Polybius, Histories

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Book 2 - Chapter 70

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<w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonos">Ἀντίγονος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29gkrath%5Cs">ἐγκρατὴς</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%29fo%2Fdou">ἐφόδου</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aspa%2Frths">Σπάρτης</w> <w lemma="ta%2F">τά</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="loipa%5C">λοιπὰ</w> <w lemma="megaloyu%2Fxws">μεγαλοψύχως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="filanqrw%2Fpws">φιλανθρώπως</w> <w lemma="e%29xrh%2Fsato">ἐχρήσατο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedaimoni%2Fois">Λακεδαιμονίοις</w>, <w lemma="to%2F">τό</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="poli%2Fteuma">πολίτευμα</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Ftrion">πάτριον</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29pokatasth%2Fsas">ἀποκαταστήσας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgais">ὀλίγαις</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Frais">ἡμέραις</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Fzeuce">ἀνέζευξε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmewn">δυνάμεων</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>, <w lemma="prosaggelqe%2Fntos">προσαγγελθέντος</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuriou%5Cs">Ἰλλυριοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29sbeblhko%2Ftas">εἰσβεβληκότας</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fan">Μακεδονίαν</w> <w lemma="porqei%3Dn">πορθεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws">οὕτως</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%2F">ἀεί</w> <w lemma="poq%27">ποθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="tu%2Fxh">τύχη</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgista">μέγιστα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pragma%2Ftwn">πραγμάτων</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%2Fwqe">εἴωθε</w> <w lemma="kri%2Fnein">κρίνειν</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnhs">Κλεομένης</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%2Fte">εἴτε</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w> <w lemma="parei%2Flkuse">παρείλκυσε</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgas">ὀλίγας</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras">ἡμέρας</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%2Ft%27">εἴτ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29naxwrh%2Fsas">ἀναχωρήσας</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhs">μάχης</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="braxu%5C">βραχὺ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kairw%3Dn">καιρῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ntepoih%2Fsato">ἀντεποιήσατο</w>, <w lemma="diakate%2Fsxen">διακατέσχεν</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%2Fn">ἀρχήν</w>.
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<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2F">ὅ</w> <w lemma="g%27">γ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonos">Ἀντίγονος</w> <w lemma="parageno%2Fmenos">παραγενόμενος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Atege%2Fan">Τεγέαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="a%29podou%5Cs">ἀποδοὺς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Ftrion">πάτριον</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fan">πολιτείαν</w> <w lemma="deuterai%3Dos">δευτεραῖος</w> <w lemma="e%29nteu%3Dqen">ἐντεῦθεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fargos">Ἄργος</w> <w lemma="e%29p%27">ἐπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dlqe">ἦλθε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aneme%2Fwn">Νεμέων</w> <w lemma="panh%2Fgurin">πανήγυριν</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="tuxw%5Cn">τυχὼν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29qa%2Fnaton">ἀθάνατον</w> <w lemma="do%2Fcan">δόξαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="timh%5Cn">τιμὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29nhko%2Fntwn">ἀνηκόντων</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2F">ὑπό</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="koinou%3D">κοινοῦ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiw%3Dn">Ἀχαιῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fan">ἰδίαν</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fsths">ἑκάστης</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flewn">πόλεων</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhse">ὥρμησε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="spoudh%5Cn">σπουδὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fan">Μακεδονίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="katalabw%5Cn">καταλαβὼν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuriou%5Cs">Ἰλλυριοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fra%7C">χώρᾳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sumbalw%5Cn">συμβαλὼν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="parata%2Fcews">παρατάξεως</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxh%7C">μάχῃ</w> <w lemma="katw%2Frqwse">κατώρθωσε</w>, <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="paraklh%2Fsei">παρακλήσει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kraugh%3D%7C">κραυγῇ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="ki%2Fndunon">κίνδυνον</w> <w lemma="e%29kqu%2Fmws">ἐκθύμως</w> <w lemma="xrhsa%2Fmenos">χρησάμενος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ai%28%2Fmatos">αἵματος</w> <w lemma="a%29nagwgh%5Cn">ἀναγωγὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%2F">καί</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fthn">τοιαύτην</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fqesin">διάθεσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29mpesw%5Cn">ἐμπεσὼν</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="no%2Fsw%7C">νόσῳ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w> <w lemma="meth%2Fllace">μετήλλαξε</w>,
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<w lemma="kala%5Cs">καλὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="u%28podei%2Fcas">ὑποδείξας</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3D%7C">αὑτῷ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhsin">Ἕλλησιν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="u%28pai%2Fqrois">ὑπαίθροις</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fan">χρείαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ma%3Dllon">μᾶλλον</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flhn">ὅλην</w> <w lemma="ai%28%2Fresin">αἵρεσιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaloka%29gaqi%2Fan">καλοκἀγαθίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="basilei%2Fan">βασιλείαν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Flipe">ἀπέλιπε</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppw%7C">Φιλίππῳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fou">Δημητρίου</w>.
<head>End of the Introductory Period</head>Having surprised and taken <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a>, Antigonus treated the citizens with magnanimity and humanity; and after reestablishing their ancient constitution, he left the town in a few days, on receiving intelligence that the Illyrians had invaded <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a> and were laying waste the country. This was a instance of the fantastic way in which Fortune decides the most important matters. For if Cleomenes had only put off the battle for a few days, or if when he returned to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a> he had only held out for a brief space of time, he would have saved his crown.As it was, Antigonus after going to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Tegea&groupId=1011&placeId=1780">Tegea</a> and restoring<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note140">Death of Antigonus Doson, B. C. 220.</note>its constitution, arrived on the second day at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Argos&groupId=361&placeId=689">Argos</a>, at the very time of the Nemean games. Having at this assembly received every mark of immortal honour and glory at the hands of the Achaean community, as well as of the several states, he made all<pb n="165" />haste to reach <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>. He found the Illyrians still in the country, and forced them to give him battle, in which, though he proved entirely successful, he exerted himself to such a pitch in shouting encouragement to his men, that he ruptured a bloodvessel, and fell into an illness which terminated shortly in his death. He was a great loss to the Greeks, whom he had inspired with good hopes, not only by his support in the field, but still more by his character and good principles. He left the kingdom of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a> to Philip, son of Demetrius.