<w lemma="%2Akata%5C">Κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="sunqewrw%3Dn">συνθεωρῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnhs">Κλεομένης</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w> <w lemma="diafeime%2Fnas">διαφειμένας</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonon">Ἀντίγονον</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frwn">μισθοφόρων</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29gi%2Fw%7C">Αἰγίῳ</w> <w lemma="diatri%2Fbonta">διατρίβοντα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="triw%3Dn">τριῶν</w> <w lemma="h%28merw%3Dn">ἡμερῶν</w> <w lemma="o%28do%5Cn">ὁδὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29festw%3Dta">ἀφεστῶτα</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Amega%2Flhs">Μεγάλης</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>,
<w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="ei%29dw%5Cs">εἰδὼς</w> <w lemma="dusfu%2Flakton">δυσφύλακτον</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dsan">οὖσαν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgeqos">μέγεθος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29rhmi%2Fan">ἐρημίαν</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="r%28a%7Cqu%2Fmws">ῥᾳθύμως</w> <w lemma="throume%2Fnhn">τηρουμένην</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29antigo%2Fnou">Ἀντιγόνου</w> <w lemma="parousi%2Fan">παρουσίαν</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgiston">μέγιστον</w>, <w lemma="a%29polwlo%2Ftas">ἀπολωλότας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstous">πλείστους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="h%28liki%2Fais">ἡλικίαις</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fn">ἔν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Alu%2Fkaion">Λύκαιον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Alado%2Fkeia">Λαδόκεια</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxh%7C">μάχῃ</w>,
<w lemma="labw%5Cn">λαβὼν</w> <w lemma="sunergou%2Fs">συνεργούς</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="%2Amessh%2Fnhs">Μεσσήνης</w> <w lemma="fuga%2Fdwn">φυγάδων</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%5C">οἳ</w> <w lemma="diatri%2Fbontes">διατρίβοντες</w> <w lemma="e%29tu%2Fgxanon">ἐτύγχανον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Amega%2Flh%7C">Μεγάλῃ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flei">πόλει</w>, <w lemma="pareish%3Dlqe">παρεισῆλθε</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="la%2Fqra%7C">λάθρᾳ</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29nto%5Cs">ἐντὸς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="teixw%3Dn">τειχῶν</w>.
<w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w> <w lemma="e%29pigenome%2Fnhs">ἐπιγενομένης</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgon">ὀλίγον</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dlqe">ἦλθε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="e%29kpesei%3Dn">ἐκπεσεῖν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flois">ὅλοις</w> <w lemma="kinduneu%3Dsai">κινδυνεῦσαι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29yuxi%2Fan">εὐψυχίαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amegalopolitw%3Dn">Μεγαλοπολιτῶν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28%5C">ὃ</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="trisi%5C">τρισὶ</w> <w lemma="mhsi%5C">μησὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="paqei%3Dn">παθεῖν</w> <w lemma="pareispeso%2Fnti">παρεισπεσόντι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Akwlaio%5Cn">Κωλαιὸν</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuo%2Fmenon">προσαγορευόμενον</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>.
<w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqei">πλήθει</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="prokatalamba%2Fnesqai">προκαταλαμβάνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="eu%29kai%2Frous">εὐκαίρους</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="kaqi%2Fketo">καθίκετο</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolh%3Ds">ἐπιβολῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fras">πέρας</w> <w lemma="e%29kbalw%5Cn">ἐκβαλὼν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Amegalopoli%2Ftas">Μεγαλοπολίτας</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fsxe">κατέσχε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>.
<w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29gkrath%5Cs">ἐγκρατὴς</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="pikrw%3Ds">πικρῶς</w> <w lemma="die%2Ffqeiren">διέφθειρεν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dusmenw%3Ds">δυσμενῶς</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="mhd%27">μηδ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fsai">ἐλπίσαι</w> <w lemma="mhde%2Fna">μηδένα</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnait%27">δύναιτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="sunoikisqh%3Dnai">συνοικισθῆναι</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w>.
<w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="poih%3Dsai%2F">ποιῆσαί</w> <w lemma="moi">μοι</w> <w lemma="dokei%3D">δοκεῖ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kairw%3Dn">καιρῶν</w> <w lemma="perista%2Fseis">περιστάσεις</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnois">μόνοις</w> <w lemma="%2Amegalopoli%2Ftais">Μεγαλοπολίταις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Astumfali%2Fois">Στυμφαλίοις</w> <w lemma="mhde%2Fpote">μηδέποτε</w> <w lemma="dunhqh%3Dnai">δυνηθῆναι</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fq%27">μήθ᾽</w> <w lemma="ai%28retisth%5Cn">αἱρετιστὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="koinwno%5Cn">κοινωνὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fwn">ἰδίων</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdwn">ἐλπίδων</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fte">μήτε</w> <w lemma="prodo%2Fthn">προδότην</w> <w lemma="kataskeua%2Fsasqai">κατασκευάσασθαι</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="%2Akleitori%2Fwn">Κλειτορίων</w> <w lemma="fileleu%2Fqeron">φιλελεύθερον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="gennai%3Don">γενναῖον</w> <w lemma="ei%28%3Ds">εἷς</w> <w lemma="a%29nh%5Cr">ἀνὴρ</w> <w lemma="kath%2F%7Csxune">κατῄσχυνε</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%28autou%3D">ἑαυτοῦ</w> <w lemma="kaki%2Fan">κακίαν</w>, <w lemma="%2Aqea%2Frkhs:">Θεάρκης·</w> <w lemma="o%28%5Cn">ὃν</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Ftws">εἰκότως</w> <w lemma="e%29carnou%3Dntai">ἐξαρνοῦνται</w> <w lemma="%2Akleito%2Frioi">Κλειτόριοι</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="fu%3Dnai">φῦναι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w>, <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28pobolimai%3Don">ὑποβολιμαῖον</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29orxomenou%3D">Ὀρχομενοῦ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29phlu%2Fdwn">ἐπηλύδων</w> <w lemma="tino%5Cs">τινὸς</w> <w lemma="stratiwtw%3Dn">στρατιωτῶν</w>.
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<head>Capture of Megalopolis</head>But Cleomenes was on the alert. He saw that the Macedonians in the army of Antigonus had been sent home; and that the king and his mercenaries in Aegium were three days' march from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Megalopolis&groupId=745&placeId=1360">Megalopolis</a>; and this latter town he well knew to be difficult to guard, owing to its great extent, and the sparseness of its inhabitants; and, moreover, that it was just then being kept with even greater carelessness than usual, owing to Antigonus being in the country; and what was more important than anything else, he knew that the larger number of its men of military age had fallen at the battles of Lycaeum<pb n="150" />and Ladoceia. There happened to be residing in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Megalopolis&groupId=745&placeId=1360">Megalopolis</a> some Messenian exiles; by whose help he managed, under cover of night, to get within the walls without being detected. When day broke he had a narrow escape from being ejected, if not from absolute destruction, through the valour of the citizens. This had been his fortune three months before, when he had made his way into the city by the region which is called the Cōlaeum: but on this occasion, by the superiority of his force, and the seizure in advance of the strongest positions in the town, he succeeded in effecting his purpose. He eventually ejected the inhabitants, and took entire possession of the city; which, once in his power, he dismantled in so savage and ruthless a manner as to preclude the least hope that it might ever be restored. The reason of his acting in this manner was, I believe, that <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Megalopolis&groupId=745&placeId=1360">Megalopolis</a> and Stymphalus were the only towns in which, during the vicissitudes of that period, he never succeeded in obtaining a single partisan, or inducing a single citizen to turn traitor. For the passion for liberty and the loyalty of the Clitorians had been stained by the baseness of one man, Thearces; whom the Clitorians, with some reason, denied to be a native of their city, asserting that he had been foisted in from <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Orchomenus&groupId=814&placeId=1470">Orchomenus</a>, and was the offspring of one of the foreign garrison there.
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