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Book 20 - Chapter 11

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<w lemma="%2Aperi%5C">Περὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sumba%2Fshs">συμβάσης</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Anika%2Fndrw%7C">Νικάνδρῳ</w> <w lemma="peripetei%2Fas">περιπετείας</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fcion">ἄξιον</w> <w lemma="parasiwph%3Dsai">παρασιωπῆσαι</w>.
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<w lemma="paregenh%2Fqh">παρεγενήθη</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29efe%2Fsou">Ἐφέσου</w> <w lemma="dwdekatai%3Dos">δωδεκαταῖος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Afa%2Flara">Φάλαρα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w>, <w lemma="a%29f%27">ἀφ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Frmhq%27">ὥρμηθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fras:">ἡμέρας·</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%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28hra%2Fkleian">Ἡράκλειαν</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="a%29festw%3Dtas">ἀφεστῶτας</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Alami%2Fas">Λαμίας</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="makra%5Cn">μακρὰν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="stratopedeu%2Fontas">στρατοπεδεύοντας</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w>,
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<w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="xrh%2Fmat%27">χρήματ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Alami%2Fan">Λαμίαν</w> <w lemma="dieko%2Fmise">διεκόμισε</w> <w lemma="parado%2Fcws">παραδόξως</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="nukto%5Cs">νυκτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29peba%2Fleto">ἐπεβάλετο</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w> <w lemma="diapesei%3Dn">διαπεσεῖν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28upa%2Ftan">Ὑπάταν</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29mpesw%5Cn">ἐμπεσὼν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="prokoi%2Ftous">προκοίτους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="a%29nh%2Fgeto">ἀνήγετο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippon">Φίλιππον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="sunousi%2Fas">συνουσίας</w> <w lemma="a%29kmazou%2Fshs">ἀκμαζούσης</w>, <w lemma="prosdokw%3Dn">προσδοκῶν</w> <w lemma="pei%2Fsesqai%2F">πείσεσθαί</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="deino%5Cn">δεινὸν</w> <w lemma="pesw%5Cn">πεσὼν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="qumo%5Cn">θυμὸν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="paradoqh%2Fsesqai">παραδοθήσεσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fois">Ῥωμαίοις</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmatos">πράγματος</w> <w lemma="a%29ggelqe%2Fntos">ἀγγελθέντος</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="basilei%3D">βασιλεῖ</w>, <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="e%29ke%2Fleuse">ἐκέλευσε</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntas">ὄντας</w> <w lemma="qerapeu%3Dsai">θεραπεῦσαι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ani%2Fkandron">Νίκανδρον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="loiph%5Cn">λοιπὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pime%2Fleian">ἐπιμέλειαν</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="poih%2Fsasqai">ποιήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="fila%2Fnqrwpon">φιλάνθρωπον</w>.
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<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29canasta%5Cs">ἐξαναστὰς</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fmice">συνέμιξε</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Anika%2Fndrw%7C">Νικάνδρῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="polla%5C">πολλὰ</w> <w lemma="katamemya%2Fmenos">καταμεμψάμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="koinh%5Cn">κοινὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fgnoian">ἄγνοιαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="me%2Fn">μέν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fous">Ῥωμαίους</w> <w lemma="e%29paga%2Fgoien">ἐπαγάγοιεν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fellhsi">Ἕλλησι</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Foxon">Ἀντίοχον</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fmws">ὅμως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Flei">παρεκάλει</w> <w lemma="lh%2Fqhn">λήθην</w> <w lemma="poihsame%2Fnous">ποιησαμένους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="progegono%2Ftwn">προγεγονότων</w> <w lemma="a%29nte%2Fxesqai">ἀντέχεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%28to%5Cn">αὑτὸν</w> <w lemma="eu%29noi%2Fas">εὐνοίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="qelh%3Dsai">θελῆσαι</w> <w lemma="sunepembai%2Fnein">συνεπεμβαίνειν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flwn">ἀλλήλων</w> <w lemma="kairoi%3Ds">καιροῖς</w>.
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<w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="parh%2F%7Cnei">παρῄνει</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proestw%3Dsi">προεστῶσι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twlw%3Dn">Αἰτωλῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29nagge%2Fllein:">ἀναγγέλλειν·</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ani%2Fkandron">Νίκανδρον</w> <w lemma="parakale%2Fsas">παρακαλέσας</w> <w lemma="mnhmoneu%2Fein">μνημονεύειν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="gegenhme%2Fnhs">γεγενημένης</w> <w lemma="eu%29ergesi%2Fas">εὐεργεσίας</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpempe">ἐξέπεμπε</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="propomph%3Ds">προπομπῆς</w> <w lemma="i%28kanh%3Ds">ἱκανῆς</w>, <w lemma="paraggei%2Flas">παραγγείλας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="tetagme%2Fnois">τεταγμένοις</w> <w lemma="a%29sfalw%3Ds">ἀσφαλῶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28upa%2Ftan">Ὑπάταν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29pokatasth%3Dsai">ἀποκαταστῆσαι</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Ani%2Fkandros">Νίκανδρος</w>, <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="a%29nelpi%2Fstou">ἀνελπίστου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parado%2Fcou">παραδόξου</w> <w lemma="fanei%2Fshs">φανείσης</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29panth%2Fsews">ἀπαντήσεως</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29nekomi%2Fsqh">ἀνεκομίσθη</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="oi%29kei%2Fous">οἰκείους</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="susta%2Fsews">συστάσεως</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fnous">εὔνους</w> <w lemma="w%29%5Cn">ὢν</w> <w lemma="diete%2Flei">διετέλει</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnwn">Μακεδόνων</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fa%7C">οἰκίᾳ</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Apersikou%5Cs">Περσικοὺς</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29ndedeme%2Fnos">ἐνδεδεμένος</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnh%7C">προειρημένῃ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Friti">χάριτι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dusxerw%3Ds">δυσχερῶς</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipra%2Fttwn">ἀντιπράττων</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="%2Aperse%2Fws">Περσέως</w> <w lemma="e%29pibolai%3Ds">ἐπιβολαῖς</w>, <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="u%28poyi%2Fas">ὑποψίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="diabola%5Cs">διαβολὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29mpesw%5Cn">ἐμπεσὼν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="a%29naklhqei%5Cs">ἀνακληθεὶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3D">ἐκεῖ</w> <w lemma="meth%2Fllace">μετήλλαξε</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w>. — <w lemma="%2Ako%2Frac">Κόραξ</w>,
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<w lemma="o%29%2Fros">ὄρος</w> <w lemma="metacu%5C">μεταξὺ</w> <w lemma="%2Akallipo%2Flews">Καλλιπόλεως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Anaupa%2Fktou">Ναυπάκτου</w>. <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbios">Πολύβιος</w> <w lemma="ei%29kostw%3D%7C">εἰκοστῷ</w>. — <w lemma="%2A%29apera%2Fnteia">Ἀπεράντεια</w>, <w lemma="po%2Flis">πόλις</w> <w lemma="%2Aqessali%2Fas">Θεσσαλίας</w>.
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<w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbios">Πολύβιος</w> <w lemma="ei%29kostw%3D%7C">εἰκοστῷ</w>. —
<head>The Fate of Nicander</head>But I ought not to omit to describe the subsequent career and fate of Nicander. He arrived back at <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Phalara&groupId=875&placeId=1579">Phalara</a> on the twelfth day after leaving Ephesus, and found the Romans still engaged in Heracleia, and the Macedonians having already evacuated <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lamia&groupId=665&placeId=1217">Lamia</a>, but encamped at no great distance from the town: he thereupon conveyed his money unexpectedly into <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lamia&groupId=665&placeId=1217">Lamia</a>, and attempted himself to make his way between the two camps into <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Hypata&groupId=637&placeId=1169">Hypata</a>. But, falling into the hands of the Macedonian pickets, he was taken to Philip, while his evening party was still at the midst of their entertainment, greatly alarmed lest he should meet with rough treatment from having incurred Philip's resentment, or should be handed over to the Romans. But when the matter was reported to the king, he at once gave orders that the proper officers should offer Nicander refreshments, and show him every politeness and attention. After a time he got up from table and went personally to visit him; and after enlarging at great length on "the folly of the Aetolians, for having first brought the Romans into Greece, and afterwards Antiochus," he still, even at this hour, urged that "they should forget their past, adhere to their loyalty to himself, and not show a disposition to take advantage of each other's difficulties." He bade Nicander convey this message to the leaders of the Aetolians, and exhorting him personally to remember the favours which he had received at his hands, he despatched him with a sufficient escort, which he ordered to see him safe into <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Hypata&groupId=637&placeId=1169">Hypata</a>.<pb n="260" />This result was far beyond Nicander's hopes or expectations. He was restored in due course to his friends, and from the moment of this adventure remained devoted to the royal family of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>. Thus, in the subsequent period of the war with Perseus, the obligations which this favour had imposed upon him caused him to offer such an unwilling and lukewarm opposition to the designs of Perseus, that he exposed himself to suspicion and denunciation, and at last was summoned to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> and died there. . . .