Polybius, Histories

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Book 23 - Chapter 8

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<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ako%2Finton">Κόιντον</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Ama%2Frkion">Μάρκιον</w> <w lemma="presbeusa%2Fntwn">πρεσβευσάντων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2Amakedoni%2Fan">Μακεδονίαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fbh">ἀπέβη</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Aqra%2F%7Ckhs">Θρᾴκης</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellhni%2Fdwn">Ἑλληνίδων</w> <w lemma="po%2Flewn">πόλεων</w> <w lemma="o%28losxerw%3Ds">ὁλοσχερῶς</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Afi%2Flippos">Φίλιππος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="froura%5Cs">φρουρὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29ch%2Fgagen">ἐξήγαγεν</w>, <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fbh">ἀπέβη</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="baruno%2Fmenos">βαρυνόμενος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ste%2Fnwn">στένων</w>.
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<w lemma="diwrqw%2Fsato">διωρθώσατο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%29%2Flla">τἄλλα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w>, <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%3Doi">Ῥωμαῖοι</w> <w lemma="prosepe%2Ftatton">προσεπέταττον</w>, <w lemma="boulo%2Fmenos">βουλόμενος</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnois">ἐκείνοις</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="mhdemi%2Fan">μηδεμίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmfasin">ἔμφασιν</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29llotrio%2Fthtos">ἀλλοτριότητος</w>, <w lemma="lamba%2Fnein">λαμβάνειν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29nastrofh%5Cn">ἀναστροφὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="paraskeua%2Fs">παρασκευάς</w>.
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<w lemma="thrw%3Dn">τηρῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prokeime%2Fnhn">προκειμένην</w> <w lemma="u%28po%2Fqesin">ὑπόθεσιν</w>, <w lemma="e%29ch%3Dge">ἐξῆγε</w> <w lemma="stratia%5Cn">στρατιὰν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="barba%2Frous">βαρβάρους</w>.
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<w lemma="dielqw%5Cn">διελθὼν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fshs">μέσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Aqra%2F%7Ckhs">Θρᾴκης</w> <w lemma="e%29ne%2Fbalen">ἐνέβαλεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29odru%2Fsas">Ὀδρύσας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Abe%2Fssous">Βέσσους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Adenqhlh%2Ftous">Δενθηλήτους</w>.
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<w lemma="parageno%2Fmenos">παραγενόμενος</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="prosagoreuome%2Fnhn">προσαγορευομένην</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>, <w lemma="fugo%2Fntwn">φυγόντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29noikou%2Fntwn">ἐνοικούντων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29krwrei%2Fas">ἀκρωρείας</w>, <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%29fo%2Fdou">ἐφόδου</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fsxe">κατέσχε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w>.
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<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pedi%2Fon">πεδίον</w> <w lemma="e%29pidramw%5Cn">ἐπιδραμὼν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29kporqh%2Fsas">ἐκπορθήσας</w>, <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fsteis">πίστεις</w> <w lemma="labw%2Fn">λαβών</w>, <w lemma="e%29panh%3Dlqe">ἐπανῆλθε</w>, <w lemma="froura%5Cn">φρουρὰν</w> <w lemma="katalipw%5Cn">καταλιπὼν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Afili%2Fppou">Φιλίππου</w> <w lemma="po%2Flei">πόλει</w>.
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<w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fbh">συνέβη</w> <w lemma="meta%2F">μετά</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="e%29kpesei%3Dn">ἐκπεσεῖν</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29odrusw%3Dn">Ὀδρυσῶν</w>, <w lemma="a%29qethsa%2Fntwn">ἀθετησάντων</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fsteis">πίστεις</w>.
<head>Death of Demetrius</head>Upon Quintus Marcius arriving on his mission in<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note17">Philip feigns submission to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a>, B. C. 183.</note><a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Macedonia&groupId=723&placeId=428">Macedonia</a>, Philip evacuated the Greek cities in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thrace&groupId=1030&placeId=509">Thrace</a> entirely and withdrew his garrisons, though in deep anger and heaviness of spirit; and he put on a right footing everything else to which the Roman injunctions referred, wishing to give them no indication<pb n="327" />of his estrangement, but to secure time for making his preparations for war. In pursuance of this design he led out an army against the barbarians, and marching through the centre of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Thrace&groupId=1030&placeId=509">Thrace</a> he invaded the Odrysae, Bessi, and Dentheleti. Coming to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Philippopolis&groupId=887&placeId=1598">Philippopolis</a>, the inhabitants flying for safety to the heights, he took it without a blow.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note18">The plain of the Hebrus.</note>And thence, after traversing the plain, and sacking some of the villages, and exacting a pledge of submission from others, he returned home, leaving a garrison in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Philippopolis&groupId=887&placeId=1598">Philippopolis</a>, which was after a time expelled by the Odrysae in defiance of their pledge of fidelity to Philip. . . .