Polybius, Histories

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Book 28 - Chapter 15

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<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Akrh%2Fthn">Κρήτην</w> <w lemma="dedio%2Ftes">δεδιότες</w> <w lemma="%2Akudwnia%3Dtai">Κυδωνιᾶται</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2Agortuni%2Fous">Γορτυνίους</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ftei">ἔτει</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%29li%2Fgon">ὀλίγον</w> <w lemma="kekinduneuke%2Fnai">κεκινδυνευκέναι</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="po%2Flei">πόλει</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Anoqokra%2Fthn">Νοθοκράτην</w> <w lemma="e%29pibalome%2Fnwn">ἐπιβαλομένων</w> <w lemma="au%29th%5Cn">αὐτὴν</w> <w lemma="katasxei%3Dn">κατασχεῖν</w>, <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpemyan">ἐξέπεμψαν</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fsbeis">πρέσβεις</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnh">Εὐμένη</w>, <w lemma="boh%2Fqeian">βοήθειαν</w> <w lemma="ai%29tou%2Fmenoi">αἰτούμενοι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fan">συμμαχίαν</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="basileu%5Cs">βασιλεὺς</w> <w lemma="proxeirisa%2Fmenos">προχειρισάμενος</w> <w lemma="%2Ale%2Fonta">Λέοντα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="stratiw%2Ftas">στρατιώτας</w> <w lemma="su%5Cn">σὺν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="triakosi%2Fous">τριακοσίους</w> <w lemma="e%29cape%2Fsteile">ἐξαπέστειλε</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="spoudh%2Fn">σπουδήν</w>.
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<w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="paragenome%2Fnwn">παραγενομένων</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="%2Akudwnia%3Dtai">Κυδωνιᾶται</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fs">τάς</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="klei%3Ds">κλεῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pulw%3Dn">πυλῶν</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Ale%2Fonti">Λέοντι</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fdwkan">παρέδωκαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29nexei%2Frisan">ἐνεχείρισαν</w>. —
<head>The Cydonians Ask Help from Eumenes</head>Afraid of the Gortynians, because they had narrowly escaped losing their city in the previous year by an attack led by Nothocrates, the Cydonians sent envoys to Eumenes demanding his assistance in virtue of their alliance with him. The king selected Leon and some soldiers, and sent them in haste to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Crete&groupId=505&placeId=949">Crete</a>; and on their arrival the Cydonians delivered the keys of their city to Leon, and put the town entirely in his hands. . . .