<w lemma="%2Atou%3D">Τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="ai%28%3Dma">αἷμα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fnous">φόνους</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto%2F">ἐγένετό</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tau%29toma%2Ftou">ταὐτομάτου</w> <w lemma="katarxh%5C">καταρχὴ</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fth">τοιαύτη</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29agaqokle%2Fous">Ἀγαθοκλέους</w> <w lemma="u%28phretw%3Dn">ὑπηρετῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kola%2Fkwn">κολάκων</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fnoma">ὄνομα</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flwn">Φίλων</w> <w lemma="e%29ch%3Dlqe">ἐξῆλθε</w> <w lemma="kraipalw%3Dn">κραιπαλῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sta%2Fdion">στάδιον</w>.
<w lemma="ou%28%3Dtos">οὗτος</w> <w lemma="qewrw%3Dn">θεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%5Cn">ὁρμὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fxlwn">ὄχλων</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dpe">εἶπε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="parestw%3Dtas">παρεστῶτας</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prw%2F%7Chn">πρῴην</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29agaqoklh%3Ds">Ἀγαθοκλῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Flqh%7C">ἐξέλθῃ</w>, <w lemma="metamelh%2Fsei">μεταμελήσει</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29kousa%2Fntwn">ἀκουσάντων</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29peloido%2Froun">ἀπελοιδόρουν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fn">αὐτόν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prow%2Fqoun">προώθουν</w>. <w lemma="e%29pibalome%2Fnou">ἐπιβαλομένου</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29mu%2Fnesqai">ἀμύνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xlamu%2Fda">χλαμύδα</w> <w lemma="perie%2Frrhcan">περιέρρηξαν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgxas">λόγχας</w> <w lemma="proserei%2Fsantes">προσερείσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29ceke%2Fnthsan">ἐξεκέντησαν</w>.
<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fson">μέσον</w> <w lemma="e%28lkusqh%3Dnai">ἑλκυσθῆναι</w> <w lemma="meq%27">μεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fbrews">ὕβρεως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="spai%2Fronta">σπαίροντα</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="geu%2Fsasqai">γεύσασθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqh">πλήθη</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fnou">φόνου</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="e%29karado%2Fkoun">ἐκαραδόκουν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fan">παρουσίαν</w>.
<w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="parh%3Dn">παρῆν</w> <w lemma="a%29go%2Fmenos">ἀγόμενος</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dtos">πρῶτος</w> <w lemma="%2A%29agaqoklh%3Ds">Ἀγαθοκλῆς</w> <w lemma="de%2Fsmios:">δέσμιος·</w> <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="ei%29sio%2Fnta">εἰσιόντα</w> <w lemma="prosdramo%2Fntes">προσδραμόντες</w> <w lemma="tine%5Cs">τινὲς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Ffnw">ἄφνω</w> <w lemma="suneke%2Fnthsan">συνεκέντησαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Frgon">ἔργον</w> <w lemma="poiou%3Dntes">ποιοῦντες</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29xqrw%3Dn">ἐχθρῶν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29noou%2Fntwn:">εὐνοούντων·</w> <w lemma="ai%29%2Ftioi">αἴτιοι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fnonto">ἐγένοντο</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="tuxei%3Dn">τυχεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%28rmozou%2Fshs">ἁρμοζούσης</w> <w lemma="katastrofh%3Ds:">καταστροφῆς·</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fxqh">ἤχθη</w> <w lemma="%2Ani%2Fkwn">Νίκων</w>,
<w lemma="ei%29%3Dt%27">εἶτ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29agaqo%2Fkleia">Ἀγαθόκλεια</w> <w lemma="gumnh%5C">γυμνὴ</w> <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29delfai%3Ds">ἀδελφαῖς</w>, <w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="suggenei%3Ds">συγγενεῖς</w>.
<w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsin">πᾶσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqesmoforei%2Fou">Θεσμοφορείου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aoi%29na%2Fnqhn">Οἰνάνθην</w> <w lemma="a%29pospa%2Fsantes">ἀποσπάσαντες</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dkon">ἧκον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sta%2Fdion">στάδιον</w>, <w lemma="a%29%2Fgontes">ἄγοντες</w> <w lemma="gumnh%5Cn">γυμνὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fppou">ἵππου</w>.
<w lemma="paradoqe%2Fntwn">παραδοθέντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="o%28mou%3D">ὁμοῦ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fxlois">ὄχλοις</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdaknon">ἔδακνον</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29ke%2Fntoun">ἐκέντουν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%29fqalmou%5Cs">ὀφθαλμοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fkopton:">ἐξέκοπτον·</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="peso%2Fntos">πεσόντος</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Flh">μέλη</w> <w lemma="die%2Fspwn">διέσπων</w>, <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Ftou">ὅτου</w> <w lemma="katelw%2Fbhsan">κατελώβησαν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%2Fs:">αὐτούς·</w>
<w lemma="deinh%5C">δεινὴ</w> <w lemma="ga%2Fr">γάρ</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="qumou%5Cs">θυμοὺς</w> <w lemma="w%29mo%2Fths">ὠμότης</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnetai">γίνεται</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29%2Fgupton">Αἴγυπτον</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpwn">ἀνθρώπων</w>.
<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="su%2Fntrofoi">σύντροφοι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arsino%2Fhs">Ἀρσινόης</w> <w lemma="gegenhme%2Fnai">γεγενημέναι</w> <w lemma="tine%5Cs">τινὲς</w> <w lemma="paidi%2Fskai">παιδίσκαι</w>, <w lemma="puqo%2Fmenai">πυθόμεναι</w> <w lemma="paragegone%2Fnai">παραγεγονέναι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afila%2Fmmwna">Φιλάμμωνα</w> <w lemma="tritai%3Don">τριταῖον</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Akurh%2Fnhs">Κυρήνης</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pista%2Fnta">ἐπιστάντα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="fo%2Fnw%7C">φόνῳ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="basili%2Fsshs">βασιλίσσης</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhsan">ὥρμησαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fan">οἰκίαν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="biasa%2Fmenai">βιασάμεναι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Afila%2Fmmwna">Φιλάμμωνα</w> <w lemma="tu%2Fptousai">τύπτουσαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="li%2Fqois">λίθοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="cu%2Flois">ξύλοις</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fkteinan">ἀπέκτειναν</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ui%28o%5Cn">υἱὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fpnican">ἀπέπνιξαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29nti%2Fpaida">ἀντίπαιδα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="h%28liki%2Fan">ἡλικίαν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fnta">ὄντα</w>, <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="gunai%3Dka">γυναῖκα</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afila%2Fmmwnos">Φιλάμμωνος</w> <w lemma="gumnh%5Cn">γυμνὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="platei%3Dan">πλατεῖαν</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Flkousai">ἐξέλκουσαι</w> <w lemma="die%2Ffqeiran">διέφθειραν</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Akai%5C">Καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29agaqokle%2Fa">Ἀγαθοκλέα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29agaqo%2Fkleian">Ἀγαθόκλειαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="suggenei%3Ds">συγγενεῖς</w> <w lemma="toiou%3Dton">τοιοῦτον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsxe">ἔσχε</w>
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<head>The Massacre of Agathocles and Family</head>The beginning of actual bloodshed, however, was<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note54">Death of Agathocles, his sister, and Oenanthe.</note>this. One of the servants and flatterers of Agathocles, whose name was Philo, came out to the stadium still flustered with wine. Seeing the fury of the multitude, he said to some bystanders that they would have cause to repent it again, as they had only the other day, if Agathocles were to come there. Of those who heard him some began to abuse him, while others pushed him about; and on his attempting to defend himself, some tore his cloak off his back, while others thrust their spears into him and wounded him mortally. He was dragged into the middle of the crowd breathing his last gasp; and, having thus tasted blood, the multitude began to look impatiently for the coming of the other victims. They had not to wait long. First appeared Agathocles dragged along bound hand and foot. No sooner had he entered than some soldiers rushed at him and struck him dead. And in doing so they were his friends rather than enemies, for they saved him from the horrible death which he deserved. Nicon was brought next, and after him Agathocleia stripped naked, with her two sisters; and following them the whole family. Last of all some men came bringing Oenanthe, whom they had torn from the temple of Demeter and Persephone, riding stripped naked upon a horse.<pb n="169" />They were all given up to the populace, who bit, and stabbed them, and knocked out their eyes, and, as soon as any one of them fell, tore him limb from limb, until they had utterly annihilated them all: for the savagery of the Egyptians when their passions are roused is indeed terrible. At the same time some young girls who had been brought up with <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Arsinoe&groupId=370&placeId=700">Arsinoe</a>, having learnt that Philammon, the chief agent in the murder of that Queen, had arrived three days before from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cyrene&groupId=521&placeId=985">Cyrene</a>, rushed to his house; forced their way in; killed Philammon with stones and sticks; strangled his infant son; and, not content with this, dragged his wife naked into the street and put her to death.Such was the end of Agathocles and Agathocleia and their kinsfolk.
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