Polybius, Histories

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Book 16 - Chapter 16

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<w lemma="%2A%28ech%3Ds">Ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnois">προειρημένοις</w> <w lemma="gra%2Ffousi">γράφουσι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fous">Μεσσηνίους</w> <w lemma="paraspondh%2Fmatos">παρασπονδήματος</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="fhsin">φησιν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Azh%2Fnwn">Ζήνων</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%2Fsanta">ὁρμήσαντα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ana%2Fbin">Νάβιν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w>. <w lemma="%2Alakedai%2Fmonos">Λακεδαίμονος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diaba%2Fnta">διαβάντα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29rw%2Ftan">Εὐρώταν</w> <w lemma="potamo%5Cn">ποταμὸν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28opli%2Fthn">Ὁπλίτην</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuo%2Fmenon">προσαγορευόμενον</w> <w lemma="poreu%2Fesqai">πορεύεσθαι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="o%28dou%3D">ὁδοῦ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="stenh%3Ds">στενῆς</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Apolia%2Fsion">Πολιάσιον</w>, <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Asellasi%2Fan">Σελλασίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29fi%2Fketo">ἀφίκετο</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous:">τόπους·</w>
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<w lemma="e%29nteu%3Dqen">ἐντεῦθεν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqala%2Fmas">Θαλάμας</w> <w lemma="e%29pibalo%2Fnta">ἐπιβαλόντα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Afara%5Cs">Φαρὰς</w> <w lemma="paragene%2Fsqai">παραγενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Apa%2Fmison">Πάμισον</w> <w lemma="potamo%2Fn">ποταμόν</w>.
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<w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="oi%29%3Dda">οἶδα</w> <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="xrh%5C">χρὴ</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgein:">λέγειν·</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fthn">τοιαύτην</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsin">φύσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fna">προειρημένα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="sullh%2Fbdhn">συλλήβδην</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="mhde%5Cn">μηδὲν</w> <w lemma="diafe%2Frein">διαφέρειν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgein">λέγειν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="poihsa%2Fmeno%2Fs">ποιησάμενός</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Akori%2Fnqou">Κορίνθου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%5Cn">ὁρμὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diaporeuqei%5Cs">διαπορευθεὶς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29isqmo%5Cn">Ἰσθμὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fyas">συνάψας</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Askeirwni%2Fsin">Σκειρωνίσιν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Akontopori%2Fan">Κοντοπορίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fbale">ἐπέβαλε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2Amukh%2Fnas">Μυκήνας</w> <w lemma="e%29poiei%3Dto">ἐποιεῖτο</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fargos">Ἄργος</w>. <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="mikro%2Fn">μικρόν</w> <w lemma="e%29stin">ἐστιν</w>,
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<w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29nanti%2Fan">ἐναντίαν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fqesin">διάθεσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllhla">ἄλληλα</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29isqmo%2Fn">Ἰσθμόν</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2Askira%2Fdas">Σκιράδας</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29natola%5Cs">ἀνατολὰς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Akori%2Fnqou">Κορίνθου</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Akontopori%2Fan">Κοντοπορίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Amukh%2Fnas">Μυκήνας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fggista">ἔγγιστα</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="du%2Fseis">δύσεις</w> <w lemma="xeimerina%2Fs">χειμερινάς</w>,
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<w lemma="w%28%2Fst%27">ὥστ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="a%29du%2Fnaton">ἀδύνατον</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="prohgoume%2Fnwn">προηγουμένων</w> <w lemma="e%29pibalei%3Dn">ἐπιβαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnois">προειρημένοις</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpois">τόποις</w>.
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<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5C">αὐτὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedai%2Fmona">Λακεδαίμονα</w> <w lemma="sumbe%2Fbhken:">συμβέβηκεν·</w>
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29rw%2Ftas">Εὐρώτας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Asellasi%2Fan">Σελλασίαν</w> <w lemma="kei%3Dtai">κεῖται</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aspa%2Frths">Σπάρτης</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="qerina%5Cs">θερινὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29natola%2Fs">ἀνατολάς</w>, <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqala%2Fmas">Θαλάμας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Afara%5Cs">Φαρὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apa%2Fmison">Πάμισον</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xeimerina%5Cs">χειμερινὰς</w> <w lemma="du%2Fseis">δύσεις</w>,
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<w lemma="o%28%2Fqen">ὅθεν</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Asellasi%2Fan">Σελλασίαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29rw%2Ftan">Εὐρώταν</w> <w lemma="de%2Fon">δέον</w> <w lemma="e%29sti%5C">ἐστὶ</w> <w lemma="diabai%2Fnein">διαβαίνειν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="protiqe%2Fmenon">προτιθέμενον</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqala%2Fmas">Θαλάμας</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amesshni%2Fan">Μεσσηνίαν</w>.
<head>Zeno's Account of the Attack on Messene</head>Next as to their account of the treacherous attempt<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note24">Zeno's account of the attack of Nabis upon Messene. See<ref target="b16c13" targOrder="U">ch. 13</ref>.</note>upon Messene. Zeno says that "Nabis started from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a>, crossed the Eurotas near the tributary called the Hoplites, and advanced along the narrow road past Poliasium until he arrived at Sallasia, thence past <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pharae&groupId=878&placeId=1582">Pharae</a> to Thalamae, and so to the river Pamisus." About which I do not know what to say. It is just as if one were to say that a man started from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a> and marched through the Isthmus and arrived at the Scironean way, and then came straight to the Contoporian road, and journeyed past <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Mycenae&groupId=777&placeId=1408">Mycenae</a> to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Argos&groupId=361&placeId=689">Argos</a>. For such a statement would not be merely slightly wrong but wholly contradictory. For the Isthmus and the Scironian rocks are east of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a>, while the Contoporian road and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Mycenae&groupId=777&placeId=1408">Mycenae</a> are nearly due south-west; so that it is completely impossible to go by way of the former to the latter. The same may be said about Lacedaemon; for the Eurotas and Sallasia are to the northeast of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a>, while Thalamae, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pharae&groupId=878&placeId=1582">Pharae</a>, and the Pamisus are<pb n="184" />to the south-west. Therefore it is not possible to go to Sallasia, nor necessary to cross the Eurotas, if a man means to go to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Messenia&groupId=760&placeId=1380">Messenia</a> by way of Thalamae.