boh%5C">βοὴ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kraugh%5C">κραυγὴ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fmmiktos">σύμμικτος</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="gunaikw%3Dn">γυναικῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28mou%3D">ὁμοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pai%2Fdwn">παίδων</w> <w lemma="a%29ndra%2Fsin">ἀνδράσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29namemigme%2Fnwn:">ἀναμεμιγμένων·</w>
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<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Fttw">ἐλάττω</w> <w lemma="poiei%3D">ποιεῖ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="paida%2Fria">παιδάρια</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Ftas">τοιαύτας</w> <w lemma="taraxa%5Cs">ταραχὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fn">ἔν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flei">πόλει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aleca%2Fndreian">Ἀλεξάνδρειαν</w>.
<head>A Mob Assembles</head>The men having by this time decided upon a revolution, now that in every house the anger of the women was added to the general resentment, the popular hatred blazed out with redoubled violence. As soon as night fell the whole city was filled with tumult, torches, and hurrying feet. Some were assembling with shouts in the stadium; some were calling upon others to join them; some were running backwards and forwards seeking to conceal themselves in houses and places least likely to be suspected. And now the open spaces round the palace, the stadium, and the street were filled with a motley crowd, as well as the area in front of the Dionysian Theatre. Being informed of this, Agathocles roused himself from a drunken lethargy,—for he had just dismissed his drinking party,—and, accompanied by all his family, with the exception of Philo, went to the king. After a few words of lamentation over his misfortunes addressed to the child, he took him by the hand, and proceeded to the covered walk which runs between the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Maeander&groupId=725&placeId=1330">Maeander</a> garden and the Palaestra, and leads to the entrance of the theatre. Having securely fastened the two first doors through which he passed,<pb n="166" />he entered the third with two or three bodyguards, his own family, and the king. The doors, however, which were secured by double bars, were only of lattice work and could therefore be seen through.By this time the mob had collected from every part of the city in such numbers, that, not only was every foot of ground occupied, but the doorsteps and roofs also were crammed with human beings; and such a mingled storm of shouts and cries arose, as might be expected from a crowd in which women and children were mixed with men: for in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Alexandria&groupId=1063&placeId=1868">Alexandria</a>, as in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Carthage&groupId=441&placeId=820">Carthage</a>, the children perform as conspicuous a part in such commotions as the men.