<w lemma="%2Aspa%2Frthn">Σπάρτην</w>. <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonos">Ἀντίγονος</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalw%3Ds">ἀσφαλῶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Apelopo%2Fnnhson">Πελοπόννησον</w> <w lemma="ei%29selqw%5Cn">εἰσελθὼν</w> <w lemma="pare%2Flabe">παρέλαβε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29akroko%2Frinqon">Ἀκροκόρινθον</w>, <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fna">οὐδένα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="mei%2Fnas">μείνας</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fxeto">εἴχετο</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="prokeime%2Fnwn">προκειμένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parh%3Dn">παρῆν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fargos">Ἄργος</w>.
<w lemma="e%29paine%2Fsas">ἐπαινέσας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29argei%2Fous">Ἀργείους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katasthsa%2Fmenos">καταστησάμενος</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="podo%5Cs">ποδὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29ki%2Fnei">ἐκίνει</w>, <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenos">ποιούμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arkadi%2Fas">Ἀρκαδίας</w>.
<w lemma="e%29kbalw%5Cn">ἐκβαλὼν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="froura%5Cs">φρουρὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29poikodomhqe%2Fntwn">ἐποικοδομηθέντων</w> <w lemma="xwri%2Fwn">χωρίων</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnous">Κλεομένους</w> <w lemma="kata%2F">κατά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29gu%3Dtin">Αἰγῦτιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Abelmina%3Dtin">Βελμινᾶτιν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paradou%5Cs">παραδοὺς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="frou%2Fria">φρούρια</w> <w lemma="%2Amegalopoli%2Ftais">Μεγαλοπολίταις</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dke">ἧκε</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fnodon">σύνοδον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29%2Fgion">Αἴγιον</w>.
<w lemma="a%29pologisa%2Fmenos">ἀπολογισάμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xrhmati%2Fsas">χρηματίσας</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="mello%2Fntwn">μελλόντων</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="katastaqei%5Cs">κατασταθεὶς</w> <w lemma="h%28gemw%5Cn">ἡγεμὼν</w> <w lemma="a%28pa%2Fntwn">ἁπάντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w>,
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="me%2Fn">μέν</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="paraxeima%2Fzwn">παραχειμάζων</w> <w lemma="die%2Ftribe">διέτριβε</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Asikuw%3Dna">Σικυῶνα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ako%2Frinqon">Κόρινθον</w>. <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29arinh%3Ds">ἐαρινῆς</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fras">ὥρας</w> <w lemma="e%29nistame%2Fnhs">ἐνισταμένης</w> <w lemma="a%29nalabw%5Cn">ἀναλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dge">προῆγε</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dianu%2Fsas">διανύσας</w> <w lemma="tritai%3Dos">τριταῖος</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Ategeatw%3Dn">Τεγεατῶν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>, <w lemma="a%29phnthko%2Ftwn">ἀπηντηκότων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29ntau%3Dqa">ἐνταῦθα</w>, <w lemma="peristratopedeu%2Fsas">περιστρατοπεδεύσας</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Frcato">ἤρξατο</w> <w lemma="poliorkei%3Dn">πολιορκεῖν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%2Fn">αὐτήν</w>.
<w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="e%29nergw%3Ds">ἐνεργῶς</w> <w lemma="xrwme%2Fnwn">χρωμένων</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="loiph%3D%7C">λοιπῇ</w> <w lemma="poliorki%2Fa%7C">πολιορκίᾳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%29ru%2Fgmasi">ὀρύγμασι</w>, <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="a%29pelpi%2Fsantes">ἀπελπίσαντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Ategea%3Dtai">Τεγεᾶται</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="swthri%2Fan">σωτηρίαν</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fdosan">παρέδοσαν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%2Fs">αὑτούς</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonos">Ἀντίγονος</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalisa%2Fmenos">ἀσφαλισάμενος</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fxeto">εἴχετο</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sunexe%5Cs">συνεχὲς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dge">προῆγε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="spoudh%5Cn">σπουδὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Alakwnikh%2Fn">Λακωνικήν</w>.
<w lemma="e%29ggi%2Fsas">ἐγγίσας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnei">Κλεομένει</w> <w lemma="prokaqhme%2Fnw%7C">προκαθημένῳ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%3D">ἑαυτοῦ</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fras">χώρας</w> <w lemma="katepei%2Fraze">κατεπείραζε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="suni%2Fstato%2F">συνίστατό</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="a%29krobolismou%2Fs">ἀκροβολισμούς</w>.
<w lemma="prospeso%2Fntos">προσπεσόντος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="katasko%2Fpwn">κατασκόπων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29orxomenou%3D">Ὀρχομενοῦ</w> <w lemma="stratiw%2Ftas">στρατιώτας</w> <w lemma="parabebohqhke%2Fnai">παραβεβοηθηκέναι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnh">Κλεομένη</w>, <w lemma="parauti%2Fka">παραυτίκα</w> <w lemma="poihsa%2Fmenos">ποιησάμενος</w> <w lemma="a%29nazugh%5Cn">ἀναζυγὴν</w> <w lemma="h%29pei%2Fgeto">ἠπείγετο</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29orxomeno%5Cn">Ὀρχομενὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%29fo%2Fdou">ἐφόδου</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="kra%2Ftos">κράτος</w> <w lemma="ei%28%3Dle:">εἷλε·</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="peristratopedeu%2Fsas">περιστρατοπεδεύσας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amantine%2Fwn">Μαντινέων</w> <w lemma="e%29polio%2Frkei">ἐπολιόρκει</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>.
<w lemma="taxu%5C">ταχὺ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="kataplhcame%2Fnwn">καταπληξαμένων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="labo%2Fntwn">λαβόντων</w> <w lemma="u%28poxei%2Frion">ὑποχείριον</w>, <w lemma="a%29nazeu%2Fcas">ἀναζεύξας</w> <w lemma="proh%3Dge">προῆγε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%28hrai%2Fas">Ἡραίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Atelfou%2Fshs">Τελφούσης</w>.
<w lemma="paralabw%5Cn">παραλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftas">ταύτας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w>, <w lemma="e%29qelonth%5Cn">ἐθελοντὴν</w> <w lemma="prosxwrhsa%2Fntwn">προσχωρησάντων</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="katoikou%2Fntwn">κατοικούντων</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="suna%2Fptontos">συνάπτοντος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="xeimw%3Dnos">χειμῶνος</w> <w lemma="parh%3Dn">παρῆν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29%2Fgion">Αἴγιον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fnodon">σύνοδον</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="oi%29%2Fkou">οἴκου</w> <w lemma="diafh%3Dke">διαφῆκε</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xeimasi%2Fan">χειμασίαν</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaioi%3Ds">Ἀχαιοῖς</w> <w lemma="diele%2Fgeto">διελέγετο</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sundienoei%3Dto">συνδιενοεῖτο</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29nestw%2Ftwn">ἐνεστώτων</w>.
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<head>Antigonus Doson Appointed Generalissimo</head>On his part, Antigonus advanced without any casualty<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note120">Antigonus receives the Acrocorinthus.</note>into the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Peloponnese&groupId=861&placeId=1552">Peloponnese</a>, and took over the Acrocorinthus; and, without wasting time there, pushed on in his enterprise and entered <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Argos&groupId=361&placeId=689">Argos</a>. He only stayed there long enough to compliment the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Argives&groupId=361&placeId=688">Argives</a> on their conduct, and to provide for the security of the city; and then immediately starting again directed his march towards Arcadia; and after ejecting. the garrisons from the posts which had been fortified by Cleomenes in the territories of Aegys and Belmina, and, putting those strongholds in the hands of the people of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Megalopolis&groupId=745&placeId=1360">Megalopolis</a>, he went to Aegium to attend the meeting of the Achaean league. There he made a statement of his own proceedings, and consulted with the meeting as to the measures to be taken in the<pb n="149" />future. He was appointed commander-in-chief of the allied army, and went into winter quarters at Sicyon and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Corinth&groupId=493&placeId=928">Corinth</a>.At the approach of spring he broke up his camp and got<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note121">B. C. 223. Recovery of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tegea&groupId=1011&placeId=1780">Tegea</a>.</note>on the march. On the third day he arrived at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tegea&groupId=1011&placeId=1780">Tegea</a>, and being joined there by the Achaean forces, he proceeded to regularly invest the city. But the vigour displayed by the Macedonians in conducting the siege, and especially in the digging of mines, soon reduced the Tegeans to despair, and they accordingly surrendered. After taking the proper measures for securing the town, Antigonus proceeded to extend his expedition.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note122">Skirmish with Cleomenes.</note>He now marched with all speed into <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Laconia&groupId=662&placeId=1211">Laconia</a>; and having found Cleomenes in position on the frontier, he was trying to bring him to an engagement, and was harassing him with skirmishing attacks, when news was brought to him by his scouts that the garrison of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Orchomenus&groupId=814&placeId=1470">Orchomenus</a> had started to join Cleomenes.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note123">Capture of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Orchomenus&groupId=814&placeId=1470">Orchomenus</a>, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Mantinea&groupId=731&placeId=1339">Mantinea</a>, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Heraea&groupId=626&placeId=1151">Heraea</a>, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Telphusa&groupId=1013&placeId=1783">Telphusa</a>.</note>He at once broke up his camp, hurried thither, and carried the town by assault. Having done that, he next invested <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Mantinea&groupId=731&placeId=1339">Mantinea</a> and began to besiege it. This town also being soon terrified into surrender by the Macedonians, he started again along the road to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Heraea&groupId=626&placeId=1151">Heraea</a> and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Telphusa&groupId=1013&placeId=1783">Telphusa</a>. These towns, too, being secured by the voluntary surrender of their inhabitants, as the winter was by this time approaching, he went again to Aegium to attend the meeting of the league. His Macedonian soldiers he sent away to winter at home, while he himself remained to confer with the Achaeans on the existing state of affairs.
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