<w lemma="%2Alabou%2Fshs">Λαβούσης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="katarxh%5Cn">καταρχὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="naumaxi%2Fas">ναυμαχίας</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29atta%2Flou">Ἀττάλου</w> <w lemma="new%2Fs">νεώς</w>, <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fneggus">σύνεγγυς</w> <w lemma="a%29paragge%2Fltws">ἀπαραγγέλτως</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbalon">συνέβαλον</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flois">ἀλλήλοις</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalos">Ἄτταλος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="sumpesw%5Cn">συμπεσὼν</w> <w lemma="o%29kth%2Frei">ὀκτήρει</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proembalw%5Cn">προεμβαλὼν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fth%7C">ταύτῃ</w> <w lemma="kairi%2Fan">καιρίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Ffalon">ὕφαλον</w> <w lemma="plhgh%2Fn">πληγήν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="katastrw%2Fmatos">καταστρώματος</w> <w lemma="a%29gwnisame%2Fnwn">ἀγωνισαμένων</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="e%29bu%2Fqise">ἐβύθισε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="nau%3Dn">ναῦν</w>.
<w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="dekh%2Frhs">δεκήρης</w>, <w lemma="nauarxi%5Cs">ναυαρχὶς</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dsa">οὖσα</w>, <w lemma="paralo%2Fgws">παραλόγως</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto">ἐγένετο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29xqroi%3Ds">ἐχθροῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28poxei%2Frios">ὑποχείριος</w>.
<w lemma="u%28popesou%2Fshs">ὑποπεσούσης</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3D%7C">αὐτῇ</w> <w lemma="trihmioli%2Fas">τριημιολίας</w>, <w lemma="tau%2Fth%7C">ταύτῃ</w> <w lemma="dou%3Dsa">δοῦσα</w> <w lemma="plhgh%5Cn">πληγὴν</w> <w lemma="biai%2Fan">βιαίαν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fson">μέσον</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ku%2Ftos">κύτος</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="qrani%2Fthn">θρανίτην</w> <w lemma="skalmo%5Cn">σκαλμὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29de%2Fqh">ἐδέθη</w>, <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kubernh%2Ftou">κυβερνήτου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%5Cn">ὁρμὴν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="new%5Cs">νεὼς</w> <w lemma="ou%29ke%2Fti">οὐκέτι</w> <w lemma="dunhqe%2Fntos">δυνηθέντος</w> <w lemma="a%29nalabei%3Dn:">ἀναλαβεῖν·</w>
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proskremame%2Fnou">προσκρεμαμένου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="ploi%2Fou">πλοίου</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flois">ὅλοις</w> <w lemma="e%29dusxrhstei%3Dto">ἐδυσχρηστεῖτο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="duski%2Fnhtos">δυσκίνητος</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w>. <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="kairw%3D%7C">καιρῷ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="penth%2Freis">πεντήρεις</w> <w lemma="prospesou%3Dsai">προσπεσοῦσαι</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="trw%2Fsasai">τρώσασαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="nau%3Dn">ναῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29mfoi%3Dn">ἀμφοῖν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Dn">τοῖν</w> <w lemma="meroi%3Dn">μεροῖν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ska%2Ffos">σκάφος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29piba%2Ftas">ἐπιβάτας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="die%2Ffqeiran">διέφθειραν</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmokra%2Fths">Δημοκράτης</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="nau%2Farxos">ναύαρχος</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="%2Adionuso%2Fdwros">Διονυσόδωρος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adeinokra%2Fths">Δεινοκράτης</w>, <w lemma="o%29%2Fntes">ὄντες</w> <w lemma="a%29delfoi%5C">ἀδελφοὶ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nauarxou%3Dntes">ναυαρχοῦντες</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29atta%2Flw%7C">Ἀττάλῳ</w>, <w lemma="sumpeso%2Fntes">συμπεσόντες</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%28pth%2Frei">ἑπτήρει</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%29kth%2Frei">ὀκτήρει</w>, <w lemma="parabo%2Flws">παραβόλως</w> <w lemma="e%29xrh%2Fsanto">ἐχρήσαντο</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="naumaxi%2Fa%7C">ναυμαχίᾳ</w>.
<w lemma="%2Adeinokra%2Fths">Δεινοκράτης</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="o%29kth%2Frh">ὀκτήρη</w> <w lemma="sumpesw%5Cn">συμπεσὼν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcalon">ἔξαλον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flabe">ἔλαβε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="plhgh%2Fn">πληγήν</w>, <w lemma="a%29nastei%2Frou">ἀναστείρου</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="new%5Cs">νεὼς</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fshs">οὔσης</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fwn">πολεμίων</w> <w lemma="trw%2Fsas">τρώσας</w> <w lemma="nau%3Dn">ναῦν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> * <w lemma="bi%2Faxa">βίαχα</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29du%2Fnato">ἐδύνατο</w> <w lemma="xwrisqh%3Dnai">χωρισθῆναι</w>, <w lemma="kai%2Fper">καίπερ</w> <w lemma="polla%2Fkis">πολλάκις</w> <w lemma="e%29pibalo%2Fmenos">ἐπιβαλόμενος</w> <w lemma="pru%2Fmnan">πρύμναν</w> <w lemma="krou%2Fein:">κρούειν·</w>
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="eu%29yu%2Fxws">εὐψύχως</w> <w lemma="a%29gwnizome%2Fnwn">ἀγωνιζομένων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsxaton">ἔσχατον</w> <w lemma="parege%2Fneto">παρεγένετο</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%29atta%2Flou">Ἀττάλου</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pibohqh%2Fsantos">ἐπιβοηθήσαντος</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fan">πολεμίαν</w> <w lemma="nau%3Dn">ναῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29mbolh%3Ds">ἐμβολῆς</w> <w lemma="lu%2Fsantos">λύσαντος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="sumplokh%5Cn">συμπλοκὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="skafw%3Dn">σκαφῶν</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Adeinokra%2Fths">Δεινοκράτης</w> <w lemma="a%29pelu%2Fqh">ἀπελύθη</w> <w lemma="parado%2Fcws">παραδόξως</w>,
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fas">πολεμίας</w> <w lemma="new%5Cs">νεὼς</w> <w lemma="e%29piba%2Ftai">ἐπιβάται</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="eu%29yu%2Fxws">εὐψύχως</w> <w lemma="diagwnisa%2Fmenoi">διαγωνισάμενοι</w> <w lemma="diefqa%2Frhsan">διεφθάρησαν</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ska%2Ffos">σκάφος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Frhmon">ἔρημον</w> <w lemma="a%29poleifqe%5Cn">ἀπολειφθὲν</w> <w lemma="u%28poxei%2Frion">ὑποχείριον</w> <w lemma="e%29ge%2Fneto">ἐγένετο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Adionuso%2Fdwros">Διονυσόδωρος</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fas">βίας</w> <w lemma="e%29pifero%2Fmenos">ἐπιφερόμενος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="e%29mbolh%5Cn">ἐμβολὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%28%2Fmarte">ἥμαρτε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="trw%3Dsai">τρῶσαι</w>, <w lemma="parapesw%5Cn">παραπεσὼν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemi%2Fois">πολεμίοις</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fbale">ἀπέβαλε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="decio%5Cn">δεξιὸν</w> <w lemma="tarso%5Cn">ταρσὸν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="new%2Fs">νεώς</w>, <w lemma="o%28mou%3D">ὁμοῦ</w> <w lemma="surrage%2Fntwn">συρραγέντων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="purgou%2Fxwn:">πυργούχων·</w>
<w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnou">γενομένου</w> <w lemma="perie%2Fsthsan">περιέστησαν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="pantaxo%2Fqen">πανταχόθεν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmioi">πολέμιοι</w>.
<w lemma="kraugh%3Ds">κραυγῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qoru%2Fbou">θορύβου</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnou">γενομένου</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pibatw%3Dn">ἐπιβατῶν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="ska%2Ffei">σκάφει</w> <w lemma="diefqa%2Frh">διεφθάρη</w>, <w lemma="tri%2Ftos">τρίτος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Adionuso%2Fdwros">Διονυσόδωρος</w> <w lemma="a%29penh%2Fcato">ἀπενήξατο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pibohqou%3Dsan">ἐπιβοηθοῦσαν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="trihmioli%2Fan">τριημιολίαν</w>.
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<head>Incidents of the Sea-Fight</head>The fight having been begun on the ship on which King<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note6">Incidents in the battle.</note>Attalus was sailing, all the others near began charging each other without waiting for orders. Attalus ran into an eight-banked ship, and having struck it a well-directed blow below the water-line, after<pb n="174" />a prolonged struggle between the combatants on the decks, at length succeeded in sinking it.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note7">Loss of Philip's flagship and admiral.</note>Philip's tenbanked ship, which, moreover, was the admiral's, was captured by the enemy in an extraordinary manner. For one of the<foreign lang="la">triemioliae,</foreign>having run close under her, she struck against her violently amidships, just beneath the thole of the topmost bank of oars, and got fast jammed on to her, the steersman being unable to check the way of his ship. The result was that, by this craft hanging suspended to her, she became unmanageable and unable to turn one way or another. While in this plight, two quinqueremes charged her on both sides at once, and destroyed the vessel itself and the fighting men on her deck, among whom fell Democrates, Philip's admiral. At the same time Dionysodorus and Deinocrates, who were brothers and joint-admirals of the fleet of Attalus, charged, the one upon a seven-banked, the other upon an eight-banked ship of the enemy, and had a most extraordinary adventure in the battle.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note8">Deinocrates.</note>Deinocrates, in the first place, came into collision with an eightbanked ship, and had his ship struck above the water-line; for the enemy's ship had its prow built high; but he struck the enemy's ship below the water-line,<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note9">The word<foreign lang="greek">βίαχα</foreign>in the text is unknown, and certainly corrupt. The most obvious remedy is<foreign lang="greek">ὑπόβρυχα</foreign>or<foreign lang="greek">ὑποβρύχια.</foreign>But we cannot be sure.</note>and at first could not get himself clear, though he tried again and again to back water; and, accordingly, when the Macedonian boarded him and fought with great gallantry, he was brought into the most imminent danger. Presently, upon Attalus coming to his aid, and by a vigorous charge separating the two ships, Deinocrates unexpectedly found himself free, and the enemy's boarders were all killed after a gallant resistance, while their own vessel being left without men was captured by Attalus.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note10">Dionysodorus.</note>In the next place, Dionysodorus, making a furious charge, missed his blow; but running up alongside of the enemy lost all the oars on his right side, and had the timbers supporting his towers smashed to pieces, and was thereupon immediately surrounded by the enemy. In the midst of loud shouts and great confusion, all the rest of his marines perished along with the ship, but he himself with two others managed to<pb n="175" />escape by swimming to the<foreign lang="la">triemiolia</foreign>which was coming up to the rescue.
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