<w lemma="%2Akata%5C">Κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Ftous">ὑπάτους</w> <w lemma="a%29rxa%5Cs">ἀρχὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29xo%2Fntwn">ἐχόντων</w> <w lemma="%2Agna%2Fios">Γνάιος</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Afo%2Flouios">Φόλουιος</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fplei">ἐξέπλει</w> <w lemma="nausi%5C">ναυσὶ</w> <w lemma="diakosi%2Fais">διακοσίαις</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhs">Ῥώμης</w>, <w lemma="%2Aau%29%3Dlos">Αὖλος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aposto%2Fmios">Ποστόμιος</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pezika%5Cs">πεζικὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="e%29cw%2Frma">ἐξώρμα</w>.
<w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="prw%2Fthn">πρώτην</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%5Cn">ἐπιβολὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsxe">ἔσχε</w> <w lemma="plei%3Dn">πλεῖν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Agna%2Fios">Γνάιος</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Akerku%2Fras">Κερκύρας</w>, <w lemma="u%28polamba%2Fnwn">ὑπολαμβάνων</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="katalh%2Fyesqai">καταλήψεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="poliorki%2Fan">πολιορκίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fkriton:">ἄκριτον·</w>
<w lemma="u%28sterh%2Fsas">ὑστερήσας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kairw%3Dn">καιρῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fmws">ὅμως</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="nh%3Dson">νῆσον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fplei">ἔπλει</w>, <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29pignw%3Dnai">ἐπιγνῶναι</w> <w lemma="safw%3Ds">σαφῶς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fta">γεγονότα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pei%3Dran">πεῖραν</w> <w lemma="labei%3Dn">λαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fou">Δημητρίου</w> <w lemma="prosaggellome%2Fnwn">προσαγγελλομένων</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrios">Δημήτριος</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="diabolai%3Ds">διαβολαῖς</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fobou%2Fmenos">φοβούμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Ateu%2Ftan">Τεύταν</w> <w lemma="diepe%2Fmpeto">διεπέμπετο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w>, <w lemma="e%29paggello%2Fmenos">ἐπαγγελλόμενος</w> <w lemma="th%2Fn">τήν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29gxeiriei%3Dn">ἐγχειριεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="loipa%5C">λοιπὰ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmata">πράγματα</w> <w lemma="paradw%2Fsein">παραδώσειν</w>, <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="ku%2Frios">κύριος</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Akerkurai%3Doi">Κερκυραῖοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fan">παρουσίαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="a%29sme%2Fnws">ἀσμένως</w> <w lemma="i%29do%2Fntes">ἰδόντες</w>, <w lemma="th%2Fn">τήν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="froura%5Cn">φρουρὰν</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fdosan">παρέδοσαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuriw%3Dn">Ἰλλυριῶν</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fou">Δημητρίου</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmhs">γνώμης</w>, <w lemma="au%29toi%2F">αὐτοί</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="o%28moqumado%5Cn">ὁμοθυμαδὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdwkan">ἔδωκαν</w> <w lemma="paraklhqe%2Fntes">παρακληθέντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w>, <w lemma="mi%2Fan">μίαν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="u%28polabo%2Fntes">ὑπολαβόντες</w> <w lemma="a%29sfa%2Fleian">ἀσφάλειαν</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxein">ὑπάρχειν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllonta">μέλλοντα</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuriw%3Dn">Ἰλλυριῶν</w> <w lemma="paranomi%2Fan">παρανομίαν</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prosdeca%2Fmenoi">προσδεξάμενοι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Akerkurai%2Fous">Κερκυραίους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="fili%2Fan">φιλίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fpleon">ἔπλεον</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apollwni%2Fas">Ἀπολλωνίας</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxontes">ἔχοντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%2Floipa">κατάλοιπα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="h%28gemo%2Fna">ἡγεμόνα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrion">Δημήτριον</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="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aposto%2Fmios">Ποστόμιος</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pezika%5Cs">πεζικὰς</w> <w lemma="diebi%2Fbaze">διεβίβαζε</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Abrentesi%2Fou">Βρεντεσίου</w>, <w lemma="pezou%5Cs">πεζοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="dismuri%2Fous">δισμυρίους</w>, <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="disxili%2Fous">δισχιλίους</w>.
<w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fxein">προσέχειν</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Fras">ἑκατέρας</w> <w lemma="o%28mou%3D">ὁμοῦ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29apollwni%2Fan">Ἀπολλωνίαν</w> <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="a%29podecame%2Fnwn">ἀποδεξαμένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="do%2Fntwn">δόντων</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%5Cs">ἑαυτοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pitroph%5Cn">ἐπιτροπὴν</w> <w lemma="paraxrh%3Dma">παραχρῆμα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29nh%2Fxqhsan">ἀνήχθησαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fontes">ἀκούοντες</w> <w lemma="poliorkei%3Dsqai">πολιορκεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29epi%2Fdamnon">Ἐπίδαμνον</w>.
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illurioi%5C">Ἰλλυριοὶ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fntes">συνέντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffodon">ἔφοδον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>, <w lemma="ou%29deni%5C">οὐδενὶ</w> <w lemma="ko%2Fsmw%7C">κόσμῳ</w> <w lemma="lu%2Fsantes">λύσαντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="poliorki%2Fan">πολιορκίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffugon">ἔφυγον</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29epidamni%2Fous">Ἐπιδαμνίους</w> <w lemma="paralabo%2Fntes">παραλαβόντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dgon">προῆγον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fsw">εἴσω</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuri%2Fdos">Ἰλλυρίδος</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="katastrefo%2Fmenoi">καταστρεφόμενοι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29ardiai%2Fous">Ἀρδιαίους</w>.
<w lemma="summica%2Fntwn">συμμιξάντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="presbeutw%3Dn">πρεσβευτῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pleio%2Fnwn">πλειόνων</w>, <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aparqi%2Fnwn">Παρθίνων</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dkon">ἧκον</w> <w lemma="e%29pitre%2Fpontes">ἐπιτρέποντες</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%2Fs">αὑτούς</w>, <w lemma="deca%2Fmenoi">δεξάμενοι</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="fili%2Fan">φιλίαν</w>, <w lemma="paraplhsi%2Fws">παραπλησίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29atinta%2Fnwn">Ἀτιντάνων</w> <w lemma="proselhluqo%2Ftas">προσεληλυθότας</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dgon">προῆγον</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fissan">Ἴσσαν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuriw%3Dn">Ἰλλυριῶν</w> <w lemma="poliorkei%3Dsqai">πολιορκεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>.
<w lemma="a%29fiko%2Fmenoi">ἀφικόμενοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="lu%2Fsantes">λύσαντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="poliorki%2Fan">πολιορκίαν</w> <w lemma="prosede%2Fcanto">προσεδέξαντο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29issai%2Fous">Ἰσσαίους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28autw%3Dn">ἑαυτῶν</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w>.
<w lemma="ei%28%3Dlon">εἷλον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="tina%5Cs">τινὰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuri%2Fdas">Ἰλλυρίδας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fplw%7C">παράπλῳ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="kra%2Ftos:">κράτος·</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="ai%28%3Ds">αἷς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Anoutri%2Fan">Νουτρίαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="stratiwtw%3Dn">στρατιωτῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fbalon">ἀπέβαλον</w> <w lemma="pollou%2Fs">πολλούς</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xilia%2Frxwn">χιλιάρχων</w> <w lemma="tina%5Cs">τινὰς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tami%2Fan">ταμίαν</w>.
<w lemma="e%29kuri%2Feusan">ἐκυρίευσαν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="le%2Fmbwn">λέμβων</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fkosi">εἴκοσι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29pokomizo%2Fntwn">ἀποκομιζόντων</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w> <w lemma="w%29fe%2Fleian">ὠφέλειαν</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="poliorkou%2Fntwn">πολιορκούντων</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fissan">Ἴσσαν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Afa%2Frw%7C">Φάρῳ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrion">Δημήτριον</w> <w lemma="a%29blabei%3Ds">ἀβλαβεῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmeinan">ἔμειναν</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Flloi">ἄλλοι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffugon">ἔφυγον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Farbwna">Ἄρβωνα</w> <w lemma="skedasqe%2Fntes">σκεδασθέντες</w>.
<w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Ateu%2Fta">Τεύτα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnu">πάνυ</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgwn">ὀλίγων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ri%2Fzona">Ῥίζονα</w> <w lemma="diesw%2Fqh">διεσώθη</w>, <w lemma="polisma%2Ftion">πολισμάτιον</w> <w lemma="eu%29%3D">εὖ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="o%29xuro%2Fthta">ὀχυρότητα</w> <w lemma="kateskeuasme%2Fnon">κατεσκευασμένον</w>, <w lemma="a%29nakexwrhko%5Cs">ἀνακεχωρηκὸς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="qala%2Ftths">θαλάττης</w>, <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kei%2Fmenon">κείμενον</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ri%2Fzoni">Ῥίζονι</w> <w lemma="potamw%3D%7C">ποταμῷ</w>.
<w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcantes">πράξαντες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fw%7C">Δημητρίῳ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstous">πλείστους</w> <w lemma="u%28pota%2Fcantes">ὑποτάξαντες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuriw%3Dn">Ἰλλυριῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="periqe%2Fntes">περιθέντες</w> <w lemma="dunastei%2Fan">δυναστείαν</w> <w lemma="a%29nexw%2Frhsan">ἀνεχώρησαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29epi%2Fdamnon">Ἐπίδαμνον</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="sto%2Flw%7C">στόλῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="pezikh%3D%7C">πεζικῇ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmei">δυνάμει</w>.
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<head><a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corcyra&groupId=491&placeId=923">Corcyra</a> Submits To the Romans</head>In this same season one of the Consuls, Gnaeus<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note26">B. C. 229, The Roman Consuls, with fleet and army, start to punish the Illyrians.</note>Fulvius, started from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> with two hundred ships, and the other Consul, Aulus Postumius, with the land forces. The plan of Gnaeus was to sail direct to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corcyra&groupId=491&placeId=923">Corcyra</a>, because he supposed that he should find the result of the siege still undecided. But when he found that he was too late for that, he determined nevertheless to sail to the island because he wished to know the exact facts as to what had<pb n="109" />happened there, and to test the sincerity of the overtures that had been made by Demetrius.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note27">Demetrius of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pharos&groupId=879&placeId=1586">Pharos</a>.</note>For Demetrius, being in disgrace with Teuta, and afraid of what she might do to him, had been sending messages to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, offering to put the city and everything else of which he was in charge into their hands.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note28"><a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corcyra&groupId=491&placeId=923">Corcyra</a> becomes a "friend of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>."</note>Delighted at the appearance of the Romans, the Corcyreans not only surrendered the garrison to them, with the consent of Demetrius, but committed themselves also unconditionally to the Roman protection; believing that this was their only security in the future against the piratical incursions of the Illyrians. So the Romans, having admitted the Corcyreans into the number of the friends of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, sailed for <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Apollonia&groupId=1066&placeId=1873">Apollonia</a>, with Demetrius to act as their guide for the rest of the campaign.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note29">Aulus Postumius.</note>At the same time the other Consul, Aulus Postumius, conveyed his army across from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Brundisium&groupId=411&placeId=762">Brundisium</a>, consisting of twenty thousand infantry and about two thousand horse. This army, as well as the fleet under Gnaeus Fulvius, being directed upon <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Apollonia&groupId=1066&placeId=1873">Apollonia</a>, which at once put itself under Roman protection, both forces were again put in motion on news being brought that Epidamnus was being besieged by the enemy. No sooner did the Illyrians learn the approach of the Romans than they hurriedly broke up the siege and fled.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note30">The Roman settlement of Illyricum.</note>The Romans, taking the Epidamnians under their protection, advanced into the interior of Illyricum, subduing the Ardiaei as they went. They were met on their march by envoys from man tribes: those of the Partheni offered an unconditional surrender, as also did those of the Atintanes. Both were accepted: and the Roman army proceeded towards <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Issa&groupId=653&placeId=1193">Issa</a>, which was being besieged by Illyrian troops. On their arrival, they forced the enemy to raise the siege, and received the Issaeans also under their protection. Besides, as the fleet coasted along, they took certain Illyrian cities by storm; among which was <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Nutria&groupId=800&placeId=1445">Nutria</a>, where they lost not only a large number of soldiers, but some of the Military Tribunes also and the Quaestor. But they captured twenty of the galleys which were conveying the plunder from the country.<pb n="110" />Of the Illyrian troops engaged in blockading <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Issa&groupId=653&placeId=1193">Issa</a>, those that belonged to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pharos&groupId=879&placeId=1586">Pharos</a> were left unharmed, as a favour to Demetrius; while all the rest scattered and fled to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Arbo&groupId=353&placeId=676">Arbo</a>. Teuta herself, with a very few attendants, escaped to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhizon&groupId=930&placeId=1664">Rhizon</a>, a small town very strongly fortified, and situated on the river of the same name. Having accomplished all this, and having placed the greater part of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Illyria&groupId=647&placeId=1186">Illyria</a> under Demetrius, and invested him with a wide dominion, the Consuls retired to Epidamnus with their fleet and army.
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