<w lemma="%2Ata%5C">Τὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kefa%2Flaia">κεφάλαια</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="a%29gnoi%2Fas">ἀγνοίας</w> <w lemma="e%29xeiri%2Fsqh">ἐχειρίσθη</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w>.
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnhn">προειρημένην</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dttan">ἧτταν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="e%29gkatalipo%2Fntes">ἐγκαταλιπόντες</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29axaiou%5Cs">Ἀχαιοὺς</w> <w lemma="prose%2Fneiman">προσένειμαν</w> <w lemma="%2Aai%29twloi%3Ds">Αἰτωλοῖς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fqnos">ἔθνος</w>.
<w lemma="a%29nelome%2Fnwn">ἀνελομένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="meta%2F">μετά</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmh%2Ftrion">Δημήτριον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="pate%2Fra">πατέρα</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29gkatalipo%2Fntes">ἐγκαταλιπόντες</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnou">παραγενομένου</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fou">Δημητρίου</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmews">δυνάμεως</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aboiwti%2Fan">Βοιωτίαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29deno%5Cs">οὐδενὸς</w> <w lemma="pei%3Dran">πεῖραν</w> <w lemma="labo%2Fntes">λαβόντες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="deinw%3Dn">δεινῶν</w>, <w lemma="u%28pe%2Ftacan">ὑπέταξαν</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28losxerw%3Ds">ὁλοσχερῶς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fsi">Μακεδόσι</w>.
<w lemma="braxe%2Fos">βραχέος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ai%29qu%2Fgmatos">αἰθύγματος</w> <w lemma="e%29gkataleipome%2Fnou">ἐγκαταλειπομένου</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="progonikh%3Ds">προγονικῆς</w> <w lemma="do%2Fchs">δόξης</w>, <w lemma="h%29%3Dsa%2Fn">ἦσάν</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="oi%28%5C">οἳ</w> <w lemma="dushrestou%3Dnto">δυσηρεστοῦντο</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="parou%2Fsh%7C">παρούσῃ</w> <w lemma="katasta%2Fsei">καταστάσει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="pei%2Fqesqai">πείθεσθαι</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fsi">Μακεδόσι</w>.
<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipolitei%2Fan">ἀντιπολιτείαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbaine">συνέβαινε</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29askw%2Fndan">Ἀσκώνδαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Ane%2Fwna">Νέωνα</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Abraxu%2Fllou">Βραχύλλου</w> <w lemma="progo%2Fnous:">προγόνους·</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="makedoni%2Fzontes">μακεδονίζοντες</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="te%2Flos">τέλος</w> <w lemma="kati%2Fsxusan">κατίσχυσαν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29askw%2Fndan">Ἀσκώνδαν</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnhs">γενομένης</w> <w lemma="tino%5Cs">τινὸς</w> <w lemma="peripetei%2Fas">περιπετείας</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fths">τοιαύτης</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonos">Ἀντίγονος</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Adhmhtri%2Fou">Δημητρίου</w> <w lemma="qa%2Fnaton">θάνατον</w> <w lemma="e%29pitropeu%2Fsas">ἐπιτροπεύσας</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w>, <w lemma="ple%2Fwn">πλέων</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2F">ἐπί</w> <w lemma="tinas">τινας</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fceis">πράξεις</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29sxatia%5Cs">ἐσχατιὰς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aboiwti%2Fas">Βοιωτίας</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Ala%2Frumnan">Λάρυμναν</w>, <w lemma="parado%2Fcou">παραδόξου</w> <w lemma="genome%2Fnhs">γενομένης</w> <w lemma="a%29mpw%2Ftews">ἀμπώτεως</w> <w lemma="e%29ka%2Fqisan">ἐκάθισαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="chro%5Cn">ξηρὸν</w> <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="nh%3Des">νῆες</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w>.
<w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="prospeptwkui%2Fas">προσπεπτωκυίας</w> <w lemma="fh%2Fmhs">φήμης</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllei">μέλλει</w> <w lemma="katatre%2Fxein">κατατρέχειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonos">Ἀντίγονος</w>, <w lemma="%2Ane%2Fwn">Νέων</w>, <w lemma="i%28pparxw%3Dn">ἱππαρχῶν</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Aboiwtw%3Dn">Βοιωτῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="meq%27">μεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%3D">αὑτοῦ</w> <w lemma="periago%2Fmenos">περιαγόμενος</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="parafula%2Fttein">παραφυλάττειν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>, <w lemma="e%29pege%2Fneto">ἐπεγένετο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonon">Ἀντίγονον</w> <w lemma="a%29poroume%2Fnois">ἀπορουμένοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dusxrhstoume%2Fnois">δυσχρηστουμένοις</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sumbebhko%2Fs">συμβεβηκός</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmenos">δυνάμενος</w> <w lemma="mega%2Fla">μεγάλα</w> <w lemma="bla%2Fyai">βλάψαι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdoce">ἔδοξε</w> <w lemma="fei%2Fsasqai">φείσασθαι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prosdoki%2Fan">προσδοκίαν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w>.
<w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllois">ἄλλοις</w> <w lemma="%2Aboiwtoi%3Ds">Βοιωτοῖς</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Freske">ἤρεσκε</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fcas">πράξας</w>, <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqhbai%2Fois">Θηβαίοις</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flws">ὅλως</w> <w lemma="eu%29do%2Fkei">εὐδόκει</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Fs">γεγονός</w>. <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anti%2Fgonos">Ἀντίγονος</w>,
<w lemma="e%29pelqou%2Fshs">ἐπελθούσης</w> <w lemma="met%27">μετ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgon">ὀλίγον</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fmhs">πλήμης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="koufisqeisw%3Dn">κουφισθεισῶν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="new%3Dn">νεῶν</w>, <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="%2Ane%2Fwni">Νέωνι</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flhn">μεγάλην</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxe">εἶχε</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="sunepiteqei%3Dsqai">συνεπιτεθεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peripe%2Fteian">περιπέτειαν</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="prokei%2Fmenon">προκείμενον</w> <w lemma="e%29te%2Flei">ἐτέλει</w> <w lemma="plou%3Dn">πλοῦν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29asi%2Fan">Ἀσίαν</w>.
<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="nikh%2Fsas">νικήσας</w> <w lemma="%2Akleome%2Fnh">Κλεομένη</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aspartia%2Fthn">Σπαρτιάτην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ku%2Frios">κύριος</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedai%2Fmonos">Λακεδαίμονος</w>, <w lemma="e%29pista%2Fthn">ἐπιστάτην</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fleipe">ἀπέλειπε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flews">πόλεως</w> <w lemma="%2Abraxu%2Fllhn">Βραχύλλην</w>, <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w> <w lemma="a%29podidou%5Cs">ἀποδιδοὺς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="patro%5Cs">πατρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Ane%2Fwnos">Νέωνος</w> <w lemma="eu%29ergesi%2Fas:">εὐεργεσίας·</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="mikro%5Cn">μικρὸν</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fan">οἰκίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29panorqwqh%3Dnai">ἐπανορθωθῆναι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Abraxu%2Fllhn">Βραχύλλην</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsxe">ἔσχε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fnoian">πρόνοιαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sunexe%2Fs">συνεχές</w>, <w lemma="o%28te%5C">ὁτὲ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fs">αὐτός</w>, <w lemma="o%28te%5C">ὁτὲ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppos">Φιλίππος</w>, <w lemma="xorhgou%3Dntes">χορηγοῦντες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunepisxu%2Fontes">συνεπισχύοντες</w> <w lemma="ai%29ei%2F">αἰεί</w>, <w lemma="taxe%2Fws">ταχέως</w> <w lemma="kathgwni%2Fsanto">κατηγωνίσαντο</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="%2Aqh%2Fbais">Θήβαις</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29ntipoliteuome%2Fnous">ἀντιπολιτευομένους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="h%29na%2Fgkasan">ἠνάγκασαν</w> <w lemma="makedoni%2Fzein">μακεδονίζειν</w> <w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgwn">ὀλίγων</w> <w lemma="tinw%3Dn">τινῶν</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Ata%5C">Τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="oi%29ki%2Fan">οἰκίαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Ane%2Fwnos">Νέωνος</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fthn">τοιαύτην</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flabe">ἔλαβε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedo%2Fnas">Μακεδόνας</w> <w lemma="susta%2Fsews">συστάσεως</w>
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<head>Continued Decline of Boeotia</head>Such were, briefly, the steps in the degeneracy of<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note6">Demetrius II. B. C. 239-229.</note>Boeotia. Immediately after the battle just mentioned they abandoned the Achaeans and joined the Aetolians.<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note7"><foreign lang="greek">προσένειμαν Αἰτώλοις τὸ ἔθνος</foreign>, cp.<ref target="b2c43" targOrder="U">2, 43</ref>. Some have thought that a regular political union with the Aetolian League is meant. But the spirit of the narrative seems to point rather to an alliance.</note>But on the latter presently going to war with Philip's father Demetrius, they once more abandoned the Aetolians; and upon Demetrius entering Boeotia with an army, without attempting resistance they submitted completely to the Macedonians. But as a spark of<pb n="254" />their ancestral glory still survived, there were found some who disliked the existing settlement and the complete subservience to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>: and they accordingly maintained a violent opposition to the policy of Ascondas and Neon, the ancestors of Brachylles, who were the most prominent in the party which favoured <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note8">The rise of the house of Neon.</note>However, the party of Ascondas eventually prevailed, owing to the following circumstance. Antigonus (Doson), who, after the death of Demetrius, was Philip's guardian, happened to be sailing on some business along the coast of Boeotia; when off <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Larymna&groupId=671&placeId=1228">Larymna</a> he was surprised by a sudden ebb of the tide, and his ships were left high and dry. Now just at that time a rumour had been spread that Antigonus meant to make a raid upon the country; and therefore Neon, who was Hipparch at the time, was patrolling the country at the head of all the Boeotian cavalry to protect it, and came upon Antigonus in this helpless and embarrassed position: and having it thus in his power to inflict a serious blow upon the Macedonians, much to their surprise he resolved to spare them. His conduct in so doing was approved by the other Boeotians, but was not at all pleasing to the Thebans. Antigonus, however, when the tide flowed again and his ships floated, proceeded to complete the voyage to Asia on which he was bound, with deep gratitude to Neon for having abstained from attacking him in his awkward position.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note9">B. C. 222.</note>Accordingly, when at a subsequent period he conquered the Spartan Cleomenes and became master of Lacedaemon, he left Brachylles in charge of the town, by way of paying him for the kindness done him by his father Neon. This proved to be the beginning of a great rise in importance of the family of Brachylles. But this was not all that Antigonus did for him: from that time forward either he personally, or king Philip, continually supported him with money and influence; so that before long this family entirely overpowered the political party opposed to them in Thebes, and forced all the citizens, with very few exceptions, to join the party of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>. Such was the origin of the political adherence to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a> of the family of Neon, and of its rise to prosperity.<pb n="255" />
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