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Book 16 - Chapter 2

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<w lemma="%2A%28o">Ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="poliorki%2Fan">πολιορκίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipipto%2Fntwn">ἀντιπιπτόντων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w>, <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w> <w lemma="e%29formou%2Fntwn">ἐφορμούντων</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fosi">πλείοσι</w> <w lemma="katafra%2Fktois">καταφράκτοις</w> <w lemma="nausi%2Fn">ναυσίν</w>, <w lemma="h%29porei%3Dto">ἠπορεῖτο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dusxrh%2Fstws">δυσχρήστως</w> <w lemma="die%2Fkeito">διέκειτο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllontos">μέλλοντος</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29pidexome%2Fnwn">ἐπιδεχομένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fntwn">παρόντων</w> <w lemma="ai%28%2Fresin">αἵρεσιν</w>, <w lemma="a%29nh%2Fxqh">ἀνήχθη</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w> <w lemma="prosdoki%2Fan:">προσδοκίαν·</w>
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<w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Flpizon">ἤλπιζον</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="proskarterh%2Fsein">προσκαρτερήσειν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="meta%2Fllwn">μετάλλων</w> <w lemma="kataskeuh%3D%7C">κατασκευῇ</w>.
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<w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29spou%2Fdaze">ἐσπούδαζε</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsasqai">ποιήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Fploun">ἀνάπλουν</w> <w lemma="ai%29fni%2Fdion">αἰφνίδιον</w>, <w lemma="pepeisme%2Fnos">πεπεισμένος</w> <w lemma="katataxh%2Fsein">καταταχήσειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalw%3Ds">ἀσφαλῶς</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="komisqh%2Fsesqai">κομισθήσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="gh%3Dn">γῆν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Asa%2Fmon">Σάμον</w>.
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<w lemma="dieyeu%2Fsqh">διεψεύσθη</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="logismoi%3Ds:">λογισμοῖς·</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqeofili%2Fskon">Θεοφιλίσκον</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="sunidei%3Dn">συνιδεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29nago%2Fmenon">ἀναγόμενον</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%2Fxonto">εἴχοντο</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="prokeime%2Fnwn">προκειμένων</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w>.
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<w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Fploun">ἀνάπλουν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="dialelume%2Fnon">διαλελυμένον</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fte">ἅτε</w> <w lemma="pepeisme%2Fnwn">πεπεισμένων</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dpon">εἶπον</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pokeime%2Fnwn">ὑποκειμένων</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="xrhsa%2Fmenoi">χρησάμενοι</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="ei%29resi%2Fais">εἰρεσίαις</w> <w lemma="e%29nergw%3Ds">ἐνεργῶς</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fballon">προσέβαλλον</w>, <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalos">Ἄτταλος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="deciw%3D%7C">δεξιῷ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqhgoume%2Fnw%7C">καθηγουμένῳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w>, <w lemma="%2Aqeofili%2Fskos">Θεοφιλίσκος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="eu%29wnu%2Fmois">εὐωνύμοις</w>.
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<w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="perikatalambano%2Fmenos">περικαταλαμβανόμενος</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kairoi%3Ds">καιροῖς</w>, <w lemma="dou%5Cs">δοὺς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fnqhma">σύνθημα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="deciou%3D">δεξιοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paraggei%2Flas">παραγγείλας</w> <w lemma="a%29ntiprw%2Frrous">ἀντιπρώρρους</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sumple%2Fkesqai">συμπλέκεσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w> <w lemma="e%29rrwme%2Fnws">ἐρρωμένως</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="nhsi%2Fdas">νησίδας</w> <w lemma="a%29naxwrh%2Fsas">ἀναχωρήσας</w> <w lemma="meta%2F">μετά</w> <w lemma="tinwn">τινων</w> <w lemma="le%2Fmbwn">λέμβων</w>, <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="po%2Frou">πόρου</w> <w lemma="keime%2Fnas">κειμένας</w>, <w lemma="a%29pekarado%2Fkei">ἀπεκαραδόκει</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w>.
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<w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="new%3Dn">νεῶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sugkatasta%5Cn">συγκαταστὰν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29gw%3Dna">ἀγῶνα</w> <w lemma="kata%2Ffraktoi">κατάφρακτοι</w> <w lemma="trei%3Ds">τρεῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="penth%2Fkonta">πεντήκοντα</w>, <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Ffrakta">ἄφρακτα</w> ?<w lemma=""></w>* <w lemma="le%2Fmboi">λέμβοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="pri%2Fstesin">πρίστεσιν</w> <w lemma="e%28kato%5Cn">ἑκατὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="penth%2Fkonta:">πεντήκοντα·</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Asa%2Fmw%7C">Σάμῳ</w> <w lemma="nau%3Ds">ναῦς</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="h%29dunh%2Fqh">ἠδυνήθη</w> <w lemma="katarti%2Fsai">καταρτίσαι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsas">πάσας</w>.
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<w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w> <w lemma="ska%2Ffh">σκάφη</w> <w lemma="kata%2Ffrakta">κατάφρακτα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%2Fkonta">ἑξήκοντα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fnte">πέντε</w> <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Abuzanti%2Fwn">Βυζαντίων</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29nne%2Fa">ἐννέα</w> <w lemma="trihmioli%2Fai">τριημιολίαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="trih%2Freis">τριήρεις</w> <w lemma="trei%3Ds">τρεῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28ph%3Drxon">ὑπῆρχον</w>.
<head>Great Sea-fight Off <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Chios&groupId=462&placeId=863">Chios</a> Between Philip and the Allied Fleets of Attalus and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a>, B. C. 201</head>As the siege was not going on favourably for him, and<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note4">Philip failing to take <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Chios&groupId=462&placeId=863">Chios</a> sails off to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Samos&groupId=944&placeId=1680">Samos</a>.</note>the enemy were blockading him with an increasing number of decked vessels, he felt uncertain and uneasy as to the result. But as the state of affairs left him no choice, he suddenly put to sea quite unexpectedly to the enemy; for Attalus expected that he would persist in pushing on the mines he had commenced. But Philip was especially keen to make his putting to sea a surprise, because he thought that he would thus be able to outstrip the enemy, and complete the rest of his passage along the coast to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Samos&groupId=944&placeId=1680">Samos</a> in security.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note5">Attalus and Theophiliscus follow him.</note>But he was much disappointed in his calculations; for Attalus and Theophiliscus (of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a>), directly they saw him putting to sea, lost no time in taking action. And although, from their previous conviction that Philip meant to stay where he was, they were not in a position to put to sea quite simultaneously, still by a vigorous use of their oars they managed to overtake him, and attacked,—Attalus the enemy's right wing, which was his leading squadron, and Theophiliscus his left. Thus intercepted and surrounded, Philip gave the signal to the ships of his right wing, ordering them to turn their prows towards the enemy and engage them boldly; while he himself retreated under cover of the smaller islands, which lay in the way, with some light galleys, and thence watched the result of the battle. The whole number of ships engaged were, on Philip's side, fiftythree decked, accompanied by some undecked vessels, and galleys and beaked ships to the number of one hundred and fifty; for he had not been able to fit out all his ships in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Samos&groupId=944&placeId=1680">Samos</a>. On the side of the enemy there were sixty-five decked vessels, besides those which came from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Byzantium&groupId=415&placeId=767">Byzantium</a>, and along with them nine<foreign lang="la">triemioliae</foreign>(light-decked vessels), and three triremes.